Alex Barbatsis
Westley
I love watching my dog, Westley, fall asleep. He can get comfortable anywhere, to the point where I’m just jealous of how easy he makes...
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Alex Barbatsis
- Mar 22, 2021
- 2 min
Grammys Message to Bars: We Love You.
In a time when people think their opinions are the only way to run the world, the Recording Academy offered an alternative to a...
Alex Barbatsis
- Feb 25, 2021
- 3 min
Get Natural Vibrant Colors in Your Cocktails
Nature is full of beautiful colors that can be used in drinks. Here are my tips to making a pretty cocktail with natural produce.
Alex Barbatsis
- Jan 26, 2021
- 2 min
The Best Old Fashioned is The Champagne Cocktail
Old Fashioned are great. You can get a decent one in any bar now and it'll always be balanced, boozy, and bittersweet. From high-end...
Alex Barbatsis
- Dec 29, 2020
- 6 min
Rolling Pinned: will restaurants in 2021 become what professional wrestling was in 2002?
Between 1998 and 2000, Professional wrestling was one of the most popular shows on television in the United States. In 2000, monthly...
Alex Barbatsis
- Sep 16, 2020
- 3 min
Rocky Foundation: Why don't the James Beard Awards want to exist anymore?
The James Beard Foundation Awards are often referred to as the Oscars of the Food World. It is thought as the premiere award an American...
Alex Barbatsis
- Aug 23, 2020
- 4 min
Not Essential, Not Necessary: My career as a Bartender during Covid-19
Photo by Danny Liao I learned how to make craft cocktails at a bar where our team was nominated 3 times for the James Beard Award for...
Alex Barbatsis
- Jul 22, 2020
- 3 min
On French Spirits and Grandparents
My Grandparents Jerome and Eileen Ruffenach I’ve never been shy about my love of French booze. Cliff Notes: It is all great. French...
Alex Barbatsis
- Jul 1, 2020
- 3 min
When You Want Something Like A Martini
Martini contest at the La Salle Hotel, Chicago, 1951
Alex Barbatsis
- Jun 5, 2020
- 4 min
A Not So Beginners Guide to Bitter Spirits
My favorite cocktail is a Negroni. Basically equal parts Gin, Sweet Vermouth and Campari, served either up or on the rocks and garnished...
