In part one, of our first two-part episode, we talk with Chris Cardone, bartender extrordinaire at I Sodi in New York City. He is also the winner of the 2017 Diageo World Class Cocktail Competition in the U.S., and represented the United States in the World Finals. We discuss the global pandemic in a city as populous as New York,  what bars and restaurants are creatively doing to keep their businesses going, and how empathy plays a part of getting through it. We also talk solutions moving forward with ideas such as To-go bottles with QR Codes to custom playlists for customers. He explains how he changed his complete mindset, tapped into his inner confidence, taught himself how to win, and stepped into one of the largest, and most prestigious cocktail competitions in the world and rose all the way to the top. Chris is an  interesting, and intelligent guy, and we had such a great conversation, we made it into two episodes. We touch base on a lot of issues within the industry, and go pretty deep at times. This is an interview you don't want to miss.   

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