FOOD+DRINK O N T H E LI N E W I T H
STEFAN HUEBNER
Dot Dot Dot’s co-owner and head mixologist has created a wine-based cocktail menu for Foxcroft Wine’s newest location in Waverly BY TAYLOR BOWLER
You may know him from: He’s the former bar manager at Heist Brewery Age: 46 Relationship status: Single with one daughter, age 12 Hometown: Parsippany, New Jersey Currently lives: Windsor Park Currently reading: The Autobiography of Theodore Roosevelt
What’s the most surprising thing about you? I do archery in my backyard. My doctor told me it would help with my blood pressure. What single ingredient do you always have on hand? Whiskey. What’s one drink you nail every time? An old-fashioned. What’s your favorite cocktail? The next one (laughs). Seriously, though, when you do cocktails all day, the last thing you want to drink is a cocktail. I’m more of a beer or shot guy. What’s the craziest story a customer has told you from the bar? I have a regular at Dot Dot Dot who owned a club in New York and told me about doing cocaine with Miles Davis. The guy is probably in his late eighties. It’s such a crazy story, you know he’s not making that up. What do you think is an underappreciated flavor? I really love tropical, sour fruits, like Caribbean sours. Any drink trends you’re watching? Rum is gonna be the next big thing. I’d bet my home on it.
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What’s your favorite bar or restaurant in I’d see (Conrad) out at charity events and Charlotte, other than your own? I really love he’d say, “Let’s open a bar.” This went on for the steamed buns at Good Food on Montford, about five years. Then he reached out over and I eat at Eddie’s Place Facebook one night and said, “Are twice a week. For drinks, you in or not?” Within two weeks, THE HARD STUFF: I love Idlewild and The we were writing up a partnership Chocolate or cheese? Thirsty Beaver Saloon. agreement. We opened Dot Dot Cheese Dot in 2017, and Foxcroft Waverly Coffee or tea? What would be your opened late last year. Tea last meal? Two pounds Beer or wine? of thinly sliced salami on Tell me about your wine-based Beer fresh rye bread with really cocktail menu at Foxcroft Ketchup or mustard? good mustard, a shot of Waverly. We didn’t want to blur Mustard really good whiskey, my what Foxcroft is already doing, Cake or pie? mom’s spätzle, and an we just wanted to accentuate it. I Pecan pie oversized dill pickle. Throw created low-ABV cocktails based Dog or cat? in a Mexican Coke, too. around wine, and they’re pretty Neither—my daughter darn close to what a classic cocktail has a turtle named How did this is—the only thing missing is that Gomer opportunity with alcohol bite. Comedy or drama? Foxcroft Wine come Drama to you? Conrad Hunter What makes an ideal cocktail Reality or fiction? (business partner, Dot experience for you? I’d rather Fiction Dot Dot co-owner, and have a crap cocktail from a nice Facebook or Instagram? Foxcroft Wine owner) bartender than a great cocktail Instagram and I know each other from a really mean one. A great sitfrom a previous life, down at a bar is more important when I was a touring musician. I bartended than the actual cocktail. You can’t fake a great for extra money, and it started to take off. experience.
PETER TAYLOR
Favorite sports team: Chicago Cubs
