Miami’s Cocktail Scene Gets an Infusion of New York Glamour
At the new Florida outpost of New York’s Cote Korean Steakhouse, bartender Sondre Kasin is melding local flavors with NYC style
Alia Akkam is a writer who covers food, drink, travel, and design. She is the author of Behind the Bar: 50 Cocktails from the World’s Most Iconic Hotels (Hardie Grant) and her work has appeared in Architecturaldigest.com, Dwell.com, Penta, Vogue.com, BBC, Playboy, and Taste, among others, and she is a former editor at Edible Queens, Hospitality Design, and Beverage Media. A native New Yorker, Alia now calls Budapest home. Follow Alia @behdria.
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