By KJ Philp, May 2015 Issue. Meet the other winners here.
Ronald Rogers, who has been behind the Stacy’s @ Melrose bar since the day it opened, also holds Echo Readers' Choice Bartender Awards for 2010 and 2012, and 2015.
Echo caught up with Rogers following the April 9 awards ceremony and here's what he had to say:
Echo: What's it like working for a guy who wins everything he's nominated for? Does he designate mandatory voting sessions when you arrive to work or what?
Rogers: LOL, no. I love Stacy, I've known him for sometime now. I can't complain, I have the best boss.
Echo: You've become known for your Bearbie hats, your selfie stick and your bumper stickers – care to elaborate?
Rogers: Life's too short, live out loud. #dowhatiwant
Echo: If you could be on any reality TV Show which would it be and why?
Rogers: Hmmmmm, most likely none of them, there's too much drama and not enough fun! I'd have to create a whole new one with Gina and I.
Echo: Here's a random one: Tell us about your earliest Echo memory.
Rogers: Going to the Echo Readers' Choice Awards in 2009 with the Mr. Bryon Wiley.
Echo: Care you share a little-known fact about yourself or your bartending skills? I've seen your Irish carbomb video.
Rogers: It's summer time and I love body shots!
Echo: What's the best advice you've ever received?
Rogers: You're on stage, and at a bar it's always HAPPY hour, SMILE. Leave your problems at the door. It's not always easy, but I feel like I do a pretty damn good job.
Echo: Where can you be spotted when you're not behind the bar at Stacy's
Rogers: Anywhere. It's like my girlfriend says, "Let's drink and move!" So, anywhere from Bunkhouse to Kobalt or FEZ to Ticoz.
Echo: What new and exciting things do you have in the works between now and the 2016 Echo Readers' Choice Awards?
Rogers: I have no idea, I guess we'll have to wait and find out. I'm excited for what the next year has in store for me.
Echo: Is there anyone you'd like to thank? Shoutouts you'd like to make?
Rogers: Stacy and my wonderful family at Stacy's. All my regulars/friends and most of all my Hubby, Robert.
Echo: The floor is yours; anything else you'd like to add?
Rogers: Is it Happy Hour yet?
