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Cocktail bar zum Türk, Solothurn

10 Questions for Nadine Brunner

After a long period of searching with many U-turns, the Solothurn native came to the conclusion that her professional happiness could be found neither in an office chair as a polygraph nor on a school bench as an environmental engineer, whereupon she began working in the then new Irish Pub.

Stations at the Landhüsli and the Absinthe Bar followed before she was brought on board Solothurn's newest cocktail bar by André "Haui" Haueter a year ago. Despite the challenges associated with the ... Read more ...

Turbo Lama, Bern

Monika Zünd

From clubs to the 5-star hotel industry to the hip after-work bar. The enterprising woman from eastern Switzerland has even had a taste of the kitchen. Since this summer, Monika Zünd has been working as Chef de Bar in a new location in Wankdorf City.

Mid-August, Monika Zünd is sitting at a small table on the terrace of the newly opened bar. The sun is reflecting off the modern new buildings, the trains pass by at regular ... Read more ...

Bartender International

Lorena Saref, Drilling, Hamburg

Hamburg doesn't only captivate me in terms of cocktails, because every now and then I find my way to Germany's most beautiful city. This time, my photographer friend Tim recommended the Drilling to me. A young, interesting and creative bartender works there. I should definitely get to know her. So I went to the west of Hamburg, to Bahrenfeld to be precise, and met Lorena Saref.

Lorena was born in 1991 in a small Bavarian town called Eichstädt. Her first contact with bartending took place when she was fifteen years old and belonged to a group ... Read more ...

Bar Manager Crapule Club, Fribourg

10 Questions for Victor Topart

During his apprenticeship in a Michelin-starred restaurant, the son of two passionate restaurateurs realised that he was missing the creative aspect of his work. From 2006 to 2007, he transformed himself from a hobby mixologist to a certified professionalBarkeeper.

This was followed by stints at bars in 5-star hotels in Biarritz in the Basque Country, at the Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland and at the Lausanne Palace - during which he also had an 18-month stopover at a club. ... Read more ...

Nicolas del Mestre
Co-owner Cuba Club, Schaffhausen

10 Questions for Nicolas del Mestre

The trained chemical laboratory technician had his first contact with the bar nine years ago during his studies. But it didn't really work out with his chemistry studies, not even when he changed his field of study after 1 ½ years.

Born in Schaffhausen, he preferred to be behind the bar and so he devoted himself entirely to his passion. In 2017, he started as deputy manager at the Cuba Club. One year later, he took over ... Read more ...

Marie Gerber, Bar Manager
Bar Manager of The Chedi Andermatt

Marie Gerber in portrait

Professionally, she loves the puzzle of different people, the mix of creativity and service for the guest and the great pressure in the multifaceted hotel bars. We ask Marie Gerber, bar manager at The Chedi Andermatt, to step in front of the curtain.

Growing up in the Saxon countryside in the Ore Mountains, Marie Gerber wants for nothing in Andermatt, Switzerland. She feels at home even when the small municipality is sometimes surrounded by ... Read more...

Luis Martinez Barkeeper
Barchef of the Skylounge Zug

10 Questions for Luis Martinez

To finance his studies in history and geography, the native Spaniard from Palencia (Castilla y León) started working in a bar.

He falls in love with the craft, moves to Barcelona and starts working at the Grand Hotel Central on the rooftop bar. After a few years, he does the 1-year training to become a Master ... Read more...

Daniele Cancellara
Bartender International

Daniele Cancellara from Rasputin, Florence

When I was in Florence again in 2016, someone told me about Rasputin, which had just opened. At the time, it was still a well-kept secret. Now it's the best cocktail bar in Florence among connoisseurs.

Daniele was born in Florence in 1984. His mother is from Tuscany and his father was born in southern Italy. He has a brother who was also Barkeeper but has since lost his ... Read more...

Pier Remo Mascaro
Managing Director Le Moderne, Bulle

10 Questions for Pier Remo Mascaro

Growing up in Münster (D), the trained restoration specialist gained his first bar experience alongside his business studies.

Before graduating, he answers the call to Switzerland and starts at the Hotel Ermitage, Gstaad in 2011. He enjoys helping out in the hotel's "One Million Stars" bar ... Read more...

Judith Laupber
Bartender Female

Judith Lauber from Karel Korner Lucerne

The Black Forest native has been running Bar Karel Korner in Lucerne for just under five years and is herself passionate and mainly a creative mixologist behind the bar.

The Karel Korner Bar stands for individuality, creativity and innovation. All juices, syrups, bitters and tinctures are homemade. The predominant "official language " among a bar team from Russia, Germany, Iran, Spain, ... Read more...

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