FOUNDERS

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 Conner is a native of Salt Lake City, Utah. He is very popular behind the stick and his charming style of bartending only matches his solid technique. He has been a bartender for over seven years, primarily in fine dining in Salt Lake City, most notably at Hotel Monaco's Vault. He moved to NYC over a year ago and SM is his first bartending venture in the city. He had to relearn all the classic recipe specs as Utah uses considerably less alcohol in those recipes.
He is currently enrolled in Graduate School at Fordham University, studying Philosophy.
Conner loves reading classic literature, watching foreign movies, traveling. His physical activity of choice is paddle boarding. An avid hip-hop fan, he loves going to shows in his home borough of The Bronx and around the City. 

 Antoinette is a Latina born and raised in the Bronx. During the day, Antoinette works as a federal prosecutor in Brooklyn. She just won her first trial against a defendant who stole over $600 million through a health care fraud scheme. Before that, Antoinette worked for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign in 2016 and spent six years in the Obama White House (2010-2016) while attending Georgetown Law at night.

But every Monday night you’ll find her behind the stick at Sugar Monk, preparing one of your favorite classic cocktails. She is honored to bartend in Harlem where her mother grew up.
She wanted to explore more deeply her passion for cocktails through bartending as a creative outlet. She is now thrilled to have joined the Sugar Monk team and we are equally happy for her contribution.

If that wasn't enough, she is also the founder of a non-profit @latinx44 where they recently awarded scholarships to eight Hispanic students to fund their unpaid public service summer internships. 

Freddi was born in Boston, Massachusetts.

He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Loyola University, New Orleans on a music scholarship. He graduated receiving an "Outstanding Jazz Student Award" for the class of 2019.

He started his carrier working in bars in New Orleans while a student, starting as a barback. at Josephine Estelle (ACE hotel).

in NYC he worked as a barback at the Standard Highline hotel and a bartender at Bar Bayeux in Brooklyn.

He is being an admirer and a big supporter of Sugar Monk for a while now and he is super excited to finally offered the opportunity to join the team. We are equally excited as we feel he is immensely talented and passionate about mixology.  

Derron was born in Trinidad. He developed early on a passion for art, specifically costume design. He worked in the Carnival industry and dabbled as an events decorator. He is currently pursuing a bachelor’s with a business focus; he intends to develop a brand that integrates his artistic vision, and all that he has absorbed working various positions in hospitality over the years. He is thrilled to be working at Sugar Monk. 

 Kellyrose is an actor and a writer, born in the Bronx, NY. She holds a graduate degree in Arts and Politics from University College of London.
She developed a taste for the theatre early on which has taken her all over America and Europe. In addition to acting, Kellyrose is also an educator and has taught theatre and play internationally to both children and adults in non-traditional environments such as migrant facilities and detention centers in Europe and the USA. When she is not acting or teaching, you can find her at Sugar Monk where she has “been delighted to work for a full year and learned a great deal about the art of mixology”. We are equally delighted to have her take excellent care of our guests several nights a week. Her diverse background only enhances her attributes.     

Zack was born and raised in Virginia. 

He has been working for JetBlue for about 17 years as a flying attendant. 

He moved to NYC few years back to work for Luis Vuitton as a sales associate parallel to continue working for JetBlue. 

His resume also includes Bartending and serving in various NYC establishments, including recently in our neighboring bar Bixi Harlem.

He would like to describe his work ethic as being consistent and always putting the most emphasis in creating exceptional experiences for his guests. He is thrilled to have join the Sugar Monk Team. 

  Lee was born and raised in the Bronx, NY. She studied photography at the Mohawk Valley College in UTICA, NY. During the day she works as a barista and staff trainer at Starbucks. At night, she is one of our kitchen chefs or bar assistant. She is very excited to be learning the craft of cocktail making and aspires to eventually become a bartender. Lee has become very fast one of our valuable family members showing passion for hospitality and proving complete dedication to the team and our establishment.  On her free time, she likes to work out and going around town with friends, discovering new bars and restaurants.  

 Antony was born in Kerala, India. He was raised in Westchester, New York and went to college in Buffalo, NY, where he received a degree in Communications. He worked in the advertising industry for 6 years before making the switch to acting at the start of the pandemic. He also has a passion for cooking for came pretty handy as now you can find Antony at Sugar Monk on Sunday and Monday nights, preparing your favorite small bites, while he is pursuing his acting career during the week.