Opening a brand-new beverage program for a bar or restaurant is a labor of love and a lot of work. In this class we will cover developing your opening cocktail menu that works for your physical space and theme. Tips on hiring and training a cohesive bar staff, give examples of the seemingly endless shopping, checklists, and all the little, random things it takes to get the doors open without losing your mind in the process.

Featuring:
Colleen Hughes
Beverage Director and Head Mixologist for the Tonidandel Brown Restaurant Group

Education Classes are for pre-assigned Student Pass holders and Bartender Pass Auditing.
Location: The Arium at Jupiter NEXT, 900 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214
Sponsored by: Lush Life Productions

Colleen Hughes, Beverage Director and Head Mixologist for the Tonidandel Brown Restaurant Group
Colleen Hughes is a multi-award-winning, James Beard-nominated mixologist. For the past 12 years, she has served as the Beverage Director for the Tonidandel-Brown restaurant group in Charlotte, North Carolina, creating, opening, and managing multiple cocktail programs. Currently, she has six different bar concepts, ranging from a neighborhood tavern to multiple eco-friendly, anti-wasteful cocktail programs in fine dining restaurants, and an intimate cocktail tasting menu program that delivers modernist cocktails and food pairings on a rotating basis.
A cocktail and distilled spirits expert, she was “Certified BAR Ready” by the Beverage Alcohol Resource Program. Colleen also served for four years as a Director on the National Board of the United States Bartenders Guild and currently serves as the Chair of the National Membership Committee.