Brighton, MI · Available Q3 2026

A bar programguests write homeabout.

Marie is a working bartender and beverage consultant. She builds cocktail programs, trains bar teams, and opens rooms that earn the kind of word-of-mouth that doesn’t have to be bought. Most of her work comes from operators who watched her run a bar for one night and asked her to come fix theirs.

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Reviews that name Marie

Avg. rating, named mentions

Stars above the restaurant avg

“Hands down the best bartender I've ever had the pleasure of being served by.”— Emma Gallagher

“If she wasn't there I probably wouldn't be there as often as I am.”— Athena Power

“She is a true mixologist.”— Katie Hallett

“The drinks were like a spiritual reprogramming.”— Eric Roseman

“Best mezcal old fashioned in Metro Detroit.”— Rick Delonis

“She delivered with one of the best mojitos.”— Kamrin Adamczyk

“She's the heart of the bar.”— Sarah Duncan

“You feel like a regular the second you sit down, even if it's your first time.”— Emma Gallagher

“Hands down the best bartender I've ever had the pleasure of being served by.”— Emma Gallagher

“If she wasn't there I probably wouldn't be there as often as I am.”— Athena Power

“She is a true mixologist.”— Katie Hallett

“The drinks were like a spiritual reprogramming.”— Eric Roseman

“Best mezcal old fashioned in Metro Detroit.”— Rick Delonis

“She delivered with one of the best mojitos.”— Kamrin Adamczyk

“She's the heart of the bar.”— Sarah Duncan

“You feel like a regular the second you sit down, even if it's your first time.”— Emma Gallagher

Signatures

Six drinks guests name out loud.

Each card is grabbable. Drag, flick, throw — they have weight, friction, and a little tilt-on-hover. The recipes underneath are real.

A hand of six. Grab one — drag it, flick it, throw it.

Most-named

House signature

Tequila Espresso Martini

Reposado · cold brew · coffee liqueur · demerara · orange oil

Recommend-on-arrival

Floral

Lavender Lemon Martini

Gin · lavender · lemon · dry vermouth · expressed peel

Crowd-pleaser

Dessert-leaning

Forbidden Fruit Martini

Apple-pie whiskey · lemon · vanilla · clove tincture

Bar-program flagship

Spirit-forward

Mezcal Old Fashioned

Mezcal · agave · mole bitters · grapefruit oil

Technique on display

Classic, done right

Amaretto Sour, Texas-style

Amaretto · bourbon · lemon · real egg white · Angostura

Off-menu

Dark Chocolate Orange Espresso

Vodka · espresso · cacao · orange bitters · chocolate rim

Apr 2026 · ★★★★★

“Bartender Marie was very friendly.”

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Services

Four ways to work together.

Every engagement is scoped, fixed-fee, and starts with a thirty-minute call. Most begin with the Audit — two nights, a written read of your bar, no further commitment. The deeper engagements are below.

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Engagement 01

Service Audit

A two-night undercover read of your bar — drinks, pace, hospitality, and what guests are actually telling you in reviews.

What you get

—Two evenings, anonymous, in-room
—Review corpus read for sentiment
—Written report with priorities
—60-minute debrief with leadership

Duration

2 weeks

From

$3,200

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Engagement 02

Cocktail Menu Design

A signature list built around your room, your guests, and what your kitchen is already doing well.

—8–14 specs, batched and bar-ready
—Costing & pour spec for each build
—Print-ready menu copy and naming
—Two rounds of revisions on tasting

4–6 weeks

From $6,400

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Engagement 03

Bar Team Training

On-site training for your bartenders — technique, hospitality, ticket flow, and the standard you want held when you're not in the room.

—Three on-site sessions, full team
—Hospitality + service-recovery clinic
—Speed and station setup audit
—Written standards your GM can hold

3 weeks on-site

From $4,800

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Engagement 04

Bar Program Opening

End-to-end. Concept, list, glassware, ice program, hires, and opening week on the floor with you.

—Concept doc & beverage POV
—Glassware, ice, and tool spec
—Vendor short-list and ordering
—Opening week on the bar with your team

10–14 weeks

From $22,000

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Common questions

Asked and answered.

What operators ask before they sign. If yours isn’t here, the thirty-minute call is the fastest way to find out.

Independent restaurants, hotel bars, and chef-driven concepts in the $$$ to $$$$ range. I'm not the right fit for high-volume sports bars or nightclubs — both are great rooms, just not mine.

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Tell me about your room.

Three short steps. Nothing leaves this page until you hit send. I read these myself and reply within two business days — or tell you who you should be talking to instead.

01The work
02The room
03The hand-off