Mixologists

Hot Chocolate Snags Hot Mixologist, Looks to After Hours

The reinvention of Mindy Segal’s Hot Chocolate is not finished yet. No one had said anything about a more serious cocktail program at the recently spiffed up and reconfigured Bucktown spot, but there’s apparently one in the works, because mixologist Clint Rogers, who’s been at Henri and The Gage, is now headed to Hot Chocolate as of June 5 to develop a cocktail program featuring both classics and house-created cocktails. The restaurant has a 2 a.m. license— who knew?— and Rogers told Eater they plan to “make it a popular destination for dinner, but [also] push it into an after-hours bar with a smaller food menu.” [Eater]

Hot Chocolate Snags Hot Mixologist, Looks to After Hours