Elizabeth Pearce

Drinks Historian Elizabeth Pearce is the founder of Drink & Learn through which she offers virtual happy hours and in person tours, sharing New Orleans and American history through drinks. She is the host of the Drink & Learn podcast, the author of the book Drink Dat New Orleans, and the co-author of the French Quarter Drinking Companion. She was named a “Person to Watch” by New Orleans magazine and is also an educator for the Sazerac Liquor Company. Prior to creating Drink & Learn, Pearce was the original Senior Curator of the Southern Food and Beverage Museum.
She likes her desk messy and her whiskey neat.

Practice Makes Perfect

When Lydia Salter creates a new drink at Gianna, it’s likely to be as...

Funky Town

The rum-filled menu and lush tropical atmosphere of Cane & Table give bar manager...

Zest for Life

Justin Clark, bar director for Lengua Madre, credits his kitchen as a source of...

Cereal Killer

Are you one of those people who drinks every drop of your cereal’s milk...

Caribbean Dream

When James O’Donnell visited Haiti, he was struck by a local form of hospitality....

Carnival Classic

Even though Ryan Wilkins has been the bar manager at Bar Marilou for more...
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Manhattan State of Mind

In the last few years, Barrel Proof managing partner Liam Deegan has watched Manhattan...

Naughty and Nice

There’s many ways to mark the start of the holiday season, but for some...

A Scottish Play

Jordan Deis’ “Layover in Glasgow” is a riff on the “Paper Plane,” itself inspired...

Sloe it Down

When Jennifer O’Blenis and her fellow co-owners bought Westbank favorite, the Naughty Knight Lounge,...

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