Bartending a Lifestyle
Late nights filled with people, drinks, and unforgettable memories, and you’re the acclaimed host of all of it. The offers for you to join in never cease for the crowd’s favorite bartender. That’s why I…
Some Shifts BE Like…
We’ve all been there. The shift that leaves you feeling shot out and dawg tired. The ones that leave you with more questions than answers. These are the shifts that try bartenders’ souls. Don’t fret…
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…
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…
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…
Drink Like the French
From his memoirs of Montparnasse Jimmie “The Barman” Charters explains the best way to consume and enjoy alcohol. I wish someone would’ve told me about this years ago. The following passage is taken from his…
Voice of a Generation
A legendary voice and producer in hip-hop music Shock-G, aka Humpty Hump, passed away last week. The front man for Digital Underground mixed old school funk sounds with ridiculously funny lyrics. They were absurd, corny…
Teamwork for the Win
The more you make others you work with look good, the more you look like a f*&king Pro! Otherwise you look kinda like…
A Must-Have Bartender Tool
The word clutch is often overused. Not so when discussing the utility of an extendable telescopic magnetic pick-up tool. I know what you’re saying, ‘Parker aren’t these used by car mechanics to retrieve dropped items…
