If you’ve ever been to the legendary Bar Hemingway, tucked into the depths of the Ritz Paris, chances are you’ve seen @colinpfield who served as the venue’s head bartender for nearly thirty years. (👀 Slide 10 for a throwback of the two of us there, many 🌝’s ago!) When the news broke of Colin’s “retirement” last year, fans around the globe cried collective tears ahead of his departure. Turns out, Colin’s exit from the Hemingway Bar was not an ending but an emphatic new beginning for the man who has thrice been named the world’s best bartender by Forbes.  Every Friday night, fans can find him in Paris’s stylish Marais district, where he has started an ongoing residency at @maisonproustofficial ✨ This elegant boutique hotel was designed by @jacquesgarciaofficiel and stands as a shrine to the late French novelist, Marcel Proust. Colin’s presence every Friday is a gift for his legion of loyal fans, many of whom have become personal friends over the years, and now have a new place to stop and visit him when passing through Paris. Everything about the bar, with its wood-paneled walls and richly draped decor, is sophisticated, and the cocktails are no exception. In lieu of a formal cocktail menu, however, Colin has long preferred working off his own intuition, making bespoke drinks that reflect his patrons’ personalities. “People know me, and they say, ‘Colin, look at me and tell me what I’ll have to drink,’” he says. “So that’s what I do.” Though the residency at Maison Proust is a new gig for the barman, some things haven’t changed. As at Bar Hemingway, he still serves guests bowls of nuts with crisp cucumber water, and he’s recently introduced bar stools to encourage new relations and friendly banter. “Cocktails, although terribly important, are only 20% of the affair,” he explains. The other 80% is about people enjoying themselves. “In a word, generosity,” he says of his style. “I want people to feel we’re taking care of them.” Such a pleasure to chat with Colin Field for @nuvomag — merci beaucoup to everyone who helped make this story happen!