Efficient and engaging bartender with over 17 years in hospitality and strong leadership skills. Experience in all FOH positions as well as different management positions. Crafted unique cocktail programs at various locations around Chicago, and also developed and booked weekly and monthly events.
Developing batched and draft menu cocktails weekly, creating fresh fruit purees and syrups, stocking liquor deliveries, balancing cash drawers and filing reports at EON, maintaining high volume service with minimal staff.
Preparing current menu cocktails as well as archived menu drinks, developing seasonal menu drinks, extensive classic cocktail and spirits knowledge, cross trained for all front of house positions, daily juice prep, cocktail batching and boxing for the subscription series, and instructing public cocktail classes.
Co-developed the beverage program, managing and resolving all customer inquiries and issues, maintaining FOH inventory, balancing registers at EON, key-holder, food photographer for social media, extensive knowledge of Peranakan cuisine and culture, cross trained for all front of house positions.
Changing kegs, stocking packaged goods displays, prepping fresh juice and garnish daily, cleaning entire bar daily, handling customer inquiries, crafted the signature cocktail menu, designed drink menus, key-holder, balanced cash drawers and filed reports at EON.
Developed signature cocktail menu, extensive cultural knowledge, planning and hosting events, stocking liquor deliveries and maintaining inventory, creating weekly schedules, hiring and training new staff, conducting payroll, calculating cost for cocktails, ordering liquor and front of house necessities, designing restaurant menus and event fliers.