Behind the Bar with Sen Restaurant
BoozeMenus goes behind the bar with Beverage Director Derek Nielsen of Sen Restaurant to get the inside scoop on sake and cocktails.Eliza: Do you think sake cocktails and sake in general are steadily...
View ArticleKeeping Classics Current At The National
Nestled in the ground floor of the Benjamin Hotel on Lexington Ave in Midtown sits the elegant, yet unassuming restaurant The National. I recently spoke with Bar Manager Noble Harris and General...
View ArticleAnother Reason To Head to the Theater District: Cocktails!
Congratulations to Michael Dudas as he has clearly won the love of celebrity chef (and judge) Geoffrey Zakarian. Dudas is now the Bar Manager at renowned Times Square restaurant and bar The Lambs Club....
View ArticleBehind The Bar at THE LCL: Bar & Kitchen With Scott Gerber
BoozeMenus goes behind the bar for an exclusive interview with Gerber Group CEO, Scott Gerber, to find out why the new LCL: Bar & Kitchen is all about farm-to-table cocktailsBoozeMenus: Why is...
View Article'Hey Bartender' Documentary Premiers... What Happens Behind The Bar When The...
The much anticipated Hey Bartender premiered at SXSW in March and will finally be in select theaters near you next weekend. Following the lives of 2 individuals trying to make it in the competitive era...
View ArticleSlip Into SLIDE for a Gourmet Burger & Cocktailing Experience
BoozeMenus goes behind the bar at the recently opened SLIDE Restaurant for an exclusive interview with owners Alex Baskin and Rob Meller as well as head bartender Anna.BOOZEMENUS: This is such a great...
View ArticleLantern's Keep Unveils The New Classics
For the first time in over a year, renowned cocktail bar Lantern's Keep in The Iroquois Hotel is premiering a new cocktail menu with over 30 cocktails. To introduce the new menu, Bar Manager Rene...
View ArticleWe Go Behind The Bar With Max Gillman of UWS Hotspot Corvo Bianco
BoozeMenus goes behind the bar with Bar Manager Max Gillman at new UWS hot spot Corvo Bianco to find out how he is converting the uptown wino into a cocktail enthusiast one drinker at a...
View ArticleBehind The Bar at En Japanese Brasserie
BoozeMenus goes behind the bar with Beverage Director Michelle Hand at En Japanese Brasserie in the West Village to explore the rise of Japanese spirits in the US.BoozeMenus: Japanese Whiskys seem to...
View ArticleBehind The Bars ~ Samantha Wasser of ESquared Hospitality
If you’ve ever dreamt of hanging in restaurants and bars all day, you’re not the only one. Just ask ESquared Hospitality creative director Samantha Wasser, who is responsible for the creative health...
View ArticleBrock ~ Behind The Bar at The Clam & Market Table
For a limited time only, Mike Price and Joey Campanaro’sMarket Table and The Clam are welcoming the renowned Brock Massaro back to NYC as a guest bartender. In celebration of his visit and the start of...
View ArticleBehind The Bar ~ The Eddy
Before The Eddy’s bartender Kelvin Uffre was entertaining crowds with cocktail orders, he was rallying them via audacious vocals set to music. "I was singing and screaming in a punk/hardcore band...
View ArticleBehind The Bar ~ Wallflower
When his American contemporaries were learning how to drive a car, Wallflower bartender Xavier Herit was balancing his days between restaurant school and various hospitality positions at Hotel Plaza...
View ArticleBehind the Bar with Dead Drop’s Colby Zito: “We Are Really Just Making...
It wasn’t until after culinary school, during stints at restaurants in Seattle and New York, that Dead Drop bartender Colby Zito realized his penchant for the drinks world. “At each place I worked in,...
View ArticleBehind The Bar With Mayur Subbarao at Louro
Louro beverage director Mayur Subbarao doesn’t take education lightly — one look at his degrees from the London School of Economics and from law school proves it. But it was the two decades he spent...
View ArticleBehind The Bar With Dev Johnson at Employees Only
It was a nomadic upbringing that instilled in Employees Only bartender Dev Johnson a passion to engage with others. “I moved quite a bit as a kid — almost every 2 years,” he explains. “I learned over...
View ArticleThe November Roundup
Were you too busy with the Holiday Season? Were there cocktails you wish you had tried and happenings that you hoped to attend, but didn’t get a chance too….Everyone is busy and the city is abuzz...
View ArticleBehind The Brand ~ Allen Katz of NY Distilling Company & The Shanty
When he was just a teenager, New York Distilling Company and The Shanty co-founder Allen Katz knew he wanted to live in New York City. “I studied music at Trinity College in Hartford, and two weeks...
View ArticleBehind The Bubbly With Lynnette Marrero
With the holiday season in full swing, there is a lot to celebrate and nothing is more festive than a glass of champagne. The classic beverage is inherently luxurious and celebratory, and has been...
View ArticleBehind The Bar ~ Rochelle's
When you’re in the care of Rochelle’s creative director Stephen Yorsz, you can count on two things: a strong drink and a good time. “People don't come to bars to drink, people buy booze at liquor...
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