UMitar Prentic uhlunguzela isiselo kubasebenzi kuphela. (UFrancesco Sapienza / umbonisi weNew York) Ibha enabantu abaninzi ibonakala ngathi iyaphuma ulawulo.
Aba bartenders baphosa izithonga zangemva kunye namazwi akhwazayo ukuza kwi-Sail Away yi-Styx, ekhwaza ngezipikha, njengoko umntu ebamba isando sobukhulu obufana no-Thor kwaye eqala ukubetha umva kwibar yangasemva ukubetha okuphezulu.
Isihlwele, ikakhulu abathengisi ngokwabo kuba eli lilungu le-insider, liyacima, likhwaza libhekisa kubathengisi ngokungathi babeziinkwenkwezi zerwala njengoko ukubetheka kwesando kukhula ngakumbi nangakumbi. Xa i-chorus ekugqibeleni ifikile, abo banxibe kakuhle nabangalawulekiyo bacula ingoma evala iindlebe ngelixa bephosa i-napkins emoyeni njenge-confetti.
Ngorhatya lwangoMgqibelo oluqhelekileyo kubasebenzi kuphela, indawo ye-Village Village eneminyaka eli-10 ubudala ibekwe ngamaBhaso oMoya njengenye yeendawo eziphambili ze-cocktail eMhlabeni. Lindela ude ubone umboniso we-burlesque! umfana ecaleni kwam uxelela umhla wakhe.
Ngokuhlwanje abasebenzi bakwimo enqabileyo. Abathengisi ngeebhatyi ezimhlophe ezicocekileyo bongamela ibha yegolide nesipili ebengezelayo, bepholisa kamnandi utywala obungenamagama, bekhangeleka ngathi abalawulwa sisikram esikhulayo sabathengi.
Apha, kwaye kwezinye ezimbalwa ukhethe ezinye iibar, intshukumo ye-cocktail yokuqala yaqala ekuqaleni kwe-2000s, ngononophelo olusetyenzisiweyo kwi-bartending engabonwanga ukusukela ngokugquma kweminyaka yama-20.
Isimbo sethu sokwenza isiselo asifani nezinye, ukuxuba iglasi ukuya esweni, izithako ezingagalelwanga simahla kunye nokungcamla njengoko sihamba, utshilo umphathi oyintloko we-bartender uSteve Schneider. Abafundi bethu baxhuma ii-cocktails ezintathu, ezine, ezintlanu kwimizuzu engaphantsi kwemibini. Ndicinga ukuba bubugcisa obulahlekileyo ukuba uninzi lwabarhwebi bezobugcisa abanqweneli okanye abakwazi ukuzama, kodwa, nantsi iminyaka eli-10 kamva, siyayityumza, ke andinangxaki.
UKimberle Vogan, umphathi wecango, ukhokela izibini kunye namaqela eqela le-bachelorette ngesihlwele ukuya kwiitafile ezincinci apho bonwabela izidlo ezisondeleyo iinyawo nje kuqhushumbo oluqhubekayo lokutya. Intombazana yokuzalwa isemdeni kunye nabahlobo bayo bonke, isela kwimagic enkulu egcwalise iindiza kunye neelim. 
UMitar Prentic kunye noSteve Schneider babonisa iiTatoo zabo ze-EO. (UFrancesco Sapienza / umbonisi weNew York)
Sifumene laa stein sikhulu epasejini, utshilo uMnu Schneider kum kamva. Ke siye sagqiba kwelokuba senze i-mojito enkulu kuyo. UGuy wabuya wazokuyibanga kamva, kodwa samxelela ukuba yeyebhar ngoku.
Intombazana yokuzalwa iyaphunga kwimakethi yayo enkulu, ilungisa isithsaba entlokweni yayo eyenziwe nge-napkins, kwaye icule iingoma kwi-Bohemian Rhapsody ngelixa iphakamisa imagi kubaninimzi, abasela uFernet kwikona yebha. Indawo yonke ijongeka ngokungathi umntu usebenza nzima kakhulu ukuqinisekisa ukuba kubonakala ngathi akukho mntu ulawulayo.
