Seasonal Cocktails at Henry, A Liquor Bar

Famed UK bartender Ryan Chetiyawardana delivers experimental drinks to NYC

In June 2013, world-renowned bartender Ryan Chetiyawardana (twice named “UK Bartender of the Year”) was brought in as the Creative Director for NYC’s Henry, A Liquor Bar, which is just above the escalators at the Hudson Hotel. Beginning with their fall cocktail offerings, Chetiyawardana began to construct a menu utilizing the freshest local and seasonal ingredients, limitless imagination and a desire to invoke the actual …

Cool Hunting Video: Fire Island Opera

Reviving the classic artform in a provocative and accessible manner with open air contemporary peformance

After ferrying over to the beach community of Fire Island last summer, we attended the inaugural Fire Island Opera Festival. With the image of the grandeur of traditional opera burned into our minds, we were pleasantly surprised by how intimate, relatable and playful the experience was—from culinary themed performances to gender-bending ones. We recently spoke with Fire Island Opera’s Edwin Cahill (Artistic Director) and Bradley …

Cool Hunting Video: Juice Press

Behind the scenes with New York City's juicing giant, brazenly bringing healthy drinks to the masses

In Manhattan’s West Village, Juice Press founder and CEO Marcus Antebi gave us an exclusive tour of the company’s juicing headquarters. Starting out as a small, neighborhood business in the East Village, Juice Press has grown to have 14 locations, from Brooklyn to the Hamptons. Antebi provided insights about the company’s cold-press technique, and how they manage to maintain an unorthodox marketing technique as Juice …