My name is David Bentzler. To give a little information about myself, I spent roughly 2 years in BMCC with a near 4.0 gpa prior to attending City Tech, that being said it was a bit dated compared to starting at City Tech.

After those 2 years I committed to working full time in the industry where I’ve spent the last 7 years working front of house. I was also able to attend International Culinary Center’s Intensive 10 week Sommelier Course after having worked there for a few years prior to them closing their front end restaurant, L’Ecole. I received my certification from the Court of Master Sommeliers.

Since that moment I feel in love with beverage as a category but more specifically bartending. Bartending to me is something special, it’s equal parts rock star mixed with behind the scenes alchemy in the pursuit of liquid gold, while being what people need, when they need it and being a poet waxing and waning into people’s lives hopefully at the right times.

The bar is a fire place and my home, where I invite you in to come around, share your stories, and I do all within my power to give you the best date of your life or be the friend you need. To keep this short, bartending is a bridge between industries and worlds. It’s a beautiful thing and you once you start learning about beverage, you become aware of how much educational intersection there is.

My future goals are to take beer more serious, cause it doesn’t interest me a whole lot at the moment and get certified now as a Cicerone. As to personal strengths I’d argue the strongest is my ability to connect people and draw them in when I turn it on. It sometimes feels like a magic but the bar is a place for people to have an experience and not just a drink which is what I set out for. I love any and everyone who sets at my bar. It’s all about the hospitality.

Thank you all for taking the moment to read this. Cheers.