Sother Teague: Owner of Amor y Amargo is Just Here for the Drinks

The Restaurant Guys

The Banter
The Guys sound the alarm that what’s in your bottle is not what it used to be and find out Francis’ favorite ice cream.

The Conversation
The Restaurant Guys reconnect with Sother Teague about the beginning of Amor y Amaro, his multitude of establishments and his viral video last year. Be sure to listen to get a Super Secret Sother Cocktail! (Psst, scroll down.)

The Inside Track
The Guys met Sother through Dale DeGroff and Audrey Saunders (cocktail legends). He helped them celebrate their 30th anniversary of Stage Left Steak and has attended several special events at their restaurants. They met up at Tales of the Cocktail last month for oysters.

On why some love the hospitality business:

“As you're making 10 (cocktails) and dealing with the bar and listening to the ticket machine rattle at you, it's a high pressure situation, but I think that there are folks like the three of us who thrive on that. I don't think I'm ever going to step away from this stuff,” Sother Teague on The Restaurant Guys Podcast 2024

Bio
Sother Teague worked in kitchens for 12 years and was a culinary educator. He came out of the kitchen and behind a few bars in New York before opening Amor y Amargo in 2011. His Overthrow Hospitality Group has nearly a dozen venues such as Avant Garden and Soda Club in NY and Ubuntu in Los Angeles. In 2018 Sother was awarded Mixologist of the Year by Wine Enthusiast.

Sother Teague, along with Damon Boelte, and Greg Benson have hosted The Speakeasy podcast since 2011. It won Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award for Best Podcast.

Info
Sother’s podcast
The Speakeasy
Overthrow Hospitality Concepts (including Amor y Amargo)
https://www.overthrowhospitality.com/all-venues/
Sother on all platforms
@creativedrunk

Sother’s book
I'm Just Here for the Drinks: A Guide to Spirits, Drinking and More Than 100 Extraordinary Cocktails by Sother Teague

Sother’s Cocktail Recipe

Nap Time

1.5 oz Mezcal (I used @RosaLuna for its soft smoke)

.75 oz @SuzeOfficial

1 Dash @BettersBitters foamer

.5 oz Grapefruit Juice

.5 oz lime juice

.25 2:1 syrup

Vigorously shake with ice to chill, dilute, and aerate. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Express oils from a grapefruit twist over the top

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