Tag: What I’m Drinking Now
What I’m Drinking Now: Matt Hungerford and the Golden Pineapple
by: Melissa Dowling
Matt Hungerford is general manager of Dandan Restaurant and beverage director for the JVR Restaurant Group in Milwaukee. The Golden Pineapple is a take on your …
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 …
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 …
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 …
