Issue Articles — In The Spirit
In the Spirit: Christopher Starnes of Marigny Brasserie
I have a drink that I created that became Debbie Davis’ favorite drink, which then turned her onto gin, while she was never a gin-drinker before. I only make this […]
In the Spirit: Tyler Chauvin of Treo
I started bartending 12 years ago at Café Banquette. I was 18 and started as a shot girl. That was the heyday, packed with people wall to wall and they […]
In the Spirit With Chris Benton of Le Foret
“I’ve worked in the restaurant industry for the last 15 years. I kind of fibbed my way into my first bartending job, pretending I had a little more experience than […]
In the Spirit: Murf Reeves at Erin Rose
I started out as a bouncer in Boston. The first question they asked me was, ‘Can you handle yourself in a fight?’ The main clientele was blacks and skinheads. They […]
In the Spirit: Rhiannon Enlil of Cure
I like playing with weird ingredients. I’m a huge fan of taking simple, classic and elegant drinks and flipping them inside out. This is essentially a Sazerac, but I split […]
In the Spirit: Chris Hannah of French 75
“Danny Barker is one of my heroes. I don’t think enough people talk about him. Probably my favorite compliment that I ever received living here was at the Backstreet Cultural […]
In the Spirit: Steve Yamada of Bar R’evolution
“I was working at Tivoli & Lee recently and we were doing live music for our brunches, and Josh Paxton was there, and in between sets he’d play Booker. One […]
In The Spirit: “Shake the Devil Off” by Kimberly Patton-Bragg of Tivoli & Lee
Washboard Chaz and I have a New York connection. A gentleman I did Shakespeare with up there used to jam with Washboard Chaz when he lived in San Francisco, so […]
In the Spirit: “The Davenport Old Fashioned” by Zoe Solis of Patrick’s Bar Vin
“This drink is basically all liquor. It’s a little dangerous. I like to make drinks like that, that are all alcohol, but don’t taste like it. I also like to […]
All Bottled Up: New Orleans Gin Euphrosine #9 Wins a Medal
New Orleans might be most associated with bourbon and rum, but local small-batch distillery Atelier Vie, located inside the Art Egg on Broad Street, introduced a new product, Euphrosine Gin […]
