Why Your Bar Is Losing Money on Trivia Night (And How to Fix It)
Every bar manager knows the deal: you pay an outside vendor $150-200 per week to run trivia night or music bingo. That’s $7,800 to $10,400 a year — sometimes more — for…
From Behind the Stick
How to Survive Your First Year Behind the Bar (Without Losing Your Mind)
When I started bartending, the training was three shifts of following someone around, memorizing where the bottles were, and getting thrown to the wolves on a Tuesday night. Nobody sat me down…
The Only Bar Tools That Actually Matter: A 20-Year Veteran’s Honest Guide
Every year, thousands of bright-eyed bartenders drop $200+ on a shiny Amazon bar toolkit with 47 pieces, a bamboo stand, and a muddler they’ll use exactly twice. I’ve been behind the stick…
The Regular Who Never Ordered the Same Drink Twice
Every bar has regulars. The ones who sit in the same seat, order the same drink, tell the same stories. Then there are the ones who walk in like they’ve never been…
Last Call Confessions
There’s something about 1:45 AM that turns strangers into philosophers. The music’s winding down, the lights are coming up just enough to remind you where you are, and suddenly everyone’s got something…
Why Every Bartender Hates “Surprise Me”
You know what surprises me? That people still say this. After twenty years of hearing “surprise me,” I’ve learned that what they really mean is “make me something I already like but…
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