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Robert Simonson

New York

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  • 2 weeks ago | robertsimonson.substack.com | Mary Kate Murray |Robert Simonson

    It should come as no surprise that we love home bars at The Mix. In this new feature we’ll spend some time At Home With home-bartenders, bartenders, bar owners and writers in their home bars. Some bars are in basements, some not, but each is unique and, wherever they are, you are sure to get a good drink and some interesting conversation. We’ve been looking for a house for the past few years. We’ve mostly looked in upstate New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, Robert’s home state.

  • 2 weeks ago | robertsimonson.substack.com | Robert Simonson

    From 1998 to 2006, I was editor-in-chief of Playbill On-Line, the theater news website. During that span, I spent every Tony Awards night not at home, comfortably enjoying the ceremony from my living room; not on an aisle seat at the actual event; but in the awards press room, reporting on the proceedings in real time. When I joined Playbill, and was first told I was going to represent the publication at the Tonys, I was excited.

  • 3 weeks ago | robertsimonson.substack.com | Robert Simonson

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  • 3 weeks ago | robertsimonson.substack.com | Robert Simonson

    With Kees, a new West Village cocktail bar due to open this fall, Jeff Bell hopes to bring back the glamour of mid-20th-century Manhattan. “It’s trying to capture the essence of what you would have gotten at Stork Club or El Morocco,” Bell told The Mix, mentioning two of the most famous nightclubs of post-Prohibition New York. Both began life as a speakeasy and evolved into high-profile destinations of cafe society from the 1930s to the 1960s. “A special occasion place,” Bell continued.

  • 4 weeks ago | robertsimonson.substack.com | Robert Simonson

    Welcome to the latest edition of “On a Toot!,” a feature in which I try to remember some of the liquid highlights of the week, and other highlights in general. “On a Toot!”—which made its debut on March 10, 2023 (accept no imitations!)—will only run on Fridays and will only be available to paid subscribers. We hope you enjoy it.

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