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Jessi Pollak
Bartender / bar director
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i. Biography
Jessi Pollak’s work at Spoon and Stable in Minneapolis, Minnesota, centers on cocktails and the precision required to make them land with clarity. In a room with its own established tempo, his role sits where service turns immediate: a glass placed at the right moment, a drink built cleanly, a conversation started before the first sip. The through line is consistency, with cocktails as the constant.
Coming Up
At Spoon and Stable and Soigné Hospitality, Jessi Pollak’s work spans the bar’s daily mechanics and the larger frame of beverage direction. That split points to two connected responsibilities: the hands-on side of service in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the wider decisions that shape how drinks are presented, paced, and held together across a hospitality group. Cocktails remain the center of that work. The Bar Manager title carries oversight, but it also implies calibration. In that role, Jessi Pollak has to keep service moving without losing the details that give a cocktail its finish. As Beverage Director of Soigné Hospitality, the scope broadens, but the same discipline applies: one drink at the bar and the broader beverage identity both depend on attention, consistency, and control.
Where They Are Now
Jessi Pollak bartends at Spoon and Stable in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with cocktails as his specialty. In practice, that means the work is not limited to flavor alone; it also depends on timing, texture, and presentation. At a place where the bar is part of the wider experience, the specialty shows up in the room itself — in the pace of service, the measured pour, and the arrival of a finished cocktail exactly when it should.
Signature
Jessi's signature dishes include Suffering Bastard. Suffering Bastard is the named signature associated with Jessi Pollak’s cocktail work. In that sense, the signature functions as a compact marker of his approach: direct, memorable, and tied to the craft of cocktails.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Jessi
What recognition has Jessi Pollak received?
United States Bartenders' Guild World Class — U.S. Bartender of the Year (2022).
What is Jessi Pollak known for?
Cocktails.
