Eat + Drink 6 Creative Mocktail Recipes for Your Next Soirée Hello mocktails! Our bartenders share six easy recipes for your summer soirées.
Travel Tips How to Match the Cocktail to Your Vacation Need (boozy) inspiration for your next adventure? Consider these cocktail and vacation pairings.
Eat + Drink Travel Tips NOLA Bar None: Cool Cocktail, Wine and Coffee Bars Now that Kimpton Hotel Fontenot is open in New Orleans, we’re sharing some nearby sweet sensations—cocktail bars, wine bars and booze-infused treats!
Celebrations Tips for Throwing a Low-Key, Relaxed Wedding “Low Key Weddings” is a trending search term on Pinterest, and we’re here to give you our best tips for hosting a low-key wedding yourself.
Eat + Drink Hidden Foodie Gems in Miami Foodies, get your eat on at these must-visit Miami dining destinations.
Eat + Drink A Chef’s Guide to Dining and Drinking in Atlanta From Atlanta’s best pâté, oysters, and cocktails, to Jamaican and Sichuan near the historic sights, a top chef spills the sweet tea on where to dine and drink in Georgia’s capital.
Eat + Drink 5 Fun Drink Station Ideas to Spike Up Your Meetings & Events Innovative cocktails can take a gathering to the next level. Make your next event memorable with these fun and creative drink station ideas.
Eat + Drink 4 Essential Cocktail Recipes to Try Get ready to mix, shake and stir with these 4 essential cocktail recipes from our bar team pros.
Entertaining Tips for the Essential Bar Cart The Kimpton bar team is here with essential tips for prepping your bar cart to pour, shake and enjoy. Read on for ways to elevate your spirits.
Eat + Drink Bourbon: America’s Native Spirit Bourbon deserves a spotlight in your bar cart. Learn more about this truly American spirit, plus cocktail recipes that put it front and center.
Destinations New Orleans Beckons with Good Times Galore After 15 years, Kimpton is coming back to the Crescent City.
Destinations Iconic Views With a Glimpse of San Francisco’s Soul In San Francisco, the most iconic, sweeping vistas of the city come with a side of adventure.
Eat + Drink 10 Best Fresh-Air Dining Venues in Philadelphia Some of our favorite places for outdoor dining, just in time for Labor Day.
Destinations Our Favorite Ways to Enjoy Summer in NYC Summertime in NYC is movie material but only if you know where to look.
Entertaining One Perfect Weekend: Girlfriend Getaway to Seattle Looking for some quality time with your gal pals? From boutiques to bars, clubs to spas, here's a fab weekend itinerary for a girlfriend getaway to Seattle.
Destinations A Taste of History in Downtown Seattle Get up close and personal with Seattle’s fascinating past.
Kimpton Buzz APRIL FOOLS: Coffee Grounds on Toast and House Plants as Entrees? Are our latest Culinary + Cocktail Trends too crazy to be true?
Destinations A Romantic Weekend in DC’s Logan Circle and Shaw If history, culture, hip bars and top chefs get your heart pumping, then Washington DC should be next on your list.
Destinations Neighborhood Spotlight: DC’s Golden Triangle Just south of Dupont Circle, this neighborhood is filled with historic restaurants and bars, beautiful museums and shops locals love.
Eat + Drink The Fab Five: Our Favorite Cocktail Bars in London London’s cocktail scene is legendary. Here’s where to start.
Destinations 1 City, 3 Ways: Taipei The Taiwanese capital's diversity of attractions has something for everyone.
Eat + Drink Our Favorite Lemonade Recipe Taste the best of summer as top chefs share their favorite homemade lemonade recipes—from a fresh classic one to creative hard lemonades sure to make a splash.
Eat + Drink 5 Fabulous Restaurants for Summer Ready for summer? Whether you’re looking for your new favorite neighborhood spot or the best place for farmer’s market-inspired brunch, we’ve got you covered with one of these 5 restaurants that perfectly suit the season.
