Brian Miller: Tiki Bartender Turned Jersey Guy

The BanterThe Guys do a taste test of a product that was released and then repealed. Find out when sugar is a preferred ingredient.The ConversationThe Restaurant Guys welcome Brian Miller to New Jersey! Brian is known in NYC for being a tiki pirate captain bartender. Now he’s heading up a bar in a 300 year old inn. Hear about what’s old, what’s new and what’s next!The Inside TrackThe Guys have had the privilege of enjoying Brian’s personality and beverages. They’ve become friends sharing their love of hospitality and showing that over the bar through conversation and great drinks.“I think even as bartenders in general, every place that I've worked, we want to leave a legacy one day. I would hope some of my cocktails are in a book, but you want to take care of people first and foremost. It's not about me. It's about the guests and their experience and making sure that they have good cocktails,” Brian Miller 2024 on The Restaurant Guys PodcastBioBrian Miller worked the bar scene in New York City for several years before being on Audrey Saunder’s opening staff at Pegu Club.  He then worked for Phil Ward at Death & Company. After Brian took the reins as head bartender, Death & Company won Spirited Awards “Best American Cocktail Bar” and “World’s Best Cocktail Menu” at Tales of the Cocktail in 2010. That same year, Brian was nominated for Spirited Award “International Bartender of the Year.” He was a partner and ran the bar program at The Polynesian, New York City.He is currently the bar manager at the historic and newly re-opened Stockton Inn in Stockton, NJ. InfoBrian Millerhttps://www.instagram.com/brian.effing.miller/Stockton Innhttps://www.stocktoninn.com/Hampden Rum Pack @ Stage Left Wine Shophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/spirits/The-Hampden-Estate-Distillery-Eight-Marks-Collection-Ex-Bourbon-Barrels-w6946671y9We're bringing our kitchen to the farm!Join us at Dreyer Farms in Cranford, NJ for a Table-to-Farm Dinner.Sunday, September 13 @ 5:30https://www.stageleft.com/event/91326-table-to-farm-dinner/ Subscribe: Restaurant Guys' Regularhttps://restaurantguysregulars.buzzsprout.com/Magyar Bankhttps://www.magbank.com/Stage Left Wine Shophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/Our PlacesStage Left Steakhttps://www.stageleft.com/Catherine Lombardi Restauranthttps://www.catherinelombardi.com/Stage Left Wineshophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/Reach Out to The [email protected]