Co Founder
Don Ranasinghe
Co-owner & Head of the Drinks Program, Smoke & Bitters
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Portrait of Don Ranasinghe
i. Biography
Don Ranasinghe is the co-owner and head of the drinks program at Smoke & Bitters in Hiriketiya, a role held since 2020. He is also the co-founder of Raa, another Hiriketiya venue established in 2024. Earlier in his career, he worked as a venue manager in London.
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What venues does Don Ranasinghe co-own in Hiriketiya?
Don Ranasinghe co-owns Smoke & Bitters, where he also heads the drinks program, and co-founded the venue Raa.
Where did Don Ranasinghe work prior to his venues in Hiriketiya?
He worked as a venue manager at KOKO in London in 2016.
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