If you were a cocktail, your name would be: It means to always remember that if you’re getting stressed or frazzled by guests, they’re not going to be in your kitchen when you get home. “What’s your problem? You don’t have to go home with them.” My friend, JJ, a bartender at CittaNuova. The best piece of bartending advice you’ve ever received: Sometimes it’s nice to be sticky and wet, but not at work. I’ve botched a lot of sours as well as tried to batch too many drinks into one shaker. Weirdest cocktail experiment you’ve ever attempted: But they might have been better off with an actual mattress.
I eventually came to find out that the guest had asked for a madras. Years ago, on one of those crazy busy summer nights in the Hamptons, a service ticket came in that said, “Open Liquor: MATTRESS.” That one threw me.
Weirdest drink request you’ve ever gotten: Stop asking for a martini if you do not want vermouth in it. Peppery, vanilla, caramel, mint, citrus, licorice, chocolate…It goes on and on. Take any grade and taste it against another and it will have a completely different flavor profile. You can always add a little sweetness, but it’s a lot harder to take it away. But when I make a margarita I like to rule on the side of making it a little more acidic than sweet. Haven’t you? They can be way too sweet or too boozy, which I guess isn’t always a bad thing. I’ve had so many bad margaritas over the years. Where sweet meets bitter and savory meets acidic. Boston guid e behind the bar.įavorite thing about working behind a bar:īright, interesting and punchy, while relying on familiarity and styles that the guest will enjoy.
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If I didn’t know how to make a drink I was Googling or looking it up in the Mr. I had to pick up speed and learn on the fly. Moving here from Nashville for something new, I had no idea what it was like to live yet alone work in a seasonal area. I’ve been enamored by the bartenders since I was a kid, going out to dinner with my family and seeing them mix drinks, tell jokes and create a fun atmosphere. Swallow East in Montauk, two weeks after they opened, in late 2012. Head bartender, Bell & Anchor in Sag Harbor
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The night ended with a smokin' version of the Allman's One Way Out followed by the audience calling in unison for "One More Song".Welcome to Behind the Bar(tender), a series in which Long Island Pulse, thirsty for great conversation and even better cocktails, meets with Long Island’s most talented bartenders. The wild night continued with the most excellent rockin' duet between Elio Diaz and Jess on Wild Nights with the band mashing up the best of the original Van Morrison and later John Mellencamp versions.
Jess' vocals captivated on the band's renditions of the two Led Zeppelin classics, What Is and What Will Never Be and Bring It On Home with the classic drivin' bass foundation provided by Lou Perillo. Next up in the eclectic rotation was the venerable Santana nugget, Evil Ways highlighting Rick Snepar channeling Greg Rolie's Hammond organ and new band mate, John Buck Kerlin tearing it up on the outro in a manner barely hinting at the guitar pyrotechnics to be unleashed later in the evening. To a packed house at Tumulty's, the band tore into their initial set, starting with Stop Draggin' My Heart Around, the perfect chestnut to showcase Jess Krieger's powerhouse vocals interplaying with the band's resident crooner, Michael Sadowsky over the signature lead guitar lick from Andy Covit.
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