Portrait of Vay Su
i. Biography
Vay Su is a Los Angeles-based beverage professional and co-founder of Vandell in Los Feliz, a cocktail bar that opened in December 2025. He previously worked at République, where he met co-founder Shawn Lickliter, and the pair developed Vandell after years of planning and pop-ups under the name Double Dragon. Coverage of Vandell describes Su as an cocktail professional with a reputation for nationally competitive cocktail work and a bar program centered on California-inspired hospitality.
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