Bartender’s School @ Element

Sasha and Josh were the «teachers» for our bartender’s class at Element. Not only did they entertain about 20 Unilocalers, they were also still on the clock making drinks for the restaurant on the floor below and for the guests that walked in to enjoy the evening at the bar.
They started the evening with a punch bowl of strawberry ginger «mojitos.» We sampled several different bitters, home-​made blue curacao, and learned the recipes for several drinks including their margarita. We also got to light orange peels on fire– cool party trick! Watching Sasha make his famous old-​fashioned was the best part of the evening. Such love is put into that process.
Aaron throws a great Unilocal event. Sasha and Josh were so friendly and generous with their time. I can’t wait to go back to experience Element again for drinks!

It was pretty sweet learning some bartending tricks at this event — like the flaming orange rind! It was also interesting learning about drinks, and the difference between a proper drink vs. what you typically find at a lot of bars.
I’ll be back to try to sous vide wings that I saw listed on the menu!