Dani Brand

Dani Brand is InsideHook's Nightlife Editor, as well as an adjunct journalism professor and bartender who slings drinks and occasional wisdom. Many of her patrons use her as a therapist.

All Articles From Dani Brand
A man in a baseball cap looks at his phone while a woman next to him drinks from a glass. Other people are in the background.

Field Report: Observing Men Hitting on Women IRL

In this age of dating apps and male loneliness, can guys still close the deal in person? We dispatched one woman to find out…

SZA, with voluminous red curly hair and a cropped sweater, smiles while a DJ works the turntables in a dimly lit club.

Hanging With SZA at New York’s Hottest New Nightclub

With its impossible door, is BC the new Bungalow 8?

A woman standing behind a bar

How to Hit on a Woman at a Bar

Our resident female bartender dispenses crucial tips that just might improve your real-life love life