A number of local hospitality professionals assembled for community service as part of the annual Imbibe and Campari Negroni Week on Sept. 14. Two groups volunteered throughout the day: one at Bridgeport Community Garden, with a reception following at Bridgeport’s Trattoria Avuchella, and another at the Family Wellness Center in Middletown, with a celebration including food and Negroni cocktails at Middletown’s Conspiracy. The event was led by Campari America State Manager Gary Dritschler, in coordination with Jen and Mark Sabo and Jason McClellan, as well as a variety of teams from local accounts across the state. Venues raised funds for No Kid Hungry and a host of charitable causes of each participating venue’s choice.
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- Venues across the state took part in the Imbibe and Campari Negroni Week, Sept. 13-19.
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- Volunteers at the Family Wellness Center: Michael Leung, Photographer; Suzie Johnson, Taino Prime; Gary Dritschler, State Manager, Campari America; Jason McLellan, Elicit and Bridget Hurley, Tisane.
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- Guests enjoyed Campari cocktails, including the Negroni in the Sun, Fig Time and Higher Vibrations from Taino Prime.
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- Volunteers at Conspiracy: Jen Sabo, Mark Sabo, Bridget Hurley, Jason McClellan, Jarred Kyser, Gary Dritschler, Peterson Jones, Jack Forbes and Heather Shonta.
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- The Classic Negroni from Conspiracy, a blend of gin, Campari and Italian Vermouth.
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- The Both Hands Negroni from Conspiracy, a blend of tequila, mezcal, Cynar, vermouth and figgy pudding bitters.
Photos by Michael Leung.
