Who | Myles Avigdor
Where | Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Current Bar | Cafe Bouffon
Past Bar(s) | Bar Mordecai (Toronto), Nota Bene (Toronto), Okazu, The Red Rabbit, Down the Street
Favourite Spirit | Pisco
Favourite Juice | Maracuya
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Negroni
First Classic Cocktail you ever had | Margarita
Favourite Part of the Job | Flow state
Favourite After Work Drink | High life and a Blackbird
Favourite bar in the world | Lady Bee (Lima, Peru)
Best known for | Karaoke skills
Favourite “at work” memory | Bar Mordecai anniversary parties are always a blast
What’s the most popular cocktail in your city? Much to my dismay I think the answer probably still has to be Espresso Martinis and Aperol Spritzes
Favourite thing about your city | In Stratford, we have an abundance of culinary and bar talent, and punch far above our weight for such a small city. Shout out to my faves Relic Lobby Bar and The Starlight.
Who is your favourite fictional bartender? It’s gotta be Guinan
What was the last photo that you took? A picture of some books I bought.
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? France
Any claims to fame? Served some cool people over the years – Rufus Wainwright, Robert Duvall, Viola Davis, Daniel Kaluuya, Mike White, Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner, Cloris Leachman, Margaret Atwood, to name a few.
Aperitivo or Digestivo? Is saying both a cop out?
Sparkling or Flat? sparkle sparkle ✨
Paper Plane or Penicillin? Paper Plane
Sherry or Vermouth? Sherry
Are you available for freelance gigs? Yes please!
