Patrick Pistolesi BIO Class 1978, Patrick Pistolesi was born in Italy with an Irish heritage. While studying and pursuing his career in acting, he fell in love with bartending. It started all as a game when he was 19: he loved the night, parties, girls. But after a while it all became serious and then …
Takuma Watanabe BIO In 2003, Takuma started as Barista and became bartender at XEX Tokyo. He was one of the opening members of the renowed Bar Codename Mixology in Tokio. In 2012, Takuma made it to Top 10 in the World Class and Casa Noble cocktail competition. Then he decided to move to NY in …
Takuma Watanabe BIO In 2003, Takuma started as Barista and became bartender at XEX Tokyo. He was one of the opening members of the renowed Bar Codename Mixology in Tokio. In 2012, Takuma made it to Top 10 in the World Class and Casa Noble cocktail competition. Then he decided to move to NY in …
Tony Pescatori BIO Tony’s passion for the craft has its roots in his rural Italian upbringing and catering background.Since very young he developed deepened love for flavours and wild botanicals thanks to his parents, avid foragers and hobby vegetables growers. From the age of 13 he started studying the basics of kitchen, bar and hospitality, …
Kenta Goto BIO Born and raised in Tokyo, Kenta Goto spent his teenage years helping his mother run her restaurant, which specialized in okonomiyaki. However, at 21 years old, Goto moved to New York City to pursue fashion design. In order to make a living, he picked up bartending shifts, serving vodka-cranberries to the masses. …
Shauna O’Neil BIO If you’ve ever visited Sweet Liberty, then you probably know exactly who Shauna O’Neil is — she’s hard to miss as she’s one of the award-winning bar’s OG bartenders. In 2019, Miami New Times named her one of Miami’s Top Ten Bartenders. Her extensive knowledge of spirits (which has earned her a …
Shauna O’Neil BIO If you’ve ever visited Sweet Liberty, then you probably know exactly who Shauna O’Neil is — she’s hard to miss as she’s one of the award-winning bar’s OG bartenders. In 2019, Miami New Times named her one of Miami’s Top Ten Bartenders. Her extensive knowledge of spirits (which has earned her a …
Shauna O’Neil BIO If you’ve ever visited Sweet Liberty, then you probably know exactly who Shauna O’Neil is — she’s hard to miss as she’s one of the award-winning bar’s OG bartenders. In 2019, Miami New Times named her one of Miami’s Top Ten Bartenders. Her extensive knowledge of spirits (which has earned her a …
Tim Cooper BIO Tim Cooper is a New York City Hospitality & Spirits Industry Professional with over 20 years of experience working in bars, consulting on beverage programs and building startup spirit brands. He started his career in bartending, then branched into consulting in the beverage industry, aiding bars and restaurants such as: The Soho …
Grasshopper COCKTAIL BIO The irresistible combination of Chocolate and Mint made this a must cocktail! Especially for those who lived the ’80s and the ’90s when the Grasshopper reached its golden years.Nonetheless this cocktail was born way earlier, in 1919, in one of the oldest restaurants in New Orleans: Tujague’s, a Creole restaurant of the …
