Trip Burns
Sexiest Male & Female Bartenders
// by Genevieve Legacy
A Little Asian in the Equation
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he secret to Brad Regan’s cosmopolitan good looks might be in the anime sweep of his coifed hair or his colorful sleeve tattoo, but his Korean American DNA mix gives him an edge—he sports the look better than most. At 18, his first job was in a nightclub, hauling ass as a barback. At the ripe old age of 29, Regan puts his nightclub bartending skills to work at restaurant hotspot, Julep, with one big exception: no plastic. “I’m really fast, I like high volume. It sounds cocky but, the truth is, I wash martini glasses and rocks glasses all night long,” Regan says. “I’m the highest paid dishwasher in town.”
Friend, Confidante and Mixologist
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hristina Taylor is a triple-threat bartender—she’s your best friend, she’ll keep your secrets, and she knows what you like to drink. With blonde hair, pink or brown lowlights and valley-girl charm, she’s an adorable woman who knows how to put her assets to work. The 26-year-old cocktail waitress turned bartender, formerly of Club Magoo’s, loves people and really digs creating new drinks. A graduate of Ole Miss (“the best school ever”), Taylor feels personality is the key to attractiveness. “I know looks have something to do with it, too,” Taylor says. “All I care about is making sure people have an enjoyable evening.”
Best Bartender; Sexiest Male Bartender (Male): Brad Regan Julep Restaurant and Bar (4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 105, 601.362.1411, juleprestaurant.com)
Best Bartender
Sexiest Bartender (Male)
Second: Jamie Moss, Fenian’s Pub (901 E. Fortification St., 601.948.0055) / Third: Haley Pennock, Soulshine Pizza Factory (5253 Highway 25, Suite 1100, Flowood, 601.919.2000) / Good Showing: Robert Arender, Parlor Market (115 W. Capitol St., 601.360.0090); Tiffanie Ransome, Table 100 (100 Ridge Way, Flowood, 601.420.4202); Trevor Palmer, Club Magoo’s (824 S. State St., 601.487.8710)
Second: Jamie Moss, Fenian’s Pub (901 E. Fortification St., 601.948.0055) / Third: Jeremy Gostkowski, Babalu Tacos and Tapas (622 Duling Ave., Suite 106, 601.366.5757) / Good Showing: John Hime, The Bulldog (6111 Ridgewood Road, 601.978.3502); John Ingram, Parlor Market (115 W. Capitol St., 601.360.0090); Trevor Palmer, Club Magoo’s (824 S. State St., 601.487.8710)
Best Gospel Artist: Dathan Thigpen
Best Facialist/Esthetician: Laya Parisi
Second: Laurie Walker / Third: Mississippi Mass Choir / Good Showing: Chandra Wise; Rhonda Chambers; Di’Marco “Twiceborn” Baskins
Body Anew Medical Spa (113 W. Jackson St., Suite 1-A, Ridgeland, 601.605.0452, bodyanewmedicalspa.com)
Best Dentist: Paula Stewart 4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 235, 601.987.8722 Second: Jim Ed Watson (Kool Smiles, 1437 Old Square Road, 601.366.7645) / Third: Rusty Riley (4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 238, 601.366.1117) / Good Showing: Sarah Carlisle (Carlisle Family Dentistry, 119 Colony Crossing Way, Madison, 601.345.4024); Tom Stewart (5800 Ridgewood Road, 601.956.8364)
Work. Live. Play. Prosper.
Second: Rachel McDuffie, Aqua The Day Spa (1000 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 8001, 601.898.9123) / Third: Linda Whitaker, Sun Gallery (6712 Old Canton Road, Suite 3, Ridgeland, 601.957.7502) / Good Showing: Ryan Hodges, Sanctuary Body Spa at the Township (340 Township Ave., Suite 200, Ridgeland, 601.790.2222); Tamar Sharp, nomiSpa (734 Fairview St., 601.948.3429); Whitney Davis, Blackledge Face Center (1659 Lelia Drive, 601.981.3033)
Sexiest Bartender (Female): Christina Taylor formerly of Club Magoo’s Second (tie): Jillian Bolton, Table 100 (100 Ridge Way, Flowood, 601.420.4202); Tiffanie Ransome, Table 100 (100 Ridge Way, Flowood, 601.420.4202) / Third: Ashley Matlock, The Islander Seafood and Oyster House (1220 E. Northside Drive, Suite 100, 601.366.5441) / Good Showing: Alyson Brady, Time Out Sports Café (6270 Old Canton Road, 601.978.1839); Ashley Lewis, The Bulldog (6111 Ridgewood Road, 601.978.3502); Bobbie Jo Kemp, Mississippi Legends Grill (5352 Highway 25, Suite 50, 601.919.1165)
Best Professor: Jean Powers Holmes Community College (412 W. Ridgeland Ave., 601.856.5400, holmes.cc.us) Second: James Bowley, Millsaps College (1701 N. State St., 601.974.1000) / Third: George Bey III, Millsaps College (1701 N. State St., 601.974.1000) / Good Showing: Bob Pennebaker, Belhaven University (1500 Peachtree St., 601.968.5940); Garrad Lee, Hinds Community College (3925 Sunset Drive, 601.366.1450); Jay Long, Hinds Community College (3925 Sunset Drive, 601.366.1450); Suzanne Marrs Millsaps College (1701 N. State St., 601.974.1000); Ted Ammon, Millsaps College (1701 N. State St., 601.974.1000)
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