Hello, I'm Riccardo.

Italian Bartender with a genuine passion and commitment in serving a memorable experience to the clients. Provide a unique and professional service with a smile will always be my main goal.

I am an Italian Bartender with a genuine passion for inspiring clients through memorable bar experiences. Providing a unique and professional service with a smile will always be my main goal. I have been fortunate enough to travel to improve my bartending skills. I have lived and worked in Rome in bars which I enjoyed for the atmosphere, however, I wanted to improve my skills and so I moved to Portugal for the 2018 summer season. I lived and worked in Albuferia. The bar I was working in was high intensity which made me learn how to work in a busy environment, learning how to control my stress management, and to prioritize what needs to be done to give the best customer service. At the beginning of 2019, I moved to Guernsey in the Channel Islands. This was sole to improve my English and to work in a more sophisticated cocktail bar, with one-to-one interaction with customers, and to learn more advanced cocktails. In October 2019 I moved to Palm Beach Gardens (Florida) to work as a Bartender in the Country Club at Mirasol. Here I’ve finally tasted how is living in the United States, gaining experience in American bartending, and learning how to work in a luxurious environment. In Summer 2021 I’ve had the opportunity to work as a Bar Manager at ‘Il Bistrot della Torre’, a brand new bistrot located at the bottom of the medieval Tower of Barbaresco, a beautiful village in the middle of the Langhe. Since it was the first time for me as a Bar Manager this experience was crucial. I’ve learned loads of management skills and how to make a Bar works smoothly. At the end of 2021, I've moved to Lisbon where I've started to work as Bartender in Leonetta, a very popular restaurant in Príncipe Real area. After few months my position was raised to Bar Manager. I have created new drinks for the 2022 summer season and I was responsible of stock management and orders. Also, I was the one who trained the new staff in order to work smoothly and efficiently behind the bar. At the end of 2022 I’ve moved to Ninho, a private Club in the heart of Lisbon. Thanks to the Bar Manager who created an unique drink list I’ve learned lots of techniques and processes that definitely step up my overall knowledge in terms of cocktails design. Furthermore, I am still collaborating with an organization of bartenders operating in my hometown: Asti, in the heart of the land of wines. We manage different venues and events including bars, pubs, restaurants, night clubs and private parties. Our goal is to propose a different way of bartending, i.e. revisiting classic drinks and emphasizing local products and, of course, Italian cuisine, matching its flavors with specially customized cocktails, all made to create a unique taste. In the past years, I have accumulated significant experience in bartending and certifications from The Italian Association of Bartenders, European Bartending School of New York, and more recently Planet One (Rome). I have been an electrical technician and designer since August 2012. With this experience in the Engineering Industry, I learned crucial skills in project management, teamwork, international cultural diversity, and design. Attached you will find a copy of my resume, feel free to contact me if you need reference letters and/or further information.

International Bartender Course (4 weeks)

Grade B New York - Oct 2017

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