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Julien Chouquet
Barkeeper The Woodward Geneva Hotel, Geneva

10 questions for Julien Chouquet

Raised in Australia and the suburbs of Paris, Julien Chouquet worked as a bank clerk in Pontault Combault, a small town in the Seine et Marne region of France, twelve years ago. After a few years, he decided to quit and change jobs.

Julien Chouquet felt very drawn to the world of nightlife, cocktails, and partying. He wanted to learn how to make cocktails and was lucky enough to do so at Bacardi Martini ... Continue reading ...

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Knud Scheibelt, Schwarz Weiss Bar, Stuttgart

I am originally from Mainz. After school, I started an apprenticeship in the hospitality industry in Freiburg, and after my studies and military service, I worked as a waitress in a business hotel in Mainz. At some point, my supervisor approached me and said, "Follow me to the bar, please." He told me that Andrea, the bartender, had just quit and so he showed me where to find the syrups, juices, spirits and all the recipes.

It was in 2001: "Have fun, you are now our Barkeeper!" I tried to do the job as good as I could, but of course I didn't use jiggers or pourers, ... Read more ...

Hubert Pavao Peter, Brother, Vienna
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Hubert Pavao Peter, Brother, Vienna

35-year-old Hubert Pavao Peter opened Bruder in Vienna in January 2019. He talks to Bar News about his beginnings in the bar scene, special skills and future plans at Bruder.

I am 35 years old and was born in Schwarzenberg in the Bregenzerwald in Austria. I grew up on a farm, surrounded by lots of handicrafts, manual labor and nature. After school ... Read more ...

Barkeeper Andrew Ebert
Bar manager and co-owner of On the Rocks Bar, Wengen

10 questions for Justin Andrew Ebert

After completing his training as a hotel manager and working in various positions in Bern (Department 66), Colorado, and Utah, he has been bar manager and co-owner of the On the Rocks Bar (formerly Rocks Bar) in Wengen since October 2021.

Born in Heilbronn (Germany), Justin Andrew Ebert spent his early years in the Bernese Oberland. At the age of five, he moved back to Germany, where he completed his schooling. In order to ... Continue reading ...

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Boris Gröner, One Trick Pony, Freiburg

44-year-old Boris Gröner is the owner of Bar One Trick Pony in Freiburg together with Andreas Schöler. He talks to Bar News about his beginnings in the bar scene during his studies and how he took over Bar One Trick Pony by chance and now runs it successfully.

Originally I come from a place called Rosswag, near Stuttgart, and I am 44 years old now. I have two children, and together with Andreas Schöler I own ... Read more ...

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Lennart Deddens, Stockroom, Groningen

I grew up in a small town called Stadskanaal in the province of Groningen. I am the oldest of three children and we had a wonderful childhood. This is also where I took my first steps in the hospitality industry, working as a dishwasher in a family-owned restaurant. At that time I was 14 years old and worked there on weekends until I was 17.

After working my way up as a kitchen assistant and then a waiter, I finally became Barkeeper. Then it was time to move to the "big city" - Groningen - which ... Read more ...

Bartender, South Bar, St. Gallen

10 questions for Laraina Bösch

The Swiss woman trained in a completely different profession. At the age of 19, she completed her apprenticeship as an advertising designer, then worked in office administration and trained as an interior designer.

Later, she realized that something was missing. So she quit her job, heard about a bar course on Kos from a colleague, and took part in it for four weeks. After that... Continue reading...

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Bligg and the firs

Bligg is one of the most important music artists in Switzerland. His songs and albums are milestones of local music creation. Hits like "Rosalie", "Manhattan", "Chef", "Legändä & Heldä", "Us Mänsch" and "B.L.I. doppel G" are known in this country by everyone from young to old.

Hardly any other artist has shaped and influenced the domestic creative scene and the Swiss music market in the last 15 years as much as the Zurich dialect artist. His record is remarkable: several No. 1 albums ... Read more ...

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Marc Bonneton - L'Antiquaire Lyon

His parents already worked hard and taught him to do the same one day. Already at the age of 23 he started his own business. For 12 years he owns the Bar l'Antiquaire, but he also has his fingers in the pie in other places.

Since I grew up in a bakery, heavy physical labor was practically in my cradle. My parents opened the business a year after I was born, so I was ... Read more ...

Head Bar Manager Raygrodski Bar

10 questions for Stelios Kalemis

The then 17-year-old started his first job in the restaurant industry at a café in the Athens suburb of Peristeri. At first, he mainly worked at the dishwasher, but soon he was already operating the coffee machine.

In the years that follow, he rides the third wave of coffee. After completing his military service, he begins working at The Clumsies in Athens, which opened in 2014. At the top address—the bar... Continue reading...

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