Katie Weismann
Spoke | Cambridge, MA
JULY 2024
Bartending since she was 19, Katie Weismann first got a taste of cocktail culture as a server at The Hawthorne, memorizing classics and learning the fundamentals. While pursuing a master’s degree in fine art photography at The University of the Arts London, Weismann worked in a pub and got a sense of the kind of comfort, community, and satisfaction bars can offer their guests. Back in the States and working in art galleries, she hopped back into the bar scene and was hooked on hospitality. When she heard that Spoke was under new ownership, Weismann cold emailed Owner Mary Kurth and came on board as a bartender, finding at the stylish and collaborative restaurant a perfect balance between her artistic sensibility and passion for the industry.
Since joining the team, Weismann has taken over as the bar manager for Spoke, where she has filled the backbar with products and spirits that she and her staff are passionate about sharing. With an exciting list of spirit-forward cocktails that utilize excess ingredients from the kitchen, she's showing off her creativity through cocktails like Lust For Spring with grilled cucumber-infused Singani 63, baijiu, and Alma de Trabanco vermouth. By placing an emphasis on education and training, Weismann is also creating room for others to grow, using her platform to showcase the work of other bartenders, chefs, and artists in the Boston area through a Tuesday night pop-up series and interactive experiences and events for the community at large.
