Issue Articles — In The Spirit
Christopher Brian / Meauxbar
“I was originally doing this with blue basil, but it went out of season. I really want to do farm-to-shaker cocktails, and I figured the peppery notes of the sage […]
Cary Palmer / Bouligny Tavern
This is called Ay-Tete Fee, a bastardization of Cajun French, after the Clifton Chenier song. Basically, ‘Hey, little girl.’ It’s made with Rougaroux rum from Houma, and rye. I was […]
In the Spirit: Jeff Grdinich of Angeline
“We had gone out to Pelican Produce, which is a family farm that’s renting plots all up around the Ninth Ward. They convert the land, take out the dirt and […]
In the Spirit with Max Messier at Bar Tonique
“I’ve been in the service industry my whole life. Managed comedy clubs, nightclubs, and my dad managed nightclubs. I remember playing bar at my grandparents’ house in California, making up […]
In the Spirit: Nick Detrich of Cane and Table
“This is for Lil’ Doogie Fontaine, the Westbank puppet rapper. Rami [Sharkey], who does Lil’ Doogie, is a friend, and he actually did Cane & Table’s website too, but anyway, […]
In the Spirit: Paul Gustings of Empire Bar
“I don’t know how long I’ve been tending bar. Probably 35 years. I’ve been here at the Empire Bar for two years. And … [suspense face] … I’m still here! […]
In the Spirit: Julia McElroy of Grand Isle
“I’ve only lived in New Orleans for a year. I love it here. I had never even heard of St. Germain [elderflower liqueur] before I came. I’m from up north, […]
In the Spirit: Mark Schettler of Purloo
I was in Chicago and making not the most honest living, and when that well dried up I needed some way to pay for art supplies and crap, rent and […]
In the Spirit: Alana Moran of Araña Taqueria y Cantina
I started bartending by chance because a bartender didn’t show up for work the first day I was working as a server here. Now I’m a full-time bartender. Armand [Gonzales], […]
In the Spirit: Lynn Burgett at Ten Eleven
I went to school for chemical engineering, working for a prototyping company, and my boss was also a rep for a local vineyard, so when I told him I wanted […]
