Ville Magazine l Insider Access for City Lifestyle Jan/Feb 2016 / Premiere Issue | Page 17

COCKTAIL MAKERS

Allotted Craft
Interviewd by: Diane Stephani / Photo by: Daniel Hager

Josh Woodbridge, a Renton native, began his career at Heavy
Restaurant Group in 2010. He started in the kitchen at Purple Café
and Wine Bar to pouring drinks behind the bar at Lot No. 3 and was
promoted to Bar Manager this past year.

What do you like most about managing the bar at Lot No. 3?
Lot No. 3 and Heavy Restaurant Group as a whole, is a really good
company to work for. We have buying power to get all of the different
spirits and equipment for all of the fun stuff we want to do, but we’re
still able to be creative. They let us make the decisions as far as what’s
on the menu, which is the best part about working in this industry.
Where do you like to go out [drinking] when you’re not at work?
If I’m going to Seattle, I think Rob Roy and Zig Zag. I think those are two
of the most interesting and relaxed bars in Seattle.
How would you describe bartending to those who think you’re just
pouring drinks behind the bar?
Pouring drinks is nowhere near the most important or difficult thing
behind the bar or the job. Multi-tasking, being a good host, managing
people/situations and keeping your composure a