Burn by Rocky Patel

Hurricane Ian: Picking up the pieces

July 18, 2023

A September weeknight at BURN by Rocky Patel in Naples, Florida was soothing and quiet. A musical duo played some Boomer hits, folks in and ...

Rocky Patel Cigar Smoking World Championship

August 13, 2021

BURN by Rocky Patel Naples is hosting one of the first U.S. preliminaries for the 2021 Cigar Smoking World Championship, starting and ending the competition ...

Rocky Patel’s 60th Birthday

August 10, 2021

Rocky Patel turned 60 and the celebration at BURN by Rocky Patel in Naples, Florida, started with a happy hour that burst into a full ...

BURN 10 Year Anniversary Party

March 12, 2021

Featured in our January / February 2021 Issue Naples, Fla. Celebrating ten years for Burn by Rocky Patel’s flagship lounge in Naples, Florida meant a ...

Destination OKC

February 9, 2021

Destination OKC When the sky turns green, you look for the funnel, Kyle Warr says. In Oklahoma City, one of the most tornado-prone areas in ...

The All Decade Awards – Retail & Event Awards

January 19, 2021

All Decade Awards As we turn our attention to 2021, we looked back at the last ten years to see what companies, personalities, and products ...

Ep. 0001: Hamlet Paredes on success in Cuban cigars and starting over in the land of the free

November 30, 2017

In this first episode of the Cigar Snob podcast, we head to Naples, Florida for an interview with Hamlet Paredes, the blender behind Rocky Patel ...