Meet Pamela Wiznitzer
Pamela Wiznitzer has a true passion and zest for the industry that is seen and tasted in every drink she serves and also transcends the bar. Since 2006, Pamela has been working throughout NYC at many notable venues including The Dead Rabbit, the Seamstress, and Henry at the Life Hotel. She oversees the beverage programs for the iconic Big Apple Circus and The Lookup - a rooftop bar in midtown. Her many accolades including being nominated top 10 bartender for the 2014, 2015 and 2016 "American Bartender of the Year" award at Tales of the Cocktail and was named the "2014 Bartender of the Year" by the Village Voice. Additionally, she was named as one of Food & Wine Magazine's top 10 Rising Star Mixologists, an inductee to the "Dames Hall of Fame" in 2015 and one of Wine Enthusiast Magazine's "40 Under 40" in 2015.
Pamela has a Master’s degree in Food Studies, with a concentration on spirits and alcohol, at NYU’s Steinhardt School. Additionally, she presents her research at seminars and conferences around the world. Pamela is a dual BA graduate of both Barnard College and the Jewish Theological seminary as well as the Beverage Alcohol Resources 5 day program earning top honors by passing the course "Bar Ready."
Pamela has been featured in multiple publications including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Tasting Panel, Travel & Leisure, Bar Business Magazine, Zagat, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Shape, Self, ABCNews.com, Bloomberg and Esquire, as well as reoccurring media appearances on the Food Network, VH1, NBC, LXTV, Fox & Friends and BetterTV. And be sure to catch her frequently as the bartender in residence on Build Series's "MonetXChange Rate" program.