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New Orleans Bartender Geoffrey Wilson Helps Others Find Power and Purpose

Imbibe Magazine

In 2014, he was hailed as the city’s Best Bartender by the Phoenix New Times , which described him as “an encyclopedia of booze know-how… witty, jovial, and entirely professional—everything you could want from a bartender.” You don’t need a university degree or much specialized training to begin as a barback.

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Next Wave Awards Industry Icon of the Year: Clover Club

VinePair

With more than three decades in the bar industry, Reiner and Fedroff built their reputation opening and running landmark New York City bars whose legacies remain touchstones of the modern craft cocktail revival. But a new-look team was formed when general manager Christine Williams officially became a partner in 2014.