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How Mixologist Fraliza Gianniondis Taps Into Her Heritage to Become a ‘Master of the Craft’

Fraliza Gianniondis began 2019 working as a server hoping to land a bartending gig. Before the year was out, not only would she be a mixologist at Artisan Bistro at The Ritz-Carlton, Boston, but she…
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Meet Franz Zauner, the Master Bartender Behind Le Méridien’s Sparkling Menu

Franz Zauner has come a long way since his beginnings as a food runner at Le Méridien Vienna in Austria. Now the Global Master Barista and bartender for the hotel brand, Zauner knows a thing…
Washington, D.C.

Why You Want This Man to Make Your Old-Fashioned the Next Time You’re in D.C.

Sam Awabdeh is the kind of bartender that probably knows what you want to drink before you order. He’s been a bartender at The Visiteur bar at the Washington Marriott Georgetown for 26 years. “I usually…
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Bartender Shannon Corrigan on Boston’s Trendy Bar Scene

Bartender Shannon Corrigan started her 20-year career in the food and drink biz serving and then bartending in a rowdy and crowded Irish pub. “It’s the perfect crash course for a young first-time bartender,” she…
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Bar Manager Shelby Goodwin on Calgary’s Culinary-Infused Drink Scene

What Shelby Goodwin, Calgary native, bar manager and mixologist, loves most about his job is tailoring cocktails to the palates of each and every patron at The Derrick Gin Mill & Kitchen. His expert skill…