Best Cocktail Class: Bob Peters’ Garage Bar
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When restaurants and bars shut down and his consulting business dried up last spring, renowned mixologist Bob Peters, who stepped away from his role as head mixologist at The Punch Room in Uptown in mid-2018, knew he had to act fast to salvage some income and support his wife, Jena, and 10-year-old daughter. So he turned his double garage in Plaza Midwood into a — well, not a bar exactly. That wouldn’t be legal. It’s partly a home studio, where Peters can broadcast cocktail classes on Zoom or Instagram; and partly a sanctuary, a place to refine recipes and indulge in a craft that COVID — and at times the state legislature — has done its best to derail.

He quickly found an audience. Since the pandemic began, he’s hosted workshops and events for Amazon, grocery store chain Wegman’s and liquor delivery company Caskers, as well as dozens of private events, including birthday parties, bachelorette bashes and office socials.

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Food & Drink Critics’ Pick Winners: Best in the Nest 2021
The best of Charlotte’s food and drink as chosen by Nerve critics

We all gotta eat, just respect your servers while you’re out. They’ve taken a lot of shit over the past year. So eat, drink, be merry and tip well.

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QC Nerve
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Food & Drink Critics’ Pick Winners: Best in the Nest 2021
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https://qcnerve.com/food-drink-critics-pick-winners-best-in-the-nest-2021/
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Q.C. Nerve Staff
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Grant Baldwin

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