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  • 1 day ago | robertsimonson.substack.com | Robert Simonson

    Paid episodeThe full episode is only available to paid subscribers of The Mix with Robert Simonson

  • 4 days 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.

  • 1 week 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.

  • 1 week ago | robertsimonson.substack.com | Robert Simonson

    The world of adult beverages has its rivalries. Peru and Chile will be forever be bickering over who owns Pisco. Both Scotland and Ireland will always insist they invented whiskey. Those are ancient battles. More recently, we have the Crush Wars. The Orange Crush is an easygoing beach cocktail made of orange-flavored vodka, triple sec, lemon-lime soda and freshly squeezed orange juice, served in a pint glass over ice. It first emerged in the 1990s. And both Maryland and Delaware claim it as their own.

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

    A good time was had by all at the 2nd Annual Bar Regular Cocktail Mixer, held on a recently warm, sunny Saturday in New Brunswick, New Jersey, at the fabulous Stage Left restaurant. Stage Left owners and Restaurant Guys podcasters Francis Schott and Mark Pascal were our generous hosts. Bar Regular and barman extraordinaire Dale DeGroff was behind the ba…

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