When it comes to cocktails, your customers are used to shaken, stirred and straight up. This summer, amplify menu offerings with innovative frozen drinks that turn a hot profit. More>>

Inside Scoop SF: Jon Bonné introduces the 2012 class of Chronicle Bar Stars.More>>

LA's best bartenders come together in order to raise money for Inner-City Arts and mixology competition winners announced from Don Q and Marie Brizard. More>>

Or, why white whiskey, barrel-aged cocktails may get your bar attention, but they seem to be deconstruction gone bad to some.More>>

Summer is upon us, and those in charge of bar programs are stretching in their efforts to make drinks, their service and formats as refreshing and interesting as possible.More>>

What started as a local competition and camaraderie builder for women bartenders concluded its national competition with Yael Vengroff, now of Houston, emerging as the Speed Rack champion, in the course of which more than $68,000 was raised in the fight against breast cancer. The champ talks about...More>>

I was grabbing lunch at a local restaurant, consuming what can only be labeled as an “excessive amount of diet pop” (or soda, for the rest of you). So it’s only fitting that I was about to address New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s recently introduced plan to ban large sugary beverages...More>>

From Wine Enthusiast Magazine: Couldn’t make it to this year’s Manhattan Cocktail Classic (MCC)—the annual cocktail festival and conference held in New York City from May 17–21? No worries—we’ve got you covered.More>>

Tips make good nights better and bad nights tolerable. When you reach the point where you no longer appreciate getting tipped, it’s time to get out from behind the bar.More>>

Working behind a bar is a great way to gain insight into the food and beverage experience. Life in the trenches comes with a fabulous view. You see and hear just about everything that can be seen or heard.More>>