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Taffer Turns Around 10 Bars

Running a successful bar is both an art and science, and this season on “Bar Rescue,” Spike TV’s wildly successful reality series, NCB Media Group President Jon Taffer had to tackle both aspects to revive the 10 bars he visited. In a mere four days, Taffer and his team of experts assessed each bar from the curb to the kitchen, then overhauled everything from management to operations, from marketing to mixology and from food to furnishings. Change is never easy, whether it’s the name of the bar, the drink menu or the management style. The process often was full of conflict and resistance, but the outcome was always higher revenues and happier guests and employees. Check out our in-depth, insider coverage of each issue and stay tuned for updates on Season Two!

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Step-by-Step Bar Turnarounds

Want to revisit the turnaround of Downey’s? The transformation of Angels to Racks Bourbon & Billiards? The redirection of Angry Ham’s Garage to become Octane Bar & Grill? These and the other bars brought back from the brink of disaster on season one of “Bar Rescue” yielded invaluable lessons for any bar or club owner, operator, manager or bartender who wants to keep their own operation on the straight and narrow. Read our insider reports on the process each bar and its management team went through with Jon Taffer to turnaround their businesses. Click here to relive all your favorite episodes and get the industry insider scoop on their tranformations. MORE>>

Meet Jon Taffer

A founding member of the Nightclub & Bar Advisory Board, Jon Taffer’s life’s work is opening, running and also fixing bars, nightclubs and restaurants. In his nearly 30 years as a manager, operator, owner and consultant, he has touched more than 800 establishments worldwide, and provided expertise in the creation, development and management of Read More >>