Category: Q&A
Q&A With Chef Steve McHugh
by: Melissa Dowling
James Beard Award-nominated Chef Steve McHugh is with Landrace in San Antonio. What was your first job in the beverage or hospitality industry? I grew up …
Meet The Mixologist: Laura Unterberg
by: Melissa Dowling
Laura Unterberg is bar lead at The Fox Bar & Cocktail Club in East Nashville. What was your first job in the beverage or hospitality industry? A …
Meet The Mixologist: Derek Jacobi
by: Melissa Dowling
Derek Jacobi is the beverage director at Abigail Hall in Portland, OR. What was your first job in the beverage or hospitality industry? Working at the …
Meet The Mixologist: Johnny Kozlowski
by: Melissa Dowling
Johnny Kozlowski is beverage director of The Avra Group, which operates Avra Estiatorio Greek/Mediterranean restaurants in New York, Beverly Hills and soon to open in Miami. …
Meet The Mixologist: Jose Luis Betancur
by: Melissa Dowling
Luis Betancur is beverage director at Boston-based Tuscan Brands, which includes seven restaurant concepts and two retail markets. A sommelier and a Chilean native who immigrated to …
Interview: Certifying Legal Cannabis Products as Safe
by: Kyle Swartz
Continued growth for the legal cannabis industry requires that consumers have greater knowledge and confidence in these products. Unfortunately, due to lack of federal oversight, many …
Meet The Mixologist: Morgan Weber
by: Melissa Dowling
Morgan Weber is a co-owner and beverage director of Agricole Hospitality, which includes the Miss Carousel cocktail bar and lounge in Houston, TX. What was your first job …
Q&A: Master Distiller Chris Morris on Woodford Reserve Turning 25
by: Kyle Swartz
When Brown-Forman launched Woodford Reserve in 1996, the American whiskey market was remarkably different. Nobody drank bourbon. Premiumization was a losing strategy. Top bottles that fetch …
Meet The Mixologist: Mariena Mercer Boarini, Wynn Las Vegas
by: Melissa Dowling
A cocktail alchemist, Mariena Mercer Boarini has been experimenting with molecular mixology since 2007. She creates multi-sensory experiences complete with “cham-feign” foams, show-stopping edible garnishes and …
Q&A: Mike Ryan, founder/principal of Noetica Group
by: Melissa Dowling
Mike Ryan is the founder and principal of Noetica Group, a bar and beverage consultancy. Before founding Noetica, Ryan was with Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants for …
