From sea to shining sea, the United States is filled with high quality cocktail bars as part of the great cocktail revolution. But at the recent Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans, the Columbia Room in Washington, D.C. took the Spirited Awards honor as Best American Cocktail Bar.
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For any restaurant’s wine program, successful wine preservation hinges on two major factors: storage and display. Proper wine storage is key to maintaining flavor profiles and quality. Just as important, however, are the conditions in which the wine is displayed. Is your wine program profitable? If not, you’re likely not addressing these pillars of wine […]
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Whether it’s in a hotel lobby, a new trendy restaurant, or a speakeasy, a cocktail bar is often the most profitable location in any food and beverage operation. Because it represents so much potential, it’s even more important to consider best practices to help maximize the profitability of this space. Let’s take a look at five […]
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Two simple words are like music to a baseball fan’s ears. No, not “Play ball!” “Beer here!” Baseball and drinking beer. These two American pastimes have gone hand-in-hand over the last 100 years. But the relationship between baseball and beer has had its ups and downs. In the late 1800s, the National League kicked teams […]
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Wine gets better with age, usually. But when improperly stored, wine can take on unpleasant flavors and lose its value. If you’re looking for a refresher on how to store those vintage bottles of wine, these wine storage tips will help answer your questions.
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All over America, summer revolves around great weather, captivating entertainment, and of course, delicious food and beverage. Name the food, you can likely find it at an amusement park, state fair, or music festival: deep-fried Twinkies, beer-battered bacon-wrapped brats, ice cold beer.
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With their lower initial cost and ease of maintenance, air-cooled beer systems could be an attractive and cost effective option for many operations.
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The modern rebirth of the speakeasy can be traced back to the 1990s, but it took the craft cocktail renaissance the last 15 years to really cement it into our everyday bar vernacular.
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It’s been a long day, and your customers are heading into your bar for a nice cold beer. But when the bartender pulls the pint, what’s supposed to be a refreshing beverage pours as a glass filled with foam. The reason is because the beer line is running too warm, and the negative effects are numerous.
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“For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned.” – Benjamin Franklin Ben Franklin may not have been talking about cocktails when he came up with that proverbial saying, but nowhere does it ring more truly today than behind the bar. Every second is key for bartenders, and proper organization and bar setup saves […]
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