Wanderlust: Bringing South East Asian Flavors + Hospitality Upstate

Wed Dec 10 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm UTC-05:00

Milas Restaurant & Bar | Schenectady

The Dishing
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Wanderlust: Bringing South East Asian Flavors + Hospitality Upstate
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Bar directors Keshonn Hatcher + Andrew Patterson tie SE Asian industry experiences to the art of hospitality + cocktail design in upstate NY
About this Event

Keshonn Hatcher, bar director of {Pretty to think so} in Rhinebeck + Andrew Patterson, bar director of Milas in Schenectady are joining forces to discuss the influence of their experiences bartending and traveling in South East Asia on their approach to hospitality + cocktail design.

Keshonn Hatcher worked in a Tokyo night club + Japanese ramen shop for two years while Andrew Patterson bartended at the famed Attic Bar in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With tiny cocktails paired to the talk, they'll get into:

• How the Japanese Art of Hospitality (otonashi) + Danny Meyer's Unreasonable Hospitality are defining U.S. mixology today

• Why sake, soju and bijou are becoming lead ingredients in modern cocktails

• How pandan, yuzu, lychee and lemon grass are changing tastes in mixology

• The culinary techniques boosting cocktail flavors

• How to use global flavors in cocktails at home
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What is TINY?

TINY is a tiny taste experience with tiny cocktails, tiny tastes + tiny talks. Think TED talks shrunk to size with curated flavors built in.
Events run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. with a half-hour guest talk starting at 7 p.m.
Three à la carte tiny cocktails, each with a complimentary tiny bite, are paired for the talk.
Half the size, half the price for small appetites + small budgets. Have 1 or a flight of 3.
Non-alc choices will be available along with the venue's full cocktail and food menus .

Limited seats. Come for the talk. Experience the tastes. Build our community.

Life is tasty. Season your week with TheDishing.com.

*DISHING SOCIAL CLUB MEMBERS RECEIVE THEIR FIRST TINY DRINK FREE.
To join the Social Club, visit: thedishing.com/dishing-club


Agenda

🕑: 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
DJ TruMastr's Personal Box Set: 10 Pivotal Moments in 50 years of Hip Hop
🕑: 06:30 PM
TINY starts. Order your curated TINY cocktails or choose from the venue's menu
🕑: 07:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Guest speaker TINY talk.
🕑: 08:30 PM
TINY ends - but you're free to stay!
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Milas Restaurant & Bar, 500 State Street, Schenectady, United States

Tickets

USD 23.18

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