Category: What I’m Drinking Now
Natalie Tapken and Chateau Simone Rosé
by: Melissa Dowling
Natalie Tapken is lead sommelier/wine and beverage director for Bluepoint Hospitality in Easton, MD. Many people think rosé needs to be consumed at a young age. …
Ervin Machado and the Hibiscus Spiced Margarita
by: Melissa Dowling
Ervin Machado, CSW, WSET, CMS, is beverage director and sommelier for Florida-based Big Time Restaurant Group, which owns Elisabetta’s in West Palm Beach and Delray Beach; …
Rael Petit and the Painkiller
by: Melissa Dowling
Rael Petit is the beverage director of Kokomo in Williamsburg, NY. My go-to drink lately is a Painkiller variation that I make at Kokomo, with equal …
Tanya Saxena and the Promise at Dawn
by: Melissa Dowling
Tanya Saxena is a partner in Civetta Hospitality, which includes Amali and Bar Marseille in New York and Calissa restaurant in Water Mill, NY. At Amali, a …
Randi Densford and the Hog Tied
by: Melissa Dowling
Randi Densford is beverage director at Barn8 Farm Restaurant + Bourbon Bar in Goshen, KY. Right now I am drinking mostly spirit-forward cocktails because of the …
Nicole Quist and the Oaxacan Sunshine
by: Melissa Dowling
Nicole Quist is beverage director of Bartaco There’s all this beautiful mint, believe it or not, still thriving right now outside in my gardens that we’d …
Piero Procida and the Espresso Old Fashioned
by: Melissa Dowling
Piero Procida is the food and beverage director at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills hotel. The Espresso Old Fashioned is my go-to cocktail because it’s the best …
Paul Sauter and the Michelada
by: Melissa Dowling
Paul Sauter is the beverage manager at Mercadito in Chicago One of my favorite drinks is a Michelada. In Chicago there are amazing restaurants that make amazing …
Gavin Humes and The Classic Daiquiri
by: Melissa Dowling
Gavin Humes is food and beverage director at Scratch Restaurants in Los Angeles. With the weather in California what it is, I’ve been really leaning into …
Trish Gavin and the Negroni Sbagliato
by: Melissa Dowling
Trish Gavin is beverage director at Lat14 Asian Eatery and Lemon Grass in the Minneapolis metropolitan area. I wanted a slow sipper as the thermometer climbs. Something refreshing but not …
