bartenders
I've Been Tipped in Gold Nuggets, 8-Balls, and Three-Way Wedding Proposals
Working in New Orleans, I've met an Alaskan miner who paid me in gold, a too-generous coke-head, and a swinger couple who desperately wanted me to marry them. At least all of them tipped.
How to Survive the Biggest Booze-Fest in America
Attending and being able to keep up at Tales of the Cocktail is no easy feat, so I am sharing a few of my personal strategies to prepare, live through, and survive what is perhaps the funnest booze event in the world.
Being a Sober Bartender Always Helps Me Remember You Being an Asshole
Alcohol gives some male customers the courage to say the nastiest things.
We Asked Bartenders at British Pubs to Explain Brexit
We're simple Canadians and confused, so we went to the place where we always go for advice—the pub.
Pulse's Regulars Talk About What the Nightclub Means to Them
"It's very accepting. You can have a beard and wear a dress. You can be straight. You can be a beautiful drag queen. You can be an ugly drag queen."
The Perfect Negroni Is Made with Blood and Tears
Singapore bartender Anthony Zhong became a cocktail master only through grueling training in Japan. “I had been in the army for two years, but this was more suffering," he says. "Every day there’s pain.”
Life Advice from Amsterdam's Oldest Bartender
We spoke to a 77-year-old bartender who's been serving drinks in a 300-year-old bar about the secret to charming people, the dark side of annoying customers, and why this job is great.
Why I Want to Empower People Through Alcohol
It may sound weird to use alcohol for empowerment, but if played correctly, it can be brilliant.
New York's Bartenders Can No Longer Refuse to Serve Pregnant Women Alcohol
City officials are now warning bartenders that hindering a pregnant woman’s right to drink in public is a discriminatory act.
This Louisville Bartender Thinks Mint Juleps Are for Tourists
Keri Smith, the head bartender at Doc Crow's on Louisville's historic Whiskey Row, says that ordering a mint julep at any time except during the Kentucky Derby will mark you as a tourist.
How Serving Drake Wine Spritzers at My Bar Made Me a Better Bartender
Serving them all has made me happy to be the person that I am: an honest bartender who doesn’t bend the rules for anybody.
Why Restaurants Don’t Need Liquor Licenses
I think people in our industry have assumed that customers want a restaurant to have a liquor license, but I think creating cocktails with amaro, Lillet, vermouth, Cocchi Americano, and stuff like that could be fun.