I realized that some of you might actually want this information, I know I get a fair number of emails about it, | Read More, Hey Jeffrey I used to frequent Pépé Le Moko a few years back when I lived in Portland, my go-to drink was always the blue Hawaii. The Bar Book — Bartending and mixology for the home cocktail enthusiast. Recipe books, you can find them by the dozen but technique books? I immediately fell in love with the way a bar sits in the landscape of a restaurant, and I’ve never tired of the beauty of a restaurant set for service. But it’s not. Experience. After so many years of doing it, it becomes this thing you can do in your sleep. The simplicity of a place setting is just this perfect little tableau for me, like a sheet of ruled, lined paper waiting to be written upon. Another Figoli Quinn Website (Digital Ocean) | It has uncovered a host of opposing moments that are typical of my daily life behind the bar and managing both establishments. 11, 2019 5:25AM ET M y world revolves around two bars in the same downtown Portland, Oregon, building: Clyde Common and Pépé Le Moko. Written to focus on technique, rather than drink recipes, The Bar Book fills a unique and critical niche in the world of cocktail writing. Here’s the story. As anyone who’s ever worked alongside one will quickly point out, a dish pit that isn’t working will bring a restaurant to its knees. Clicking on a product takes you to Amazon, which helps me keep this site running, so thank you in advance! The contrast between bar and restaurant has fascinated me for the majority of my career. Keep your office with a window and a view: I’ll take a properly organized bar, like the one Catherine has constructed at Pépé Le Moko. And almost nightly, after day upon day of construction and planning and worrying, they would come into the bar to unwind over a beer while they discussed their ever-growing punch list. In order to most accurately share with you how I see my world, these images have been spared of any digital manipulation, other than some cropping and straightening. While… The Home Bar with Jeffrey Morgenthaler. I mean first off, the Clyde Common egg nog has surpassed the original base recipe in popularity. Jeffrey Morgenthaler is an award-winning bartender and two-time author. I have been trying to recreate it for my girlfriend’s upcoming tiki-themed 21st birthday party, and I have tried | Read More, Continuing on the photography bent that I’ve been on for the past year, my latest piece for The Daily Beast is now live. Up in Hamburg, one of my favorite cities in Germany, Damian Müller at dripBAR has infused beet root into their Negroni. Jeffrey Morgenthaler, Martha Holmberg Written by renowned bartender and cocktail blogger Jeffrey Morgenthaler, The Bar Book is the only technique-driven cocktail handbook out there. Pre-order on Powells.com. The Bar Book debuts at local bookstores June 3. And look for PoMo’s Q&A with the barman in our upcoming June issue. I’ve spent more time than I care to count staring into that computer screen trying to figure out what I was doing there in the first place. Jeffrey Morgenthaler Award-winning bartender, Jeffrey Morgenthaler, shot portraits of the staff in his two Portland, Oregon, bars, Clyde Common and Pépé Le Moko. Also, I have zero desire to name any names or start some sort of brand boycott. Morgenthaler was a blog pioneer. Spirtis Bar. There is a company here in Portland called PDX Ice, which supplies all of the bars with a range of ice cube sizes. You’ve seen me tear apart other bartenders here and here for teaching people how to make shitty drinks. 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