Don’t Take Your Work Home
Bartending involves socializing with people. You are on display sharing a stage, the bar, with your fellow bartenders. If you’re fairly well put together there will be a guest who wants to order off the…
On Holding a Bar Meeting
There are few things in the service industry that hit more of a nerve than an inconveniently scheduled staff meeting. This is made worse when the scheduled meeting is as unproductive as it is inconvenient…
St. Patrick’s Day 2021
It’s showtime! St. Patrick’s Day for many bartenders will be the biggest event to hit their bar all year. A Super Bowl of Bartending. If gatherings are allowed in your town, I hope you’ve gotten…
A Word Concerning Journey
Some bars sit out on beaches and serve up drinks amidst a jungle of tiki, and some sit atop skyscrapers offering up views from on high. There are resort bars, bars on cruise ships, and…
Couples Behind the Bar
When starting out at any new job, getting the lay of the land is critical. In the bar trade this is especially true when learning the habits of regular customers or fellow bartenders. One word…
Set the Tone: Opening a Set
There you are behind the stick making drinks and greeting guests; all the while having no clue what the shift may bring. Big tips hopefully. Hey every shift is like a box of chocolates, amirite?…
Three Commandments for Bartending
There are many things for new bartenders to learn, like which cocktails should always be stirred. And many more things an establishment has to teach new hires, like how to make their award winning margaritas.…
