Monica Berg

Monica Berg is originally from Oslo, Norway. As a child, her family took her hunting, fishing and mushroom hunting, experiences that would influence her bartending style. She started working in hospitality when she was 15. It is in Oslo where she began bartending. ==Career==

After completing H. Butlers Bartending School, she bought and operated the school. In 2013, she relocated to London and served as head bartender at Pollen Street Social in London, followed by a bartending at Himkok in Oslo. That same year, she represented Norway in the World Class Bartender of the Year final. Berg was awarded the Linie Honorary Award for her contributions to Norwegian food and drink culture in 2015. In 2016, Berg co-founded P(our), a nonprofit symposium focused on bartending culture, with Kratena. She was featured in Where Bartenders Drink published by Phaidon in 2017. In 2022 Tayēr + Elementary placed second in the World's 50 Best Bars. In 2019, she also co-launched Back of House, a digital platform for hospitality workers to safely and anonymous report workplace harassment, discrimination, and other problems. In May 2022, Berg was named Creative Director of the Campari Academy. ==Style, cocktails and influences==

Berg's cocktails often center around fresh, seasonal ingredients. Berg works with local farmers in the United Kingdom to source ingredients for cocktails. At Tayēr + Elementary, Berg works in what she describes a "collective effort" with other staff members to create cocktails, instead of each bartender creating their own individual drinks. Berg also wants to make accessible cocktails, using a test called "Would you serve this to your mother?" to decide if the beverage should make the Tayēr + Elementary menu. ==Further reading==