48 Hours in Houston with Justin Vann
The city’s top places to eat and drink from the proprietor of Public Services Wine & Whisky
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Beyond offering food and drinks, restaurants can serve as important cultural hubs
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Seth Wilson shares his strategies for moving wine at LEYE’s Booth One restaurant
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With The Monarch, David Manica is raising Kansas City’s craft cocktail scene to new heights
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With challenging schedules and ever-present excesses, the need to maintain mental and physical balance is imperative
Stocking NoMad’s Cellar With a Greatest Hits List of Wine and Music
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Pairing Sparklers with Casual Fare
Katie Morton’s strategy for choosing antipasti-friendly sparkling wines at Danny Meyer’s Vini e Fritti
Confronting Sexual Harassment in the Drinks Industry
Managers take a stand against workplace harassment with staff training programs and zero-tolerance policies
How a Newly Minted Master Sommelier Sells Wines
Jackson Rohrbaugh at Seattle’s Canlis on the importance of listening and observing on the floor
How to Run a Beverage Program Across State Lines
Top beverage managers offer advice on managing wine and spirits programs in multiple jurisdictions
Caleb Ganzer Takes a Musician’s Approach to Wine
The wine director designs his wine list like a playlist, setting the tone for an evening at NYC’s Compagnie
Crafting One of LA’s Best Wine Lists—at a Pizza Joint
Helen Johannesen shares the strategy behind her innovative program at Jon & Vinny’s
Selling Wines from Arizona and Beyond
When Pavle Milic, the beverage director and co-owner of Scottsdale’s FnB, isn’t selling Arizona wines, he resorts to Plan B
Selling Bottles in a Restaurant Known for Per-Course Pairings
How Matt Poli, the beverage director of The Catbird Seat, a 22-seat restaurant in Nashville, moves bottles
How to Bolster Wine Sales a Plate and a Glass at a Time
New York City’s Fairfax is convincing customers to have a snack with their wine and then stick around for dinner
Pairing Wine and Sake with Sushi
How Chris Melton, beverage director for Hai Hospitality, chooses pairings for Uchi Austin’s sushi-centric cuisine
How to Sell This When They Ask for That
The clever ways that Michigan restaurateur and somm Amanda Danielson convinces people to try new crus and obscure wines
How Somms Can Ace a Transition to a New Restaurant
One somm reaches out to others to find out what strategies have helped them successfully take the reins at a new job
Eichholz Leads by the Nose with Nordic Pairings
How studying science and cheese prepared Jonathan Eichholz for a new somm role at Aquavit in NYC
Pairing Wines When There’s No Menu
How William Carroll, the wine director for Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills, New York, sells wine
