Who | Steve Wall
Where | Chicago, USA
Current Bar | Hearty Boys (HBC)
Past Bar(s) | Matterhorn (Cafe Navarre Group) (IN, MI); Cafe De Wall (IN); Cubby Bear ; Aviary (TAG)
Favourite Spirit | Calvados; or jeh, Jeppson’s Malort – Try it!
Favourite Juice | Saskatoon Berry, fresh Cider, or Rhubarb
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Southside Cocktail ‘cuz, well — Da Pope!
First Classic Cocktail you ever had | Seabreeze at Clinton Inauguration
Favourite Part of the Job | Meaningful interactions / Learning from and sharing knowledge with guests
Favourite After Work Drink | Peach Old Fashioned (winter); Vodka Lemonade (summer)
Favourite bar in the world | American Bar (London), Toro (Paris) (RIP), Spilt Milk (Chicago), Sugar House (Detroit)
Best known for | Encyclopaedia of Local Esoterica (sports, culture, history). Ability to move effortlessly between the Sports Bar and Formal Service.
Favourite “at work” memory | Sheltering in delivery van watching a live transformer surf the alley pond between us and the kitchen. Bill Clinton buying a round but insisting on serving the shots himself (Washington Apple). Buttigieg Presidential Launch.
What’s the most popular cocktail in your city? Wisconsin Old Fashioned
Favourite thing about your city | Architecture and the genuine friendliness of the people (City of Broad Shoulders).
Favourite drinking song | Say A Little Prayer, or Oh, Canada — but please, no more Piano Man (argh)
What was the last photo that you took? Chicago Loop under the winter sky.
What is your dream travel destination and why? Odesa — just to check in and make sure everyone’s ok.
Any claims to fame? “What? — How can you be Mennonite Amish AND a bartender?” — and for being daddy to the Am-lettes (pack of Amish lap dogs).
Soda or Tonic? Soda
Gibson or Gimlet? Dill Pickle Martini (Mennonite Amish, right?)
Naked & Famous or Last Word? Last Word
Dog person or cat person? 4 dogs. Allergic to cats, so 1 CatDog.
Are you available for freelance gigs? Yes — schedule permitting
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