New York City Bartenders & Patrons

5) Is Guinness domestic?

4)If I bust some hot moves, will I get a free shot?

3) Can I have a Grey Goose and vodka?

2) I hate this song, can you change it?

1) Do you serve beer here?

I recently met Micheal Leyden, a bartender at my local watering hole, Reservoir. After brief conversation, he told me his interesting story.
While waiting for his son to finish up his library taught art class, he started to draw, and turned out he is awesome at it. He has been drawing ever since, and has recently begun selling his art.
I think its very important to support our fellow bartenders, please check out his website http://www.mgleyden.com/

I came across this today, of Amy Sedaris as a bartender. Reminds me of my favorite bartenders for one reason: her potty mouth. It is outtakes from a movie called Full Grown Men, which I never heard of and is probably for rent by now.

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There is so much happening in March, that St. Patrick's Day (Monday, March 17) is too big a story for me. So I am going to the source of all New York bar news, Sean Murphy of Murphguide.com. According to Sean's list of all things Irish this month:

St. Patrick's Day is so huge in New York City that it takes a whole month to celebrate it, so March is St. Patrick's month in New York. Keep checking this space to help you plan your St. Patrick's Day (& month) activities.

Sean's drinking blog is also a good place to keep up with the daily happenings around the bars.

It looks like a big week to ten days coming up, so stay informed about where to go.

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If you know me, you know the one thing I hate is flair bartenders. I mean the bottle tossing monkeys, the trick glass tosses, the behind the back bottle move. Please. Give me my fucking drink. Now. I do not need to see a bottle jump in the air, you will not be getting a better tip. Thank God this is not that common in New York, but apparently is huge in other cities (which is why we don't live anyplace else). Now there is a whole TV series that follows these jerks around the globe, edited together like this is Awesome And You Have To See These People In Action. Nope, not me. Give me a bartender who remembers my drink (my name would be nice) and keeps them coming. Check this out:



Sheesh. That TV network wasted good money producing this crap? I won't watch. Why would you WATCH a show about drinking? Wouldn't that 60 minutes be better spent actually drinking, in a bar?

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If you believe Eater, which recently said Chumley's was being renovated, the historic bar in the West Village may be getting a second life:

Lo, as the photos above and below taken earlier this morning show, there are indeed rumblings at Chumley's. Workers are on site. Construction is beginning. Set your calendars to T-minus ninety days. Barring complications, late May/early June it shall be.

I always loved this bar, even though it was no dive, it had charm and history going for it. I liked the vibe and the people, and all the bartenders I believe were FDNY guys. Hope it does open again.

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