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Viktor & Spoils
The crew behind CO-OP Food and Drink at The Hotel on Rivington is adding another hip spot to their downtown empire. This one comes in the form of Tacos and Tequila.... which seems to be all the rage...
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Resting atop Barramundi, a Lower East Side Australian joint, you’ll find the 2nd Floor Clinton– a perfect, unpretentious spot to enjoy an expertly crafted cocktail. It’s a speakeasy of sorts – you’ll...
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Hot Tequila Spot: Viktor & Spoils
Viktor & Spoils, named after a Mexican agave farmer and his dog, is one of Manhattan's top Taco and Tequila bars with an extensive list of fine tequilas, mezcals, and innovative cocktails. In...
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New Opening Alert: The LES Welcomes Preserve24
Preserve24, which opens today on the Lower East Side, is not only an amazing new restaurant and bar. When you're here, you're inside a large art-installation and the headquarters of an expedition and...
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Behind The Bar ~ Rochelle's
When you’re in the care of Rochelle’s creative director Stephen Yorsz, you can count on two things: a strong drink and a good time. “People don't come to bars to drink, people buy booze at liquor...
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NEW OPENING: Happy Ending
Dine upstairs, dance downstairs and you’re night is guaranteed to have both a happy beginning AND a happy ending. Nestled behind a nondescript door on the Lower East Side, you’ll find the recently...
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NEW OPENING ALERT: La Contenta
What do you get when you partner a chef whose resume includes Bouley, Union Square Café and Ofrenda with a bartender who has professionally conquered whiskey bars (Flatiron Room), gin dens (Bathtub...
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Behind The Bar ~ Bonnie Vee
After working in restaurants from age 16 and becoming involved in theatre at age 20, Bonnie Vee bartender Nino Cirabisi got an unexpected understudy opportunity. When the bartender at his restaurant of...
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Behind The Bar ~ The Leadbelly
It was a smoky, 24-hour café in Kalamazoo, Michigan that originally attracted Leadbelly bar manager and then high schooler Alex McNeely to everything that evenings had to offer. “I fell in love with...
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Behind The Bar ~ The Late Late
Bartender Seth Allen has led a pretty dreamy life. He grew up on a farm in Connecticut with blowout Fourth of July parties before heading to college in Rhode Island, where he lived on the ocean and...
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Behind The Bar ~ La Contenta
After graduating high school in Mexico and heading to NYC, La Contenta bartender Rigo Cervantes didn’t immediately realize the moment his behind the stick career was taking off. “I started working at...
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Behind The Bar ~ Chan's Cocktail Lounge
Louie & Chan beverage director Nesha Korak is no stranger to big cities. He was raised and educated in Belgrade, the largest city in Eastern Europe, where he attended business college before...
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Behind The Bar ~ Lucky Bee
When Lucky Bee general manager James Wright graduated college with a degree in art during the height of the recession, he quickly found himself exploring possibilities within the hospitality world. “I...
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