Dev Johanson

In 1995, Dev began his career in his hometown of Los Angeles, at the restaurant Chaya Venice. After 11 yrs of honing his skills in hospitality, he moved to NYC in 2006. 2 years later he was finally able to find a home at Employees Only where he continued to study and practice, more specifically, the craft of cocktails. Over the course of his 10 yrs at EO, he served as bar manager for 3 yrs, won national cocktail competitions and played an integral role as part of the award winning team at Employees Only which garnered the 2011 TOTC Spirited Awards: “World’s Best Cocktail Bar” & “World’s Best Drink Selection” and again in 2015, when the Employees Only bar team were tapped with “Best American Bar Team” and “Best High Volume Cocktail Bar”. He has become an internationally recognized and well-respected figure in the hospitality industry.