“Let me check with the …” They may seem innocuous, but these five little words make me cringe. This phrase means the server is not educated about a huge percentage of your establishment’s sales. More>>

"Bar Rescue,” Spike TV’s successful original series giving failing nightlife venues a last chance, will bring competitive tips and tricks to the 2012 Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show, America’s biggest and most important bar, nightclub and beverage event of the year. More>>

Too often, bar owners select colors, then design and light their spaces with no thought to the atmosphere they are creating. The colors you choose for your business will drive the mood in your space; the way you light the space can accent or detract from the color palette.More>>

Does your bar's staff know how to read your clientele? Understanding what your guests need and want is crucial to building repeat business, so give them the amazing experiences they long for.More>>

Who is determining your menu? And who is deciding the fate of your ROI? Revamping a menu is a science! Why take a chance with your brand by not testing new items?More>>

Although it's important for patrons to be able to see and find your establishment, what happens when a customer walks through the door will make or break you.More>>

Even the best staff members sometimes fail to understand their own skill sets. Therefore, finding ways to inspire your bartenders is crucial! 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>>

The life of a traveling design consultant and renovation expert is not an easy one. During Season One of Spike TV’s “Bar Rescue,” I saw plenty of bars on hard times, and it was my responsibility to create some cost-effective, easily implemented and fast solutions that would turn the owners’...More>>

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>>