Pouring Through History

In this episode we sit down with Mike Feist, bar manager at Soul at The Joseph Hotel. Mike has worn many hats — trained chef, amateur historian, and one of Columbus’s most creative bartenders — but the through‑line is simple: he fell in love with bartending and never looked back. Mike pulls back the curtain on his passion project, a meticulously researched menu of historic Columbus cocktails resurrected from bars that no longer exist. We explore how he tracked down forgotten recipes, the stories behind the city’s long‑gone watering holes, and why preserving cocktail history matters just as much as creating something new. It’s a conversation about craft, memory, and the magic of reviving flavors that once defined a city’s nightlife.