ADRIS TABIBI
NOE LANDINI
HEAD BARTENDER | THE MAJESTIC
MANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO | REX MANAGEMENT
Adris Tabibi spent the first few years of his life in the Cognac region of France with his mother, making French his first language and shaping his future thoughts on the world of food and culture. He quickly dropped the French language, adopting English after moving to Alexandria and attending the Montessori school. Alexandria quickly became home. To stay local, he attended college at George Mason studying Music Production.
With a name that is synonymous with fine Italian dining in Alexandria, it is hard to believe that Noe Landini originally had no interest in following in his father’s footsteps into the restaurant business. As most kids with family owned businesses, he began working in the restaurant laying tile then worked his way into the kitchen, but it never felt like a family business to him. At 22 he left the restaurant industry behind. By 24 he began his own company, working in frozen food imports in the Middle East. On a trip home he learned that his uncle was about to sell the restaurant. After looking into some buyers, he decided to partner with his father and bought his uncle’s half of the business. Noe has since expanded to owning multiple restaurants in the area and occasionally throwing on his Chef whites and getting back into the kitchen.
Adris became a certified sound engineer, working in recording studio sessions and even working as a DJ for a few years in DC. Later, Adris became a Director at the Howard Theater managing a large team while helping rebuild a business. Unfortunately, this led to him feeling as though his life was out of balance. He missed being around people every day. Deciding he needed some time to re-center and breathe, he returned to France, immersing himself back into the food and beverage scene which had always been a passion. While in France, he learned about the oyster industry by working on an oyster farm. When he was ready to return to the USA, he knew he wanted to go back into bartending, the career where he was always the happiest. Today, you’ll see him at Majestic, chatting with regulars and people visiting Alexandria for the first time, while wowing them with creative cocktails and the energy of someone who has passion for every moment of their life.
GUILTY PLEASURE: ADRIS HAS A LOVE FOR HIGH-END COUTURE AND SNEAKERS AND HAS TRAVELED THE WORLD FOR SNEAKER RELEASES.
Though he has many business accomplishments, Noe still likes to explore the world and have fun. Born in Alexandria and raised with his time split between here and Maremma, a seaside region of Tuscany along the Tyrrhenian Sea, built strong roots in his Italian heritage, an appreciation for culture and travel, and developed his love of being on the water and most of what he knows about boating. “Being on the water is one of my favorite things. I’ve traveled the Intracoastal Waterway several times. I fish and actually catch things, and dive. I wish I could do more of that.” The love of all things outdoors also extends on land where he spends time on a ranch he owns with friends hunting and riding dirt bikes.
FAVORITE HOBBY: NOE LOVES RIDING CAFE RACERS UP THE COAST OF ITALY AUGUST 2020 • 23
