WORLDWIDE, USA — As the leaves brown and temperatures drop, there is one facet of the liquor industry ramping up for its busiest months of the year. We’re talking, of …
GLITZ — Tales of the Cocktail Foundation Gears Up For 2020 Hypothetical Bar Industry Awards
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA — It’s that time of year again! All the brightest stars of the bar industry are preparing acceptance speeches and practicing poker faces for the Tales of …
Local Server Has Audacity to Let Their ‘On-the-Fly’ Dish Sit in the Window for 23 Seconds
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE — Those on the scene are reporting that a local server let an on-the-fly dish sit in the kitchen for almost 30 seconds. We could not believe it …
NOT GONNA BELIEVE IT — Coworker Has Incredible Story To Tell You While You Do Their Job
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE — Oh my god, you’re not going to believe what happened to Julia last night. She recounted the tale to the rest of the bar staff this afternoon …
Bartender Unsure If He Should Give New Server Girlfriend Special Treatment, or Totally Ignore Her At Work
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA — Dating at work is a tough course to navigate, especially if your work relies heavily on teamwork like the front-of-house at a restaurant. Once word gets …
‘Anything I Can Do Before I Head Out?’ Asks Server Before Totally F*cking Everyone Over
PORTLAND, MAINE — In the middle of an 8:30pm table turn lull, he realizes it. It’s time. Server Bryan Seltzer has to act fast; for the next 15 minutes, the …
IS THIS ONE READY — Server Just Gonna Hold Glass Like This Until It’s Ready
CINCINNATI, OHIO — The valley of silence that descends after a cocktail shaker stops ringing is deafening to local server Marcus Edwards. The tins pop open, and his ears perk …
‘Man Quarantine Really Killed My Tolerance’ Reports Bartender, Somehow Tipsy After 5 Daiquiris
AUSTIN, TEXAS — “WHEW, I’m really feeling that last one,” area bartender Debbie Kanumba shouted just a little too loud behind the bar. “Quarantine really killed my tolerance.” It was …
Local Server Orders Food Mid-Shift In Last Ditch Effort to Make Restaurant Busy Again
BOULDER, COLORADO — 2020 has been tough on every link in the hospitality chain, particularly the humans on the front lines. Those who are surviving have gotten creative. “Ugh, …
SELF CARE — Bartender Trying To Quit Smoking Cocktails Cold Turkey
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA — After 6 months of solitude, area bartender Monica Chapman has had plenty of time to self-reflect and make a plan for betterment. “It’s time. I had …