Southern Wine & Spirits of Arizona is launching a new training program, “Successful Beverage Management—Profitable Strategies for the On-Premise Operator.”More>>

Full-service restaurants experienced a 6.3 percent decline in September, a much slower rate of decline compared to 12.0 percent decline in August, according to a SalesMetrics report.More>>

Jared Brown and Anistatia Miller have been toiling away on the Exposition Universelle des Vins et Spiritueux: cataloging, photographing and chronicling a trove of spirit and mixology ephemera.More>>

Dale DeGroff awarded by Peru; Philadelphia's Village Whiskey; Absinthe Bar Sarah B.; New Heights' gin flights; Trattoria Cinque's Bloody Marys; Borgata's Drink Pink menu; Clover Club's supper club and Tales of the Cocktail deadline.More>>

Gaz Regan, the bartender formerly known as Gary, just released his latest book, The Bartender’s Gin Compendium. He offered to sit still for an interview for our inaugural issue.More>>

Information on bartending competitions: Bols Around the World 2009 Cocktail Competition; Bacardi Cruise Competition; and MixMastersUSA.com's previous competitions and new web site.More>>

NCB Mix, Nightclub & Bar magazine’s new biweekly e-mail newsletter, is designed to bring bartenders the latest in mixology news, trends and techniques.More>>

The USBG is an organization of beverage service professionals dedicated to the refinement of our craft through product education, cocktail competitions and professional involvement.More>>

Despite serious spinal injury, one operator continues to make deals — even from the hospital bed.More>>

SEVENS at the Casino Queen in East St. Louis, Ill.; Fairfax, Calif.’s 19 Broadway Nightclub; Home Made Liquids & Solids in Longmont, Colo.; Lucy’s 51 in Toluca Lake, Calif.; and Philadelphia's Strongbox.More>>