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Stories By alia-akkam

  • The Postmodern Tiki Movement Is Upon Us

    When news broke that New York City nightlife hitmaker Ravi DeRossi, of Death & Co., Mayahuel and Amor y Amargo fame, was transforming his literally sinking Gin Palace into a tiki-inspired bar, the expectation of umbrella-festooned Mai Tais and Scorpion Bowls was high. And with its billowing curtains, curvy booths tricked out in bird-patterned upholstery and slow-waving…

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  • Rock And Rye Might Be Chicago's Cocktail Of The Summer

    Even on weekday afternoons, the patio at Chicago hangout Big Star swells with revelers eating tacos al pastor and draining pitchers of margaritas. But now that beverage director Laurent Lebec is making from-scratch rock and rye, there’s another reason to play hooky in Wicker Park.Big Star — part of the well-known One Off Hospitality Group’s collection…

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  • In Denver, An Art Hotel That Lives Up To Its Grand Billing

    In Hungry Concierge, we travel the world to spot hotels that operate with their guests’ food and drink needs squarely in mind — hotels, both big and small, that are located in neighborhoods rich with bar and restaurant options. Because there’s nothing worse than having your trip derailed by crummy room service.There is no insufferable small…

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  • At New York City's Bâtard, Your Cocktail Glass Is A Shining Example Of Adaptive Reuse

    Among the exquisite cocktails served at the diminutive bar of Bâtard, the recent James Beard Award–winning restaurant in New York’s Tribeca neighborhood, is the tropical Junglebird. Those who order head bartender Candice Valetutti’s rendition of the rum-Campari-and-pineapple classic — or one of her quenching gin and tonics or Tom Collinses — will be served the…

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