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How We Offer Parental Leave at Our Bar and Restaurant Group

New Orleans · New Orleans

How We Offer Parental Leave at Our Bar and Restaurant Group

Parental leave coverage in America is woefully inadequate, made even more obvious within the service industry. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 16 percent of service workers have access to paid family leave, the lowest of the occupation types surveyed, despite making up the third-largest employee segment in the country. Relatedly, food service workers have the lowest median tenure at just 1.6 years. The pandemic broug…Read Article

Which Drink Got You Into Bartending?

Easthampton · Easthampton

Which Drink Got You Into Bartending?

Molly Gajdosik, assistant manager at Gigantic in Easthampton, Massachusetts, was recently named one of Punch’s Best New Bartenders of 2025. But back in 2020, while in pandemic lockdown, they were just getting into making cocktails. “I bought myself bartending kits with the stimulus check,” they say. When Gajdosik found the Iron Ranger, a tiki-inspired drink created by San Diego bar owner Erick Castro, that was a turning point. They’d first seen …Read Article

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In Nigeria, the Chapman Is a Blank Canvas

For Obehi Ekhomu, the Chapman “is part of our collective Nigerian memory.” Ekhomu is the owner and head chef of Ona Restaurant and the bar Ona Cloud, in Lagos, and she describes the homegrown nonalcoholic drink as “a national treasure.” It’s true: I haven’t come across a Nigerian restaurant without a Chapman on the drinks menu. The delightful, ruby red mocktail combines sodas—orange, lemon and lime—with black currant cordial or grenadine, bitte…Lagos, Lagos · Lagos Read Article

This Fluffy Tequila Sour Was Made for L.A.

At Good Neighbor Bar in Altadena, California, bar director Jesus Gomez showcases his deep affection for classic cocktails. The extensive menu even includes a whole section for egg white–laced drinks like the Apple Blow Fizz, Spanish Monk, Astor Hotel Special and the Prado. The latter drink, whose name means “meadow” or “field” in Spanish, has murky origins, but appears to have first been published in the massive 1977 compendium Jones’ Complete B…Altadena · Altadena Read Article

The Drinks We’re Obsessed With Right Now

As our extensive archive might suggest, we try a lot of cocktails. We regularly return to the classics (and the modern classics), pick up new favorites from around the world and throw in the occasional bartending project here and there. But it takes something special—a novel ingredient, an unbeatable flavor combination, a recipe that’s truly more than the sum of its parts—to stand out. Only a select few can become obsessions. The Yellow, a lesse…France · France Read Article

I’m a Black Bouncer. This Is What Nightlife Security Is Really Like.

Tracy Miller is a Portland, Oregon–based writer who has worked as a bouncer at dive bars, live music venues and upscale lounges for nearly a decade. Here, Miller explains what it’s really like to work nightlife security—navigating the unwritten rules, practicing de-escalation, managing crises—and how the job has changed alongside national conversations about race and policing. —Mary Anne Porto, editor, PunchSecurity · Portland Read Article

The 5 Most Popular Cocktails of June

The jury’s still out for this year’s Drink of Summer, but your favorite Punch recipes this month are worthy contenders. For one, there’s the Thunderbird, which proves managing editor Jess Mayhugh’s case for Creamsicle-flavored drinks this season. There’s also a good argument for making your favorite classic cocktails summery by swapping the base spirit or throwing in a seasonally appropriate fruit. Get these recipes, and more, below.Read Article

The Mai Tai Was Never Meant to Taste Like Fruit Punch

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The Mai Tai combines rum, lime juice, orgeat, orange curaçao, and simple syrup to create a balanced and delicious tropical cocktail.New York State · New York See the Story

A Tour of the Country’s Beloved Regional Cocktails

Only a few states, cities or regions across the country can lay claim to an original cocktail all their own. Washington, D.C. has the Rickey; New Orleans has its very own cottage industry of homegrown classics, from the Ramos Gin Fizz to the Sazerac; and, of course, New York has the Manhattan. But there’s also a canon more esoteric drinks that have grown up over the past several decades to become local obsessions, from Maryland’s Orange Crush to…United States · United States Read Article

Summer’s Unlikeliest Cocktail Ingredient?

It may seem odd for Guinness—a deep, dark, robust stout—to play a key role in the latest crop of refreshing summer drinks. But bartenders say its creamy texture and bitter-chocolate flavor add just the right counterpoint to a wide range of cocktails, and it’s showing up in surprising ways. For Taylor Yale, a bartender at Hartley’s in Brooklyn, New York, the inspiration for the Guinn & Tonic was an espresso tonic spotted in a coffee shop. “I said…New York State · New York Read Article