HOPE & SESAME | Guangzhou, China
OWNERS / OPERATORS
No. 39 2023, No. 18 2022, No. 15, 2021 | Asia’s 50 Best Bars
Bar of the Year 2020 | DRiNK Magazine ・ Philanthropy Award | TOTC 2020
“A guide to fine drinking in China”
ANDREW HO
Andrew, a Hong Kong native graduated from Ecole Hotelière de Lausanne, majoring in international hospitality management. Andrew’s career commenced with trainee positions at Amber - Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Peninsula Hotel Hong Kong. After joining the Hyatt group upon university graduation, Andrew has progressed from management trainee position to Assistant Director of Food & Beverage at the prestigious Grand Hyatt Hong Kong in the span of 3 years. Upon leaving his position at Grand Hyatt, Andrew has successfully opened a modern Vietnamese restaurant and the first “speakeasy” cocktail bar in Guangzhou - Hope & Sesame.
BASTIEN CIOCCA
Bastien, born in Switzerland to a family of restauranteurs and spirit maker, is a graduate of Ecole Hotelière de Lausanne. As a former vice president of the Swiss barkeeper association and F&B manager at Shangri-la Hotels, his experience expands over 3 continents, thus giving Bastien a worldly perspective of the F&B industry. After leaving Shangri-la, Bastien worked with Andrew to open Hope & Sesame, one of the most celebrated cocktail bars in China.
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