Perhaps the only thing sillier than an unbearably serious bartender who calls himself a "mixologist" is the customer who's eager to pay upwards of $15 for a drink. To be sure, if you've got the money, an expertly-made cocktail at, say, Milk & Honey or Death & Company can, under the right circumstances, transcend such trivial concerns as "price." But the city's uptight cocktail culture is certainly ripe for parody, and so Thomas Chadwick, the owner of the superb Williamsburg cocktail den Dram, has plucked the low-hanging fruit. Here's his funny video skewering both pretentious sides of the bar. more ›

Ever curious what it would be like to get wasted with Martha Stewart? Pretty sure that's what these guys recently did when they took her to their favorite Williamsburg bar Dram on South 4th Street (later they put some food in her at Pies n' Thighs). Watch the below video to hear Martha talk about her love for "big round balls" (of ice!), living in the Mad Men era ("I knew several Don Drapers"), not being able to drink gin since it landed her on the bathroom floor, her love for vodka, and what she thinks of Picklebacks. more ›

Soon after the New Year, the inviting little café formerly known as Chickenbone will be reborn as Dram. So named for the unit of measurement in the apothecaries' system, the south Williamsburg bar will focus on specialty pre-prohibition cocktails made with all-fresh ingredients. Managing partner Tom Chadwick – who currently moonlights behind the bar at Bushwick Country Club – told us that his vision for Dram involves bringing the fastidious cocktail craze, popularized by exclusive... more ›