Kimpton Buzz Celebrate Pride, Kimpton Style Pride is in our DNA. It drives us all year long, but each June we dial up the festivities during LGBTQ Pride Month to help you celebrate, whether you’re heading out of town and staying with us or keeping it local. Get ready to Let Your Light Shine.
Eat + Drink 10 Things to Eat and Drink in Palm Springs Escape winter's chill with these 10 dishes and drinks featuring California's best coastal cuisine from the Kimpton Rowan Hotel.
Eat + Drink 2018’s Best New Cocktail Flavors + Recipes Veggie-loaded cocktails? This is just one of the 3 hottest up-and-coming cocktail trends for 2018. Read on for recipes.
Eat + Drink Northern Lights: Fresh Nordic-Inspired Recipes Delicately smoked fish, hints of caraway and flavorful bursts of dill... here are a few ways to incorporate Nordic flavors into your cuisine.
Entertaining Thanksgiving Cocktails: Good Drinking for the Masses Entertaining this Thanksgiving? Here are some tried-and-tested batch cocktail tips and recipes for drinks that are sure to impress.
Destinations 2 Hours in Charlotte In Charlotte for business? Sneak away and experience the best of Queen City with one of our two-hour itineraries.
Entertaining 3 Batch Cocktails to Serve This Season Crafting cocktails for a crowd this holiday season? Take the stress out of hosting by preparing big batches of one of these boozy beverages in advance.
Eat + Drink Raise a Glass to These 7 Essential Fall Cocktails There's nothing like a boozy cocktail to warm the spirits. Here are 7 fall-inspired cocktails shared by some of the best bartenders from around the country.
Eat + Drink 11 California Taco + Tequila Spots to Try Now California may be north of the border, but its all-star tacos and tequilas sizzle with authentic Mexican flavors.
Eat + Drink A Local’s Guide to Genever and Gin in Amsterdam Genever, jenever and gin, what a storied history. Experience it all in Amsterdam with a local's guide to tours, festivals and lively watering holes.
Eat + Drink Teamwork Makes Dirty Habit’s Menus Shine Food and drinks pair even more perfectly courtesy of the dynamic (behind-the-scenes) duo at Washington DC's Dirty Habit restaurant and bar.
Eat + Drink 4 Hot Chocolate Cocktails for Winter It's gettin' cold outside - but cozy up to the fire with a hot chocolate cocktail and you'll forget all about snow in no time.
Eat + Drink Mediterranean & South American Cocktail Recipes Traveling the globe to find fresh inspiration for 2017's unforgettable new cocktail trends from the Mediterranean to South America.
Eat + Drink Culinary-Inspired Cocktail Recipes When the bar and kitchen meet, it's magic. Here are cocktail recipes borrowing a page from the culinary textbook.
Eat + Drink Fat-Washed, Fermented & Resort 2.0 Cocktail Recipes Fat-washing with coconut oils, elevating that tropical resort cocktail and fermentation are mainstays.
Entertaining 3 Cocktails to Spice Up Your Holiday Party Turn up the volume on your next holiday party with these crowd-pleasing cocktails and punches. Spiced grenadine, vermouth or apple cider - it's up to you!
Eat + Drink Women at the Helm: Mixing + Curating in Chicago The Kimpton Gray pays homage to decades past while keeping an eye forward - thanks, in part, to the contributions of two very stylish and smart women.
Eat + Drink Mediterranean Spirits with Bartender Gen Longoria Launching multiple bar programs at once for a brand new hotel? Just a drop in the bucket for bar rockstar Gen Longoria.
Eat + Drink The Summer Wine to Drink Now: Rosé At first blush, rosé wines seem to get little respect. But here are 5 suggestions - plus a cool cocktail recipe - that will leave you feeling in the pink.
Eat + Drink 3 Aperitif Cocktails to Toast to Summer Carpe Diem! It's summer and we're drinking aperitifs: light, dry, and refreshing. Read on for recipe inspiration from some of our bartenders!
