Category: What I’m Drinking Now
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 …
Hayden Miller and the Quarantine Cabro-ni
by: Melissa Dowling
Hayden Miller is head bartender at Bodega Taqueria y Tequila in Miami. Mezcal has been my go-to spirit as of late, typically enjoyed neat paired with a …
Christopher Longoria and The Hotel Nacional
by: Melissa Dowling
Christopher Longoria is bar director at Che Fico in San Francisco. I’ve always enjoyed the Hotel Nacional cocktail and find it goes with numerous dishes, appetites and …
Julia Momose and the Honey’d Coffee G&T
by: Melissa Dowling
Julia Momose is owner and bar director of Kumiko in Chicago. I love a highball; a drink that appears simple at first, just spirit and mixer, …
Matt Korzelius and the Buck to the Future
by: Melissa Dowling
Matt Korzelius is a bartender at The Roosevelt Room in Austin, TX. What I’m drinking now is the Buck to the Future, one of my cocktails …
Johnny Swet and the Mexican Honey Bee
by: Melissa Dowling
Johnny Swet is co-owner and mixologist at Jimmy at the James in New York. I’m just into mezcal and tequila this fall, whether it’s in a cocktail or …
Chase Bracamontes and the Gold Mountain
by: Melissa Dowling
Chase Bracamontes is a bartender at Chef’s Special Cocktail Bar, a dressed-up dive bar opening this fall in Chicago. I like drinking cocktails that have a “part …
