He has worked in hotel food and beverage as well as free standing concepts having overseen the development of multiple beverage programs. Patrick Abalos, owner of Not Too Sweet Ventures and partner in The Cocktail Manual, is a New Mexico native and a 16+ year food and beverage industry veteran based in Houston, Texas. Since the opening of the first NoMad hotel and Elephant Bar in New York in 2012, and the subsequent openings of NoMad properties in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and London, Leo has overseen all aspects of the cocktail programs and served as a leader to the beverage teams for the NoMad brand. First joining Eleven Madison Park in 2005, he reinvented the cocktail program of the award-winning restaurant. Working alongside Sydell since 2010 as NoMad’s Managing Partner of F&B and Bar Director at Make it Nice, Leo Robitschek has been responsible for developing and leading the cocktail programs and teams at all NoMad properties.Ī native of Venezuela, he first began working in hospitality while attending the University of Miami, but it was upon moving to New York City where his appreciation for the craft of cocktails and food began to take focus. Tyson lives in Los Angeles, CA with his fiancée, Shel.Īs Vice President of Food and Beverage and Head of Bars at Sydell, Leo brings tremendous experience, leadership and creativity to the culinary and beverage programs across the Sydell portfolio. In 2015, Buhler took home the honor of US Bartender of the Year in Diageo's World Class cocktail competition.Īfter two years as Head Bartender, Tyson took over as Beverage Director for Death & Company with a focus on beverage development and trainings, overseeing properties such as Death & Company NYC, Denver, and recently opened Death & Company Los Angeles. She has a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Sciences from the University of Utah, has successfully tested for the BAR 5 Day program, is a Registered Yoga Instructor, and currently sits on many boards for groups that are changing the landscape of hospitality industry.Īfter graduating from Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Academy with a degree in Hospitality and Restaurant Management, Tyson Buhler worked in a number of Arizona's top bar programs before moving to New York in 2012 to bartend at world-renowned cocktail bar, Death & Company. In 2014, she was invited to present a cocktail at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution for the 200th anniversary of the Star Spangled Banner. She has been bartending across the globe, and has been included in hundreds of publications. Navy Strength won Best New American Cocktail Bar at Tales of the Cocktail in 2018. Get to know the Mentors and Judges for 2023 USBG World Class Sponsored By DIAGEO: Apte-ElfordĪnu Apte is the sole proprietor of acclaimed Seattle cocktail den, Rob Roy, and co-owns award-winning bars, Trade Winds Tavern, Navy Strength, and Vinnie’s Wine Shop. Since World Class is first and foremost an educational opportunity for bartenders, participants have the opportunity to receive in-depth feedback from judges at each level of the competition. Judges are ushered through an in-depth understanding of performance appraisal from potential biases to rating errors. The World Class Collective of Judges takes part at various levels of evaluating this year’s applications from Round 1 Paper Judging, Round 2 Cocktail Judging and National Live Competition. Utilizing personal, private scheduled time competitors were given the opportunity to have the chance to bounce ideas off of the best minds possible - those that have been there before and are leaders in the service industry! To remain equitable, mentors were provided with clear boundaries on what they “can” and “cannot” provide feedback on with competitors and each mentor provided the same amount of “Office Hours” and involvement to each competitor in the interest of fairness. World Class Alumni interested in being a mentor were assigned a mentorship role with the top 30 competitors. It opens opportunities to engage and support even more of our World Class Collective and allows the camaraderie and networking to continue virtually, which is so intrinsic to the World Class experience. Mentorship is an initiative of the USBG presents World Class Sponsored By Diageo program. The World Class Collective continues to stay committed and connected through innovative ways of bringing teams together, including designated mentors and judges! These individuals provide support to the World Class Collective, focusing on camaraderie and networking so intrinsic to the World Class experience. 2023 USBG World Class sponsored By DIAGEO is in full swing! The Top 30 competitors are fiercely preparing for the National Competition taking place May 15-19, 2023 in Austin, Texas.
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