Our Team
Natasha Bahrami
Founder
Natasha Bahrami fell in love with the spirit of gin after an eye-opening (and mouth pleasing) bout with a dirty gin martini in her early years as a restaurateur and has worked to expand the knowledge of, experience with and spectrum of the world of gin ever since. Elevation of the spirit of gin is her priority.
She currently owns The Gin Room in the Midwestern United States, St. Louis Missouri, a gin bar boasting hundreds of fine gins and monthly educational programs, seminars and workshops created specifically engage, convert and educate gin lovers and non gin lovers alike to the amazing world that is gin.
Michael Fricker
National Brand & Programming Coordinator
Michael comes from a primarily culinary background. Graduating from Le Cordon Bleu in Portland Oregon, he went on to run both large scale hotels and small independent restaurants such as The Reeds at Shelter Haven in Stone Harbor, New Jersey and The Four Seasons Hotel in St Louis, Missouri. Michael Has been responsible for opening 13 restaurants in total. Switching to the beverage industry was an easy transition serving as partner & creative director for The Gin Room & Salve Osteria, Owner of Grand Spirits Consulting, Grand Spirits Bottle Shop, New Society and Malcriado in Oaxaca MX.