Behind the bar

The craft of running a room, from a decade on the floor: wet GP and the weekly stocktake, rotas that survive a Friday, hiring and training, cocktail lists that earn their place, closing procedures and service recovery. One practical lesson every Thursday, written for someone in their first season, a working manager, and the owner who signs the rota.

Start with

• The rota rule I'll never break (Thursday 22 October)
• Wet GP explained, for a new bartender and for an owner (Friday 23 October)
• The weekly stocktake that finds money (Sunday 25 October)
• Building a cocktail list from scratch: the weekly drink, the card and the training guide (Wednesday 28 October)
• Snap-Apple Night: a Halloween run-sheet from Cork (Thursday 29 October)

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