Archive - Bar\Heart with Amy Haimerl

The Spicy Margarita of Our Dreams

It's Cocktail Hour. Sit down and enjoy one. You'll thank me. Plus, Rebecca Makkai's new novel, some cute lambies, Shrinking, and 2 perfect dinners to…

Apr 21, 2023 •

Drinking Gin & Tonics with Taylor Kay Phillips

Plus, her special Fuzzy Sparkle cocktail, how to prolong your tulips, ramp season, boats and hoes and so much more.

Apr 14, 2023 •

'That's Different': A Decoder Ring for Midwest Phrases

Emmy-winning comic Taylor Kay Phillips tells us what Midwesterners really mean. Plus, which Royal has the best mustache, what it's like living in a…

Apr 12, 2023 •

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The Peeps Cocktail You Didn't Know You Needed

Just in time for Easter (or Spring), Friend Shana, my main squeeze for cocktail f*ckery, invents the "The Jungle Peep" -- a version of the tiki staple…

Apr 7, 2023 •

“I got out of that car a goddess”

Pink Flowers, Black trans artist, pleasure activist and educator on her transition from gender nonbinary to trans in the Midwest.

Apr 5, 2023 •

March 2023

Lovey's Making Old Fashioneds for Cocktail Hour

And I don't mean a Wisconsin Old Fashioned. Plus, nostalgia for 'Punk Rock Girl', beach reads and why people are moving to Peoria.

Mar 31, 2023 •

It’s Cocktail Hour! Finally!

And a straight-from-the-bottle week. Plus lambies!

Mar 24, 2023 •

The Story of Plaguesgiving

Or how Covid brought one Midwestern block together for a High Holy Day of food, cocktails and f*ckery.

Mar 23, 2023 •

Cocktail Hour: Drinking Sazeracs for St. Patty's in Cincinnati

Plus a speakeasy five floors underground, the #bougiebull dresses up, a most perfect meal at Nolia, unforgettable black garlic hummus, the places that…

Mar 17, 2023 •

Why the Midwest Tastes like Jelly Donuts* on Mardi Gras

“What is Pączki* Day? It’s only the best day of the year.”

Mar 15, 2023 •

We're Pouring 'Neighbor Negronis' for Cocktail Hour

"Be a good neighbor and leave some on a porch. Or, drink to deal with whatever terrible thing your not-good neighbor has freshly done.”

Mar 10, 2023 •

14 Books I'm Most Anticipating in March 2023

This month's Bar\Heart Book List is a whiplash. Just like the world.

Mar 8, 2023 •

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