Q&A: Cutting off your guest and Bartender perception Vano from Bartender Journey asked about techniques used for managing guests who have had too much. Some Key points: Restaurants/Bars with a kitchen: Sell food – slows alcohol absorption rates. Talk about … Continued
Bartenders are Saturday night celebrities. Just like a stand up comic on stage or a band preforming a gig, the public are coming out to be entertained, and its your job to make sure they don’t go home disappointed! Think … Continued
Welcome back – You’ve survived Christmas! January can be very quiet, but you should have been plenty busy over Christmas and New Year so its the perfect time to invest in yourself and your career to make 2015 even better! … Continued
When I first started out in bartending the internet was in its infancy and I was at University (If it wasn’t for becoming addicted to this, I might even have a degree now!). It was difficult to find inspiration from … Continued
On this week’s BartenderHQ.com Podcast: Back in the Office …and Back to work – using Magic behind the bar. – Doc Eason Bar Magic Set, Review coming soon! Improve your Score in Flair Bartending Competition I go through some of … Continued
For the flair bartenders out there, I’d love to know what reaction you guys get when you tell people you meet what you do for a living. What do the public think of flair bartending, what do they think of … Continued
Competition flair is very different from the working moves you will use from day to day behind the bar (or at least it certainly can be!). Bartenders will pull out all of their biggest moves in order to impress the … Continued
EVENTS: Roadhouse World Flair, UK Vs the Rest of the World. World Magic Shop presents LADs 2014 (Tickets & details here) DRINK: The IBA Official Daiquiri 1½oz Rum ¾oz Lime Juice ½oz Simple Syrup Shake and Strain into a cocktail … Continued
More and more flair competitions are springing up all the time, each with their own styles, specific house rules and requirements. While you could take a single routine and enter any you want, lets see what can be done to … Continued
Brian Brushwood is a magician and presenter in the USA who specialises in bar bets and scams, and his Scam School channel was one of the catalysts that really reignited my interest in magic when I was preparing for … Continued