Footwear for Bartenders
You use them every shift. Often hours pass without you putting them down even once. The most used tool any bartender deploys is their feet. So why not spend some time figuring out the best…
How to Remember Names and Faces
There you are wishing you could crawl under the backbar and hide. A wonderful guest who you recall works as a creative executive at a well known magazine has just returned to your bar. Oh…
Location, Location, Location
May 21, 2016 Ms. Knight, I looked over the properties you recommended to me and have a few thoughts. The property on Congress St. is well located with Ellis Square and City…
Popular Shooters for the Bar
Oh the shots you’ll pour! Here is a ready made list of the top shots you’ll be asked to make for guests barside.
A Little Advice
May 12, 2016 Patrick, I read through the business proposal checklist you filled out. It needs some work. Your lack of relevant experience owning or operating any bar should give your potential partners pause. …
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…
Greetings From New York
May 10, 2016 Patrick, You left New York? I haven’t heard from you in weeks. Drew told me you bought a bar in Savannah! What about the Hamptons in June? How long are you…
How to Roll a Bloody Mary
You just got scheduled to work a weekend opening shift and your bar offers food. Well you better be able to put out a properly made Bloody Mary because the guests showing up will be…
Glassware Behind the Bar
Glassware is the last addition to any drink you serve. As such, it should be clean and pleasing to the eye. Steins, Pilsners, sour glasses, ponies, tumblers, etc. represent examples of the many different styles…
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…
