Bar owner takes a scary ride
Here’s a story to keep in mind the next time you’re deciding how important it is to chase after a customer you think has stolen something from the bar.
Back in December the 62-year old owner of Lincoln Karaoke – “Chicago’s premiere Private-Room karaoke” (duh) – followed outside a patron he believed had walked off with one of the microphones. The customer proceeded to get into his BMW and drive into the older gentleman (presumably the owner was standing in front of the car, though reports aren’t clear on logistics), sending him onto the hood.
That’s when things got crazy.
Behold the $100,000 bar tab
For those of you who think you’ve dropped a lot of cash on a bar tab in your day, we direct you to this receipt from the exclusive Cavalli Club in Dubai that made its way around Twitter last week. It’s from a Jan.2 birthday party at the nightclub that resulted in a final bill of 387,988 dirham, or $105,431.
For those scoring at home, the bill lists 16 bottles of Cristal champagne of various sizes, including a 6L entry that goes for $34,036.75 all by itself. Almost $80,000 was spent on bubbly alone.
Gulfnews.com called the party “generous.” Uh, yeah.
Forbes names its Seven most powerful foodies
Everybody knows there are some restaurant patrons who move the industry’s needle more than others. Last week Forbes released another of its famous lists, this one compiled by author and journalist Michale Pollan.
So if any of these folks happens to stroll into your restaurant we recommend making sure they get a clean fork.
1. Michelle Obama – First Lady, United States. Obama has been a big supporter of the organic foods movement and a leader in the fight against childhood obesity.
2. Marion Nestle – Professor, New York University. Nestle teaches in NYU’s Department of Nutrition and has written several books on the relationship between politics and food.
Looking for new customers for your bar? How about a bison…?
I was going to say “Only in America…” until I realized this comes to us from Canada! A Canadian couple has modified their car so their 1600 pound pet can ride with them to the bar. It just goes to show you can never be short of customers if you use your imagination….
Homeless man breaks into closed-down bar, re-opens it and sells drinks
A Californian homeless man has been arrested after he broke into a shuttered bar, reopened the business and started selling drinks to unwitting customers.
The Placer County, California, Sheriff’s department arrested 29-year-old Travis Kevie after his 4-day stint as the barkeep of the historic Valencia Club in Penryn which had been shutdown for more than a year.
Detective Jim Hudson became suspicious after reading about the Valencia Club’s re-opening in an Auburn Journal newspaper article that featured a picture of Kevie and identified him as the club’s new “owner/operator”. Not only had Detective Hudson had previous run-ins with Kevie, he knew the Valencia Club’s liquor license had been surrendered.
It seems like the homeless man was able to do more than many people who attempt to run a bar do – kept it open for almost a week!
$765 bottle of beer sold in a dead squirrel
You’d expect a lot from a bottle of beer costing $765. What you get is 55 percent alcohol — and served in a squirrel.
According to Scottish firm BrewDog, “The End of History” is the “strongest, most expensive and most shocking beer in the world.”
Just 12 bottles were made and the company has already sold out. They will be shipped out to buyers in the United States, Canada, Italy, Denmark, Scotland and England next week.
The dead animals which were used to create the beers’ unusual appearance were four squirrels, seven weasels and a hare. All were roadkill, according to James Watt, co-founder of BrewDog.
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Barry Chandler works with bars and restaurants to bring more customers in the door through effective use of social media, online tools and customer engagement.
Since 2004, more than 2500 bars, restaurants and hotels have used his tools and services to improve their bottom line.
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