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Will Canon’s Sean Michael Johnson be the Nation’s “Most Imaginative Bartender”?
Bar, Drinks, Food

Will Canon’s Sean Michael Johnson be the Nation’s “Most Imaginative Bartender”?

That’s the kind of thing that’ll get you noticed by a jaded U.S. Bartender’s Guild judge, so it’s not surprising that Johnson’s heading to Vegas for a September 8 bid at a national title. The winner gets, among other things, a cover feature in the December 2013 GQ magazine “Men of The Year” issue, and a shot at the Global Finals in 2014. Continue reading Will Canon’s Sean Michael Johnson be the Nation’s “Most Imaginative Bartender”?

Say Hello to Canon, an Old-Fashioned 12th Avenue Booze-Up
Bar, Food

Say Hello to Canon, an Old-Fashioned 12th Avenue Booze-Up

Jamie Boudreau’s bar Canon (Twitter, Facebook), now open officially, is the kind of place that will make a boozehound of a certain stripe feel that he or she has died and gone to cocktail heaven, at least between the hours of 5 p.m. and 2 a.m.

Just down the street from Tavern Law, and not too far from the Knee High Stocking Co. or Sun Liquor Distillery, Canon (only the one N in the middle there, despite a cannon being its mark) has some work to do to distinguish itself from neo-speakeasy cocktail emporia, but if there’s anyone who can do it, it’s Boudreau. Continue reading Say Hello to Canon, an Old-Fashioned 12th Avenue Booze-Up