Have you ever thought of owning your own bar? Did you ever stumble into an overpriced watering hole and think how much better it could be if you ran the place? Or maybe you walked into your dream bar and realized that running one was the dream job you’ve always wanted? 
With Running a Bar for Dummies, you can live your dream of operating your own establishment. This hands-on guide shows you how to maintain a successful bar, manage the business aspect of it, and stake your place in your town’s nightlife. It provides informative tips on: <ul>
<li> Understanding the business and laws of owning a bar </li> <li> Developing a business plan </li> <li> Creating a menu, choosing décor, and establishing a theme </li> <li> Stocking up on equipment </li> <li> Choosing and dealing with employees </li> <li> Handling tough customers </li> <li> Controlling expenses, managing inventory, and controlling cash flow </li> <li> Getting the word out about your place </li> <li> Preparing for your grand opening, step-by-step </li> </ul>
This guide cues you in on how to keep your bar safe and clean, making sure everyone is having fun. It warns you about the pitfalls and no-nos that every owner should avoid. There are also helpful resources, such as contact information for State Alcohol Control Boards and Web sites with valuable information.

Running a Bar for Dummies

Business & Money

Foley, Ray

Dismore, Heather

Economics

For Dummies

1,000 + recipes and great party tips Get the latest bar buzz on how to host, mix, shake, pour, and more Want to concoct the perfect cocktail? From today's popular Mojitos and Martinis to classics like Manhattans and Margaritas, you'll be able to sip and entertain with a special twist. Get the scoop on everything from liquors, wine, and beer to Scotch, tequila, the latest tools of the trade, and more. Discover how to: <ul>
<li>Stock a bar</li> <li>Mix exotic specialties and hot toddies</li> <li>Experiment with new flavored rums, vodkas, and cordials</li> <li>Garnish and serve drinks like a master mixologist</li> <li>Cure hangovers and hiccups</li> </ul>

Bartending for Dummies

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Beverages & Wine

Cocktails For Dummies®, Mini Edition

This latest edition of Bartending For Dummies features over 1,000 drink recipes in an A-Z format with clear, easy-to-follow instructions. This 4th Edition also provides: 
<ul>
<li>Detailed information on how to properly stock a bar</li> <li>Expanded coverage on making exotic frozen/blended specialties, specialty coffees, and hot toddies</li> <li>Tips on creating unique punches and even non-alcoholic drinks</li> <li>Helpful information about experimenting with the latest flavored rums and vodkas including apple, blackberry, blueberry, cherry, grape, mango, and watermelon</li> <li>Fun, new ways to garnish, rim, and serve drinks like a master mixologist</li> <li>The latest tips and advice on curing hangovers and hiccups</li> <li>Advice on choosing the right and latest glassware and mixers</li> <li>New recipes covering the hottest shooters such as After Five, Candy Corn, Jelly Bean, and more</li> <li>A new section on festive holiday cocktails such as the Grinch and Candy Cane Martini</li> </ul>

Recipes for classic and cutting-edge cocktails, plust tips on tools, galssware, and home bar essentials, are contained in this Running Press Miniature Edition™ guide to becoming the perfect home mixologist. Includes a bonus list of top ten hangover cures every bartender should know! More For Dummies Miniature Editions™

Bartending For Dummies

Running Press

Now updated and expanded-the bestselling guide to mixing drinks "A must for all the 'do it yourself' bartenders."-Charles Chop, United States Bartenders Guild "Who better to write Bartending For Dummies than America's best known and funniest bartender, Ray Foley."-Bill Samuels Jr., President of Maker's Mark Distillery First published in 1997, Bartending For Dummies has helped hundreds of thousands solve the mysteries of mixology-and remains one of the top-selling bartending guides, week after week. Now, bartender extraordinaire Ray Foley has updated his classic guide, making it even more essential to anyone who entertains. This updated edition now offers recipes for today's trendiest cocktails, such as the Metropolitan and the Apple Martini. It features the latest drinks with flavored vodkas and rums. And it delivers expanded coverage of single-malt Scotch whiskies and wines from around the world. Best of all, the book continues to include all the features that have made it so popular over the years: an A-to-Z recipe guide to nearly 1,000 cocktails and shooters, unbeatable tips on outfitting a home bar and mixing cocktails like a pro, and savvy guidance on selecting liquors, wines, and other libations. It's just what people need to mix up great drinks and have a blast! Ray Foley (Basking Ridge, NJ) has been a bartender for more than 20 years. He is the Publisher and founder of Bartender magazine (150,000 circulation) and Bartender.com (2.5 million hits per month) and is the author of The Ultimate Cocktail Book, The Ultimate Cocktail Book II, The Ultimate Little Shooter Book, and The Ultimate Little Martini Book, among others.

