Issue Articles — In The Spirit
In The Spirit: Kirk Estopinal at Cafe Henri
“I’ve been, like, in the ‘limelight’ of mixology for 12 years. But I’ve been in the service industry my entire life. I started as a busboy. Also, I was a […]
In the Spirit: Rachel Theriot at Petit Lion at the Troubadour Hotel
“I’ve worked in the service industry for over a decade now. I started in my hometown of Baton Rouge, and worked in a French bistro and fondue restaurant for a […]
In the Spirit: Lauren Holton at Turkey and the Wolf
“I love unusual ingredients. The basis behind all the cocktails I make is that I want there to be some kind of story behind each one. I think of a name […]
In the Spirit: Jacob Cureton at Annunciation
“I just met George [Porter, Jr.] at Dos Jefes. I was sitting there with one of my good friends and he was all drunk and it was his birthday and he […]
In the Spirit: Alex Siler at Primitivo
“When I first came to New Orleans, we were doing a lot of busking just to pass the time. That was in 2007. It was mostly for fun—we had jobs […]
In the Spirit: Lisa Nguyen at Seaworthy
“I’m from New Orleans and I met King Louie [Bankston] when I was 24. I was dating a friend of his at the time, and he was such a crazy […]
Craig Seaman at Bar Frances
“It’s fun to think about a person as an influence as opposed to a spirit or a style of drink. Helen Gillet, I’ve seen her perform a bunch. She’s one […]
Adam Orzechowski/Trinity
“Most of my cocktails have a person in mind, in the background, but I’ve never created a cocktail for a musician before. This cocktail came about by me just playing […]
Justin Gehrmann at Kingfish
“For this drink, I went with Buckwheat Zydeco. I love that front porch music. That sit-down, laid-back toe tapping. Naturally, I named my drink after something to do with the […]
Richard Odell at Tujague’s
Richard Odell, bartender (RO): I’m Richard. Marc Paradis, musician (MP): That’s my middle name! RO: Dick in the middle. Got it. [laughs] Well, come on back here. Just remember that […]
