Bartender Advisory Group Support & Training
Whether a seasoned veteran or a want-to-be,
this site is both entertaining and informative
BARTENDER ADVISORY GROUP - BARTENDER DIAIRIES
Website Introduction
Please take a minute to review....literally.
It's only 74 seconds.
Father Joe's Monthly Confessional
05/26/26
Patience required... An older gentleman sat at my empty bar, whipped out his cell phone and ignored me. He was playing a video game with the volume turned up. After about five minutes (An eternity when the bar is slow, with no one to talk to), I contemplated asking him to leave… or at the very least, to turn down the volume. He was annoying the hell out of me.
As he continued to ignore me, I was getting angrier. The fact that my bar was empty except for him seemed irrelevant. At the ten-minute mark, I had enough and started to approach him. Before I had the chance to say anything, he turned off his phone… got up from the bar stool and started to walk away.
He then turned around and replaced the bar stool to its original position and made sure the area he had just left was clean. Thirty minutes later, still an empty bar, I almost missed having him there... WTF
Bartender Advisory Group
Bartender Improvement Course
Supporting & becoming a better bartender takes time... and more than just a little work. This course includes 10 eBooks & PDF files designed to help bartenders take their skills to the next level. From Bar Room Basics to Mixology & Flair. Simply click on the button to get started... and enjoy the ride.
THE BARTENDER BOOTCAMP
TRADE SECRETS YOU SHOULD KNOW WHEN STEPPING BEHIND THE BAR FOR THE FIRST TIME
ADULT BOOK STORE
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
THE MEMOIRS AND TRUE CONFESSIONS OF PROFESSIONAL BARTENDERS
A BARTENDER'S GUIDE
A BARTENDER'S GUIDE
CREATED BY BARTENDERS... FOR BARTENDERS. AN ENTERTAINING AND EDUCATIONAL GUIDE TO BECOMING A BETTER BARTENDER
Bartender Support
DRINK RECIPE BOOKS
BARTENDER TOOL KITS
BARTENDER TOOL KITS
BARTENDER TOOL KITS
BARTENDER TOOL KITS
BARTENDER TOOL KITS
BARTENDER SHOES
BARTENDER TOOL KITS
BARTENDER SHOES
Bartender Advisory Group
A unique approach to monitoring and supporting management and bartenders in the San Diego, Orange and Riverside Counties of Southern California
From secret shopper monitoring to
monthly training and support
So..... You want to be a Bartender ???
First... Here's a few things to know
Here's how to become a Bartender
The first 100 days behind the bar
My Story
A Professional Bartender
I was taught by some of the best bartenders in the area... but I had an attitude. I was faster than most, not as good as some, but always as fast as I needed to be.... it was that damn attitude. I have owned several bars and nightclubs and have worked in the industry coast to coast; from San Diego to Boston and back. I started as an 19 year old Marine working as a part-time bartender in a local strip club; I grew to manage the 2nd club in the country offering male strippers in 1976, and spent 19 years of my life behind the bar, 4 years as an owner, and the last 15 years teaching, serving and writing about bartenders. Currently... I've been working as an Author, Advisor, Advocate... and still a Bartender.
Executive Management
One of my passions is supporting and training bartenders. I have been the President of the Bartender Advisory Group since July of 2014; and currently own Bartender Diaries, a Registered Trademark used for the writing of my books. I have owned and operated 4 mortgage companies, 2 leasing companies, a catering company, a hair salon, 1 nightclub, 2 restaurants, 2 beer bars; and I have held senior management positions from Manager and Senior Vice President to President... but even my wife of forty plus years will say that being a bartender was always my first love... and the only time I was ever truly happy... so now I'm back at it...