Category: Party Bartenders

  • LA Bartender in Orange County for Two Parties

    LA Bartender in Orange County for Two Parties

    Shaken Not Stirred, the LA bartender service was in Orange County last weekend to service two big parties. This was Halloween weekend for most people in Southern California and most of the Halloween parties were held Saturday night. I can’t tell you how many calls I had from people wanting bartenders at the last moment.…

  • Acton Labor Day Weekend Party

    Acton Labor Day Weekend Party

    On Sunday, after doing a big wedding in New Cuyama, I drove back to LA and then to Acton to bartend a Labor Day weekend party. In many parts of the country, Labor Day weekend signifies the end of summer; in Southern California, we usually have a few more weeks to go. This summer in…

  • Beaumont Cocktail Party

    Beaumont Cocktail Party

    Thursday Shaken Not Stirred was called out to Beaumont in Riverside County to provide bartending service for a mid-week cocktail party. I was hired through a catering company I have seen at many events, Goodfella’s Tacos, and I hope to return the favor and get them some business, though they are very busy already, and…

  • 21st Birthday Party in San Juan Capistrano

    21st Birthday Party in San Juan Capistrano

    Saturday I traveled to San Juan Capistrano in Orange County to bartend a 21st birthday party. I have done several 21st birthday parties, and usually I have to make a big variety of cocktails as new drinkers sample them for the the first time. I planned a drink menu and shopping list with the birthday…

  • Summer Bar Service at Three Parties

    Summer Bar Service at Three Parties

    Shaken Not Stirred provided bar service for two parties last weekend on the first hot days of summer. Friday it was over 100 in the the San Fernando Valley, and I traveled to Stevenson Ranch near Magic Mountain to bartend a birthday party. On Saturday I returned to Eagle Rock to bartend a Second Wedding…

  • Shaken Not Stirred Cocktails

    Shaken Not Stirred Cocktails

    Last weekend Shaken Not Stirred was quiet for the first time in a long time. I wasn’t happy about it, but it gave me time to refocus my efforts and do some house cleaning. On Sunday, I was feeling a little down because I had no jobs for the weekend, and one of my former…

  • Glendora Super Bowl Party II

    Glendora Super Bowl Party II

    Sunday, I returned to Glendora to bartend the second annual super bowl party (that I have been involved in).  The host asked me back again, and I was delighted, because he has a killer backyard bar that is perfect for throwing big bashes. The weather was beyond perfect and about 80 guests enjoyed the game…

  • New Year’s Eve Party Welcomes in 2016

    New Year’s Eve Party Welcomes in 2016

    Thursday night, Shaken Not Stirred provided bartending service for a New Year’s Eve party in Sherman Oaks, ringing out 2015. The party was the perfect event to end the year on, and begin the new one. 2015 was a great year for Shaken Not Stirred, and we have increased our client list considerably. December was…

  • Five Holiday Parties in Five Days

    Five Holiday Parties in Five Days

    Tis’ the season, and Shaken Not Stirred was busy last week bartending at five different holiday parties in five days. The holiday party season took me all over the San Fernando Valley, and to La Canada. On Tuesday I was called to do a last minute party in Encino when another bartender canceled, then on…

  • December Bar Catering Begins

    December Bar Catering Begins

    December bar catering kicked of for Shaken Not Stirred last month with two big events in Rancho Mirage and Valley Village.