Tales of the Cocktail

JUNE 24, 2024

I speak loudly on the intersections of being a Black, Queer, and Non-Binary bartender. Queer, trans, and gender-diverse folxs are always tasked with doing the labor of shrinking ourselves and our voices to be more accommodating to the masses. I’m reclaiming my time. This is no different in the hospitality industry.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Regulars and former Varnish bartenders lined up to squeeze once more into the booths for a final Bartender’s Choice. He followed up in 2010 by purchasing Broadway landmark Clifton’s Cafeteria, turning the space that famously inspired Disneyland into an ambitious multi-floor nightlife destination. “It It’s perception.”

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Tales of the Cocktail

JUNE 24, 2024

I speak loudly on the intersections of being a Black, Queer, and Non-Binary bartender. Queer, trans, and gender-diverse folxs are always tasked with doing the labor of shrinking ourselves and our voices to be more accommodating to the masses. I’m reclaiming my time. This is no different in the hospitality industry.

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Multi-tasking Hospitality Vodka Rum 52

VinePair

JUNE 13, 2024

It’s getting the DJs, the door person, the managers, bartenders, the bottle service girls — they’re all supporting the story and making it happen.” Then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani developed a task force called the Multi-Agency Response to Community Hotspots , or M.A.R.C.H., specifically to crack down on nightlife venues.

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