VinePair

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Raise a Glass Since Old Fashioned Week first launched in 2020, Elijah Craig has raised over $400,000 for charitable causes. It’s a celebration of and a nod to the bartenders, barbacks, mixologists, runners, bussers, cooks, and many more service workers who make the industry what it is.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Not long after the success of Flatiron Lounge, Reiner and Fedroff partnered with Audrey Saunders to open Pegu Club (2005-2020), the influential Soho bar where many modern classic cocktails were born. Among the bartenders long-associated with Clover Club, there’s Tom Macy who started as a barback and became head bartender.

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Today's Bartender

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

From learning how to break into the industry to becoming a barback, to eventually managing/running your own bar, A Bar Above has got you covered. Favorite Post : What is a Barback? Julia’s writing is fun, on trend, and necessary for any bartender to read in the 2020’s. The Ultimate Guide to the Bartender’s Sidekick 9.

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Cheers

JANUARY 2, 2025

My first job was as a barback at Tamarind of London in Newport Coast, CA. Together, we believe weve become pioneers in the nonalcoholic service industry, establishing Khan Saab as Southern Californias first non-alcoholic bar when it opened in 2020. What was your first job in the beverage or hospitality industry?

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VinePair

MARCH 27, 2025

An NYC cafe founded by a USHG alum pioneered a program offering childcare to its staff through Vivvi , but it closed in 2020. On busy Friday nights, she would pump milk in the basement, and the barbacks set up a special spot in the walk-in for her to stash the bottles. So how exactly do industry parents manage to take care of kids?

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