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

Best of Dallas 2016: Best Bartender (Dallas Observer)

Best of Dallas 2016: Best Bartender (Dallas Observer)

Bartenders do not solely exist to crack open your cans of Lone Star and stir up your Moscow mules. They are also our "psychiatrists, comforters, wingmen, shoulders to cry on and always-waiting high five," Máté Hartai, beverage director of HG Sply and Remedy, reminded us in a Facebook post that went viral in July. 

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Best of Dallas 2016: Best Cocktails (Dallas Observer)

Best of Dallas 2016: Best Cocktails (Dallas Observer)

Bars We Love: Sportsman’s Club, Chicago (Playboy.com)

Bars We Love: Sportsman’s Club, Chicago (Playboy.com)