Jeff Savage

JEFF SAVAGE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN CALGARY ALBERTA BEFORE LEAVING HIS COUNTRY TO TRAVEL ABROAD AND EXPAND HIS MIND AND PALATE. AFTER EXTENDED STOPS IN ASIA, THE UNITED STATES AND TURKEY, JEFF COMPLETED HIS ACADEMIC CAREER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA.

WHILE COMPLETING THE LAST YEAR OF HIS STUDIES, HIS WALKS TO CAMPUS BROUGHT HIM PAST A SMALL RESTAURANT THAT WAS CURRENTLY BEING CONSTRUCTED. AFTER A FEW CONVERSATIONS WITH THE OWNERS WHO WERE BUILDING THE SPACE, JEFF WAS IMPRESSED BY THE DIY NATURE OF THEIR PROJECT AND THE PASSION THEY EXUDED AND DECIDED TO JOIN THEIR OPENING TEAM. THE RESTAURANT BECAME THREE BOARS, AND JEFF ENDED UP STAYING ON FOR FOUR YEARS, CREATING THE BEVERAGE PROGRAM AND PROPELLING HIMSELF TO MULTIPLE SUCCESSES IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY.

IN BARTENDING, JEFF HAS FOUND THE PERFECT COMBINATION OF WORKING WITH BOTH HIS HANDS AND HEART. RECENTLY, JEFF CAPTURED THE TITLE OF WORLD CLASS CANADA BARTENDER OF THE YEAR IN 2019 AND WENT ON TO THE GLOBAL FINALS IN GLASGOW, WHERE HE PLACED SECOND GLOBALLY, AND WON THE SINGLETON STATE OF MIND CHALLENGE.