Bruce Vanwyngarden

photograph by bruce vanwyngarden Lisa Gradinger with a “Vieux Carré.” After moving to Memphis from Springfield, Missouri, in 1997, Lisa Gradinger soon found herself making drinks for Elvis Presley. Sort of. “I’d been waiting tables at the Dixie Cafe when ... See more

photograph by ‘Captures by Katie’ Pedan Vennemann I needed to get to Villa Castrioti by 4 p.m. to interview the restaurant’s award-winning bartender, Pedan Vennemann. Unsure of exactly where it was, I plugged the name into Google Maps and headed east to G... See more

photograph by bruce vanwyngarden Steven Burns with a “Sour Cherry Negroni.” “Many years ago, I thought I wanted to be a chef, and so I went off to culinary school in Charleston, South Carolina. But after a year, I decided it just wasn’t for me. I didn’t w... See more

photograph by bruce vanwyngarden Sara Patterson serves a New York Sour. First things first: Sara Patterson owns the second-largest bur oak tree in the state of Missouri. She’s also a witty conversationalist and the bartender at Cafe 1912, Glen and Martha ... See more

photograph by bruce vanwyngarden Sara Patterson serves a New York Sour. First things first: Sara Patterson owns the second-largest bur oak tree in the state of Missouri. She’s also a witty conversationalist and the bartender at Cafe 1912, Glen and Martha ... See more