Dive Bar Jukebox with Sammi Katz and Olivia McGiff
"I bet you think this song is about you."
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Welcome back to Dive Bar Jukebox, where every Friday bartenders, writers, chefs, musicians, and a host of dynamic people answer the question: If we were hanging out together at a bar and I put ten credits on the jukebox, what songs would you punch in and why? Their answers reveal thoughts on their favorite dive bars along with a hand-picked, annotated 10-song playlist for your weekend listening pleasure.
Please welcome today’s special guests….
Sammi Katz and Olivia McGiff
It was a blast to chat with Sammi Katz and Olivia McGiff on Monday’s LAST CALL dispatch, and the author and illustrator of Cocktails in Color: A Spirited Guide to the Art and Joy of Drinkmaking are back for today’s Dive Bar Jukebox. Be sure to check out my interview with Sammi and Olivia to learn more about the talented duo and the journey of their book, from concept to publication.
It’s been a busy pub-week for the longtime friends and creative collaborators who first met in a student theater group at Vassar, but they found some time between launch parties and signing copies of their new book to talk about some of their favorite dive bars and share a pop-music soaked playlist (with a couple of soulful classics) of jukebox favorites to kick off the weekend and get you moving.
And if you haven’t already picked up a copy of their spirited and inventive book, Cocktails in Color, swing by your favorite local bookstore or online retailer to remedy that.
“This deeply nerdy yet vibrantly accessible guide to cocktail basics would be a super solid addition to any budding mixologist’s library, but even a grizzled veteran like me picked up a thing or two!"
—John DeBary, author of Drink What You Want
