Tag: Q&A
Meet the Mixologist: Jennifer Seiler
by: Melissa Dowling
Jennifer Seiler is director of food and beverage at the Hewing Hotel in Minneapolis. What was your first job in the beverage or hospitality industry? At …
Q&A With Chef Steve McHugh
by: Melissa Dowling
James Beard Award-nominated Chef Steve McHugh is with Landrace in San Antonio. What was your first job in the beverage or hospitality industry? I grew up …
Meet The Mixologist: Derek Jacobi
by: Melissa Dowling
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 …
Meet The Mixologist: Jose Luis Betancur
by: Melissa Dowling
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 …
Q&A: Mike Ryan, founder/principal of Noetica Group
by: Melissa Dowling
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 …
Q&A: The State of Beer in 2020-21, with NBWA Chairman Brian Gelner
by: Kyle Swartz
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 …
