Bar Dive

Bar Dive

A podcast about the people who are always there with us on our nights out - making our drinks, taking our food orders, bussing our tables and sometimes even playing a vital role in building community spaces where we can connect. Each episode of Bar Dive features a different person in the bar industry. From seasoned bartenders and bouncers, to owners and bar backs, we talk to people around the country about what they love most about working in bars and how they're adjusting to the new service industry landscape.

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October 22, 2020 40 mins

Iris got her start bartending in San Francisco at a historic lesbian bar and has since transformed her career into organizing large scale LGBTQ and Pride events. For years she worked as a bartender and successful event planner, but those two roles have recently stalled due to the pandemic. On this episode of Bar Dive, we talk about the awkwardness of starting out as a new bartender, what it’s like to plan inclusive events and what ...

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On this episode of Bar Dive we talk with Matthew; a sommelier and Director of Fine Wine for a boutique distribution company in Las Vegas. Matthew shares how he became enamored with the wine industry and why it hasn’t been the easiest career path for his family to understand. We also chat about what it’s like to launch a new business venture in the time of corona.

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July 30, 2020 28 mins

In Brevard, North Carolina, Spencer has mastered the art of juggling multiple jobs to balance the seasonality of business in his small town. Bartender, Radio DJ, Sales Rep, Music Booker, Festival Emcee, Dog Sitter and Trivia Host are his current titles and it’s this diversification that has made Spencer better suited to get through a pandemic that continues to ravage the service industry.

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July 12, 2020 24 mins

Safety concerns and dwindling savings are leading many who’ve previously made a living working in bars to step back and consider, is it even feasible to stay in this industry? Are there ways to be a bartender without physically serving customers? On this episode of Bar Dive, we talk with Dion, a front of house manager and bartender from Denver who creates cocktails on his YouTube channel, Barkeep’s Choice. His videos are part enter...

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June 28, 2020 28 mins

On this episode of Bar Dive we talk with Camille, the bar manager at Portland restaurant, Quaintrelle and the founder of Cavan & Co Cocktail Kits. With a degree in sociology and an emphasis in women’s studies, Camille shares both her experience as an innovative cocktail creator and her thoughts on how we can make the service world more equitable for everyone.

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June 12, 2020 26 mins

On this episode of Bar Dive we chat with Ashly, a Miami based bartender and agave enthusiast who's eager to get back to work. We talk tequila, tipping culture and whether it’s possible, or even makes sense, for the service industry to return to the way it was.

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May 27, 2020 26 mins

On the second episode of Bar Dive, we chat with John, a Seattle bartender and first time restaurateur, who is navigating opening his business during the coronavirus pandemic. John talks whisky, the future of Seattle bars, and why he remains optimistic about his venture even in the face of uncertainty.

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May 15, 2020 28 mins

In this first episode of Bar Dive, we talk with Kundan, a bartender with 20 years experience in the service industry. She's spent the last eight years of her career at Zam Zam, a San Francisco bar located in historic Haight-Ashbury that's been open since 1941. Kundan shares her insights on finding a balance between bartending and creating art, navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, and the one thing we could all be doing to ma...

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