Tell me about your first bar-
tending job.
I think I got my first job like so
many others do - I fibbed. You
see the bartender who was on
duty did not show up and so a
very frantic manager asked if
anyone knew how to bartend.
I raised my hand and volun-
teered for the job. Of course I
had NO idea what I was doing,
but thankfully it was the early
90’s and the drinks were not
that complicated. After many
over pours, under pours, and
downright horrible drinks, I
made it through the night and
fell in love with the craft. I knew
I had a long way to go to be-
come good at bartending, but I
loved making people happy and
showed up for work the next
day as the new bartender.
How is your job on Bar Rescue?
I am so thrilled to be working on Bar Rescue for the past two years. Jon
Taffer has been wonderful to work with and the show still gets huge num-
bers (2-3 million a show). The following is incredible and some cities and
towns we go into we still get mobbed. The hours are very long and the
show is very real. You really never know what is going to happen on set.
What is Cocktail Theatre?
I came from an acting background and I really wanted to push the enve-
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