When Miles Macquarrie and his wife, Leigh Anne, were looking for a new home just prior to the birth of their daughter three years ago, they were charmed by a 1920s-era, Craftsman-style bungalow in East Lake. For the co-owner and beverage director of Watchman’s Seafood and Spirits and Kimball House—a recent finalist for the James Beard Outstanding Beverage Program award—the location between his two establishments was a draw, as was a basement kitchen that he turned into a cozy bar and test lab for drink recipes.
Andrew Thomas Lee