Imbibe Magazine

JULY 17, 2024

I was lucky enough to find a barback job at a place called King King on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. But it was a nightclub mostly, so we weren’t making craft cocktails really. At the time [around 2007], it was really difficult to get a bar job. You really had to know somebody. I was working two nights a week there.

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Australian Bartender

JANUARY 15, 2024

I started as an 18-year-old glassy working in nightclubs in Fortitude Valley. After a couple of months of picking up cups till 5am I was lucky to secure a position as a barback at The Bowery. Tell us a bit about how you got started in the hospitality industry and where you have worked before.

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Australian Bartender

APRIL 18, 2024

Charlie: I started at 19 years of age at the Hilton Hotel, and I went from events down to Marble Bar as a barback and then up to Zeta Bar, which kicked off my love for bartending. How did you guys get into the business and when/where did you meet? Heaps of suits and suspenders as that was the era.

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Today's Bartender

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for Nightclub & Bar Media Group Summer camp for bartenders is as ridiculously fun as it sounds, and I was lucky to go myself this past summer. We continue our bartending education, which can include immersive travel experiences or attending cocktail week events.

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Today's Bartender

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

From learning how to break into the industry to becoming a barback, to eventually managing/running your own bar, A Bar Above has got you covered. Favorite Post : What is a Barback? Unlike most of the other websites on this list, Nightclub & Bar is heavily focused on the management, business, and ownership side of the industry.

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