Alyson Sheppard is a food writer and hangover specialist based in the South.

Bars We Love: Clover Club, Brooklyn (Playboy.com)

Bars We Love: Clover Club, Brooklyn (Playboy.com)

When Julie Reiner opened Clover Club in Brooklyn in 2008, some people alleged that she was personally trying to gentrify Kings County. 

http://www.playboy.com/articles/bars-we-love-clover-club-brooklyn

Bars We Love: Union Larder, San Francisco (Playboy.com)

Bars We Love: Union Larder, San Francisco (Playboy.com)

City in a Glass: Charleston (PasteMagazine.com)

City in a Glass: Charleston (PasteMagazine.com)