Links from Libation
Happy Mother’s Day out there in libations land. I’ve got a case of links that would make any mom proud. Speaking of Mother’s Day, if you need some last minute gift ideas, here…
A Hustle Accepted
June 2, 2016 Patrick, Howdy stanger! Ms. Jamie says hello. The Hudson Bay Room is still the same old cast of characters. It just keeps chugging along, and the money is as steady…
Bartending for the Lost Generation
What would it be like to bartend for such legendary figures as Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, Pablo Picasso, F. Scott Fitzgerald, James Joyce, and various European Counts and Princesses? Well, Jimmie “The Barman” Charters did…
The Art of Storing Wine Properly
Those wines by the glass you serve bar side often come from bottles that were initially sealed with a cork. If you store these bottles by simply shoving the cork back in them, they often…
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Viva la Puebla Wey! Now turn up the Santana!
Managing Bartenders Effectively
The job of a restaurant manager, or bar manager for that matter, is never an easy one. Tonight you’re having to expediate food to a bunch of impatient guests from a crowded kitchen window. The…
How to Make a Mimosa
If brunch is an option at your bar, and even if it’s not, odds are when the weekend hits you’ll be asked to make Mimosas. It is a simple cocktail to make just make sure…
Links from Libation
Howdy folks! I’ve got a nice big bag of boozy links to whet your appetite. Enjoy! Here is a jigger with every type of measure stenciled into the side, so you never miss…
An Investor Weighs In
May 31, 2016 Patrick, Just a quick follow up to our chat during the fishing expedition. I must confess I’m curious as to how all this will look in the end. By that…
Bartending’s Universal Truth
You connect to many of the people you serve in ways beyond drinking building. So today’s article is a simple reminder of that by way of a poem from Thom Bishop. If we want…
