Comfort Food, Vintage Beers + Classy Cocktails at NYC’s Maison Pickle

A new design-forward restaurant with hearty cuisine from Jacob's Pickles' Jacob Hadjigeorgis

Beyond the already bustling environs and glowing, highly-organized decor, Maison Pickle succeeds at elevating American cuisine to great heights. The restaurant, which opened this past weekend on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, is in no way to the first to tackle this concept—but the way it embraces the French Dip sandwich as its menu centerpiece and encourages guests to get their hands dirty in the process …

Remixing Music + D’USSÉ Cognac Cocktails with Producer 9th Wonder

Sharing drinks and song samples at the iconic Electric Lady Studios

One should never turn down an invitation to NYC’s Electric Lady Studios, the legendary music recording facility built by Jimi Hendrix—where in the last few years David Bowie’s Blackstar and Frank Ocean’s Blonde were mixed, adding to a long list of iconic works to pass through its doors. Our opportunity came by way of D’USSÉ cognac—who invited a group of journalists and bartenders, as well …

Dry January Drinking Options

One of the most daunting elements of a dry January happens to be finding options beyond non-alcoholic beer or tonic and bitters when one chooses to go and about with others who are not participating. While not a new article, Buzzfeed provided a substantial list of creative alternatives last year. It touches upon flavors for every palate and it’s sure to come in handy. Most …