Eat + Drink Going Native: Trends to Sip and Savor in California Here’s our shortlist of trending California eats and drinks so you'll know where to grab a table (or bar stool).
Eat + Drink A Spotlight on Shrub Cocktails Shrubs—your one-stop shop for alternative acidity, history, and metathesis.
Eat + Drink Martinis 101 — More Boozing Like Bond + Recipes In Part II in a series, Kimpton's National Manager of Bar Education Mike Ryan serves up more martini goodness -- from ordering advice to serving etiquette to the answer to the old gin-versus-vodka debate.
Eat + Drink Martinis 101 – A History, Recipe & James Bond Mania Martinis never go out of style -- and the debates and mysteries surrounding them are what make them so special. Our National Manager of Bar Education Mike Ryan offers his view.
Eat + Drink Autumn in a Glass: Fall Cocktails to Try Now New season, new sips! Kimpton's National Manager of Bar Education tells you what you must drink as the leaves fall.
Eat + Drink Bar Star Gets Seriously Playful With Low-Proof Cocktails At Urbana in Washington, D.C., bartender Andrea Tateosian is shaking things up with creative, low-proof cocktails. She talks about the low-ABV trend and offers a recipe of her own.
Eat + Drink Ending Summer on a High Note: 4 Rooftop Lounges From D.C. to San Diego, we have an outdoor lounge perfect for soaking up the season's last golden rays of sun. Check out these 5 rooftop lounges to toast the end of summer.
Eat + Drink Savor the Flavor of Charm City: Dining in Baltimore Baltimore's culinary circuit is more than just crab cakes and Old Bay seasoning. James Beard Award winning chefs and craft breweries also call it home.
Eat + Drink Le Citron Fizz: A Sparkling Cocktail Recipe Just in time for the hot weather, check out this recipe for the sparkling, refreshing, fruit-infused Le Citron Fizz cocktail. Look out summer, it's about to get fizzy up in here. Watch Video
Eat + Drink The Negroni: Classic Cocktail Stands the Test of Time It's Negroni Week, June 1–7 ... have you had your Negroni yet? Our bar star Mike Ryan offers some background — as well as some recipes — for this classic cocktail.
Eat + Drink Grilling Tips and Recipes From Our Chefs A few of our chefs offer their best grilling tips, as well as some flame-enhanced recipes. Get fired up for summer.
Eat + Drink A Malört Cocktail Recipe for a Taste of Chicago South Water Kitchen bartender Dan Rook offers a Malört cocktail recipe that takes this iconic Windy City liqueur from bitter to much, much better. Check out the video. Watch Video
Eat + Drink Pop Star: TD’s Pop Up Restaurant in Portland, OR What could be better than tacos and Tequila served outdoors alongside a scenic river? Chef Tom Dunklin of Three Degrees restaurant kicks summer off with the return of TD's Pop Up.
Entertaining 5 Tequilas to Try in Honor of Cinco de Mayo ¡Viva Tequila! Our bar star Mike Ryan offers some spirited advice about which Tequilas to try this Cinco de Mayo. Plus a little historical background on the holiday itself.
Eat + Drink Take the Chill Off With a Leatherneck Cocktail Winter is stubbornly clinging on but we have the antidote with this video primer on the Leatherneck cocktail, a whiskey-centric drink served warm. Watch Video
Eat + Drink Matcha Madness: A Traditional Green Tea Goes Modern Matcha green tea has been ceremoniously poured for centuries in Japan. Now this super-healthful tea powder is finding its way into everything from cupcakes to cocktails.
Eat + Drink Our Chef and Bartender Survey Predicts the Trends Our first annual chef and bartender survey takes the pulse of what's happening in our kitchens and lounges around the country. Take a look and see what's hot in 2015.
Eat + Drink It’s Alive! Four Riffs on the Corpse Reviver #2 Cocktail Our creative bar team at Sable Kitchen & Bar in Chicago offers four recipes that give unique twists to the classic Corpse Reviver, a go-to hangover cure.