Abasebenzi baqala kuphela ngo-2004 ngephupha phakathi kwegcuntswana labathengisi kunye nabathengisi bezilwanyana abambalwa. Ndine-Lucky Strike, kwaye ndandikhe ndasebenza eNells, utsho umnini-co-nye uBilly Gilroy. Sifuna ukuvula indawo yokuba abantu beshishini beze baphathwe ngendlela abaphatha ngayo abathengi babo.
Kule minyaka ibar ayiphumelelanga kungekuphela njengeshishini elixhonyiweyo, indawo yomhla kunye nepati yokudanisa, kodwa ikwangumzekelo ogqibeleleyo wobomi bobusuku baseNew York. Ukuba yiyo yonke into kuye wonke umntu ubasebenzele kakuhle, ebaphumelela zonke iintlobo zamabhaso kulo lonke eli shishini, kubandakanya neBhola eBalaseleyo kwiNdebe yeHlabathi kwiTales of the Cocktail ngo-2011 kwaye wabizwa njengeyona ndawo ibalaseleyo yeBhola kwiHlabathi kulo nyaka yibhodi boontanga babo.
Ukwenza indawo entle, zininzi izinto eziguquguqukayo kunye, utshilo uMichela Cubi, osebenza njengomphathi womnyhadala we-Double Cross Vodka. Kunzima ukuyigcina, ke ukuze ube phezulu kufuneka ubenee-10 kuzo zonke ezi ndidi zahlukeneyo, kwaye uninzi lweendawo alunjalo, utshilo, kodwa Abasebenzi bafumana kuphela zonke ii-10.
Emva kweeyure ezimbalwa zokulwa kwebar, imihla eshushu kunye nokugeza ngokubanzi, lelo xesha lobusuku. Izibane zikhanya ngokuthe chu kwaye abantu bayaziswa ukuba yintsimbi yesine kusasa, kwaye imigca yeenkuku isuphu yeebhotile ikhutshelwa ngaphandle ekhitshini, isithethe esihlonitshwe lixesha saqala emva kwi2004 xa kuvulwa ibha kuqala.
Siyithandile imbono yokuba emva kobusuku bokusela sinako ukunceda kwaye sithathe umphetho kwi-hangover. Ikwayibheji yentlonipho yokuba usindile kwade kwavala ixesha.
Abantu abanxilileyo nabatyhafileyo bashiyekile ebharini ngombulelo bathatha isuphu, kwaye umphathi wasemnyango uRobert Scott wenza imijikelezo yokwazisa abantu ibhari sele iza kuvalwa. Phantse isiqingatha sesihlwele esinciphileyo siyaphakama kwaye siqale ukushukuma siphume, kodwa esinye isiqingatha sihlala kwiincoko basele isuphu yabo.
Kuthekani ngabo? Kubuza indoda enye enxilileyo ejongise ngasemnyango, yalatha kwabo bashiyekileyo.
Basebenza apha, uyaphendula uMnu. Scott, emva koko uyangxama le ndoda.
Aba bantu abaphangeli apha, ewe, kodwa banokuba njalo. Ziindidi zeshishini, abathengi kunye nabapheki kunye nabanini abavela macala onke kubumelwane, beqengqeleka iishifti ezifika kade, behleli kwizitulo kunye namabali orhwebo.
Ndisebenza njenge-bartender iminyaka eyi-14, utshilo uFabio Raffaelli, umphathi we-bar kwindawo yokutyela eneenkwenkwezi ezintathu ze-Michelin, kwaye andikaze ndiyifumane indawo enje ngabasebenzi kuphela. Ndiyathetha, uzibonile iitatoo?
Iitatto ekuthethwa ngazo ziLogo yabasebenzi kuphela, ethi ibenakho umntu ngamnye kubo. Usebenza nini kwindawo apho ufuna ukuyifaka kumvambo kuwe? Kuyinto engakholelekiyo. Laa mfo ulapho? Ukubuyela umva kubambe umkhenkce? Uqhuba ibha ye-Standard Hotel esitratweni. Kwaye uphethe umkhenkce. 
