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Damon’s Very Special Good Job Awards: A Satire Article By Damon Fabbo

Bartender.com

But we do not promote you to bartender. But either way—you’re booked, busy, and definitely not working on your own program. The one who hustles, sprints, and plows through the crowd like a Fernet-fueled linebacker—before the guest even notices you’re out of oranges. We salute the Fastest Barback. We praise you. Congratulations!

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Shaker Collective Is The New Go-To Platform For The Drinks Industry

The Whiskey Wash

Freelancers and consultants benefit from streamlined booking systems and portfolio sharing capabilities. For example, brand representatives can now gain direct access to on-trade professionals, enabling real-time feedback collection and event promotion.

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H1 TRADING UPDATE; BUTCOMBE GROUP REPORTS SECTOR LEADING MANAGED LFL GROWTH

Bar Magazine

Strong demand across the portfolio of 11 Butcombe Boutique Inns is resulting in increased direct bookings, occupancy and revenue. This success has been underpinned by strategic investment in data analytics, particularly customer segmentation, enabling targeted marketing, offers and promotions to drive frequency and spend. year to date.

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Meet the Winner and Finalists of VinePair’s Best New Bartender Competition

VinePair

I had been reading some bartending books over the summer and I was like, ‘I think that I could do this right now.’” Early on in her career in the health care business, her father unexpectedly passed away, so she took time off from her job and began reconsidering how she’d return to the working world. “I

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The Bar Teams That Defined the Craft Cocktail Revival

VinePair

The crew was passionate about rediscovering forgotten classics in older books, which were not as widely available in reprint as they are now.” In my book, “ A Proper Drink ,” Jim Meehan called them the New York Yankees because the Yankees don’t build championship teams from scratch, they just acquire great players from other teams.

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In Memory of Francine Cohen, an Industry Connector Who Made Big Things Happen

VinePair

For my book New York Cocktails, published in 2017, I included Francine (born and raised in the Washington, D.C. For several years she worked for the Peruvian cultural council promoting their national exports, particularly Pisco , but also products like quinoa and Inka corn chips. a place to raise their profile.

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WSET celebrates its most international class of Diploma graduates

Bar Magazine

Over the past two years, its been a privilege to work so closely with the team to support greater diversity and promote sustainability within the world of wine. His book, Behind the Glass: The Chemical and Sensorial Terroir of Wine Tasting , has been acclaimed for making wine science accessible and engaging.