Open Book: In Conversation with Monica Berg
Watch a conversation with award winning bartender, drink thinker, and Campari Academy Creative Director, Monica Berg and US Academy Lead, Jessamine McLellan. In this session we will deep dive into the new Academy Perspectives series and discuss the origins of bar culture, the ways it has evolved, and the wealth of potential for bartenders in its future.
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