Food for the brain? A bartender and her neurologist father walked us through, among other things, an ungarnished martini (back right), an Old Fashioned (front left), and a Brandy Alexander (front right). Nathan Mattise NEW ORLEANS—A world-renowned cocktail conference may sound like a giant party (well, because it is to some extent), but increasingly the annual Tales of the Cocktail gathering of the alcohol industry doubles as the nerdiest pilgrimage for those wanting to know more about the drinks they love. Where else would Dr.