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Attending the New York Bartending School’s ’training bars’ is a great way for our students to get some real-bar training as soon as they graduate, prior to looking for a job.
The training bars are a great opportunity for additional ‘real-life’ experience if you have never worked behind a real bar. Even though our bartending school is very much like a real bar, it is not the same as the real experience of interacting with real customers. We now have three ‘training bars’ for our graduates to practice at; two in Manhattan and one in Queens.
The Difference between a ‘Training Bar’ & a ‘Guest bartending’ gig.
With a ‘Guest Bartending’ gig you work a full shift (usually with another guest bartender) and you split the tips (usually between the 2 guest bartenders and the establisgments bartender). However, each guest bartender needs to bring in at least 25+ friends each.
You do not get paid at our training bars (the school makes no money either; we don’t own the bars); however, you don’t have to bring in any friends, you can go back again as often as you want, and you can leave when you want. It is a great way to get some actual experience and build your confidence.
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Having made the decision to become a bartender I searched for New York bartending schools. One of the very first listings was The New York Bartending School. The website had all the necessary information with the description of courses being taught, schedules, FAQ’s and, of course tons of pictures of the classrooms; which by the way [...]
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Bartender Hierarchy The hierarchy among chefs include: pastry chef, sous chef, chef de partie, chef de crusine, avant-garde chef, head chef, executive chef and master chef. There are also different skill-levels between chefs and cooks, with cooks having their own hierarchy (line cook, short-order cook, 1st cook, 2nd cook). A chef usually achieves his recognition [...]
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Five different actors have played James Bond on screen. But there is only one Sean Connery. There are at least seven different countries in the world that make whiskey. But there is only one Scotland. Both are known the world over as the real deal- greatly appreciated, forever imitated. Ewan Gunn, brand ambassador of John Dewar’s & [...]
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Attending the New York Bartending School’s ’training bars’ is a great way for our students to get some real-bar training as soon as they graduate, prior to looking for a job. The training bars are a great opportunity for additional ‘real-life’ experience if you have never worked behind a real bar. Even though our bartending school is very [...]
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From the country whose national symbol is a flightless bird comes 42Below vodka, New Zealand’s contribution to bar shelves throughout the world . Created by one man in his still at home 42Below is now part of Bacardi and making it’s presence known on this side of the world. New Zealand born and raised Paul [...]
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If you find the idea of drinking something that could make you hallucinate interesting, then you can imagine the studenst excitement the day Dan Eves, brand ambassador for Le Fee absinthe, paid a visit to the New York Bartending School to speak about his misunderstood spirit. Using a sugar cube, spoon and water, Dan demonstrated the technique used to [...]
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A bartending license (also referred to as bartending certification) is NOT required to work as a bartender in most states! All bartending schools MUST be licensed by the state education department. It is important to remember that a ‘business license’ is not the same as a license from the state education department. Bartending schools operating without a [...]
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Bartending is a great skill to have. It is comforting to know that if you suddenly find yourself short of cash, unemployed, or moving to another state, you can always fall back on bartending. Regardless of the economy or the season, there is social drinking, which means a need for bartenders. Money earned from bartending [...]
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Back in the days on-the-job bartender training was common. Some bartenders started out as servers, barbacks or busboys and worked their way up. Others who preferred a quicker route to a successful bartending position attended a bartending school. The opportunity to learn bartending via on-the-job training today has dwindled because restaurant and bar owners want [...]