This week's episode is a follow up to last week's conversation with Shannon Morton from Black Women Lead as the team talks to Nick Meyer. Nick Meyer is the Director of Operations at the Umbrella Hospitality Company that has a portfolio of several unique and trendy cocktail establishments in Los Angeles: Melrose Umbrella Company, LONO Hollywood and The Corner Door. Hear how quickly the team pivoted to offer to-go cocktails to their customers to adapt and how quickly a new endeavor, Umbrella Taco Co., came to life early on in the March 2020 shutdown.
The Melrose Umbrella Company knows it is all about community, and supporting each other and those in need. Their Cocktails for Cause program, supported by EJ Gallo, features two to-go cocktails offered the month of February to help support the community programs at Black Women Lead. The art on Blacker the Berry, from a local young queer Black artist can be purchased separately and tiki lovers will definitely want to put an order in for the second offering - the Chief Lapu Lapu tiki cocktail kit.
This week's episode is all about cocktails, community and magical COVID pivots. Enjoy and make sure to purchase art or order up some cocktails if you are near to West Hollywood!
Show Notes & Links:
- Umbrella Hospitality Group
- Melrose Umbrella Company
- Lono Hollywood
- The Corner Door
- Umbrella Taco Co.
- Black Women Lead
- Amarone West Hollywood
- D-Town Pizzeria
- Harlowe Bar
- Montrose Hotel - Full Moon Roof Top Yoga
- Ronan
- All About the Bread - meatball sub
- Trader Vic's
- The Long Bar at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore
- Tonga Room at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco