Bartending Craft Cocktails Lead Bartender 
VinePair
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Every professional bartender has a few bottles they don’t like. With that in mind, we asked 10 bartenders to name the bottles they wish would go away for good. No craft cocktail bar should ever use it. Cecelia Crook, bartender, Merchant & Trade , Charlotte, N.C. “A Atef Daood, bartender, ENTYSE , Mclean, Va.
Chilled Magazine
JULY 1, 2024
Sara Chaudhuri, Lead Bartender at the One Michelin-starred Bresca and a Tales of the Cocktail Top 10 Semifinalist, leverages her background in graphic design to craft Bresca’s Ethos cocktail menu, blending life experiences with nostalgia and sentiment through unique ingredients. Upon returning to D.C.,
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VinePair
MARCH 18, 2025
Nobody knows these differences better than bartenders committed to whipping up the best drinks possible for guests, even if that drink is a humble Vodka Soda. Ben Hopkins, head bartender, Pitts , Brooklyn Yes, there is non-alcoholic vodka, and yes it works. Which vodkas do they consider best for mixing drinks? We love it.
VinePair
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
It doesn’t matter if you’re in a fancy craft cocktail spot serving $20 Negroni riffs or a seedy dive bar with sticky floors and the faint smell of urine wafting through the air: Shot glasses are always on hand, waiting to be filled. Here, we asked 10 bartenders which shots are capturing the most attention in their bars.
VinePair
OCTOBER 21, 2024
It doesn’t matter if this bottle is in the well or if it’s a bit dusty and tucked in the corner of the top shelf — it’s there, and it sets off a IYKYK-type signal that says the bartenders behind the stick know what’s up. Ask a bartender, and they’ll have a pretty solid reason why they think it stands out. This is what they had to say.
Chilled Magazine
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Lead Bartender at Chemin la Mer, James ODonnell, was introduced to the hospitality industry while attending school in Wilmington, N.C., There, he worked numerous gigs ranging from host and barista to server and bartender. When creating new drinks, the Lead Bartender himself uses personal experiences as inspiration.
Chilled Magazine
MARCH 6, 2025
I always seek improvement and education so after doing high volume for some time, I decided to pursue fine dining cocktail bartending because of the craft, added Griffith. I started working for Bryan Dayton in 2015 at Denvers Acorn and really started to dig into the craft cocktail side of things.
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