Eat + Drink ’Tis the Season to Warm Up With Winter Cocktails We asked our Lead Bartender Jacques Bezuidenhout for his favorite cold-weather tipples. Warm up this holiday season with these creative winter cocktails.
Eat + Drink New and Renovated Kimpton Restaurants Old favorites have gotten a refresh and soon-to-be-favorites are opening their doors — here’s a quick recap on what's new with Kimpton restaurants.
Destinations The Head Of The Charles Regatta Rows into Boston The Head Of The Charles is one of the world's greatest rowing events, taking place every October along the Charles River between Boston and Cambridge, MA. Here's what you need to know.
Destinations Santa Barbara Fall Festivals Celebrate Local Bounty A full lineup of Santa Barbara fall festivals makes it so simple (and so much fun) to nibble, nosh, sip and savor the local bounty, from wine to seafood.
Eat + Drink A Toast to Summer: How to Make a Classic Daiquirí A quick-and-dirty tutorial on how to make a classic Daiquirí. This fresh-lime and rum-studded favorite is the perfect way to say adiós to summer. Watch Video
Eat + Drink Whisky Tasting at Seattle’s Bookstore Bar & Café With 70 single-malt Scotch whiskies and more than 50 American bourbons and whiskies on hand, whisky tasting at Seattle’s Bookstore Bar & Café is definitely a top-shelf experience.
Eat + Drink Red Star Tavern Renovation Shines Brightly How do you make Red Star Tavern shine even more brightly? By adding more specials, more fun and of course more seats to make room for the festivities at this Portland, OR, hot spot.
Eat + Drink National Margarita Day We’ll help you get the fiesta rolling with our resident spirit guide, Kimpton Lead Bartender Jacques Bezuidenhout.
Eat + Drink A Toast to Love: Valentine Cocktails We know the importance of chocolate … and of a great cocktail. So our bar stars have whipped up some chocolaty creations that could have come straight out of an Oompa Loompa test kitchen.
Eat + Drink What Are You Drinking New Year’s Eve? Maybe it’s much too early in the game, but we thought we’d ask you just the same: What are you drinking New Year’s Eve?
Eat + Drink Malt, Wheat, Corn and Rye, Oh My! What do Mark Twain, Lady Gaga and Winston Churchill have in common? It’s not the beginning of a bad joke; these famous figures are all self-proclaimed fans of whiskey, one of our timeless favorites and a Kimpton bar staple.
Eat + Drink Cheers to Highball Located just steps away from historic Boston Common, Highball embraces a vintage vibe with tufted Chesterfield sofas, antique cocktail tables, iconic Tolix stools and reclaimed wood walls.
Eat + Drink This Halloween: Bone-Chilling Spirits Sink your fangs into this, ladies and gents: Our bartenders have whipped up grown-up cocktails that reflect all the flavors of fall.
Eat + Drink Seattle’s Tulio Restaurant is Sweet on Grappa Got grappa? Tulio restaurant in Seattle does. In fact, it has a grappa list 40 varietals strong.
Eat + Drink Cool Brews: Kimpton Bars Mix Tea Cocktails In honor of National Stress Awareness Month, we're sharing some of our recipes. We think they'd do the Mad Hatter proud.
Eat + Drink Holiday Spirits: Kimpton Bartenders’ Favorite Cocktails Sleigh bells ring. Are you listening? Better yet, are you toasting? You will once you try these cocktail recipes from Kimpton’s head bartenders.
Eat + Drink The Old Fashioned Gets a Decadent New Spin Every year, come Thanksgiving, I get excited about aged spirits like whiskies, cognacs and Calvados. Of course, since it’s an American holiday, let’s not leave out bourbons and ryes.
Eat + Drink Topaz Bar Toasts the Presidential Candidates The election is just five days way. Decisions, decisions!
Eat + Drink Apples and Alcohol: A Match Made in Harvest Heaven Apple harvest season is here, which means pies, cider doughnuts and maybe a little bobbing, if you’re feeling festive.
