Alba Huerta: James Beard Award-Winning Bartender, Author, Cocktail Educator

About this episode

Alba Huerta shares her journey as a James Beard Award-winning bartender and entrepreneur, discussing the art of cocktail creation and the importance of hospitality.

A Note From The Host: Our next guest is a one-of-a-kind creative who just so happens to be someone who crafts the world’s most elevated and unique cocktails. Alba Huerta is a Houston-based bartender + owner of Julep – who won a James Beard award for her work. She’s a cocktail educator, author, and longtime business owner – inheriting that drive from her parents, and who ploughed head-on into her purpose. What is so interesting about Alba’s story, is that while she’s made a serious mark in technique and flavor, it’s people and the hallowed aspects of hospitality that have driven her since the age of 18 to be the celebrated creator and entrepreneur she is today. Here, Alba humbly shares her unique story of cocktails that tell a story, with a lot of advice for business owners and fans of food and drink along the way. Discover more + Shop The Podcast: Julep Julep: Southern Cocktails Refashioned by Alba Huerta + Marah Stets Discover the episode and more on storyandrain.com follow @storyandraintalks and @storyandrain on Instagram follow @storyandraintalks and @storyandrain on Threads all about the host

People in this episode

Guest: Alba Huerta

Topics covered

• cocktails
• hospitality
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• James Beard
• cocktail educator
• Houston
• Julep

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Julep: Southern Cocktails Refashioned by Alba Huerta + Marah Stets

Books & works: Shop The Podcast

Places: Houston

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