Best of Boston
2016 Best Bartender
Todd Maul, Cafe Artscience
From left: Karen Akunowicz, Katie Gilarde, Todd Maul, Meghan Thompson, and Tiffani Faison. / Photograph by Jason Grow, styling by Laura Dillon/Team
Imagine a boozy amuse-bouche of scotch, inhaled as a plume of smoke. Or a mai tai that actually grows stronger thanks to rum-soaked banana leaves lining the walls of your tiki glass. Armed with gadgets like a centrifuge and Le Whaf, an invention that turns liquids into vapors, Todd Maul has created a cocktail program that’s as much kitchen chemistry as it is adult playground.