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We’re Recapping Chilled 100 ELEVATE 2024: The Second Golden Age of the American Cocktail with Dale DeGroff and Ted Breaux

Chilled Magazine

was in its disco area, and the high-volume bar concept was introduced. But as Breaux said, those beverages were “all sizzle and no steak” — they were mixed drinks; not cocktails. The final lineup featured craft cocktails made with fresh ingredients and premium liquors, all mixed by hand. By the 1970s, the U.S.

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October 2024 Featured Bar: KUDUOWL in Downey, CA

Bartender.com

Nestled on the second floor of a historic building that once housed the Avenue Downey movie theater of the 1950s, Kuduowl emerges as a sanctuary of craft cocktails and culinary delight. Kuduowl is more than just a bar; it is a vibrant tapestry woven from years of dedication to hospitality.

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Where to Drink Cocktails in San Diego

Imbibe Magazine

Lafayette Hotel Hospitality group CH Projects has transformed this historic North Park hotel into the cocktail enthusiast’s dream barhop. If you’re a guest at the hotel, well-crafted cocktails are mere steps away thanks to several intriguing on-property bars and restaurants.

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The Treacherous, Untold Toll Bartending Takes on the Body

VinePair

His decades-long battle with chronic pain didn’t result from a freak accident or a sports injury; it’s the result of over two decades of bartending in craft cocktail bars across the country. When he moved to Los Angeles in 2010 to run Caña, a high-volume rum bar, the pain became unmanageable. Katz is only 42 years old.

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Creating a New World of Cocktails

Spiritz

The high-end bars in India are definitely going through a very interesting phase of innovation and a process of offering unique experiences to their customers. High-volume bars are embracing automated bartending systems, some of which can even be programmed to whip up custom drinks based on customer preferences.

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Next Wave Awards Industry Icon of the Year: Clover Club

VinePair

With more than three decades in the bar industry, Reiner and Fedroff built their reputation opening and running landmark New York City bars whose legacies remain touchstones of the modern craft cocktail revival. But a new-look team was formed when general manager Christine Williams officially became a partner in 2014.

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Do Upscale Dives Belong in the Modern Bar Landscape?

VinePair

Their efforts produced a space that can be described as an upscale dive bar: an of-the-moment concept that’s meant to be a step above a sticky-floored dive offering beers and stale pretzels but a notch below a high-volume joint slinging highfalutin $20 cocktails. There would be no Gilly’s without Audrey Saunders,” he says.

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