Behind the Line
Topic: Favorites
Drinking Favorites
It's one of those nights when you wanna let loose and relax with cheap drinks. What is your favorite dive bar?
- Josh Kaplan
- GM/Beverage Manager
- Eleven City Diner
- Chicago, Illinois
Ola's
Whether it's before or after dinner, special spirits can really make a meal. What's your favorite apéritif? Digestif?
- Toni Roberts
- Pastry Chef
- State and Lake Chicago Tavern
- Chicago, IL
Pink bubbles before. grappa after.
What's your favorite post-shift beverage?
- Chrissy Camba
- Chef
- Bar Pastoral
- Chicago, IL
depends on my shift...
if i had a good night, i would go with beer or a fancy drink...
if i had a terrible night, i drink g'vine on the rocks :)
Do you frequent any late-night restaurant industry hangouts? Which one/s?
- Paul Fehribach
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Big Jones
- Chicago, IL
Not really. I usually come home from work and keep working on menu planning, budgets, social media, or general research. I'd rather have my nose in a great book than be in a crappy bar.
Drinking isn't always about booze, right? What is your favorite non-alcoholic drink?
- Charlie Berg
- Sommelier
- Michael Mina Bourbon Steak DC
- Washington, DC
This is really refreshing: stand in the shower with a tall, cool glass of orange juice, run the water then slowly turn the temp to cool. Close your eyes and imagine you're standing under a waterfal...
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In winter, it's out with the mojitos and in with the hot libations. What's your favorite warm cocktail?
- Adam Seger
- Mixologist
- Hum Spirits Co.
- Chicago, IL
Hot buttered spiced Rhum
Which restaurant that you've visited lately has the best wine program?
- Josh Kaplan
- GM/Beverage Manager
- Eleven City Diner
- Chicago, Illinois
Recently I ate at Balsan, but got the Ria winelist. Tucked away in between the Great Wines was a small stash of cut-rate priced aged Austrian whites. I now know '98 Riesling is a pretty good match ...
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What is your favorite dessert wine?
- Toni Roberts
- Pastry Chef
- State and Lake Chicago Tavern
- Chicago, IL
Frangolino.
What's your favorite hot cocktail?
- Carrie Nahabedian
- Executive Chef/Owner
- NAHA and Brindille
- Chicago, IL
My cousin Michael makes me a great drink when I am feeling sick and cold in the winter. It is a drink that makes you feel amazingly warm and
comfortable in minutes...He steams milk until a foam wi...
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Let's say you're mixing up something booze-free. Got any favorite "mocktails"?
- Charlie Berg
- Sommelier
- Michael Mina Bourbon Steak DC
- Washington, DC
I love bitter spirits and wine-based aperitifs, so when turning to a non-alcoholic cocktail I like simply mixing a dash of something like Peychaud's Bitters with orange and pineapple juice. A good ...
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From spiced cider to steaming cocoa and whiskey sours, fall is all about drinking. What is your quintessential fall beverage?
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- Melissa Trimmer
- Pastry Chef
- Le Cordon Bleu Chicago, Pastry Chef Instructor
- Chicago, Illinois
I seem to drink more tea in the fall. In fact, I'm enjoying a cup of Irish Breakfast Blend with milk as I type this. Maybe tomorrow I'll throw in a cinnamon stick. Woo hoo fall!
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