about me

Awards

  • July 2018 Winner of Four Seasons International Recipe to Win Mixology Competition (Las Vegas)
  • November 2018 Nominee for Notable Life’s Best Bartender of Toronto (Toronto)

Employment

  • Four Seasons (Toronto) | Mixologist [2016-Present]
  • Lavelle (Toronto) | Executive Mixologist [2018-Present]

Consultant

  • Project Underway: Developing extensive cocktail program for a large North American hospitality groups new restaurant (opening in 2019)
press & news

Recent articles and media highlights

Four Seasons Toronto Executive Team | 2018 | Link

Four Seasons Recipe to Win Competition | Jul. 18, 2018 | Link

Business Insider | Sep. 4, 2018 | Link

Newswire | Sep. 4, 2018 | Link

Cision (PR Newswire) | Sep. 4, 2018 | Link

EatNorth | Sep. 4, 2018 | Link

BizBash | Sep. 5, 2018 | Link

dobbernationLOVES | Sep. 7, 2018 | Link

Food & Wine Magazine | Sep. 11, 2018 | Link

Melissa Hart Voted Top Mixologist | Sep. 28, 2018 | Link

James Beard Foundation | Nov. 15, 2018 | Link

Four Seasons Miami Pop Down | Dec. 8, 2018 | Link

Food & Wine Magazine | Dec. 8, 2018 | Link

Vogue Magazine (Brasil) | Dec. 8, 2018 | Link

Architectural Digest | Dec. 17, 2018 | Link

contact

melissa@mixwithmel.com

+1.905.960.9789

Whether it's helping you develop a cocktail program for your restaurant, host a cocktail training seminar or help out at an event, I'm only an email or phone call away.