Christopher Barry Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

Spreading awareness of delicious Danish whisky to whomever is curious enough to deserve it.

Bartending at Flatiron Lounge, Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards Nominee, Best High Volume Cocktail Bar, 2016

New York, New York

Opening Captain and Bartender at the re-vamp of the former Four Seasons restaurant, a national historic landmark dining room, which earned 2 Stars New York Times, October 2017; Esquire’s Best New Restaurants 2017

Greater New York City Area

· Created new seasonal cocktail programs for all 3 EMM Group venues, emphasizing speed, efficiency, organization, and a “small cocktail bar” mentality and quality, while serving thousands of guests per night at multi-floor, high volume, 300+ seat, multi-bar restaurants. · Oversaw build-out and implementation of draft cocktail system, including equipment.

· Overhauled entire beverage program for one-star Michelin restaurant, created four seasonal cocktail menus which led to the Musket Room’s first “Notable Cocktail List” accolade from The Michelin Guide. · My work overseeing purchasing, inventory, reporting, managing bar staff and writing seasonal cocktail menus increased cocktail sales and substantially.

Quogue, New York

Created cocktail list, oversaw spirit list for the opening of this seasonal Hamptons restaurant. Ran the bar and restaurant, oversaw inventory, created the cocktail menu, staffed the bar, and generally did everything as the GM and beverage director.

Greater New York City Area

Making cocktails, serving (and eating) oysters.

Greater New York City Area

Opening the restaurant, coming up with cocktails, and trying to get as many people drinks as possible.

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

Responsible for Cocktail Creation, Spirits List, and oversaw overall bar performance.

Greater New York City Area

Helped design the bar and layout, choose spirit list, and develop the cocktail menu for the restaurant opening.

At the end of my contract with AOL, I began working full-time on the early life story of my grandmother, who, as a teenager, became a refugee of Ukraine. She survived hardships under the Soviet Communist government; the war between the Nazi and Russian armies, which included 4 separate occupations of her hometown of Kharkov, Ukraine; escaping on foot with.

We seek out and publish some of the best microfiction — short stories of 500 words or less — on the Web. Find us at http://staccatofiction.com

New York City Metropolitan Area

Patch.com

New York, New York, United States

• Write feature-length lifestyle articles for an upscale audience, including restaurant reviews and trend stories on luxury automobiles, golf courses, nightlife, spirits, technology, travel and wine.
• Efficiently and meticulously copy-edit and proofread story submissions from freelance writers, discussing rewrites and revisions as necessary with writers before copy-fitting documents in Adobe InCopy.
• Assign photo shoots to photographers or obtain stock photos for the art director, then coordinate page design, caption writing and flow of copy between departments and among editorial staff.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Reported, wrote, edited, fact-checked and proofread stories according to AP style, covering a broad range of topics including local and national musicians and producers, new restaurants, luxury automobiles, men’s.
• Assumed writing, editing and production responsibility for the monthly six-page social calendar section, covering the city’s best visual arts, performing arts, nightlife and charity events, from the assistant editor.
• Scouted, organized and recruited car-owners for a classic car event, bringing in more than 50 classic and exotic automobiles to support the magazine’s marketing and advertising departments.
• Processed editorial invoices and expense reports, organized the 3,500-person comp distribution list, compiled weekly sales reports, and purchased and maintained office supplies and equipment.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Helped write and produce an extensive music series for the October 2006 issue, which received a Silver GAMMA Award for Best Series from MAGS: the Magazine Association of the Southeast.
• Researched, fact-checked and wrote articles for front-of-the-book sections, including Radar Now and Scene in Atlanta; helped write a comprehensive Southeastern museum guide.