Briana Bononcini
Northern Daughter
Briana
Briana is a writer, creative director, and restauranteur. She writes about drinks, cooking, food, bar culture, travel, and motherhood. She has written two cookbooks and develops recipes.
Her first book, Northern Hospitality, released by Voyageur Press was a 2019 IACP Cookbook Awards finalist in the “Beer, Wine & Spirits” category and a Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards finalist for “Best New Cocktail or Bartending Book”. David Wondrich called the book “a future classic”.
Her second book Wonder Woman; The Official Cookbook is available now.
She co-founded the Portland Hunt + Alpine Club, a beloved cocktail bar in Maine that is a two-time James Beard semi-finalist (2015 & 2017) for "Outstanding Bar Program”. She also hosts “Hush, Hush”, a dinner series where the cuisine, wine and music changes.
She enjoys a good Cosmo, travels to Disney once a year, sometimes plays the banjo, and Debbie Harry once said Briana reminded her of “her good friend Joey Ramone”.
True Facts:
Has two kids; Oona and Rockwell (we call him Rocky)
Named one of Wine Enthusiast’s ‘40 Under 40 Tastemakers of 2020’.
In 2015, named by Maine Magazine as one of Maine's "50 Most Influential Mainers"
Made her feature film debut in Kindergarten Cop
Worked as a writer at Wieden + Kennedy and The VIA Agency, to name a couple.
Gutted and redesigned her mid century modern home
Is the leading expert on päntsdrunk
Former music video director (Jamie Lidell, Tender Forever, The Dandy Warhols)
Her death row meal would be a cheeseburger and fries
Hosted a weekly jazz radio show on 91.9 KMUN in Astoria, OR
Has seen every season of the The Bachelor/Bachelorette
Is featured in Brad Thomas Parson’s book “Last Call”