Andrius Tapinas celebrated a new stage at a party in his bar.

For most, it was a surprise that A.Tapinas took over as the owner of “Salionas” on K. Sirvydo Street, but the famous man had already immersed himself in this business. Almost 15 years ago, he bought shares in the restaurant’s capital Star. Admittedly, A. Tapinas, who was not yet 30, lacked experience. He left the competitive business half a year later. Andrius sold his shares in the Vilnius restaurant in 2006.

The founder of Laisvės TV assured that the lessons learned in the past will be useful to him today. Just thinking about all the details, he decided to run a cocktail house.

“I started this project because I believe that experience will allow me to repeat the mistakes I made in the past. This time, I trust a competent team where everyone will do what they know best. I used to try to do everything by myself. Now I realize that people who specialize in a particular field must be able to do their jobs. “Another person with experience at the bar will take care of the bar’s affairs, because I myself don’t know anything about mixing cocktails,” said A. Tapinas cheerfully.

Portal People.lt The journalist assured that he would address the problems of developing the strategy and updating the site and changing inventory. New searches for the Salion concept will also be the responsibility of Andrius.

“I will also look for someone to cooperate with, what events could take place at the bar,” said A. Tapinas.

According to the journalist, Gabija Milašiūtė, the former boss of Salionas, who is often paired with Andrius, does not have enough time to run this business, so he takes over the helm.

People.lt remember that this year Gabija Milašiūtė became the head of the independent channel Laisvės TV.

The journalist was not inclined to comment on the fact that not only his professional but also personal paths were intertwined with Gabija.

When asked if he was not afraid that the new project would take away from him all the time, he assured him that he had thought of his steps forward.

“As I mentioned, I will have a team to help me. In principle, the current number of staff will not change significantly: there will be enough to keep the bar running smoothly, perhaps just a little more staff so that we can guarantee quality. The team will probably It will be made up of 6-7 people, “he said.

At the celebration held at A.Tapinas Cocktail House on Friday, everyone said goodbye to Gabija Milašiūtė and celebrated the birthday of the place of long life. The journalist interacted with his team during the party and mentioned the start of a new phase.