Who | Steve Szaszi
Where | Toronto, Canada
Current Bar | ScotiaClub at Scotiabank Arena
Past Bars | The Yardbird (Bowmanville), Foggy Dew
Favourite Spirit | Amaro
Favourite Juice | Grapefruit
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Vieux Carré
First Classic Cocktail you ever had | Old Fashioned
Favourite Part of the Job | Exceeding expectations with technique and personality…and that first sip after crushing a shift.
Favourite After Work Drink | GUINNESS
Favourite bar in the world | Dead Rabbit (NYC) or Captain Jack (Toronto)
Best known for | Economy of movement and a humble/empathetic listening ear
Favourite “at work” memory | Most recently, witnessing a 55 year old single woman fall in love with her first negroni – the look on her face as she took her first sip was pure magic!
What’s the most popular cocktail in your city? Espresso Martini
Favourite thing about your city | Late night Chinese food complete with “cold tea” (ROLSON on Spadina Ave)
Who is your favourite fictional bartender? Uncle Charlie (Ben Affleck) from The Tender Bar and/or Lloyd from The Shining
What was the last photo that you took? Family go kart extravaganza team pic
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? Japan
Any claims to fame? Doing a back somersault on my bday every year for the past 10 and hopefully for the next 20
Aperitivo or Digestivo? Aperitivo (but i’m secretly addicted to amaro)
Sparkling or Flat? Sparkling
Paper Plane or Penicillin? Penicillin
Sherry or Vermouth? Vermouth
Are you available for freelance gigs? Yes
