John deBary

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Tip These Queens

We’re assembling a dynamic task force of legendary drag performers to offer up their life lessons in and around cocktail culture, served with a stiff dose of etiquette and the occasional read.

Tip These Queens: Life Lessons from Legendary Drag Performers

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Drink

Find the best spots daily to eat and drink in hipster neighborhoods. Hit the roof, drink a beer and eat delicious at top-tier restaurants. Plan your nightlife adventure with maps and reviews of unknown micro-brews, rooftop parties, and independent drink.

Best Restaurants & Bars - Places to Eat & Drink - Thrillist

Drag queen Sabel Scities got her start in the Portland scene, but has since made a name for herself everywhere from Hawaii to Fire Island.

How Sabel Scities Embraces Island Life

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Nicky Doll was the first francophone drag queen to grace the main stage of Ru Paul’s Drag Race.

How Nicky Doll Found Herself By Becoming Someone Else

Well-Stirred

Recommendations for the best liquor and cocktails out there, and the stories of the people behind it.

Well-Stirred: Recommending the Best Liquors & Cocktails Out There

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One of our favorite things to do as a platonic couple is to go to H Mart, the iconic Korean grocery store, roam the aisles, and talk shit.

How To Plan Your Next Cocktail Menu at H Mart

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If you ask us, Valentine’s Day is an extremely whatever holiday.

How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Ridiculous Cocktails

I first met Essa Noche in the Summer of 2019, late on a Thursday night at WALLBREAKER, a monthly fundraising show at Macri Park in Williamsburg that raises money for causes like Queer Detainee Empowerment Project, Black Trans Travel Fund, and New Sanctuary Coalition.

Drag Queen Essa Noche Is Having a Moment

Doing “fancy” techniques at home can be daunting.

Doing Fancy Bartending Techniques at Home Is Easier Than You Think

I feel like hot drinks kind of have a bad rap.

How to Make Hot Cocktails That Actually Taste Good

The pandemic has hit the hospitality and nightlife industry hard.

Ruby Roo Wants You to Know That Drag’s Not Dead

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I have thought a lot about why some things taste good and others do not, and it’s hard to pin down the exact source of deliciousness in the world.