09.18.20
Writing and Publications
Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas (Ten Speed Press, November 2011) (Winner of the James Beard and IACP Cookbook Awards)
Amaro: The Spirited World of Bittersweet, Herbal Liqueurs, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas (Ten Speed Press, October 2016) (Finalist, Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award)
Distillery Cats: Profiles in Courage of the World’s Most Spirited Mousers (Ten Speed Press, September 2017)
Last Call: Bartenders on Their Final Drink and the Wisdom and Rituals of Closing Time (Ten Speed Press, October 2019)
“Every Bartender’s Latest Obsession Is Amaro”
“Move Over Bourbon, It’s Rye Time”
“Amaro, the Cocktail Ingredient You’re Seeing Everywhere”
“3 Grown-Up Ways to Up Your Apple Intake”
“Bone Appétit”
Plate
“Bartenders Find Balance in Creating Low-Sugar Cocktails”
“Fine-Dining Chefs Turn Their Attention to the Morning Meal”
“Rice Milks, Syrups, and Vinegars Add Complexity to Cocktails”
“Japanese Highballs Celebrate Simplicity”
Seattle Met
“Our (New) Cold Beer”
“Old School Spirits Enjoy a Youthful Revival”
“It’s Not Tiki. It’s Not Aperitivo. It’s Aperitiki.”
“All Quiet on the Dive Bar Front”
“The Night the Neon Went Dark”
“Ten Essential New-School Amari”
“Japan Enters the Bitters Game”
“Fee Brothers Will Outlive Us All”
“Mastering the Spritz with Natasha David”
“Mastering the Pornstar Martini with Douglas Ankrah”
“Mastering the Mint Julep with Chris McMillian”
“Drinking with Brooklyn’s BBQ Guru Billy Durney”
“Amaro’s Long Lost Cousin is Back”
“Mastering the Boulevardier with Toby Cecchini”
“Drinking with Italian Food and Wine Expert Katie Parla”
“Drinking with David Lebovitz”
“The Aperitivo Cocktails That Time Forgot”
“A Guide to Smuggling Rare Amaro Back from Italy”
“Last Call: Stumbling Toward Faulkner’s Grave”
“I’m Obsessed with Momofuku’s John McEnroe Painting”
“What Should Amaro from the 1960s Taste Like?”
“Mastering the Rob Roy with Anu Apte-Elford”
“Behind the Backbar at Portland’s Multnomah Whiskey Library”
“15 Essential Amari and How to use Them”
“Behind the Backbar at Seattle’s Barnacle”
“The New Wave of Italian Aperitivo Liqueurs”
“The Essential Vermouth Brands by Style”
“Ten Essential Bitters and How to Use Them”
“What Type of Ice Is Right for Your Cocktail?”
“Is the Standing Bar Doomed to Extinction in America?”
“Created and Forgotten at Sea: Pink Gin”
“An Amaro Scene Springs Up in Seattle”
“The Secret Lives of Distillery Cats”
“The (Totally Unofficial) Lego Bartender Collection”