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Bartender Past?

I was an awful bartender. Way too slow, and at one point, I was trying to do a Tom Cruise in Cocktail and grabbed two bottles of wine to fill a glass at the same time, only I didn’t see it wasn’t the same wine! It was a bottle of red and a bottle of white. Whoopsy.

Favorite Drink?

A spicy Margarita, not too sweet, is my signature cocktail.

LeeAnne Locken introduced me to Ranch Water, and I enjoy that. But a glass of Pinot Noir also works.

Home Bar?

Tequila and triple sec, obviously. If you know me and who my friends are, you know it’s Casa del Sol Tequila. Wink wink. We have a smattering of everything in case guests pop by, like rum, vodka, Kahlúa, and Baileys.

Favorite Bar?

Bodega in Miami, The Bel Air Hotel in LA, and the lobby bar at the Crosby Street Hotel in New York. I also really like the piano bar at the Carlyle in New York. You never know who will be there tinkling the ivories. The beach bar at The Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo is always a good time. And I’m always on the lookout for a new speakeasy. There’s something so retro glam about a speakeasy.