Drink of the Week: The Lancaster Where: Proof When Adam Bernbach was at Bar Pilar, he was among my favorite bartenders in town. He also briefly co-authored a cocktail column for us. It was a major coup when Proof was able to add Bernbach to their already heady booze team. And from the look of Proof’s drink menu, it’s turned into a great way for the bartender to spread his wings. The cocktail menu…

Adam Bernbach (left) tends bar at Benjamin’s Bar Mitzvah as Dan Searing looks on. There was no hora, chicken dance, or karaoke at Benjamin’s Bar Mitzvah last night. No dinner buffet or pajama pants party favors. But there was an adult version of a Shirley Temple. Latch Key Productions’ faux simcha last night at the Warehouse Theater was not in fact a coming of age celebration, but a venue to mix up some creative…

Drink of the week: Brown Derby Where: Bar Pilar All the big guys have covered the Tuesday night specialty cocktails made by Pilar’s self-described sherpa Adam Bernbach. So what do you do when it’s not Tuesday? Certainly you could choose from the good selection of beers. But this summer you should opt for a Brown Derby. The drink is composed of Bulleit bourbon, fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice, and honey. At first it sounds odd, since citrus…