April 2005
FEATURES
CURRENTS
Wine and the Glass, meet Randy Durnal, craft beer up, and more.
CHEERS BEVERAGE CONFERENCE COVERAGE
Find out what happened at the industry's most important annual
event. New cocktails, international trends, dram-shop liability and more
news from the conference.
BY ELLIE VAN SAVAGE AND JACK ROBERTIELLO
CHEERS AWARD WINNERS 2005
A quick look inside the nine Cheers award-winning chain restaurants.
BY ELLIE VAN SAVAGE
CREST OF A WAVE?
Imported beers are still growing in the U.S., but what's ahead isn't quite
clear.
BY LEW BRYSON
FAVORED FLAVORS
An enormous range of rums and vodkas with a little extra have become a staple
behind the bar.
BY CHERYL URSIN
GLASSWARE UPDATE
What's the latest from the leading glassware manufacturers? We find out.
BY ELLIE VAN SAVAGE
CHEERS SPIRIT TASTING
Cheers inaugurates a regular tasting program, with recommendations, of new
spirits entering the market.
BY ROBERT PLOTKIN AND JACK ROBERTIELLO
