Leading With Hospitality & Bad Margaritas Are A Crime Against Summer

Send us Fan Mail We catch up on bar life, then dig into the industry friction points that guests feel but rarely name out loud. We debate what’s happening to cocktail culture, why hospitality still matters most, and how trends like tip pooling and bourbon collecting are changing the game. • dive bartender skill versus the mixologist label and what it signals to guests • cocktail pricing creep and when the value stops matching the number • tip pooling pros and cons and how it...