Tag: Meet the Mixologist
Q&A With Chef Steve McHugh
James Beard Award-nominated Chef Steve McHugh is with Landrace in San Antonio. What was your first job in the beverage or hospitality industry? I grew up …
Meet The Mixologist: Carisa Brooks
Carisa Brooks is the bar supervisor at Pennyroyal in Seattle, a European-style bar in the Kimpton Palladian Hotel. What was your first job in the beverage or hospitality …
Meet The Mixologist: Johnny Kozlowski
Johnny Kozlowski is beverage director of The Avra Group, which operates Avra Estiatorio Greek/Mediterranean restaurants in New York, Beverly Hills and soon to open in Miami. …
Meet The Mixologist: Jose Luis Betancur
Luis Betancur is beverage director at Boston-based Tuscan Brands, which includes seven restaurant concepts and two retail markets. A sommelier and a Chilean native who immigrated to …
Meet The Mixologist: Sophie Burton
Sophie Burton is the beverage director of JoJo’s Beloved Cocktail Lounge in Atlanta, which opened in July 2021. Hidden behind a secret door inside a food hall in …
Q&A: Mariena Mercer Boarini, Wynn Las Vegas
A cocktail alchemist, Mariena Mercer Boarini has been experimenting with molecular mixology since 2007. She creates multi-sensory experiences complete with “cham-feign” foams, show-stopping edible garnishes and …