The beardfoundation Awards are happening now in Chicago! Make yourself a cocktail from Nobody's Darling, which is up for Outstanding Bar Program, as you watch the announcement of winners:
, who have been friends for years, originally bonded over golf and their shared love of a good cocktail. Riddle says it was during a golf outing that she first suggested opening a bar together. She kept bringing it up to Barnes, “And she finally said yes,” Riddle says.
“We like ‘straight-friendly,’ because we are definitely women-centered and LGBTQ-friendly, but we want everyone to feel welcome,” Barnes says. Before even reaching the one-year anniversary of their business, Barnes and Riddle found out about their James Beard Award nomination, which amounts to being chosen as one of the best bars in the country. A few words went through Riddle’s mind: “Exciting, but overwhelming. Humbling.”
The Southside Lychee cocktail, which is named in honor of Barnes’ South Side roots, uses PlayPen Vodka, a local Black-owned brand.
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