BARTENDING

A bartender is someone who serves drinks behind a bar in a bar, pub,

tavern or similar estavlishment. This usually includes alcoholic beverages
of some kind, such as beer, wine and/or cocktails, as well as soft drinks or
other non-alcoholic beverages. A bartender has many others names such
as barkeeper. Mixilogist. Alcohol server or bar chef- to name a few.
Essentially a bartender is any person who prepared or serves alcohol from
behind a bar. Bartenders can work in any licensed establishment to include
a “bar” and also taverns, restaurants, hotels, casinos and other locations.

Bartenders also usually serve as the public image of the bar they
tend contributing to as well as reflecting the atmosphere of the bar. In
establishments focused more on food this can mean the bartender is all but
invisible on the other extreme some establishments make the bartendee
part of the entertainment expecting him perhaps to engage in flair
bartending or other forms of entertainment such as those exemplified in
films such as Cocktail or Coyote Ugly. Some bars might be known for
bartenders which serve the drinks and otherwise let a patron alone while
others want their bartenders to be good listeners and offer counseling as
required.

Good bartenders help provide a steady clientele by remembering the

favoured drinks of regulars having recommendations on hand for local night
life beyond the bar or other unofficial duties. They are sometimes called
upon for answer to wide variety of questions on topics such as sports trivia
directions or the martial status of other patrons.In reigions where tipping is
the norm, bartenders depend on tips for most of their income. In those
establishments where minors are allowed within the bar area bartenders
are also usually responsible for confirming that customers are of the legal
drinking age before serving them alcohol.

A bartender is a job that can be done from nearly anywhere in the

world. Someone interstend in the bartending profession may look for a job
in a restaurant, bar, tavern or pub however other options may include
working in a casino or resort. In this case the bartender may be working
directly with the public or cam at times work behind the scenes making
drinks that are deliverd too customers by a server. Other option is working
with a catering or party planning firm.