My fall 2021 return to Los Angeles, the region I partly grew up in and spent over 12 years of my youth and, later, young adulthood living in was a busy one. I visited over 35 places, from cafes and coffee roasters, to restaurants and eateries — like pre-pandemic times. While the bar scene was clearly struggling on the service end even more than restaurants were, restaurants were coming back to life.
Here’s the good, the bad and the damn delicious: Read more →
—My article on 10 of LA’s best bars below (online here)
—My interview with Redwood bar manager Tobin Shea here
—My interview with The Spirit Guild owner/distiller Miller Duvall here
BARS FEATURED:
— Redbird, Bar Calo, Bar Jackalope, Neat, The Musso & Frank Grill, Genever, Thunderbolt, Bar Flores, Agnes, Tiki-Ti Read more →
My latest print feature in Gin Magazine, issue 16/December 2021-February 2022. This issue I cover three bartenders and global bars, featuring their cocktail recipes inspired by film and TV:
Published in my The Bold Italic (TBI) column, I cover the under-the-radar capitol city of Nevada, its low-key gems, affordability and friendly locals — where to stay, eat, drink, hang and get a feel for the heart of the place.
My latest print feature in Gin Magazine, issue 15/September-October 2021 (from the publishers of Whisky Magazine, which I’ve written for here). This issue I cover three bartenders and global bars, featuring their cocktail recipes inspired by and evocative of another region outside their own — with recipes — in the spirit of traveling from home:
In the Summer 2021 print issue of Distiller Magazine: My article on 10 of Louisville’s best bars below (online here) Louisville and Kentucky’s distilling and drink evolution (linked to here) My interview with bar manager/owner Olivia Rose Griffin of the Limbo and Riot Cafe below (online here) My interview with Jeptha Creed distiller Joyce Nethery below (online here) BARS FEATURED:—Meta, Butchertown… Read more →
In the Summer 2021 print issue of Distiller Magazine:
— Louisville and Kentucky’s distilling and drink evolution below
My latest print feature in Gin Magazine, issue 14/June-August 2021. This issue I cover three bartenders and global bars, featuring their cocktail recipes that creatively use Asian ingredients:
My latest print feature in Gin Magazine, issue 13/March-May 2021 (from the publishers of Whisky Magazine, which I’ve written for here). This issue I cover 6 bartenders/bar managers and global bars who continue to reinvent themselves and bring life to their communities in pandemic & beyond: Read more →
My latest 2020 print feature in American Whiskey Magazine, issue 10.
This issue I cover Los Angeles a distillery and top DTLA bars, including: