Robert Simonson
{{short description|American journalist and author (born 1964)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Robert Simonson
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|9|11}}
| birth_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
| occupation = Journalist, The New York Times contributor, author
| children = 1
| website = {{Official URL}}
}}
Robert Simonson (born September 11, 1964) is an American journalist and author.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/12/dining/drinks/pineapple-juice-cocktails.html|title=Pineapple, a Spiky Outsider, Is Now a Regular at the Bar|work=The New York Times |date=March 12, 2018 |access-date=18 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918123554/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/12/dining/drinks/pineapple-juice-cocktails.html|archive-date=18 September 2018|url-status=live|last1=Simonson |first1=Robert }}{{cite web|url=https://www.milwaukeemag.com/author/robert-simonson/|title=Robert Simonson – Milwaukee Magazine|website=Milwaukee Magazine|access-date=18 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918123603/https://www.milwaukeemag.com/author/robert-simonson/|archive-date=18 September 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/search?query=robert+simonson|title=The New York Times – Search|website=The New York Times|access-date=18 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918123605/https://www.nytimes.com/search?query=robert+simonson|archive-date=18 September 2018|url-status=live}}
Personal life
Robert Simonson was born in Wisconsin; he has lived in Brooklyn since 1988.
Career
Robert Simonson began writing about cocktails, spirits and bars for The New York Times in 2009.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/dining/02bars.html|title=Bars Discover the Timing Is Right for Daylight Drinking|first=Robert|last=Simonson|work=The New York Times |date=December 2, 2009 |access-date=28 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918091118/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/dining/02bars.html|archive-date=18 September 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/27/dining/drinks/regional-cocktails-lunchbox-brandy-old-fashioned.html|title=Cocktails Only a Local Could Love|work=The New York Times |date=November 27, 2017 |access-date=18 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705005905/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/27/dining/drinks/regional-cocktails-lunchbox-brandy-old-fashioned.html|archive-date=5 July 2018|url-status=live |last1=Simonson |first1=Robert }} He has also written frequently for Imbibe, Whisky Advocate, Saveur, Food & Wine and Lucky Peach. Since 2017, he has been a contributing editor at Punch.{{cite web|url=https://punchdrink.com/about/|title=PUNCH – About Us|last=Punch|access-date=28 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701225445/https://punchdrink.com/about/|archive-date=1 July 2018|url-status=live}} His book 3-Ingredient Cocktails was nominated for a James Beard Award.{{cite web|url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/the-2018-james-beard-award-nominees|title=The 2018 James Beard Award Nominees|website=jamesbeard.org|access-date=28 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314224236/https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/the-2018-james-beard-award-nominees|archive-date=14 March 2018|url-status=live}} His other writings have been nominated for a total of 10 Spirited Awards, which are awarded annually by Tales of the Cocktail.{{cite web|url=https://talesofthecocktail.com/news/top-four-finalists-12th-annual-spirited-awards|title=Top four finalists: 12th annual spirited awards|website=talesofthecocktail.com|date=June 22, 2018 }}
Prior to becoming a cocktail writer, he wrote about the theater for 15 years, primarily for The New York Times and Playbill, where he was an editor and writer for 16 years.{{cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/playbill-on-line-welcomes-robert-simonson-as-staff-writer-com-74687|title=Playbill On-Line Welcomes Robert Simonson as Staff Writer – Playbill|website=Playbill|access-date=28 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918091113/https://www.playbill.com/article/playbill-on-line-welcomes-robert-simonson-as-staff-writer-com-74687|archive-date=18 September 2018|url-status=live}} He also wrote four books about the theater.{{cite book|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2392471.On_Broadway_Men_Still_Wear_Hats|title=On Broadway, Men Still Wear Hats|website=goodreads.com|isbn=978-1-57525-343-5 |access-date=28 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918123539/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2392471.On_Broadway_Men_Still_Wear_Hats|archive-date=18 September 2018|url-status=live |last1=Simonson |first1=Robert |date=2004 |publisher=Smith and Kraus }}
Bibliography
- {{cite book|last=Simonson|first=Robert|title=The Old-Fashioned: The Story of the World's First Classic Cocktail, with Recipes and Lore|publisher=Ten Speed Press|year=2014|isbn=978-1607745358}}
- {{cite book|last=Simonson|first=Robert|title=A Proper Drink: The Untold Story of How a Band of Bartenders Saved the Civilized Drinking World|publisher=Ten Speed Press|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZJzhDAAAQBAJ|date=2016|isbn=978-1-60774-754-3|oclc=933567553}}
- {{cite book|last=Simonson|first=Robert|title=3-Ingredient Cocktails: An Opinionated Guide to the Most Enduring Drinks in the Cocktail Canon|publisher=Ten Speed Press|year=2017|isbn=978-0399578540}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
- [https://www.timeout.com/newyork/blog/bar-reporter-robert-simonson-talks-about-theater-folk-cocktails-and-his-newfangled-book-about-the-old-fashioned Interview with Robert Simonson] at TimeOut
- [https://www.nytimes.com/search?query=robert%20simonson Robert Simonson articles] at The New York Times
- [https://punchdrink.com/author/robert-simonson/ Robert Simonson articles] at Punch
- [http://imbibemagazine.com/?s=robert+simonson&category_name= Robert Simonson articles] at Imbibe
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