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Behind The Bar ~ Irvington
Irvington head bartender Joanie Caguiat’s first industry job was at the W Hotel in San Diego, her hometown. She worked her way up from a hostess to a bartender, and after a few years, she decided to...
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Behind The Bar ~ Le Boudoir
It’s no wonder music plays a big role in the shifts of Le Boudoir bartender Franky Marshall — after all, it was her work as a singer that led her to the bartending industry to begin with. Soon tired of...
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Behind The Bar ~ Bar at Clement
Bar at Clement wine and spirits director Jared Fischer spent the best summer of his youth working at a cherry factory in Oregon. “I wanted to save money for a year of study in Kassel, Germany, but...
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Behind The Bar ~ Piora
Piora head bartender Shinya Yamao landed in New York in 1996 to attend school at CUNY Lehman, and to pay his way he got a gig at a Japanese restaurant. He quickly fell in love with the hospitality...
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Behind The Bar ~ Mr. Purple
Mr. Purple bartender Nico Szymanski got his first taste of serious bartending in Boston. “There was a gentleman by the name of Clif Travers, who gave me my first crash course in classic cocktails and...
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Behind The Bar ~ Eli's Night Shift
Eli’s Night Shift head bartender Nathan Gurr comes from a lineage of bar owners, and as such, he got an early start in the hospitality field. When he was just 20 years old, he started waiting tables at...
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Behind The Bar ~ Pouring Ribbons
Pouring Ribbons bartender Amanda Elder was working at a pizza parlor while studying art history at the University of Michigan, and the second she turned 21, she knew she wanted to be trained behind the...
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Behind The Bar ~ Obicà
After graduating from high school in Sardinia, Obicà bartender Fabrizio Argiolas moved to Rimini, one of Europe’s most prized seaside escapes, where he began working in restaurants and bars. A growing...
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Behind The Bar ~ Analogue
Soon after Analogue bartender Dave Whatson arrived in Sydney to pursue a career in dance, he got behind the bar — and not just any bar. “A friend asked me to help work the bar on a party boat,” he...
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Behind The Bar ~ Salinas
When Salinas bartender Ben Pettey needed to find a job after graduating high school, he turned to the hospitality field. "I eventually stumbled into a local Italian restaurant chain as a dishwasher,...
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Behind The Bar ~ Lucky Bee
When Lucky Bee general manager James Wright graduated college with a degree in art during the height of the recession, he quickly found himself exploring possibilities within the hospitality world. “I...
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Behind The Bar ~ Maite
Maite bartender Monty Washington came to New York to pursue a career in acting, but conversations within the industry quickly led him to the bartending scene. “Bartending was a way to keep my ear to...
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Behind The Bar ~ Bespoke Kitchen
Ask Bespoke Kitchen bartender and general manager Michael Rabasco why he turned to bartending to begin with, and he’ll give you a simple answer. “Well, I grew up in a bar,” he says, sharing how much he...
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Behind The Bar ~ Montana's Trail House
After studying sociology and business management, Montana’s Trail House bartender Colin Nugent was touring in various bands and working as the buyer for a skateboard shop. In between playing,...
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Behind The Bar ~ Social Drink and Food
It was a pair of nice shoes that first motivated bartender Adrian Grossman to enter the hospitality industry. “I was around 12 years old when I started working at the pizza shop that my parents were...
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Behind The Bar ~ Timna
Timna partner and beverage director Amir Nathan knew he loved food and drink long before his move to NYC eight years ago. “As a kid l learned a lot from both of my grandmothers — one was from Turkey...
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Behind The Bar ~ Llama Inn
Llama Inn bartender Lynnette Marrero was a musical theatre performer for eight years before she realized she wanted to enter the hospitality realm. She had a strong start: In 2005 she kicked off her...
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Behind The Bar ~ Trattoria Il Mulino
Trattoria Il Mulino head bartender Logan Ronkainen knows a thing or two about rising to the occasion. When he pursued a career as an executive chef in upstate New York and encountered an owner who...
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Behind The Bar ~ The Lambs Club
Lambs Club head bartender Garry Severin has curated the beverage programs for some of New York’s biggest names, including Tom Colicchio’s Craftbar, Marcus Samuelsson’s Merkato 55, and Robert De Niro’s...
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Behind The Bar ~ Fresh Kills Bar
If you ever have a job that needs doing, forget Task Rabbit — Fresh Kills bartender Lauren McLaughlin is your girl. She was so intent in finding a bar job during her freshman year of college that she...
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