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Jena Ellenwood
Jena Ellenwood’s Recent Articles
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May 23, 2018
Bartenders Share Their Most Epic Quitting Stories
There is not a single one of us in the food and beverage industry that has not fantasized about ripping off an apron mid shift and taking a Half-Baked inspired exit.
Drink
Feb 14, 2018
The Bartender Stole My Date
“You ever poach someone’s date?” I placed an Old Tom Gin & Tonic down in front Keith and waited for his answer.
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Nov 29, 2017
Bartenders Watch Your Tinder Dates...and They Have Stories
"Jena, everyone is online!
Drink
Oct 10, 2017
When Bartenders and Regulars Become More Than Just Drinking Buddies
I will never forget how the EMTs that frequented the first coffee shop I ever worked in took their medium hot chocolate and coffee in large cups to avoid spillage in the ambulance; that the Second Avenue subway contractor, who hadn't touched booze in eight years, preferred lemon in his water but no straw; that Janet in East Hampton liked to finish her first glass of North Fork Chardonnay before ordering the roast chicken, all the while glued to a romance novel.
Drink
Jul 7, 2017
The Steamy Reality of Bartenders Dating Their Barbacks
Over the years, I've heard enough barback hookup stories to challenge any bodice-ripping romance novel aficionado.
Drink
Dec 15, 2016
Bartender Superheroes: Watching Your Back from Behind the Stick
For the last seven years I’ve been lucky enough to work at a neighborhood bar in Astoria, a cozy, once primarily Greek neighborhood in Queens, New York.
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