Tag: Bar Service

• February 14, 2024

  Is Mixology a Scam: 10 Simple and Great Drinks

  Bartending has changed alot since when I started bartending in the 90’s. There was no premade mix we didn’t like – sweet and sour mix, margarita mix, bloody mary mix, etc. Celery and limes, olives, and maraschino cherries were often the freshest ingredients we had to work with. The dreaded Mojito was the fanciest drink…

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  June 19, 2018

  Reptacular Ranch Wedding and 50th Birthday Cocktail Party

  Shaken Not Stirred provided bar service for two big events last week – a 50th birthday cocktail party, and a wedding at the Reptacular Ranch.  On Friday I went to the Carthay Circle neighborhood of Los Angeles, which is south of Hollywood and bartended for a two hour cocktail party to celebrate the host’s 50th…

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  January 17, 2017

  Los Angeles Bar Service at Two January Parties

  Shaken Not Stirred, the Los Angeles bar service provided beverages at two area parties over the weekend. On Saturday I traveled to Redondo Beach to bartend a 40th surprise birthday party, and then on Sunday evening I bartended a lavish dinner party in Beverly Hills. January is typically a slow month in the bar catering…

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  December 12, 2016

  Hollywood Holiday Party

  Wednesday night I returned to Hollywood to provide bartending service for a holiday party of a very successful production company. I did the bar catering last year and was very happy to return. I brought another bartender with me and we served approximately 250 thirsty people. I set up two portable bars side by side…

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  June 7, 2016

  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…