Feed favorite David Wondrich (Photo: Daniel Krieger)

Wondering where your favorite NYC barkeeps are this week? They’re staggering about the French Quarter sporting Panamanian straw hats. Annual New Orleans booze congress Tales of the Cocktail is fully underway, with seminars, parties and dinners happening all over the city. After battling Internet outages and a steady stream of intoxicants, we finally have a chance to bring you up to speed. Find some highlights (Trends! Geeks! David Wondrich!) after the jump. Read more »

New Orleans booze conference Tales of the Cocktail officially kicks off today, and the Feed with be covering the eff out of it (more on that later). In preparation for what will no doubt be an entertainingly hazy series of blog posts, we visited one of the city’s lesser-known landmarks—the Museum of the American Cocktail—yesterday. Per usual, we’ve returned bearing observations. Find ‘em after the jump. Read more »