Patrick Lewis

Bartender at Chef Wes Avila's newest offering Kateen. Opened restaurant and set up opening bar program.

Bartended and managed Chef Ricardo Zarate's restaurant. In addition to serving drinks and guests I designed seasonal cocktail lists and trained the other bartenders in the making of drinks. Also did scheduling, inventory and ordering.

Bartended and managed popular Belgian Style brew pub from Tony Yanow. Was opening bar manager, designed cocktail lists and educated staff in beer styles and pairings.

Bartended and helped to manage a very high volume speak easy style bar situated above a high volume seafood restaurant. Helped design cocktail menus and ran the day to day operations which often included wait times of up to an hour to get into the very popular spot. Stayed on the job through several iterations of the downstairs restaurant.