Eat + Drink Poste Moderne Brassiere Serves Election Cocktails It’s election season, which means you may be throwing support behind your party. You also may simply want to party.
Eat + Drink In Praise of Tequila Mixing with this spirit is a constant thrill because it has such a diverse range of flavors, from fruity to herbaceous, with all kinds of spicy nuances in between.
Eat + Drink Cheers to Olympics Cocktails! London’s calling. And we can’t wait to tune in. Toast the five rings with Olympics-themed cocktails, available at select Kimpton bars and restaurants in San Francisco and Washington D.C.
Eat + Drink Brendan Dorr, Head Bartender at B&O American Brasserie Everyone loves a good comeback. Especially when cocktails are involved. Just ask Brendan Dorr, the head bartender at B&O American Brasserie in Baltimore and founder of the Baltimore Bartenders Guild.
Eat + Drink Cocktails Bloom in Honor of D.C’s Cherry Blossom Festival Our bartenders have been busy concocting Japanese and cherry blossom-inspired sips, available through April 27, when the festival concludes.
Eat + Drink Cocktails Get Political at Topaz Bar in Washington DC With an election year here and the GOP race in full swing, everyone’s talking politics. And Topaz Bar in Washington D.C. is adding cocktails to the conversation.
Eat + Drink Cocktails We Love for Valentine’s Day These cocktails – gathered from Kimpton’s lounge, bar and restaurant menus across the country – are festively red and known to set the mood for romance.
Eat + Drink Allegro Introduces Bloody Mary Turndown Service We know how much some of you love a Bloody Mary. (They don’t call it “meal in a glass” for nothing!). So our team at Hotel Allegro Chicago found a new way to add one to your morning mix.
Eat + Drink Hot Cocktails, Cool Patio It isn’t warm in Washington D.C. this time of year. But that hasn’t stopped Poste Moderne Brasserie from keeping its courtyard upper patio open.
Eat + Drink How to Make a Hot Toddy We thought we’d give you a little something for the days Jack Frost nips at your nose.
Eat + Drink Frighteningly Good Halloween Cocktails Here are five recipes to try at home. No cauldron required.
Eat + Drink Red Star Tavern Releases Signature Bourbon Raise a glass, everyone! We’re toasting Red Star Tavern and Roast House in Portland, which has debuted its own Signature Single Barrel Bourbon.
Eat + Drink How to Make “The Last Word” Cocktail If you’re looking for a change from the old Long Island iced tea routine, Damien Lynch, the cocktail crafter at Library Bistro & Bookstore Bar in Seattle, is here to punch things up. Watch Video
Eat + Drink Beer Cocktails Bubble Up Our mad scientists … um, mixology experts found ways for beer and liquor to mingle together deliciously. Who doesn’t love a two-fer?
Kimpton Buzz 8 Ways to Spend a Kimpton Gift Card Oh me, oh my! Did somebody really give you a Kimpton Gift Card? Aw, shucks. They shouldn’t have.
Eat + Drink Let’s Toast World Cocktail Day! Today is World Cocktail Day. The annual holiday celebrates the first reference to the word “cocktail” in 1806.
Eat + Drink Library Bistro & Bookstore Bar Has a Book for Every Taste Here they nourish us with their favorite reads and recommend menu items to cleverly pair them with.
Eat + Drink Bowled Over By Punch Punch bowls are back. Not in the college-party way (aka: buckets of fluorescent mystery liquid), but in a sophisticated, olden-days fashion.
Eat + Drink How to Twist the Classics Classic drinks like martinis and Manhattans have always been cool. These days, with Mad Men fever spreading, they’re even more sought after.
Eat + Drink Great Bar Tools for Your Home The thing is, there’s a bartender in all of us. I’ve had a lot of schooling, sure. But the tools that I use are no different then the ones you can buy and, eventually, master.
Eat + Drink Bell Pepper Smash Recipe Countless chefs make it their life’s work to source local, seasonal ingredients. It’s what the farm-to-table movement is all about. But what about farm to cocktail glass?