#craft-cocktails

#craft-cocktails

Instead, Beau du Bois, vice president of bar and spirits at Marisi Italian restaurant in La Jolla, California, found himself with an incredible opportunity. In 2021, the Adler and Lombrozo families, owners of the Puesto Mexican restaurant chain, tapped du Bois to build Marisi's bar program from the ground up. One of the first actions du Bois took when learning about this new venture was starting a batch of limoncello, using a lesser-known Amalfi Coast technique.

New York's tinned fish moment just got a very chic upgrade. Seirēn, a new conservas and cocktail bar dedicated entirely to the Iberian art of preserved seafood, opens today in Chelsea. But unlike the many spots that ignore the whole shimmering, briny universe by tucking a few sardines onto a board and calling it a day, this one is going all in.

His educated, respectful, and clearly loving perspective doesn't just nod to Oaxaca; it delivers culture and flavors to Chicago with the fanfare they deserve. For lunch, try the green enchiladas, available with either cheese, chorizo, or steak. Chef makes the tangy, pleasantly spicy sauce with his mother's recipe. An alternative to enchiladas, and not so easily found in Chicago are the enfrijoladas, a breakfast staple made with tortillas drenched in a silky bean sauce, served with plantains.

In the heart of Sun Valley, the glow of a seven-foot hearth sets the tone at Fiamma, where chefs Britt Rescigno and Kinsey Leodler-Rescigno turn seasonal ingredients into Italian dishes defined by fire, craft, and a deep sense of place. Fresh produce and locally sourced proteins take on new richness and complexity over the open flames, revealing a depth of flavor only live fire can achieve.

Austin's Rainey Street District has a new star attraction. Brass Poppy, the sophisticated cocktail lounge tucked inside Hotel Van Zandt, has just launched an ambitious new menu that's already turning heads in the competitive Austin food and beverage scene. For hospitality industry professionals watching menu innovation trends, this rollout offers valuable insights into how established venues can reinvent themselves while maintaining their core identity.

Toby Maloney opened the Violet Hour in 2007, transforming a struggling neighborhood into Chicago's first craft cocktail mecca, and launching the city's Cocktail Renaissance.

The Nick & Nora was glass of the early aughts' great craft cocktail renaissance, elegant and classic, yet also embodying a rebellion against the dominant V-shaped Martini glass.

"Aguardiente is a generic term for any number of spirits made in Latin America, but in Colombia, it specifically refers to one made from sugarcane and flavored with anise."

Asking a bartender to name the most influential craft cocktail bar of all time is a heavy question bordering on unfair.

I hope singani becomes a must-have at more bars in the city. Like any new spirit, it takes time to gain popularity, but momentum is building, and I'm here to make sure it keeps growing.