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Bartender New York City

Interview: New York bartender and entrepreneur Greg Seider (The Summit Bar, Prima + Manhattan Cricket Club)

Rhode Island native Greg Seider grew up surrounded by garden-grown fruits and vegetables and line-caught fish, which is how he developed a hunger for fresh, seasonal flavors. He started as a strength and conditioning...
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Coffee New York City

Interview: coffee pro Ed Kaufmann (Joe the Art of Coffee)

Montana native Ed Kaufmann discovered specialty coffee while he was living in Portland and working as a scooter salesman and brewpub staffer. His entrée into professional coffee took place after he moved to New...
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Bartender New York City

Interview: Cocktail Guy Naren Young (AvroKo Hospitality Group)

Naren Young started young, studying cocktails in his teens and later writing about his Sydney bar experiences for a local publication called Large. He now lives in New York City, where he complements journalism...
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Coffee New York City

Interview: coffee pro Humberto Ricardo (Third Rail Coffee)

New Jersey native and longtime graphic designer Humberto Ricardo opened Third Rail Coffee with Rita McCaffrey in New York’s Greenwich Village in 2009, and their small shop’s become one of the city’s specialty coffee...
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Bartender New York City

Interview: Bartender Joaquín Simó (Pouring Ribbons)

Miami native Joaquín Simó spent five-and-a-half years behind the bar at Death & Co. before joining Alchemy Consulting partners Toby Maloney, Jason Cott and Troy Sidle on Pouring Ribbons, a second story East Village...
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Italian Food New York City

Il Buco Alimentari e Vineria Short Ribs

One of my Manhattan based friend Joe’s key selling points about the vaunted Italian restaurant from Donna Lennard, Il Buco Alimentari e Vineria, was the short ribs. He made the dish (and the multi-faceted...
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