Category: Birthday Party Bartender

  • 40th Birthday Party and Barbecue at Wesley Hotel

    40th Birthday Party and Barbecue at Wesley Hotel

    Last weekend I traveled to Palm Springs to bartend a 40th birthday party at the boutique Wesley Hotel. The host had rented the entire hotel for the occasion and invited 40 of his friends to celebrate his wife’s birthday. The weather was perfect for a barbecue and pool party and I think everyone had a…

  • 10 Person 50th Birthday Party at Northridge Women’s Club

    10 Person 50th Birthday Party at Northridge Women’s Club

    Last Saturday Shaken Not Stirred provided bartending service for a multi-person 50th birthday party at the Northridge Women’s Club. Ten guys who went to high school together teamed up to have a big celebration of their mid century milestone, and invited 300 guests. My son helped me and we were busy the entire time. I…

  • Mission Hills 40th Birthday Party

    Mission Hills 40th Birthday Party

    Saturday night I bartended a 40th birthday party in Mission Hills. This was the third party I have provided bartending service for this large family. It is always nice to have repeat business and referrals. This was just the kind of party I love to do – around 60 guests in the backyard. I set…

  • Two Days, Two Birthday Parties for Shaken Not Stirred

    Two Days, Two Birthday Parties for Shaken Not Stirred

    On Friday I traveled south to Mission Viejo to bartend a going away/birthday party, and then on Saturday traveled south again to bartend a 50th birthday party in Hawthorne. I had done a previous party for the hosts at Mission Viejo, and it was the only time I have ever been late to an event.…

  • Shaken Not Stirred Bartends Northridge Double Birthday Party

    Shaken Not Stirred Bartends Northridge Double Birthday Party

      Saturday, Shaken Not Stirred provided bartending service at a Northridge double birthday party that lasted until the wee hours. The party included a taco cart, mariachis, a portable bar provided by me, and a self DJ machine. Seventy five guests enjoyed themselves under the tent setup in the backyard. When I arrived to setup,…

  • Chino Sweet 16 Party and Channel Islands 70th Birthday Party

    Chino Sweet 16 Party and Channel Islands 70th Birthday Party

    Shaken Not Stirred traveled all over Southern California last weekend and provided bartending service for two important milestone birthdays. On Friday I drove to Chino to bartend for a sweet 16 birthday party, and then on Saturday I drove the opposite direction to bartend a 70th birthday party at Channel Islands Harbor. I had another…

  • Two June Birthday Parties

    Two June Birthday Parties

      Saturday and Sunday stayed within the borders of the San Fernando Valley and bartended two birthday parties. On Saturday I only had to drive five minutes from my house to bartend a birthday party in Van Nuys, and then on Sunday I drove out to Hidden Hills on the western edge of the valley…

  • Santa Monica 40th Birthday

    On Saturday I bartended a 40th birthday party in Santa Monica as I am still recovering from a fractured rib. I took a friend to help me, and am grateful to have the help, but feel like I am recovered enough to do jobs myself now. It is amazing how quickly this has gotten better,…

  • Los Feliz Birthday Party Complete With Bartender

    Los Feliz Birthday Party Complete With Bartender

    Saturday night a Los Feliz birthday party took place in a hip fourplex just off of Hillhurst and was complete with a pro bartender. That pro bartender was me. Yes, I can call myself a pro because I have literally bartended hundreds of private parties, was a bar manager at a hot Redondo Beach Italian…

  • Palm Springs Pool Party Season Kicks Off in March

    Palm Springs Pool Party Season Kicks Off in March

    The Palm Springs pool party season has officially kicked off after a rainy winter here in Southern California. Palm Springs looks greener as I have ever seen it and beautiful wild flowers are popping up all over the desert – you had better enjoy them now, because they won’t be around long, as temperatures are…