Arley Marks, co-owner of Honey’s in Brooklyn, grew up surrounded by art. Initially, Arley went to the Rhode Island School of Design to study furniture design but shortly after realized the program wasn’t for him. He took four years off from school and worked in restaurants in Providence during that time and ended up back at school where he graduated with a sculpture degree. While in Providence, Arley started playing around with installations, which allowed him to imagine every drink as a sculptural and multi-sensory experience. After Providence, Arley landed in New York where he worked at Mission Chinese Food, Diner and Dimes, and eventually opened the doors to a place he now calls home - Honey’s. Honey’s is part production facility (where they make a bunch of different products including mead) and part tasting room formatted as a cocktail bar. Arley and From The Ground Up host, Danielle, caught up on the rooftop of Honey’s and covered everything from making mead to building multi-sensory experiences and creating cocktails that are visually complex and sculptural.