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The Grand Encounter: Behind the Bar With Carina Soto Velasquez and Hugo Togni of Toronto’s Bar Pompette

Imbibe Magazine

Discover the first episode of The Grand Encounter: Behind the Bar featuring Carina Soto Velasquez and Hugo Togni from Bar Pompette in Toronto, as they discuss how Paris influences the world in the hospitality industry and how Togni brings his experience as a French bartender to a foreign country.

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What It’s Like To Be a Bartender on the World’s Largest Cruise Ship

VinePair

We asked lead bartender Monica Hernandez, who has been with RC for 13 years, to shed some light on the process and its challenges. The Learning Curve Before even setting foot on the ship, Hernandez says the entire bartending team headed to Spain for an intense, two-week cocktail bootcamp to prepare them for slinging drinks at sea.

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IN-DRINKS LAUNCHES 2024 BARTENDER COMPETITION TO CELEBRATE THE SPIRIT OF THE RICH COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING UK BARS

Bar Magazine

One of the UK’s biggest drinks and hospitality shows will host the InDrinks Bartenders competition in partnership with UKBG and Hoxton Spirits. Bartenders across the UK are being called to share the stories behind their drinks, bars and communities in a new competition from Hoxton Spirits, the UK Bartenders Guild and InDrinks.

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How It Started: Elixir Saloon

Imbibe Magazine

Enter Mixology In 2004, I worked my tail off pulling it all together, paying myself as a six-day-a-week bartender, and learning so many lessons it made my head spin. Enter mixology. The cocktail books arrived while I was in the hospital and my roommate brought them to me. By 2005, I was tired and happy. .

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A TOAST TO INCLUSIVITY: FRANKLIN & SONS AND EQUAL PARTS TO HOST INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATION WITH NO.3 GIN AND FIELDEN WHISKY

Bar Magazine

3 Gin and Fielden Whisky , will see leading bartenders, DJs, and industry professionals come together to raise funds for Equal Measures UK. Based in Hoxton, London, Equal Parts is a fully independent, female-run cocktail bar, known for its focus on inclusivity, community, and outstanding mixology.

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Bus Bin Bassinets and Bottle Service: How New Parents in the Bar World Make It Work

VinePair

The hospitality industry is often described as non-traditional and with good reason. However, bartending in NYC throughout his 20s and early 30s for bars that paid in cash and didnt tax on tips, let alone offer benefits, made wrapping his head around the concept extremely difficult. Tipped-based income can and does fluctuate.