Bartenders

Andrea Patelli

Type

Bartenders

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

Born and grew up around Milano, Italy but I now live and feel happy in Stockholm, Sweden.

WHERE DO YOU/HAVE YOU WORKED?

Little Quarter, Stockholm. Before I was working in hotels: Scandic here in Sweden, Sanderson and S.Martins Lane in London.

FAVORITE BARS?

Candelaria in Paris, and of course Little Quarter in Stockholm!

FAVOURITE DRINK?

Daiquiri! Or pretty much a lot of drinks involving a white spirit and lime juice!

Bad ass barman/rock n roll moment?

Extremely easy to answer: Every Friday shift from 17:00 until 03:00

Ever done it on a bar?

No but I can't wait for it!

What's next for you?

One thing only: take Little Quarter where it deserves to be!

Best/worst chat up lines you've heard at a bar?

Hahah I got a good one! Three women at the bar where I was working in here in Stockholm were chatting about me in Italian while I was preparing their order. They clearly didn't know I was from Italy. You should have seen their faces when I served their drinks and answer to their doubts. "By the way... no I have never killed anybody, no those one tattooed on my neck are not marijuana leaves but are two agaves and during my spare time I do what any other normal person does!" Epic!

Tell us a secret or something we don't know?

I am terribly afraid of bats.

If you were to make a barchick cocktail, what would you put in it?

4cl rum 1cl lime cordial 1dash Orange bitter Stir and top up with champagne.

How do you like your Martini?

2:1 gin: dry vermouth, orange bitter and lemon twist.

What did you want to be as a kid?

Professional football player, of course!