Emily Dekanter Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Provide top tier service in a fine dining setting, specializing in Italian wines and spirits. Selling the story of handmade pastas and the importance of sourcing as much as possible from the places we are paying homage to. Keep up to date on latest wine and cocktail trends, as well as introducing people to lesser known classics.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Curated seasonal cocktail menus, as well as cocktails for special events. Created beverage training documents, syrup and batch recipes. Trained new and existing staff on classic cocktails and general spirits knowledge. Worked with brands to drive business with fun events, pairing dinners, and cocktail classes.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

I was responsible for educating industry professionals and consumers about the agave industry, as well as advocating for sustainable production practices. I did sales presentations in one on one meetings and in large scale trainings. I organized and executed industry events based around a program schedule, my favorites being cultural education events.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Responsible for introducing and selling high end mezcal to restaurants in Chicago, leading consumer and trade education. Traveling out of market to activate, organizing and executing events.

2576 North Lincoln Avenue

Staff and Management training on mezcal and tequila, creating new seasonal cocktails, continuously analyzing product mix to encourage up-selling and staff engagement. Create educational materials as well as daily checklists for all bar related positions.

113 West Hubbard Street

Creating a custom cocktail menu with a gin focus and working with distributors to generate product support. I have written and am implementing standard operating procedures (SOP's) for the bar and staff. Point and Feather is scheduled to open on November 1, 2017.

108 West Kinzie Avenue

Training new bartenders and servers on Tequila and Mezcal, weekly inventory of product, organizing spirits education for the bar and serving staff, creating new cocktails for the menu, working with brand reps to create and present specialty cocktails for mixology classes and experiential dinners.

Chicago, Il

Managed and posted to the Mood Factory's various social media sites, planned and ran campaigns. Generated copy for website, including product descriptions. In this entrepreneurial company, the responsibilities were varied and I pitched in where I was needed most.

Work study scholarship: Promoted after a successful two years as Stage Technician, managed equipment maintenance, training, technical supervision, and light-hangs in the theater. Worked with clients to ensure that all technical aspects of their events exceeded expectations.

Work study scholarship: As the stage technician my roles included scenic painting, light and sound board operation, working events such as plays, concerts, dance recitals, and business meetings.