Brown-Forman, in collaboration with New Haven’s Olives and Oil, hosted a Side Door Industry Prom for the hospitality industry on June 22. Sponsored by Fords Gin, the event was held to recognize the hard work of the community’s hospitality industry professionals with everyone from bartenders, servers, cooks, dishwashers, bussers, hosts and barbacks invited to dress to impress and party with cocktails featuring sponsor Fords Gin and music spun by Mark Esposito, aka DJ Heartbeat.
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- A cocktail featuring Fords Gin.
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- Akie Smythe, CT State Manager, Brown-Forman.
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- Taina Colon and Oswin Martinez, Olives and Oil.
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- Fernando Reyes, NOLO; Kevin Melendez, NOLO; Deon Ross, Olives and Oil; and Alan Lopez, NOLO.
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- Bianca DeJesus, Eli’s on Whitney and Eddie Caves, Secrets.
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- Marissa Malerba, Olives and Oil; Jocelyn Cort, SDS; and Kelsey Ehrensberger, Olives and Oil.
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- Alejandro Villacorta, 116 Crown Bar by Hachiroku; Deon Ross, Olives and Oil; Nate Zalegowski, Gioia; and Mark Esposito (seated), DJ Heartbeat.
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- Guests at the Side Door Industry Prom.
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- Ella Cazary, Olives and Oil.
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- Sam Tellefsen, Olives and Oil and Ryan Robinson, BAR.
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- Carolyn Davida, 116 Crown Bar by Hachiroku and Hunter Watford, BAR.
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- Side Door Industry Prom guests.
Photos by Alejandro Villacorta.
