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Robert Simonson

American journalist and author (born 1964)

Robert Simonson is an American journalist and author.

01Career

Robert Simonson began writing about cocktails, spirits and bars for The New York Times in 2009. He has also written frequently for Imbibe, Whisky Advocate, Saveur, Food & Wine and Lucky Peach. Since 2017, he has been a contributing editor at Punch. His book 3-Ingredient Cocktails was nominated for a James Beard Award. His other writings have been nominated for a total of 10 Spirited Awards, which are awarded annually by Tales of the Cocktail.

Before becoming a cocktail writer, he wrote about the theater for 15 years, primarily for The New York Times and Playbill, where he was an editor and writer for 16 years. He also wrote four books about the theater.

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