Bartender At Large

With so many new job opportunities for today's bartender, the role of a corporate mixologist would have only been a dream 10 years ago. But what exactly does the job entail? Thankfully, we were joined by two of LA's top bartenders, Tricia Carr and Juan Sevilla, to give us the lowdown. This week we talk about training bartenders from scratch, creating your own job, and making the change from late nights to a 9 to 5. New episodes will be up every week. Much love, and thank you for tuning in!

Making Syrups, Depression & Beating Stress by Hungry Bartender

With our award-winning documentary becoming available October 9th online, we have been keeping very busy over here at Bartender at Large HQ, especially with all of the killer preorder bonuses. But enough about all that, let's get down with this week's episode. With all of the conversations that we have had so far with bartenders around the world, I have never really made the time to showcase my own bar in San Diego, Polite Provisions. Since many of you have requested it, I decided to sit down with t

For our latest episode, we decided to head on over to downtown Los Angeles and meet with one of the bars that is helping to revitalize the neighborhood. Dustin Newsome (Seven Grand, 213 Hospitality) and Daniel Zacharczuk (Walker Inn, Varnish) are both veterans of the downtown scene, and they have loads of useful information to share. Together with their team, they have helped to build an amazing place, Bar Clacson, that has been collecting accolades not only around the city, but across the country as well

Bartenders across the country know that the cocktail community would not be where it is today without the support of quality liquor stores. For years, they have been providing us and our customers with quality bar tools and hard find to bitters. Because of the pivotal role that these stores have played over the years, we just knew that we had to get Joe Keeper on an episode. Joe is the founder and owner of the iconic Los Angeles spirits shop, Bar Keeper, and he brings a passion and perspective that makes

With so many options and opportunities today for work within the bartending community, it can be very easy to get overwhelmed in regards to which career path to follow. To help us navigate the abundance of jobs, titles and roles in the spirits biz, we brought on Anne Louise Marquis, National Portfolio Brand Ambassador at Campari. She has years of experience in working on brands, and has plenty of useful advice for any bartenders interested in making the move into a brand role. This week we talk abo

Over these last several years, craft distilling has been taking off all around the country, and now some amazing products are being made by local producers that are taking the liquor industry by storm. Not only are many of these distillers making innovative and interesting new products, but they are fundamentally changing the way America thinks about spirits. Laura Johnson, of You & Yours Co. Distilling, is one of these new distillers on the scene and is blazing her own trail with a DIY attitude, and som

Anyone who has been following the cocktail scene over the last several years knows that tiki cocktails and tiki bars have been coming back with vengeance. And much of that momentum has been fueled by the genius of this week's guest. Martin Cate, and his tiki empire, which includes everything from bars in several states to a James Beard award-winning book, Smuggler's Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki, has taken the cocktail world by storm. Due to his influence on how we drink today, we jus

We all know that running a bar with a proper cocktail program can be a difficult task, but how much more difficult is it to run two? Now how about two with way different concepts? To answer these questions we met with John Ottman (Holy Water, Bloodhound) and one of his bartender's Doug Sederholm (Holy Water.) Ottman runs two well-respected cocktail spots in San Francisco that are not at all alike, yet both are very successful. So tune in, as we hear from him on he pulls it off. This week we talk about

With Tales of the Cocktail kicking off this week, we thought it might be a good idea to dedicate an entire episode to tips & tricks on making the most of your trip. And this advice is not just for Tales, but for any other cocktail convention that you might be heading to. Joining us for this episode is Tales veteran, Chris Patino, (Simple Serve, formerly of Pernod Ricard.) So, listen close while he and Erick share their insight on the drink festival circuit. For those of you fortunate enough be making it

Monks, Herbs & Green Chartreuse by Hungry Bartender

We have been hearing so many good things about the cocktail scene in Florida over this last year, we decided to take a break while at the Vero Beach Wine + Film Festival and meet up with two of our favorite bartender's in the Jacksonville area. TJ Palmieri (Madrina's, 2nd Street Speakeasy) and Jacqueline Nicole Bruening (Sidecar, Flask & Cannon) are two of the leading talents in the area that are changing the way folks are drinking, so we were pumped they had the chance to hang with us. This week we ta

With the world of craft beer exploding across the US, we decided to go to the mecca of micro-brews & meet with one of the OGs of the modern local beer movement, Lee Chase. Chase was the original master brewer of Stone Brewing back in the 90s and has over 25 years of brewing experience under his belt. Now he makes some of the best beer around that is only available at his own venues, Blind Lady Ale House, Tiger Tiger, and Panama 66. This week we talk about light beer, marijuana chemistry, and how to cre

London, Botanicals & Making Gin by Hungry Bartender

If any of you out there have had the chance to visit the award-winning bar, Attaboy, in NYC. Than you know there is something truly magical about it, so when we heard that they were opening one up in Nashville this month, we just had to come out and get the inside scoop. This week we meet with their bartender & managing partner, Brandon Bramhall (Attaboy Nashville, Attaboy NYC) and opening bartender, Riley Perrin Ellis (Attaboy Nashville, Husk, Nashville.) The city's drinking scene has been exploding thes

For this week's episode, we decided to peek into the world of craft distilling and talk to the team behind boutique aloe liqueur, Chareau. So tune in, as we hang with Kurt Charron, the founder and distiller, and LA star bartender & brand ambassador, Karen Grill, and find out just what it takes to launch a new cordial in today's cocktail market. In addition, we will talk about chasing your dreams, distilling in your kitchen, and making cocktails for the masses at the Coachella Music Festival. New episod

The Bartender at Large Movie on Tour Now! ============================================ If you are like most of us & have a massive love affair with the world of tiki, than this week's episode is right up your alley. Because we are meeting with two of the bartenders from one of the hottest, new bars in the country. False Idol, the latest cocktail den from tiki legend, Martin Cate & Consortium Holdings, has been crushing it since it opened up last year, so we decided to meet with their team & get the i

For this installment, we made our way up to Calgary to meet up with local bartender, Samantha Casuga (Native Tongues) and her significant other, and fellow bartender, Jesse Vida (BlackTail, Dead Rabbit.) They have both managed at some pretty amazing & award-winning bars, so they have plenty of wisdom to share. This week we talk about tacos in Canada, empowering your staff, and dating bartenders long-distance. New episodes will be up every week. Much love, and thank you for tuning in!

In today's media we all know how hard it can be to get the word out about your bar, no matter how awesome it is. To help you out with that, we were lucky enough to sit down with two PR experts from H2 Public Relations. They are a big firm based out of Chicago that handle some of the most premier accounts with the food & beverage industry. So join us as we talk about promoting your bar, launching a new media & handling relationships with writers. New episodes will be up every week. Much love, and thank

Love it or hate it, social media is here to stay, so you might as well be using it to promote your bar. When used properly apps like Instagram and Twitter can do wonders to draw sales, which is why this week, we met up with a couple of photography pros to share some photo tips. One perspective is from Arlene Ibarra, renowned photographer, and the other comes from home bartender & Instagrammer, Efren Agustin, so you can rest assured that there will be something for you, no matter what your level of experie