When you are serving drinks at a bar, you should have at least basic knowledge of about 200 of the most popular cocktails in your head. A cocktail is, according to Webster's New World Dictionary, “any of various alcoholic drinks made of a distilled liquor mixed as with wine, fruit juice, or soda water and usually iced.” There are thousands of different drink mixes with thousands of different names that people desire. 
Whether you are planning a small cocktail party at your home, planning to start a new career, or just want to know how to make a given drink, Bartending For Dummies offers a wonderful place to start. This clearly written, easy-to-understand guide can help anyone to <ul>
<li>Create more than 1,000 different drinks</li> <li>Set up and stock your home bar</li> <li>Shake, stir, strain, and serve like a pro</li> <li>Make over 100 great shooters</li> <li>Buy enough supplies for parties</li> </ul>
This book takes the mystery out of mixology. Can you put together a perfect martini? Or create the consummate cosmopolitan? From classic drinks to today's coolest cocktails, this comprehensive A-to-Z guide shows you how to mix up whatever libations you or your guests might desire. Bartending For Dummies also covers the following topics and more: <ul>
<li>The tools required to make any drink</li> <li>Information on every type of alcohol including where they come from, how they’re made, and how to store and serve them</li> <li>Alphabetical listing of almost a thousand cocktail recipes</li> <li>How to make pousse-cafés (layered drinks), punches, and non-alcoholic drinks</li> </ul>
There are thousands of bars around the world stocked with everything from beer to vodka. Bartending For Dummies is the ingredient that no bar should be without. This book can help you to be that impressive bartender by showing you everything you need to know about tending a bar.

This illustrated Williams-Sonoma book is designed specifically to meet the needs of home bartenders. It explains everything you need to know, from basic glassware, equipment, &amp; ingredients to the fundamentals of mixology. You`ll find an A-to-Z of recipes for more than 400 classic &amp; contemporary cocktails &amp; mixed drinks, along with indexes organized by drink type, main ingredient, &amp; occasions. It also includes a glossary; an index of drinks by category, by liquor type, &amp; for special occasions; &amp; a subject index. Bound in simulated leather with gold lettering &amp; a fabric bookmark. Beautifully designed! A real collectors treat!

Williams-Sonoma The Bar Guide

Oxmoor House

The Ultimate Little Shooter Book gives the best recipes for more than 1,000 shots that are sure to please anyone looking for a new and exciting drink. Ray Foley is the ultimate authority on bartending. He is the publisher of Bartender Magazine, the No. 1 magazine in circulation for the bartending trade. This book is the result of his years of experience working with bars and bartenders across the country to find such shots as: --Carrot Cake Shooter --Electric Sambuca --Key Lime Pie --Red-Eyed Smiley Face --Shock Treatment This is an essential guidebook for any professional or amateur bartender.

The Ultimate Little Shooter Book (The Ultimate Little Books on Bartending)

Foley Publishing

Over 1000 Shooter recipes that are served in professional bars are now yours to make

The Ultimate Little Shooter: Book II

Foley Pub

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Running a Bar for Dummies

Bartending for Dummies

Cocktails For Dummies®, Mini Edition

Bartending for Dummies

Bartending For Dummies

Bartending For Dummies

Bartending For Dummies

Williams-Sonoma The Bar Guide

The Ultimate Little Shooter Book (The Ultimate Little Books on Bartending)

The Ultimate Little Shooter: Book II