Hello, I'm Rick.
Born in Netherlands, grew up and studied in the region of Cognac. Passionate multilingual mixologist. People always like my happiness and creativity
Grown up in hospitality in family restaurants, after studying catering school in Royan, France Travelling since my youngest age and discovered passion for cocktails in Sydney, Australia. Since that great experience, I learned more and deeper in to mixologie through a complete bartending course at the European Bartender School in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Thanks to this course and my everyday growing knowledge and passion I have been head bartender in 3 different bars in France and more recently in Greece with 2 different managing positions on rooftop cocktail bars in Nafpaktos In every place I love to create an original and unique cocktail list, using homemade infusions and syrups with fresh products
Education
European Bartender School Amsterdam International Bartender Course (4 weeks) - May 2021
European Bartender School online Mixology - May 2021
Lycée Cordouan, Royan online Tourism - Sep 2014
Lycée de l'Atlantique , Royan online Hospitality / catering - Sep 2011
Work experience
Taratsa 360 rooftop bar - Nafpaktos General Manager, April 1, 2024 - Oct. 1, 2024
Kome - Curaçao Head bartender, Oct. 1, 2023 - Feb. 1, 2024
Amaryllis - Nafpaktos, Greece F&B manager, Feb. 1, 2023 - Sept. 1, 2023
Le Grand large hotel restaurant - Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France Chef barman / mixologist, April 1, 2022 - Nov. 1, 2022
L'ancolie restaurant - Flaine, Haute-Savoie, France Head bartender, Nov. 1, 2021 - April 1, 2022
Le Redstore restaurant - Cap Ferret, Gironde, France Head bartender, June 1, 2021 - Sept. 1, 2021
Jonah's boutique hotel - Northern beaches, NSW, Australia Waiter and bar back, Oct. 1, 2019 - March 1, 2020
