Paige Unger is an award-winning bartender from Kansas City. The 2013 Paris of the Plains Bartending Champion, Paige was inspired by the flavors in the kitchen working with James Beard Award winning chefs Colby Garrelts and Michael Smith. In 2013 Paige competed and won Speed Rack Midwest, an all female bartending competition based on speed and accuracy benefiting breast cancer. She was the second woman to defend her title winning the Speed Rack Midwest title in 2014. Paige now creates the cocktails for the menu at the American Restaurant using the finest ingredients.