The region’s best bar talent will land in Hong Kong on 18 July, as the city reinforces its position as the leading hub for world-class cocktail experiences in Asia HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE) – Asia’s very best bartenders and drinks industry talent will gather in Hong Kong this July as the city hosts Asia’s 50 Best Bars awards ceremony, one of the region’s most authoritative … [Read more...]
Cognac Connection Challenge Bartender Competition 2020 Winners
Bartender At The Left Bank Bar & Restaurant In York, PA Takes First Place A bartender at the Left Bank Bar & Restaurant in York, PA, has taken first place in the 2020 Cognac Connection Challenge bartender competition. Meghann Allred made the best cocktail utilizing cognac as the main ingredient. There were 150 entrants and 20 semifinalists who were … [Read more...]
Top New Year’s Eve Tips For Bars, Nightclubs & Bartenders
How Staffing, Champagne, Customer Service & Smiles Can Make Boost A Bar's Long-Term Profit It's New Year's Eve, we want to go to a bar, have some drinks, have fun and meet and mingle with other people in the bar. We understand it's NYE, that things take a bit more patience than usual, that the bar and staff can be overwhelmed and other factors that go into this … [Read more...]
5 Reasons Not To Like A Robot Bartender
There Goes The Generous Pours & The Hot Bartenders By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Royal Caribbean's Anthem Of The Seas cruise ship has a pair of robotic bartenders at its Bionic Bar. These are those robots used in manufacturing and they mechanically make drinks for passengers. While it's easy to brush this off as a PR move – and for that, I … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Bartenders Receive Alcohol Awareness Training
Underage Drinking & Over-Serving In Bars Stressed In Sessions The many lively bars at and around the Hermosa Beach, CA, Pier can - and do – give the impression to some that this is a wild and crazy drinking town. It's not (for comparison's sake, one day and night on Mykonos in the Greek Islands would likely lead to quite a different perspective of things here) but … [Read more...]
10 Top Tips For Bartenders Etiquette From A Customer’s Viewpoint
The View From The Other Side Of The Bar By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com's Bar Blogger As someone who spends a lot of time in bars, I know a lot about what there is to like about bartenders. I also know a lot about what there is to dislike about bartenders. So here's my list of Top 10 Etiquette Items For Bartenders. It is, for bartenders, the view from the other side … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Bar Owners Should Give A Big Cheers to Jerry Buss
Owner Brought Showtime, Championships And Packed Bars To L.A. Los Angeles Bar Owners should do a big "cheers" to Jerry Buss. The former Lakers owner – who died at the age of 80 – has been responsible for a lot of business for bars in L.A. For decades. When teams win, fans go to the bars to watch the games. And when it's an NBA team, that's a lot of games, 82 in fact in … [Read more...]
Bartenders Need To Check ID’s For Underage Drinkers
Manhattan Beach Loses Top Bartender For Serving To A Minor In Police Department Sting Operation By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger One of the best bartenders of the past 15 years was fired recently because he had a brief lapse in judgement. He was the victim of a sting operation conducted by the Manhattan Beach (CA) Police Department to check for … [Read more...]