Tag: Q&A

In the News • Q&A

Mixologist Derek Jacobi

Meet The Mixologist: Derek Jacobi

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12/21/2022

Derek Jacobi is the beverage director at Abigail Hall in Portland, OR.  What was your first job in the beverage or hospitality industry?  Working at the …

In the News • Q&A

Luis Betancur

Meet The Mixologist: Jose Luis Betancur

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09/07/2022

Luis Betancur is beverage director at Boston-based Tuscan Brands, which includes seven restaurant concepts and two retail markets. A sommelier and a Chilean native who immigrated to …

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Mike Ryan, founder and principal bar and beverage consultancy Noetica Group

Q&A: Mike Ryan, founder/principal of Noetica Group

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07/06/2021

Mike Ryan is the founder and principal of Noetica Group, a bar and beverage consultancy. Before founding Noetica, Ryan was with Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants for …

Beer • In the News • Q&A

Q&A: The State of Beer in 2020-21, with NBWA Chairman Brian Gelner

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12/15/2020

Brian Gelner chose an interesting year to become chairman of the National Beer Wholesalers Association. Gelner, executive vice president and CFO of Heart of America Beverage …