Ethan Fixell Ethan Fixell has written about beer, wine, spirits, and coffee for over a decade. Formerly a beer director for New York City restaurants, he has also educated consumers at guided tastings for Astor Center, NYC Wine Company, Virtual With Us, and more.Expertise: beer, wine, spirits, and coffee.Experience: As a touring professional comedian, Ethan Fixell got his start in the beverage industry by writing a monthly column for Serious Eats called On The Beer Trail. From there, he went on to write for dozens of other publications, including Food & Wine, Tasting Table, Thrillist, Wine Enthusiast, Food Republic, Esquire, Vanity Fair, Men's Journal, Playboy, Saveur, Quartz, Travel + Leisure, Salon, VICE Munchies, and many more.Ethan later became the editor-in-chief of The Beer Necessities (a digital publication founded by Anheuser-Busch) and beer editor for About.com (now Dotdash).Ethan is a certified cicerone, certified specialist of wine, and certified specialist of spirits. About Food & Wine Food & Wine, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is an award-winning online resource for anyone passionate about the culinary world. With rigorously tested recipes and the most trusted restaurant, drinks, culinary travel and home coverage, we inspire and empower people everywhere to discover, create, and devour the best in food and wine. Learn more about us and our editorial process.