USteve Schneider, uMilos Zica, uMitar Prentic. (UFrancesco Sapienza / umbonisi weNew York)
Ndibuza uDamiano Coren ukuba kutheni esebenza njenge-backback xa eqhuba ibar eyimpumelelo. Yintsapho abayidalayo, utsho. Eminye imivalo endakha ndasebenza kuyo ngaphambili yayiyimiboniso yendoda enye, apha nangona kunjalo, wonke umntu uphatha wonke umntu njengentsapho. Iqela liyimpumelelo yokwenene emva kwebar.
Njengokuba ethetha, ndiyaqaphela ukuba indoda ehleli kufutshane nathi ineTattoo yabasebenzi kuphela, kodwa ayikho kwibhatyi emhlophe njengaye wonke umntu. Ndiyabuza ukuba ebekhe wasebenza apha, kwaye kuyabonakala ukuba khange asebenze apha kuphela, akakho kwa ne-bartender. Igama lakhe nguKevin Parker, iarhente yokuthengiswa kwezindlu.
Ndamkelwe kwiklabhu yamadoda angaqhelekanga aziinkosi kwinto ayenzayo, kwaye ndifuna ukubonisa imbeko yam. Okokuqala kunye ne tattoo kuphela.
Emva kokugqiba umsebenzi wakhe ophambili we-bartender, Mnu. Schneider uza kuhlala phantsi nam. Usela ibhiya kwaye andinike ngokukhawuleza kube kanye. Emuva kwiintsuku zakhe zangaphambili zokuba liLwandle, ingqalelo yakhe kwiinkcukacha yayiya kuba nokusetyenziswa okuhluke kakhulu, kodwa apha uziva ngathi ufuna le nto ndiyifunayo. Mhlawumbi yiloo nto uMnu Schneider eguqukile waba ngomnye wabadayisi abaziwayo kwihlabathi, esenza inkqubela kwi-documentary Hayi, Bartender Ukuqhubeka nohambo lwamajelo eendaba kunye nokuphumelela ukhuphiswano lwebarart.
Ndingaziwa, utshilo uMnu.Schneider, kodwa ndisenokukusa kumawaka eebhari kunye neeresityu eNew York apho kungekho mntu waziyo ukuba ndingubani okanye ndenza ntoni. Obo bubuhle beNew York kwaye bundihlala ndilambile.
Xa ebuzwa malunga nomoya omnandi wonke umntu afuna ukuba yinxalenye yawo, uMnu Schneider uhlala ngasemva, asele ibhiya yakhe, kwaye aphulule iindevu zakhe. Ndiyathetha, xa usebenza nabahlobo bakho abasenyongweni kwaye uyayithanda into oyenzayo kwaye wenza imali enkulu, kunzima ukungonwabi busuku ngabunye.
U-Igor Hadzismajlovic, ongomnye wabanini, uza kunxiba idyasi ekhululekileyo kunye ne-fedora enamaqhuqhuva kunye ne-mustache engqindilili, anike iliso njengemilingo edlala umsulwa ngaphambi nje kweqhinga, kwaye akhuphe imipu kaFernet Branca kuye wonke umntu oshiyekileyo bar, ngoku, kufutshane ne-5 am, ifana nabahlobo abahleli ekhaya kwigumbi lokuhlala.
Esi senzo sokulinganisa, into enzima kakhulu ukuyiphumeza echukumisa umzi-mveliso onzima: ndicinga ukuba nabani na, nabani na , ongena apha, uziva ngathi usekhaya, utshilo uPietro Filipponi, umbhali weziselo kunye nomxhasi wefilimu kunye nomxhasi, omnye wabokugqibela abagxadazelayo. Kuya kufuneka ume ngengomso, uye wawubona ngokwenene umboniso we-burlesque.
