MILK AND HONEY
We all enjoy the benefits of a healthy nightlife community. Late nights out on the town are part of what make New York City such an amazing place, drawing locals and tourists alike, week after week. But imagine, dear reader, a New York in which bars and clubs closed at 2 AM or even midnight; where the Lower East Side suddenly fell as silent as Park Slope; where the Meatpacking District actually...packed meat. Joonbug would like you to meet two of the people responsible for helping our fair city avoid that fate, Andrew Rigie and Paul Seres of the New York State Restaurant Association and the New York Nightlife Association, respectively. These professionals have worked in the business of making people happy, fed, and coming back for more for years now. They were kind enough to give us some insight into their organizations, what's going on now, and where the city's nightlife is headed.
The stage is set, the players are in position, all that remains is for the curtain to go up on the first ever Manhattan Cocktail Classic, to be held this weekend at venues across the city.
The event has been organized to celebrate the life and times of the classic form of the cocktail, from its insemination in the early 1800's to its place in contemporary society. Coming together for the weekend are an astounding ensemble of pioneers and icons in the bar world, from Dale 'King Cocktail' Degroff, Sasha Petraske (of elusive, exclusive and down-right enviable Milk & Honey fame), and Doug Frost - one of only three people in the world to complete the Master Sommelier's course and become America's Master of Wine.
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