When I was hired as a barback at Clover Club I was 25, loved to drink, stay up late and sleep til noon, it was a barman's life for me. Now just over 4 years later I'm bartending full time, pushing 30 and three days ago I became a father.

The main complaint about cocktails these days is that they're pretentious. This image is only perpetuated when they're served by a bunch of seemingly elitist bearded bartenders (people are always compelled to point out the beards) who obsess over antiquated drinks that cost the price of an entree and ultimately...

Over indulgence on holiday cheer may be an even bigger hazard than the serial eating ritual we perform this time of year. The trouble with booze is that unlike food you don't get full. More than likely your appetite will increase. After all it's never the person who has too...

After the Yankee's outlasted the Orioles on Friday my compulsion to celebrate and drink champagne was stronger than after similar wins in the past. Somehow it seemed more remarkable than just any division series. But that doesn't make sense, the Yankees are no stranger to the playoffs, they practically have...

While summer cocktails conjure up a specific image -- usually of tiny umbrellas and slices of watermelon -- autumn brings about libations that are, shall we say, less photogenic. The dearth of the fresh ingredients that make summer drinks such colorful beachside accompaniments force harvest season cocktails into a comparatively...

One of my worst drinking memories dates back to my Freshman year of college. It was one of the last days of school and the campus was mostly deserted. There were no parties or roaming caravans of students in search of a buzz that we'd relied on all year. So...

In the dead of summer there is no better supplement to rest and relaxation than a cocktail. Best enjoyed outside, poolside or seaside -- basically anywhere not on the stoolside of a bar -- summer drinks are often a do-it-yourself endeavor. But being a...

While watching the latest Spider-Man movie I started thinking (always a bad sign during a superhero movie) that even beyond the supernatural elements, superhero films don't really make much logical sense. Consider this, all superheroes have two identities. Their superhero persona, which is an anonymous free-standing force for good, and...

Business Weekly broke the News Wednesday night and the New York Times confirmed it on Friday morning that bartender Doug Quinn of P. J. Clarke's in Manhattan, who many considered to be the gold standard of the old guard of bartenders, had been fired. Mr. Quinn...

If you google "what your drink says about you" you'll get an unending list of articles that claim to decipher what a given drink choice reveals about who you are. For example, if you drink a rum and coke one website declares you "don't know to try any thing else"...