Behind The Bar ~ The Daisy
After running a tiki bar in Miami, bartender Ian Kearney moved to Brooklyn with $1200 in his pocket to pursue a career behind the bar. “I lived in a hotel room in Jamaica Queens for three months,” he...
View ArticleBehind The Bar ~ Eli's Night Shift
Eli’s Night Shift head bartender Nathan Gurr comes from a lineage of bar owners, and as such, he got an early start in the hospitality field. When he was just 20 years old, he started waiting tables at...
View Article3 New Openings From Tribeca To The UES
THE BENNETT: The team behind the acclaimed Dear Irving and Raines Law Room, debut a Tribeca cocktail bar. It is owned and led by the entrepreneurial hospitality team of Yves Jadot, Alberto Benenati and...
View ArticleUES Pop-Up: Bar Ilegal ~ Music & Mezcal Den
Starting next week, the Upper East Side will be graced with a new, temporary mezcal den, Bar Ilegal. From January 13-24, the space that formerly housed Jbird Cocktails will be transformed into a New...
View ArticleHow A 125 Year Old Bar Celebrates
Last Monday, restaurant moguls, Nicola Kotsoni and Steve Tzolis invited guests to help celebrate the 125 birthday of the mahogany bar housed at The Bar Room. This mahogany beauty is an Anheuser-Busch...
View ArticleVenue Spotlight: Bar Felice ~ Italian Empire
Whether you’re uptown or down, want Italian fare, great wine or innovative cocktails, Felice’s got you covered. For years we’ve been enjoying the rustic atmosphere paired with authentic Italian cuisine...
View ArticleATTENTION: $8 Craft Cocktails!!
Craft cocktails haven't exploded uptown the way they have downtown, which is why THIS happy hour is worth sharing. JBird Cocktails on East 75th Street launches its first-ever happy hour TODAY! The menu...
View ArticleNew Opening: Dragonfly Opens on the Upper East Side
The Upper East side is celebrating the recent opening of Dragonfly, and boy are we excited. Their food and cocktail menus are based on an immense variety of Asian street food and traditional dishes...
View ArticleUptown is the New Downtown
For anyone who thinks they never need to venture North of 14th Street for a cocktail-filled evening think again. 2012 has brought us 3 unique cocktail spots on the Upper East Side.JBird, formally in...
View ArticleImpress a Date: Rouge Tomate
If you’re looking for a natural approach to booze and killer food, look no further than Rouge Tomate. This Upper East Side hot spot sports a “seasonally inspired, locally sourced Modern American...
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