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Unveiling Romeo’s—Where Cocktail Craftsmanship Meets Urban Sophistication

Chilled Magazine

Evan Hawkins, a seasoned veteran in the hospitality industry, boasts a wealth of experience, having started from the ground up as a barback and contributing to the creation of over 35 establishments. Drawing from his own experiences, Evan has valuable suggestions for bartenders who harbor dreams of one day opening their own bar.

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We Ask Bar Director Evan Williams about Herb Washing for Cocktails

Chilled Magazine

Bar Director Evan Williams of Dalida in San Francisco, CA came across the technique of herb washing cocktails from a Copenhagen-based bartender named Peter Altyenberg, who utilizes the technique in a riff on a Mojito. Any tips/tricks bartenders should keep in mind while trying herb washing?

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The Ultimate Guide To Craft Mocktails For Dry January

A Bar Above

Plus, for those of us in the hospitality industry, offering a thoughtfully-crafted, non-alcoholic option for guests who are not drinking alcohol– for whatever reason– is just excellent service and good business. The “big upgrade” to this list was the addition of non-alcoholic beer like O’Douls. So, too, are craft mocktails.

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The Margarita Knows No Bounds

VinePair

It will be a cross between a standard Marg and the Breakfast Martini , a modern classic cocktail employing marmalade that was invented by London bartender Salvatore Calabrese in the 1990s. “My Perhaps nobody has created more modern Margarita variations than Christine Wiseman, the beverage director of the Bar Lab Hospitality Group.

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Clarification and High-Acid Stirred Drinks With Theo Ouya of Bar Contra

VinePair

The New York-based food scientist, bartender, and technologist pioneered techniques like centrifuge clarification, force carbonation, rapid infusion, liquid nitrogen chilling, and nitro-muddling, just to name a few. I’m biased, of course, because I was head bartender at both bars. made his way to New York. “Not

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In NYC, a New Breed of Steakhouse Ups the Cocktail Ante

VinePair

That’s because — and this is the case with most modern cocktail bartenders — he didn’t need to be coaxed into a false affection for classic steakhouses. “I The Press Club Grill’s Gibson, called Page Turner, has housemade onions and a housemade honey tincture. It was a role Lay happily took on. The first menu was classics.”

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We Asked 19 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Winter Cocktail?

VinePair

For inspiration, we asked bartenders and beverage professionals from across the country for their most underrated winter cocktails. Brian Landry, chef and owner, Jack Rose + QED Hospitality , New Orleans “One of the most notorious and perhaps iconic holiday drinks is eggnog — people either love it or hate it with no in-between.

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