Submitted by Melissa Howsam — Correspondent
This week check out Dutch Morrell — slinging sips at Solas since September 2009, this Michiganite migrated south to Florida in the summer of 2008 to hedge those harsh Midwestern winters and finish school in the southern sun. While popping tops at a Florida pool bar had its perks, the youngest of five sibs had a hankerin' for his family that swept him inland to Raleigh last year where his two sisters already lived. A six-year bar vet, this guru of the grog makes a mean Gummy Bear Martini. And when he's not tangling 'tinis? The former college soccer standout is kicking up a good time, whether with friends, bar guests or on a playing field. Now, a legit North Carolinian, he'll soon bleed Wolfpack red when he goes back to the books to bang out his biz degree.
Hometown: Plymouth, Michigan.
What you love most about the Triangle that's different from the Midwest: The people. Everyone down here is so much nicer.
The one thing you miss most from home: My parents and my dog Yager.
If you have a drink in your hand, it's probably a: Vodka Red Bull.
Your patrons might say 'Dutch makes the best': Mojitos.
A good drink for the holiday season: Hot chocolate and Rumple Minze.
Your personality, in a word: Easygoing.
If you had to, which of your coworkers would you trip and why? Spencer, my roommate — just to mess with him.
If they made a movie about your life, who would play your significant other? Megan Fox.
Last song purchase or download: "Teach Me How to Dougie" by Cali Swag District.
Movie you can recite the lines of: "The Hangover"
Your guilty pleasure: My saltwater fish tank.
Your celeb crush: Jessica Alba.
Fictional character with whom you most identify: Bart Simpson.
What you were for Halloween: I was Elmo at work and then Peter Pan for my night out.
If you didn't know better, you'd think this song was written about you: LL Cool J - "Doin' it."
Last concert you went to: Kings of Leon.
If you could ask one person any question, who would it be and what would you ask him/her? My Grandpa Farrell. What's heaven like?
Biggest celeb train wreck? Lindsay Lohan.
You sometimes get mistaken for: A straight Neil Patrick Harris.
If you could have a happy hour with anyone, it'd be: Adam Sandler.
People should know that you: Sometimes people shouldn't know everything.
One thing you refuse to do under any circumstances: Smoke. I have to this day never smoked a single thing in my life.
One thing you'd easily do for the right cost: A Cinemax movie that airs after 11 p.m.
Pet peeve: People that don't use their turn signals.
Most random thing you've been asked to do while bartending? There's no appropriate way of saying it.
What one thing do you wish you could tell people about patronizing any bar? Whistling/snapping your fingers is only going to make a bartender not want to serve you.
A bartender's best friend is: Someone who takes care of the bartenders.
Something people should drink more of: My Gummy Bear Martini.
Drink for a cool fall night: A nice glass of red wine. I prefer Cabernet.
Other bars in the Triangle you have worked: I worked briefly at Dolce Club and Stool Pigeons.
If you're not at work, you're most likely: Relaxing with my girlfriend or out partying.
Your go-to bar in the Triangle other than your own: Hibernian Irish Pub.
