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    Bar Director

    Austin Hennelly

    Bar Director, Kato

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    Portrait of Austin Hennelly

    i. Biography

    Austin Hennelly is the bar director at Kato in Los Angeles, where he leads the restaurant’s cocktail and alcohol-free beverage program. He was named the MICHELIN Guide California 2023 Exceptional Cocktails winner, and press coverage describes him as a key part of Kato’s current Row DTLA era. He previously led the bar at Majordōmo and worked on distinctive drinks that incorporate ingredients such as bitter melon, umeshu, and five spice.

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