Colin Peter FIELD - The Best BARMAN in the World

Ariana Haziran 05, 2022

The Bar Hemingway is a Parisian institution... Mr. Field - the gatekeeper - shares his recipe for Serendipiti ...

- via New York Times

The Bar Hemingway is a Parisian institution — any night can play host to writers, models and designers. The gatekeeper ensuring patrons have a wonderful evening is Colin Peter Field. His anointment as the best barman in the world, by Forbes and Travel + Leisure magazines, is hardly surprising given his coterie includes Kate Moss, who wrote the preface for his book, “Le Ritz Paris – Une Histoire de Cocktails” (Editions de la Martinière), which was published in October. The model and muse favors the French 76 (a seductive concoction of vodka, lemon juice and sugar mixed with Champagne) whenever she is in town. With Paris fashion week in full swing, Field revealed where to unwind after the shows and where to get the best takeout. And for those not across the pond, he shared one of his favorite recipes for at-home imbibing. Santé!

Name: Colin Peter Field

Age: 50

Born: Rugby, West Midlands of England

Occupation: Head bartender at the Bar Hemingway

Studied: Tresham College, Kettering (Britain) and Ecole Ferrandi (France)

Home base: Paris, France

Paris versus New York: Paris!

Drinks memory: 1944 Domfrontais Calvados with Robert Wiener (CNN)

Beloved (ex, item, dish, person): My daughter Lee and my son Pâris.

Special project: Competing for the first Meilleur Ouvrier de France competition, category Barman.

Watering hole (besides the Hemingway): The bar at Hotel Crillon

Morning drink: Coffee

Evening drink: Dry martini – Beefeater 24

Favorite dish: Beef curry and Cantonese rice

Favorite piece of barware: The Field tool (tongs)

Favorite patisserie: Eclair au chocolat

Favorite post-dinner drink spot: Le Secret, Paris

Favorite wine: Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Favorite cocktail: Serendipiti

Best place for food delivery: Le Boudoir, Paris

Style hero: Bruce Willis

Museum: Louvre Museum, Arms Museum at Les Invalides in Paris

Reading material: “Across the River and Into the Trees,” Ernest Hemingway

Music: Dire Straits

Dislikes: When Frenchmen in cars stop in the middle of the street to talk to friends.

Designer: Paul Smith

Shoes: Whenever I find them!

Scent: Rem by Reminiscence

Vacation destination: Wales