Nightclub & Bar announces the winners of its 2012 Nightclub & Bar Awards program, Polish bartender awarded top honors at 14th annual international competition, the Bourbon Women Association launches in-person event series and Miami bartender takes first prize at the San Antonio Cocktail Conference....More>>

"Bar Rescue" star and Nightclub & Bar Media Group President Jon Taffer and Spike TV are celebrating the grand reopening of The Olive Pit, located in historic Orange, Calif. More>>

Those of you lucky enough to have seen Season 1 of Spike TV’s “Bar Rescue” starring Nightclub & Bar Media Group President Jon Taffer know the show involves Taffer’s particular brand of bar science.More>>

Three new winter cocktail menus from Washington, D.C.’s Bourbon Steak, Portland's Aviary and Boston's The Hawthorne give a peek into drink styles and ingredients that now are the basis of evolving tastes. More>>

From NOLA.com: Last December, Skip Adams took over as the food and beverage director at the Windsor Court Hotel. One of his tasks was to upgrade the cocktails. Instead of checking out contemporary trends, he first hit the history books.More>>

From Poststar.com: The owner of Adirondack Pub & Brewery in Lake George is overseeing a major expansion of his brewing facilities and is hosting a festival Saturday with special edition barrel-aged beers. More>>

From WKYC.com: Officials say new numbers on liquor sales suggest Ohioans are again going out to restaurants and nightspots, in a positive sign for the overall economy.More>>

The dynamic team of Ed Culleeney, managing partner of PL8 in Barrington, Ill., and celebrated mixologist Adam Seger are working together to make Valentine’s Day at PL8 a special experience this February for patrons looking to celebrate love.More>>

We Americans want just about everything we buy, download, eat or drink to be special, unique, made just for us or only available here. But is customization always good for business?More>>

From The Seattle Times: Of all the 'hoods to start a craft cocktail bar, Peter Glick selected Fremont. Beer rules there. But Glick figures his cocktail den, The Backdoor @ Roxy's, would stand out amid all the breweries and soccer bars. More>>