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chefready ghost kitchen covid-19

ChefReady to Open First Rentable Ghost Kitchen of its Kind

ChefReady will open the first “virtual” kitchen of its kind in the Platt Park neighborhood of Denver this summer, offering ten rentable, high-tech commercial kitchen stations under one roof for delivery-only concepts. ChefReady will...
peach mint spritzer cocktail recipe

Peach Mint Spritzer

Ingredients: 1 oz Peach moonshine ¼ oz simple syrup 4 oz club soda Mint leaves Directions: Muddle mint leaves with simple syrup and moonshine in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a glass with ice, top with club soda and garnish...
bars reopening reduced capacity COVID-19

How to Increase Your Profits with Reduced Capacity

As bars and restaurants begin phased reopenings around the country amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, many venues are restricted to an opening capacity of 50% for the foreseeable future in order to comply with social...
bardstown bourbon company bottling facility

Bardstown Bourbon Company Breaks Ground on New Bottling Facility

The Bardstown Bourbon Company, 1500 Parkway Drive, recently broke ground on its new bottling facility, adjacent to the distillery and recently opened Visitors Center. The 47,000 square foot development will enable the team to...
table divider in restaurants hostmilano

Design Will Drive the New Normal

In the last few months, we have witnessed a paradigm shift in the spaces we occupy in our lives, which has slowly re-educated everyone’s use of them, even at home. Now that we can...
Bartender Emergency Assistance Program USBG National Charity Foundation

USBG Foundation Hits $7 Million in Disbursements

To begin her sixth weekly Instagram Live update on the Bartender Emergency Assistance Program (BEAP), USBG National Charity Foundation (USBGNCF) Board Member and Director Kim Haasarud acknowledged the fact that many cities and states...
ice machines covid-19 manitowoc

The Importance of Food Safety and Ice Machine Sanitation

You may not spend much time thinking about your ice machine. It may sit in a back room, producing hundreds, even thousands of pounds of ice every day. This ice consumed by nearly every...
USBG National Charity Foundation Bartender Emergency Assistance Program COVID-19 Relief Campaign grant profile

A Typical Profile of a COVID-19 Relief Campaign Grant Recipient

The USBG National Charity Foundation has aggregated a profile of the average recipient of its Bartender Emergency Assistance Program COVID-19 Relief Campaign grant. Grant recipients find themselves experiencing all or some combination of food insecurity,...
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Food Trucks Help Bar Owners Get Back in Business

Food trucks have exploded in popularity over the last few years. According to IBISWorld, there are 23,873 active food truck businesses in the US and the average industry growth from 2014–2019 was 6.8%. According...
strawberry rose spritzer

Strawberry Rosé Spritzer

Ingredients: 5 ounces Smoke Tree Rosé 2 ounces Chandon Rosé 2-3 lemon slices 2-3 fresh strawberries 1 mint sprig Directions: Fill a cocktail glass with ice. Pour in Smoke Tree Rosé. Top with Chandon Rosé. Stir in chopped strawberries and lemon....