Once a month I get together with a group of 4 other friends. We all own businesses, and are all cocktail nerds. So each month someone hosts, and they’re in charge of preparing 3 cocktails and then we Postmates dinner. Recently it was my turn to host. And while I expected the delicious and complex […]
Cafe Dante NYC: Is it REALLY the World’s Best Bar?
Cafe Dante in NYC has been around for 104 years. It’s been on my radar for about 4. But after over a century of serving drinks to locals in Greenwich Village, it was officially crowned the best bar in the world by World’s 50 Best. And not only that? It was also crowned best bar in the world […]
Best Martini Recipe: The Atlas Martini is the Best You’ve Ever Had
Trying to find the best martini recipe is a fools errand. Why? Because everyone likes different things when it comes to a martini. Some like it dirty, some like with a twist, some like gin, some like vodka, and some still consider drinks like the apple-tini, a martini. Hint: they’re not. But for all the […]
69 Colbrooke Row Review: A Classic that Lost Its Luster
On our last trip to London I was excited to visit The Bar With No Name, which is located at 69 Colbrooke Row. As one of the longer standing cocktail bars in London and one with so much history and recognition, I was excited to experience it for myself. It would be just the 2nd […]
SG Club Tokyo: A Cocktail Bar With Something for Everyone
Every once in awhile you hear about a new place opening up that you know you have to visit. The SG Club in Tokyo was one of those for me. About a year prior to visiting, Tate and I visited SpeakLow in Shanghai, bartender Shingo Gokan’s first cocktail bar – and one of my all time favorite […]