Jessica Gonzalez
Bartender
Jessica Gonzalez has been in the service industry for over 20 years. She began bartending at 18, putting herself through school for a degree in fine arts and later interior design. She worked all over NYC in bars and restaurants while pursuing her love of painting.
As part of the opening staff of New York's acclaimed cocktail bar, Death & Company, a job Jessica worked while earning her degree, she was able to find a new outlet for her creativity: inventing cocktails. There she honed her cocktail craft and spirits knowledge, as well as service.
Jessica went on to become the opening Head Bartender at the NoMad where she was instrumental in receiving a James Beard nomination the first year and the award for Best Bar Program in 2014. Under her leadership at NoMad, the bar earned nominations and awards from Tales of the Cocktail for Best Hotel Bar and Best Restaurant Bar.
Jessica currently lives in Beacon, NY, sharing her cocktail expertise in the Hudson Valley while continuing to consult for NYC bar programs, spirits brands, and events. She is currently the beverage director of Wildflower Farms at Auberge Resort in Gardiner, New York.
