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In Videos: The Bartender Hates You

OK, I work as a bartender, so I can see how some in my field might feel the need to throw a beverage in an obnoxious guy's face or tell that high-maintenance drinker to take a hike. But, pour salt into a perfectly good cocktail? No way. Generation Awesome's video series, The Bartender Hates You, amusingly highlights annoying people and a bartender who likes to overreact. These videos had me laughing out loud, but I can't say I have ever done anything portrayed in them. I have definitely thought of it, though, especially the first video, where our hero throws ice at a customer after she complains there is just a little too much of it in her glass....

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10 Comments | Posted by Linnea Covington, December 3, 2008 at 12:30 PM
Tagged: bars, bartending, videos

Mixologists Are Really Just Glorified Bartenders

©iStockphoto.com/Rpsycho Francis Lam of Gourmet wants mixologists to know that they should nix the fancy title because in the end, they're really just bartenders. Lam understands that making elaborate drinks is a serious craft, but is it a revolutionary profession? Do they deserve a new word? And is "mixologist" too pompous? Besides, being called a bartender isn't so bad. There are plenty of good things a bartender does, according to Lam: "They give that broken-hearted bastard an ear and a dram and a kind word. They keep a birthday party happy. They lube up a first date... They make a bar worth going to." Looks like Lam should have done some fact-checking, though—commenters have already pointed out that "mixologist"...

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3 Comments | Posted by Emily Koh, August 4, 2008 at 10:45 AM
Tagged: bartending, drinks, mixology