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Christian Suzuki-Orellana

Radio Imbibe Episode 39: Christian Suzuki-Orellana

A conversation with one of our 2022 Imbibe 75 People to Watch.

Photo: Kelly Puleio

January 04, 2022

Radio Imbibe is the audio home of Imbibe magazine. In each episode, we dive into liquid culture, exploring the people, places, and flavors of the drinkscape through conversations about cocktails, coffee, beer, spirits, and wine.

To kick off 2022, this episode introduces one of our Imbibe 75 People to Watch, Christian Suzuki-Orellana, known more familiarly as Suzu. A longtime Bay Area bartender, Suzu is the creator of the Kagano Bar pop-up, based on his grandparents’ bar in Japan, and the bar manager (and “Head Bird,” with bar supervisor Marguerite Regan) at Wildhawk in San Francisco.

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