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About Jake Emen

Jake Emen is a travel, food, and drink journalist currently residing in San Diego. He's been published in USA Today, Maxim, GQ, Vice Munchies, AFAR, Roads & Kingdoms, Whisky Advocate, Wine Enthusiast, and a variety of other print and online publications. Follow him @ManTalkFood.

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Employees Only Turns 20: An Oral History of the Iconic NYC Speakeasy
How the Connaught Pour Conquered the Bar World
The Basic Well Drink Is Your Bartender’s New Favorite Playground
Welcome to the Chaotic Cocktail Bar Era
Help, There’s a Hot Dog in My Drink!
Welcome to the Era of the $100 Bar Snack
Can Tokyo Reclaim Its Crown as Asia’s Best Cocktail City?
With Spinoffs and Expansions, Craft Cocktail Bars Enter Their ‘Marvel Era’
Will the Influx of Big-Name NYC Bars Help or Hinder D.C.’s Cocktail Scene?
For Jet-Setting Bartenders, How Many Guest Shifts Is Too Many?
At the World’s Leading Bars, There Are No Bars
Your Favorite Distillery, Now Also a World-Class Art Destination
Dark, Stormy, and Ready to Drink: The Forgotten History of Goslings’ Canned Rum Cocktail
The Biggest Whiskey Brands Are Bringing Distilleries and Visitor Centers to a Downtown Near You
Craft Whiskey’s Most Successful Founders Are Departing the Companies They Created
Two Hundred Years Trending: A Definitive History of the ‘Drinks of Summer’ (Part 2)
Two Hundred Years Trending: A Definitive History of the ‘Drinks of Summer’ (Part 1)
It’s Time to Take Super-Premium Flavored Whiskey Seriously