Kara Newman is a spirits and cocktail writer based in New York. She is the Spirits Editor for Wine Enthusiast and her work appears in The New York Times, Saveur, The San Francisco Chronicle, Arrive, and Sommelier Journal, among other publications. Previously, she was the “High Spirits” cocktail columnist for Chile Pepper magazine. In addition, Kara is the author of The Secret Financial Life of Food (Columbia University Press) and two cocktail books, Cocktails for a Crowd (pub date May 2013) and Spice & Ice, both from Chronicle Books.