Marcos

Snapshot

  • Location: Corona Del Mar, CA
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Involved

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About Me

  • First job: Dishwasher at Strawberry Lodge near Tahoe
  • Where I work: BiteClub.com SoCal Complex and The Friendly Skies
  • Best things about my gig: Great office view
  • Worst things about my gig: No open flame cooking, Tray tables up for landing
  • Status: Involved
  • Website: http://www.biteclub.com/marcos
  • Signature recipe: BBQ Pizza - Dough and all...
  • Home Town: Saratoga, CA
  • My mentors: Coach DB
  • Heroes: Mom and Dad
  • Favorite restaurants: Seafood Dives and The Palm
  • For my last meal I'll have: Whatever I had...
  • Favorite travel destinations: BVIs, Phuket, Turkish Islands, Greenland
  • This is always in my fridge: Chopped garlic, Pinot gris, Panna water, AA batteries
  • Favorite munchies: SYZ's, Dark Chocolate Goji Berries, Garlic Scapes
  • Interests and hobbies: Spending as much time above ground as possible
  • You'll never find me at: The Rib Crib
  • Recommended reading: AC 61-21A
  • Tools of the trade: Jura Impressa X7, Decanter, Vinturi, Vitamin B-100, Bose Series X, Centurion Card, Bernoulli's Principle, Laptop with good batteries and 802.11g, Damn Boat
  • Last vacation: Seattle, Phoenix
  • Morning ritual:

    BiteClub, Double Espresso, Double Espresso, BiteClub, Voicemail, Sonmay, Double Espresso, Phone, Beach, Repeat

  • My tunes:

    Right now - Maroon 5 and The Pretenders

  • About me:

    If I'm not home, I'm probably near here.

Industry Insights

  • Favorite beer: Anchor Steam
  • Your cocktail of choice: Tito's - Up - Blue Cheese Olives
  • Wine recommendation: Paso Robles' Reds
  • Customer pet peeves:

    Disrespectful behavior, tardiness

  • What makes a good bartender: Gift of gab, smiles, knowledge of drinks and the local area
  • Where I go out to have drinks: A Restaurant (The old Arches in Newport Beach), Lynn and Sonny's Wine Fridge (If I can find the damn key)
  • Years in the trenches: 25
  • Signature drink recipe:

    Handmade Basic Margarita - Touch of blueberry and/or pomegranate juice with a Chambord float

  • Biggest single tip: $1000
  • Most memorable meal: Last dinner with my Dad
  • Celebrity sightings at my place: You name it, but we can't really talk about it