J'Nai Angelle Williams

The Climb

Training at Louisiana State University sits alongside the practical side of the bar: J'Nai Angelle Williams built experience in a range of hospitality settings across New Orleans, where service work and spirits knowledge are part of the same discipline. That mix now supports work that moves between ownership, the bar, and education.

Today

Lead bartending at Chandelier Bar and ownership of Pretty Magic Cocktails define the present scope of J'Nai Angelle Williams's work, with cocktail and spirits education at the center. In 2025, she created Shake Stir and Mingle's Signature Martini at Four Seasons New Orleans. The line she gives for Lambrusco Punch is direct: "I wanted the Lambrusco Punch to feel celebratory and easy, but with a clear Italian point of view."

Signature

J'Nai Angelle Williams's signature dishes include Lambrusco Punch and Shake Stir and Mingle’s Signature Martini. The throughline is balance: cocktails built to read clearly, with an educational frame around them rather than ornament for its own sake.

In Their Words “I wanted the Lambrusco Punch to feel celebratory and easy, but with a clear Italian point of view.”