Joey Smith joins the show this week. Joey is currently the head bartender at NoMad in New York City. Joey grew up in Colorado and got his start in The Industry at fast casual restaurants while still in high school. While attending college in Boulder Colorado, Joey got a job at SALT the Bistro where he was introduced to cocktail culture. Once Joey graduated college, he moved to Vail Colorado where he worked at Mountain Standard. It was at this same time that Joey organized a music festival that was hosted on his family’s ranch. Based on the success of this festival, Joey was offered a job with an events promotion company in Denver. After moving to Denver, Joey also started working at Green Russell. While at Green Russell, Joey learned the art of bartender’s choice, the value of speed, and the importance of hospitality over pretence.
In 2015, while still living in Denver, Joey was offered an internship at an artist management company in New York City. The allure of moving to New York City was too tempting, and Joey made the move. Knowing that he need some additional income to supplement the internship, Joey landed a job at Booker and Dax. This introduced Joey to modernist techniques in the bar world. In 2016, Joey moved on to NoMad NYC and EMP Summer House. While at NoMad, Joey has been pushing his skills to the limits and learned to be a leader at work and in The Industry as a whole.
Joey has also spent time in the Tales Of The Cocktail CAP program in 2018 and 2019 and a finalist in the Espolon Cocktail Fights National Finalist in 2019.
NoMad New York City - https://www.thenomadhotel.com/new-york/
Joey Smith on Instagram: @alottacoladas
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