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My Dinner With Frank

by: Warren Peace category: The Waitstation
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Every server dreads the inevitable experience of waiting on a food critic. These days everyone has an opinion about food and no one feels under-qualified to print it—even teenage food bloggers have their own fucking URL’s. And then there’s Frank Bruni. As the maitre’d was about to seat Mr. Bruni and his guests in my station recently, my life flashed before my eyes. Every table I had ever waited on in my illustrious career slinging all kinds of overpriced hash had been in training for this moment. I was about to have my skills as a server tested by a critic for the New York Times. The only problem was… he was no longer the critic for the New York Times. He was just a normal guy named Frank who once had the most influential job in the New York food world. Now, he was just position #2 on Table 22. I was at the top of my game, and his pen was out of ink. Read More . . .

Obit: Farewell-ettaria

by: team shiftdrink category: Restaurants & Bars, News
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Shiftdrink was saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Elettaria, a delicate little flower of a restaurant on 8th Street owned by Noel Cruz and Chef Akhtar Nawab. Our grief was especially profound given that our planned write-up of a recent experience there was scheduled to appear on this week's homepage. We loved the place and, to commemorate her loss, we felt a tribute was in order. Shiftdrink was there Thursday night to pay our respects to the fallen year-and-a-half-old restaurant on their final night, sampling some delicious vintage champagnes and gladly helping them liquidate the contents of their top-shelf. (FYI - our staff is especially good at drinking whatever alcohol you don't need anymore). In the restaurant business, even a funeral can feel like a party. Read More . . .

Service Industry Night (SIN)

by: team shiftdrink category: Featured
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Join us for "SIN" Service Industry Night on Sunday August 30th @ the Stone Rose from 10pm-close! Bring in your co-workers and get hook'd up VIP!Cocktails for all Sinners!
$5 Beers
$10 Wine/Champagne
$9 Wells
$10 Select Specialty Cocktails
$8 Select Appetizers Read More . . .

Profiles: Lucas Noonan

by: team shiftdrink category: Profiles
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Finding a good bar, and even better a great bartender is no easy task, but at Shiftdrink we are committed to exploring the city in search of “Nirvana” leaving no bar untouched and hopefully along the way making new friends. This week we sat down with Lucas Noonan, who bartends at La Esquina, the underground clubby Soho hotspot to find out the scoop on life behind his bar. Visit Lucas at La Esquina Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday nights, be careful though, he's known to take his shirt off.

How long have you been slinging drinks?
Long enough to know that Madonna and Sean Penn were once married.

Are you a product of work experience or Bartending School?
The worst bartender I ever worked with had a bartending license! Nothing like on the job training. Read More . . .

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