First post, calendar marked, photo taken, let’s begin, shall we? I have decided to create this community where both sides of the counter could feel like ‘regulars’ and safely share their opinions and experiences regarding all aspects of hospitality industry. No structure, really. Beginning with the ‘Good’. As a long term bartender aka mixologist aka cocktailogyst (is it even a word?), I will share my knowledge and thoughts about different schools of bartering, flavour pairing, preparation methods, my opinion about brands and other interesting, hopefully educational, stuff related to this field. The ‘Bad’ side will be up for discussion as well, such as difficulties of operating and maintaining the business, obstacles that are carefully placed by both state and federal officials every year, consequences of notorious lock downs during COVID19 on hospitality, and many more frustrations. I will also not forget the ‘Ugly’, including discussions about possible effects of bar culture on patrons and hospitality workers mental health, influence of reverse schedule and often being a sponge for negativity and when it can not absorb anymore resulting in overwhelming percentage of addiction cases, and difficulty to end the cycle without giving up on the job or habit(yes, I was one of them but managed to stop, I will tell my story some other time). Please share your opinion, thoughts and experiences! Criticisms is welcomed, as you can tell from all of three Instagram posts, I am not a social media person. Overall, hello to the ones who enjoy going out to a hip restaurant to try something infused, and possibly turned into foam. Fancy restaurants where you self check to keep your elbows off the table and make sure not just to use knife, but do it with the right hand, chew with your mouth closed, get an opportunity to Google every existing piece of silverware and expand your wine knowledge. Let us not forget about moms and pops places, my personal favourite. You proudly hold status ‘the regular’. You feel special when a server doesn’t even give you a menu and a question ’The usual?’ means not predictability, but rather peace of mind. A bartender is asking if you have finished your work project, that you had told them about a few days ago. There you have more than community, but a staycation in a parallel world where for sometime your real life with its ups and downs stops, and just ‘You’ begins.