A biography for Rande Gerberhasn’t been written yet.
“I do have the most beautiful wife in the entire world.”
“When I was in the restaurant and bar business, I followed a rule, which was that the places that I opened were places that I wanted to go to.”
“Big cubes, small cubes - it's all ice. I'm not that fancy.”
“My wife is great at giving input for my projects. She's good at naming places, she has pretty good taste in music, and as a model, of course, she's excellent when it comes to lighting.”
“You'll get the maximum potential out of everyone on your team when you create harmony, when you treat each employee well.”
“I travel light, but always with three key things: Passport, cash and iPod. The latter is perhaps the most key - it keeps me going at the gym or on the plane; I listen to everything from rock to country to blues.”
“I love blues, mellow rock 'n' roll.”
“To me, it's important, always in life, to never wonder what would've happened if I only tried something.”
“We made Casamigos just for us to drink. Four years later when, you know, we're offered a billion dollars to sell the company, yeah, we were kind of shocked.”
“I don't love mixed drinks.”
“There are so many things I love about he. She's still a small town girl at heart. The most important thing to Cindy is her family and making sure that we're all happy. She's so low-key despite her high-profile position. She's someone who constantly gives back, who does so many things for so many people without asking for anything in return.”
“I don't give my employees hours - some of them come in at 7 A.M., some at 10 A.M., some stay until 6 P.M. or midnight. They have that freedom to come and go as they wish, although they all put in more hours than your 9 to 5.”
“I like to adapt to each city. I like to come up with a concept for each space I do. The vibe in L.A. is a little sexier than New York, so the colors are a little different.”
“Nothing says the party is over more than when you run out of ice.”
“It's always nice to get fresh flowers.”
“Real entertainers love to entertain.”
“Pour two parts mix and you throw in one part tequila, some Don Julio, which is my favorite, shake it up a couple times. There's a perfect margarita.”
“I was always a design junkie.”
“Our rum, Caliche - I call it Cali - is a blend of three-, four- and five-year rums: It took us about three years to find the perfect blend.”
“When we were younger, but still of legal drinking age, it would be things like Goldschlager or peppermint schnapps. Things like that are not something I ever enjoyed.”