WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES — We do not need to tell you that it is a scary time for the restaurant industry; we’re all living it. Unemployed Americans are seeing …
REPORT — US Sees 55% Spike In Alcohol Sales As Service Workers Actually Start Paying For It
UNITED STATES, US — Alcoholic beverage sales in the US shot up 55% in the third week of March compared to the same time a year ago, according to a …
Area Server Shows Up Unannounced At Bartender’s Home to Use Computer For Old Times’ Sake
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO — Local server, Daryl Ivanov, has always been a go-getter with a quick response to conflict. When he sees a roadblock, he follows through with the quickest …
Area Server Finally Has Time to Pursue Their Big Dream, Whatever That Was
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO — Area server, Annie Forrest, is out of work due to CDC guidelines. But she isn’t letting that get her down; she is using the opportunity …
Hard Line Hospitality Warrior Still Shows Up For Shifts, Judges Coworkers Outside Locked Door
DECATUR, GEORGIA — Local bartender Jasmine Santos has never not shown up for a shift, and is not starting now. We caught up with her on Instagram earlier this afternoon. …
Area ‘Whiskey Geek’ Dusts Empty Bottles He Displays Above Cabinets For Some Reason
BOISE, IDAHO — During a recent Zoom meeting, we caught local self-proclaimed whisky geek, Dave Whitman, in the midst of cleaning his collection of empty whiskey bottles above his kitchen …
Fledgling Bar Satire Site Partners with Campari America, Mover & Shaker on Nonprofit Canvas Tote
WORLD WIDE WEB — Fledgling bar industry satire site, The Daily Expo, has teamed up with their friends at Mover & Shaker and Campari America to release a canvas tote …
DEVELOPING — Uncle Mark ‘Still Working’ on a Name for Original Cocktail, Vodka & Diet Coke
NEMACOLIN, PENNSYLVANIA – In an afternoon FaceTime call with his nephew, local uncle Mark Kitts revealed that his “notorious” concoction consisting of Vodka and Diet Coke would remain nameless for …
UPDATE — Couch, Blanket Reset as Two 1-Tops for a Second Damn
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — You look ahead, you build the floor plan, and you prepare. But inevitably, at even the finest of establishments, there are interruptions in service that you can …
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‘No, Stop Winking, This Is Not A Gag’ Local Authorities Struggle to Close Speakeasy Themed Bar
HUNTINGTON, NEW YORK — Alcohol Beverage Control reports have been slow with the quarantine rules in effect, but a slow buzz continues with an ongoing effort to close local speakeasy …
Couch, Blanket Reset As Two-Top
PORTLAND, OREGON — It’s truly magical to see an oiled machine function from the inside. Systems working in sync, at capacity, to produce a sum greater than the parts. It …
Bartender Considers Removing Shelves To Sit In Refrigerator, Cry
HENDERSON, NEVADA — Area bartender Chase Sheldon is feeling the heat after his bar closed its doors for an indefinite period of time. We caught up with him over a …
Local Server Installs Trash Can Dining Bar in Home in Effort to Keep Routine During Furlough
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA — It is important to keep a routine and some semblance of normalcy during times of chaos and uncertainty. Local server Alyssa Smith knows this best, as she …
Out of Work Bartender Uses Smoldering Home Of Billionaire To Smoke Old Fashioned
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA — Local bartender Nadeem Bir hasn’t worked a bar shift in 5 days, and the break is showing no signs of ending any time soon. But, as …
Local Regular’s Family Doesn’t Know How You Do It, Pleads ‘Take Him Back’
HOUSTON, TEXAS — It is no secret that the service industry is in dire need right now. The Daily Expo is also receiving grim reports from the families of local …
FAMILY MEAL — Bar Manager Leaves Number With Roomies, Will Be in Bedroom Doing Admin If You Need Him
TULSA, OKLAHOMA — Tonight is family meal night for a full house of service industry professionals in the Brookside area. The roommates and a few friends are in the kitchen …
Barback Emerges From Wine Cellar To Find Shuttered Restaurant, ‘Was That Noir or Grigio?’
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA — Genepy Hills has been a fixture in the downtown area for over a decade, serving vaguely French inspired fare with local ingredients from the Sysco Corporation. …
‘I Use A Sous-Vide!’ Yells Bartender Into Empty Room
AKRON, OHIO — Local bartender, Vanessa Hodges, is reportedly been hard at work spreading the word about her new late Winter menu at Temple Lounge in the Highland Square area. …
REPORT — Who The F*ck Swept Last Night?
MODESTO, CALIFORNIA — Opening staff at Revolver Room in the downtown area are reportedly shuffling around in a bloodshot-eyed fugue state while performing their opening duties early this afternoon. They …
DEVELOPING — Visiting Local Bartender Just Going To Stand Directly In Service Area
SAN ANTIONIO, TEXAS — Investigative units were called out to local bar, Beacon’s Lounge, last night when the service staff reported a bartender friend who works at a neighboring restaurant …