10 questions for Arthur Brophy
While working in service and system catering, he doesn't think that he would ever want to gain a foothold in the bar world. It wasn't until he returned to Geneva and worked at the Verre à...
10 questions for Michael de Silva
With his degree in the bag, he attended the bar school in Munich in 2006, after which he moved to Gut Gelaunt in Bern for a year. Formative in both senses...
Fabio La Pietra, SubAstor Bar, São Paulo
Fabio was born in 1989 in San Severo in the Puglia region of Italy. His journey into the world of bartending began when he followed in his older brother's footsteps....
Jose Luis Leon
Jose Luis was born in Mexico City in 1988. He comes from a middle to lower class family that had to get by on a minimal income. He spent his entire childhood in Nezahualcoyotl,...
10 questions for Anthony Kunz
But the month was to turn into several years in which he fell in love with every aspect of bartending. Whether mixing or service - as long as Anthony, who has experience in the...
Martin Holec, Delahunt, Dublin
Martin was born in 1981 in a town called Nitra in the southern part of Slovakia. Shortly after his birth, his family decided to move to the smaller town of Liptovský Mikuláš, where...
10 questions for Nadine Brunner
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...
Monika Zünd
Mid-August, Monika Zünd is sitting at a small table on the terrace of the bar that has just opened. The sun is reflecting off the modern new buildings, the trains are running at regular intervals on the...
Lorena Saref, Drilling, Hamburg
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 that...
10 questions for Victor Topart
Stints at bars of 5-star hotels in Biarritz in the Basque Country, the Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland and the Lausanne Palace followed - during which he also had an 18-month stopover in a club....
10 questions for Nicolas del Mestre
Born in Schaffhausen, he preferred to be behind the bar and so he dedicated himself entirely to his passion. In 2017, he started as deputy manager at the Cuba Club. One year later, he took over...
Marie Gerber in portrait
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 for days by the...
10 Questions for Luis Martinez
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...
Daniele Cancellara from Rasputin, Florence
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...
10 Questions for Pier Remo Mascaro
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....
Judith Lauber from Karel Korner Lucerne
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,...
Short and sweet: Rafael Mühlethaler
My name is Rafael Mühlethaler, I was born in 1985 and grew up in Littau, Lucerne. After school, I started my apprenticeship as a retail assistant at Musik Hug. Unfortunately it went with...
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