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Employees Only Turns 20: An Oral History of the Iconic NYC Speakeasy

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Twenty years ago, a handful of roommates and Dale DeGroff disciples bound together to turn their hospitality-forward house parties into their life’s work. We realized that we had something, that people liked our hospitality. Employees Only (EO) came into the world on Nov. Kosmas: The idea was really for us. It was amazing.

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At Modern Cocktail Bars, It’s Every Drink, Everywhere, All at Once. Is That Such a Bad Thing?

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Harrison is the founder of Rachel Harrison Communications, a publicity firm that is prominent in the food, drink, and hospitality world. She believes the rising cost of every aspect of doing business in the post-pandemic hospitality sphere was a wake-up call for many bars, both old and new. “As It’s not the chapel of the bar.”

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