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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
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