Culinary Cocktails

Hickory-smoking and sous-vide infusing, just a few methods Gabriella Mlynarczyk is using to make new drinks

by Paul Cantagallo As the dubious figure of the “mixologist” continues to get promoted on shows like Portlandia and in music video spoofs, a new generation of bartenders are looking for inspiration in, of all places, the kitchen. Among them is Gabriella Mlynarczyk of the restaurant ink. in Los Angeles. Thanks to her background in cooking and training in pastry, her restless creativity and working …

Cool Hunting Video Presents: Grady’s Cold Brew

A look behind the scenes at New York's most delicious cold brew coffee company

When we first discovered Grady’s Cold Brew we were delighted to have delicious, cold brewed, New Orleans-style coffee delivered weekly by a seemingly never-ending troupe of handsome young men. Since those early days Grady’s has grown, expanding out of founder Grady Laird’s home kitchen into a large warehouse in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. In our latest video we visited Laird at their new space and got …

Phenol55

Off-site wine storage in Seattle introduces an iPad app to make collecting more convenient

For the wine enthusiast looking to get serious about keeping bottles, but lacking the space at home to do so, off-site storage can provide a handy, well-managed solution. Even those with the square footage and disposable income to install a temperature-controlled catacomb in their own home might still miss the expertise and seamless organization offered by the newly opened Seattle cellar, Phenol55. Like other, similar …