You Can’t Pay Your Tab With a Hotel Key Try as we might, we still can’t pay a hotel bar tab with a hotel key, but that didn’t stop this winner from trying after running up a bar tab with the hotel bartender. The sneaky bar patron handed the bartender his hotel card key and […]
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BY PAULA FORBES Tipping can be a touchy subject. Even in restaurants, where a 15%-20% tip is a pretty well established standard, it can cause anxiety, or drama, or general dread. But when it comes to bar tipping, it’s damn free-for-all. There’s the $1-per-drink crowd, who consider this flat fee tipping practice a universal standard
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As a bartender, I earn a baseline hourly wage that’s well below the minimum wage. The same is true for bartenders in many parts of the United States. So it should come as no surprise that the vast majority of us depend on the generosity of your tips to pay our rent. Of course, we
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You know what a hangover is. It follows a long night out, and may prompt questions like: Why am I so sweaty? Where did that bruise come from? Whose number is on my forearm? Even though you may feel like you’re dying after a night of heavy drinking, the medical community has never clearly defined
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By Allison Torresi Of course we all feel trapped when were at work. Knowing there’s absolutely nowhere to go until that clock strikes, well… 4am for me. Besides dealing with the unending clock and obnoxious people, the most caged feeling is when you are stuck in a situation and physically cannot escape it. I will
By Allison Torres Last week I had to endure a case of mistaken identity and this week people cannot be bothered to even remember who I am. Given, my bar is high volume and turns a lot of customers but I can damn well remember every regular, every story, and every drink. I mean… that’s
Get the straight scoop from the mouths of real mixologists BY MARKHAM HEID & CASSIE SHORTSLEEVE Ever order a gin and tonic, but think your bartender only heard ‘tonic’? Or maybe you’ve wondered if there’s a guaranteed way to get your drink quicker. We went behind the bar for secrets from insiders on how they
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They Google every recipe on their phone If you don’t know how to make an Old Fashioned, you should at least have a dusty, 100-year-old, leatherbound book laying around for reference. They ask you how to make drinks Sure, more complex drinks might provide a challenge, especially if they have weird regional names. But if
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1. Don’t be a dick. If you know the bartender, don’t be a dick and expect to be served first and get free drinks, etc. If you’re a real mate and don’t pressure me I’ll give you all the shit I can get away with if you ask I’ll say no (probably because I have
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Last week I had to endure a case of mistaken identity and this week people cannot be bothered to even remember who I am. Given, my bar is high volume and turns a lot of customers but I can damn well remember every regular, every story, and every drink. I mean… that’s my job… what
