The

Curious

Group
Events Experiential Bar Consulting Permitting
Trusted By
AccentureDisneyDentsuDiageoTikTokVaynerMediaUniversal StudiosPeople Magazine
Private residences • Executive gatherings • Luxury celebrations • High-discretion events

Theatrical Moments

Curated Details

Immersive Experiences

Refined Hospitality

What We Do

Premium hospitality, designed with a point of view.

We design the drinks, the flow, the permits, the staffing, and the details that make a room feel alive. From brand activations and festivals to private residences and high-profile celebrations, we build the parts of the experience guests actually remember.

Bars by Curious

Premium bar activations, mobile bars, staffing, service flow, and cocktail execution with intention.

Menus by Curious

Cocktail programs designed for flavor, speed, beauty, and a lasting impression.

Permits by Curious

ABC permitting, site maps, producer support, and alcohol compliance coordination made simple.

Experiences by Curious

Pop-ups, festivals, brand activations, private events, and hospitality concepts with a point of view.

Selected Work

A few favorite rooms.

Some stories can be shared. Some stay private. All are approached with the same standard: thoughtful design, strong operators, and hospitality that feels effortless from the guest side.

Dentsu / Diageo

Bar activation support • Cocktail development • Execution

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Permitting support • Alcohol compliance

Venice Fest

Bar curation • Festival hospitality

Accenture / Disney

Corporate experience • Private event bars

Private Residences

High-discretion celebrations

About

The bar is rarely just the bar.

The Curious Group is led by Zach Patterson, an award-winning hospitality operator and cocktail creator with experience building bars, producing events, consulting on beverage programs, and solving the operational details that make hospitality work. We are the partner you call when the event needs taste, speed, compliance, and a little magic.

If you’re looking to do something different, you found us.

Start Something Curious
Start a Project

Tell us what you’re building.

Share the basics. We’ll follow up to talk through the bar, the flow, the permits, and the feeling people should remember.