#35 - George Arniotis

George Arniotis has spent nearly two decades behind the bar at some of New York City’s most iconic bars and restaurants, including P.J. Clarke’s, J.G. Melon, and Corner Bistro. He grew up in his family’s diner in Woodhaven, Queens, learning the value of hospitality from the age of four.George is also the person who taught me to bartend. I’m grateful we got to sit down together at the Bistro before he left New York. We talk about sobriety, mental health, the relationships that make a neighborhood bar matter, and his next chapter in Australia with his family.Follow George: @Georgienyc__Find Corner Bistro: @CornerbistronyFollow Wellness on the Rocks: @Wellness_ontherocksFollow Taylor: @TaylorredmondmcquadeWellness on the Rocks is independently hosted, edited, and produced by San Diego bartender Taylor McQuade.