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Flatiron Lounge, a Craft Cocktail Pioneer, Will Close

Flatiron Lounge, a trailblazing bar that helped usher in the craft cocktail movement in New York, will shut its doors in early January after more than 15 years in business. An owner, Julie Reiner, ... read more

Cocktail Icon Julie Reiner on Her New Book, Her New Bar, and Advice for Bartenders Opening Their First Business

For all the new cocktail books that have been released in the past couple of years, too few of them have been written by the pioneer mixologists that actually got the craft-cocktail ... landmark New ... read more

Clover Club's Julie Reiner Releases an Essential New Book for Home Bartenders

And though Petraske is often credited as an early pioneer in what's now known as "craft cocktail" culture ... fancy ice—following close behind was another seminal New York potation pro, Julie Reiner, ... read more

Why You Need A Proper Drink

created by Katie Stipe at the Flatiron Lounge in 2006. Simonson captures the essence of what it takes to run a craft cocktail joint and offers the sad truth that many bar owners know—it takes a lot of ... read more

Top 10 Mixologists of the Last 10 Years

The Pacific Northwest cocktail pioneer has amassed perhaps the world's largest ... Fulton Market; theaviary.com. Her 2003 spot Flatiron Lounge helped kick off NYC's craft-cocktail movement; at Clover ... read more

Wine Enthusiast’s 2014 Wine Star Award Nominees and Lifetime Achievement Winner

Handcrafted and 100% organic, Del Maguey works closely with native Zapotec Mexican Indian producers in the remote village of Oaxaca, Mexico, to craft ... of the cocktail arts, serving as the ... read more

Midtown bar will close

Midtown craft cocktail bar Side Door Lounge will close its doors later this month ... The Side Door Lounge was first opened by Steve Jamrozy of Omaha’s Flatiron Cafe. The lounge’s last day of business ... read more

Late South Florida cocktail pioneer John Lermayer to be toasted June 21 in Miami Beach

The life and legacy of Lermayer, who died June 6 in his Miami Beach apartment, will be toasted by close friends ... maven Dan Binkiewicz (Blackbird Ordinary, Purdy Lounge) to open the craft-cocktail ... read more

Off the Menu

CLOVER CLUB Julie Reiner, above, a partner in the Flatiron Lounge, is to open this cocktail lounge today ... FORGE Marc Forgione, whose father, Larry Forgione, was a pioneer of New American cooking, ... read more

Valentine Distilling Co.: A pioneer in the craft distilling industry

It has a 20,000 square foot production facility, cocktail lounge and tasting room in Ferndale. “When we started Valentine Distilling over 11 years ago, craft distilling didn ... they search as close ... read more

Twin Cities food halls: where to find them and what’s in the works

(Nancy Ngo / Pioneer Press ... From craft marts to dragon dances, special events held regularly are cultural and fun, so it might be a good idea to time your visit with one of these events at the ... read more

4 Restaurants Shutter After Over a Decade in NYC — and More Closings

The influential Flatiron Lounge that helped shaped NYC’s craft cocktail scene shuttered after 15 years of ... Today, the Gotham Market at the Ashland location of tapas stalwart Boqueria will close. ... read more