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    Kendra Anderson

    Head Distiller, Leiper's Fork Distillery

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    Portrait of Kendra Anderson

    Portrait of Kendra Anderson

    i. Biography

    Kendra Anderson is a hospitality professional and entrepreneur best documented in Denver, where she was owner and operator of Bar Helix, a RiNo cocktail bar that opened in 2017 and was recognized by Westword, 5280, and Eater Denver. She previously worked as a chef and advanced sommelier, ran a catering and event-planning business, and later launched SwirlGirl Denver as a sommelier and wine-consulting business. In 2020, she co-founded MQ Consulting Group, and in 2024 she founded Caviar Dream in Chicago, described as a nationally distributed caviar company and the first Black- and female-owned business of its kind in the United States.