Long-Term Bar Residencies Have Usurped the Guest Shift

Long-Term Bar Residencies Have Usurped the Guest Shift

Neal Bodenheimer is holding court behind the bar, expounding on the nitty-gritty of New Orleans drinking culture, such as the history of the Hurricane at Pat O’ Brien’s and the Fassionola syrup it incorporates. It’s not the typical view of Freret Street beyond the windows of Cure that’s visible in the background, though; it’s the crashing waves of the Pacific beyond Bar Raya within The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, Calif. Bodenheime…