Kayla Garcia
Los Angeles
Summary
spirited bartender with 7+ years in both upscale cocktail bars and neighborhood bars and clubs expansive knowledge of rare and vintage spirits; notably Japanese whiskey and saké
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Bartender
Night on Earth
11.2024 - Current
- Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
- Performed opening and closing duties, printing sales reports, setting up for incoming shift, preparing cash drawers, and taking inventory.
Bar Lead
Maybourne Hotel
01.2024 - 12.2024
- Enforcing proper standards of service and quality for the cocktail bar
- Supervising and leading bar team; streamlining service and assigning tasks and side work
- Inventory and organization of liquor stock
- Cocktail menu development
- Weekly ingredient/prep ordering; supervision and quality control over prep team
Head Bartender
Kumiko
07.2019 - 08.2023
- Working daily and directly under the beverage director, managing the flow of service and peripheral needs of the bar and dining spaces
- Weekly ingredient/prep ordering; supervision and quality control over prep team
- Monthly spirits inventory of 150+ bottle catalog
- Collaboration on menu cocktails, flights, pairings, etc
- Curating exceptional guest experiences, and maintaining an extensive guestbook with notes, preferences, dietary restrictions, other relevant details
- Helped achieve various awards including #25 ranking on the World's 50 Best Bars list (2022) and #4 in North America's 50 Best Bars
- Planning and execution of various private events on and off premise
Bartender
Young American
04.2018 - 02.2019
Bartender / Lead Bar Prep
Mordecai
05.2017 - 04.2018
Barback / Maitre D
Milk Room
01.2016 - 05.2017
Education
Digital Marketing + Public Relations
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago01.2020
Timeline
Bartender
Night on Earth
11.2024 - Current
Bar Lead
Maybourne Hotel
01.2024 - 12.2024
Head Bartender
Kumiko
07.2019 - 08.2023
Bartender
Young American
04.2018 - 02.2019
Bartender / Lead Bar Prep
Mordecai
05.2017 - 04.2018
Barback / Maitre D
Milk Room
01.2016 - 05.2017
Digital Marketing + Public Relations
Columbia College Chicago
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