Tag: bartenders
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Robot Bartenders in the News
While robots will eventually make all our jobs obsolete, they seem to be coming for bartenders first. Three robot bartender happenings have popped up on my radar recently.
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Cocktail Snobs
In the March issue of 7×7 Magazine, I have a story about Cocktail Snobs. Now that customers know so much more about cocktails some us are becoming fussy about them, never ordering from the menu but insisting on on-the-spot creations, trying to stump or school the bartender with obscure drink requests, and trainspotting mixology by…
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The Bar Agricole Bar Staff
This coming week is the pre-opening of Bar Agricole, the big big big restaurant/bar project from Thad Vogler about which I am very excited. Bar Agricole opens on August 16th (15th according to the SF Chronicle). I asked Vogler about his bar staff- and got a surprise. All the bartenders will work full-time at Bar…
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Erick Castro to Leave Rickhouse at End of Month; Take Brand Ambassador Job
Erick Castro, bartender and general manager of Rickhouse in San Francisco (up for three awards at Tales of the Cocktail this year) has revealed that he'll be leaving the bar at the end of July. He'll now be the West Coast Brand Ambassador for Plymouth and Beefeater gins. This is another bittersweet announcement in the…