Meet the Crafty Bartender, CURVIN! 

Hi Curvin 😎 

I remembered visiting Bottles and Bites about a year ago, when I ordered a cocktail that paused the entire table's conversion. No it wasn't because David Beckham walked in or the waitress spilled the drink, or they mixed up the drink order , but because the presentation of this cocktail was simply impeccable 👍 My friends and I were amazed to see a cocktail garnished so uniquely with a grasshopper neatly tucked unto the top of my cocktail. Yes, a grasshopper! 😅

Curvin started working as a bar back at hotel Normandy at the age of 18 years where he worked himself up to jr supervisor within a year and a half. He then moved South Trinidad to help his uncle with his bar Foxys in Marabella as head bartender for 4 years. He then hopped to Tree House, Jenny's Wok, Rising Star, More Vino as head bartender, server and manager , Krave and now at Bottles and Bites located in Trade Winds Hotel in San Fernando. Curvin is shaking up 21 years experience within the food and beverage industry. A veteran in the making! 

 Along with mixing of delicious cocktails his interest in garnishing as definitely put him to the next level. His creativity and craftiness as I like to say pushed him to go beyond any other bartender to create something unique to represent his style and passion for the craft. Curvin uses coconut palm leaves and turns them into tiny figurine creatures that is used for garnishing! 

Curvin enjoys playing around with this garnishing materials and experimenting on how many ways he can express himself through his hidden art and craft talent. He uses apples, cucumbers, carrots and many more items to express his creativity. 

Curvin presents three of us favorite cocktails, Mai Tai, Moscow Mule and Queens Park Swizzle (left to right) 

The cocktail above is called the Queens Park Swizzle (QPS), which was introduced and considered the national drink of Trinidad and Tobago by the House of Angostura. Would you try it?