Nicole Taffer has become America’s favorite undercover agent. In Spike TV’s new hit reality show “Bar Rescue,” bar guru and Nightclub & Bar Media Group President Jon Taffer sends in his wife to reconnoiter the featured operation, where she braves bad drinks, lousy service, microwaved food...More>>

The Nightclub & Bar Top 100 survey is now open, marking the first step in creating the only revenue-based ranking of leading bars, nightclubs and lounges in the United States.More>>

The Auchentoshan Switch competition wraps up shortly in Las Vegas and the winners will get a chance to work at 69 Colebrooke Row in London; meanwhile, the cocktail world turns its shaking hands to the Pacific Northwest...More>>

Bartenders are invited to share their opinions on patrons, products and the bar business by joining the BarTrender Panel and participate in surveys conducted by Technomic. More>>

Jon Taffer delivered his signature straightforward take on successful bar operations at the first stop on the Rescue Tour, part of Nightclub & Bar University. More>>

The 2012 Nightclub & Bar Awards are now open! Winners will be honored at the Nightclub & Bar Show in Las Vegas and will featured in NCB media outlets. Enter today! More>>

Jon Taffer and "Bar Rescue" showed the bad and the ugly of bar operations. Did you see yourself or your bar on TV? More>>

When an owner who can’t separate his business from his friendships and imposes no discipline on his staff is combined with a bar concept that’s easily confused with an auto-repair shop and has ticked off the city brass, patrons get a bar that’s driving the fast lane to failure. More>>

"Bar Rescue" is inspiring bar owners to be smarter operators: Check out the NCB University Rescue Tour and hear firsthand from Jon Taffer how to improve your bar's sales and profits. Let us know what the show has inspired you to change at your bar! More>>

Jon Taffer of Spike TV's "Bar Rescue" called in the heavy artillery for the turnaround of Canyon Inn in Yorba Linda, Calif. Here's a look at the products and services in his tool box this week. More>>