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Chompon "Boong" Boonnak (MET'13) recounts his journey falling in love with cocktails, to bartending, to co-owning one of Boston's most celebrated restaurants, Mahaniyom in Brookline Village. At Mahaniyom, Boonnak and his team craft what he calls [...]"cocktails with a Thai twist" to accompany the restaurant's diverse menu of shared plates with bold, authentic flavors.
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Chompon "Boong" Boonnak (MET'13) of the Thai tapas bar Mahaniyom in Brookline Village prepares a Pure Sin, his smoky riff on a rum Old Fashioned, which features cachaca, a smoky rum from Mexico, pandan syrup, and jasmine bitters imported from [...]Thailand. The stirred cocktail is smoked with apple wood chips and presented on clear ice.
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Chompon "Boong" Boonnak (MET'13) of the Thai tapas bar Mahaniyom in Brookline Village prepares a Song in My Heart, his riff on a classic Tom Collins cocktail featuring flavors from his childhood. The drink features Vietnamese gin, a house-made [...]cantaloupe and pandan cordial, Licor 43, lemon, and soda water.
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Ryan Lotz (CAS’09), beverage director at Boston restaurants Bar Mezzana and Black Lamb, takes us through the birth of his latest venture, the Tiki bar Shore Leave.
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