Author: Radek

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2020 Perlan, Reykjavik, Iceland

According to Tripadvisor – Perlan, the top attraction in Reykjavik, Iceland – invited me to prepare an exclusive Icelandic-themed cocktail menu, as well as perform my first guest bartending gig.

The whole cocktail menu was prepared remotely while being in Poland, without a prior visit to Iceland, and executed with great success.

cocktail recipe

Black Dirty Deathini

Step 1: prepare a glass to chill down; pour all ingredients* into the mixing glass, fill it up with ice and stir well 

Step 2: fine strain into a chilled nick&nora glass

Step 3: aromatize the glass and the cocktail surface with lemon peel & garnish

Black Dirty Deathini cocktail

60 ml brennivín (aka ‚black death’)

10 ml extra dry vermouth 

20 ml fennel&coriander lava-salt brine

aromatized and garnished with lemon zest

served in a well chilled nick and nora glass

on a personalized playing card

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2019 Little Harbor Club, Harbor Springs, MI, USA

The Little Harbor Club is a platinum-level family-oriented private members club with almost 100 years of tradition, known for providing a superior guest experience.

In 2019, during my first stay in the US, I had an extraordinary opportunity to join a splendid hospitality team for a 13-week busy season as a bartender.

PAINTING IN THE HEADER: GRZEGORZ PIVERS KUFEL HTTPS://PIFF.ART.PL/

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2018 Vinegre, Gdynia, Poland

Vinegre is popular fine-casual dining with the most beautiful view on the seaside in Gdynia.

In 2018 I took a bar manager position in this establishment and revolutionized the approach of guest having cocktails due to:

  • Introducing modern cocktails in the restaurant for the very first time;
  • reducing the average beverage cost by half – 36% -> 18%;
  • a cycle of product knowledge and sales training for waiters ;
  • less-waste & eco-friendly campaign;
  • cocktails were designed especially to boost the sales of cuisine;
  • innovative, web cocktail menu;
https://lpvinegre.alante.pl
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2017 Rucula del Puerto, Mallorca, Spain

Rucula del Puerto Cala d'Or Simon Maciejewski, Kuba Maj, Radek Filipkowski, Marcin Salamon

Established by the owner of several restaurants under the ‘Rucola’ brand in Tricity, Poland, and a team of specialists from various fields of gastronomy previously working in this ‘chain’ of restaurants, each of which defines a different style and type of cuisine, Rucula del Puerto is a beach-bar-style, high-end cross between Spanish, Polish and Asian cuisine.

  • One of the best restaurants in Cala d’Or just after four months after opening according to Tripadvisor, with a note 5.0;
  • First description after searching in Google: great cocktails;
  • The restaurant created from scratch in a foreign country
Marcin Salomon, Rucula del Puerto, Helen Cummins, abcMallorca

‘the best cocktails on the island, the reason why the restaurant is supposed to be famous for’

– Helen Cummins, abcMallorca