Tag: Q&A
Meet The Mixologist: Derek Jacobi
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
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
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
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 …