Something Glorious with Ari Bendersky

Something Glorious with Ari Bendersky

A Writer Walks Into a Bar...

I chat with award-winning cocktail journalist Robert Simonson about his new book, The Encyclopedia of Cocktails, plus other food-related books to check out.

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Ari Bendersky
Dec 19, 2023
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Robert Simonson at Pegu Club in New York.

A couple of years ago, I wrote my first piece for Punch about liter wine bottles having a moment. The day it went live, I specifically remember seeing it alongside articles from two heavyweight drinks writers, one of which was Robert Simonson. I smiled as I realized I was in good company. 

Simonson knows booze, and he should. Th…

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