The bar is the pulse of every restaurant—where chemistry, craft, and connection meet. The 2025 CRA Crazies Bar & Beverage Team finalists represent the heart of Connecticut’s cocktail culture: Drift, I Know You Know, Hartford Flavor, Perfusion Bar, and Beauty & Essex. These teams turn every pour into poetry and every shift into art. Read more at The Hospitality Club. #CTCrazies #HospitalityClub #BartenderLife

There’s something electric about this time of year in Connecticut—the hum of full dining rooms, the smell of bourbon and citrus, and the buzz of the CRA Crazies Awards. Love them or hate them, tonight we celebrate the names on the list. From chefs to bartenders, dishwashers to dreamers, this is our time. Read The Hospitality Club’s Crazies Series and meet the people shaping Connecticut hospitality. #CTCrazies #HospitalityClub