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Question for bartenders: how did you get your first job?
I’m a wannabe bartender that just ditched a five-year stint at a desk job. I went to bartending college and have been applying to area bars ever since (I live in Milwaukee, so there’s a ton of em). It’s been rough finding an employer, though. Part of that, I’m sure, is due to that fact that it’s summer and the college kids are all employed full time. But I also wonder…what if just putting applications in at bars is not enough?
So tell me, bartenders: how did you get your first gig? Were you promoted from within? Do you b.s. in your first interview or lie about your experience? Or did you just find the right place at the right time?
I started bar tending at the local steak house when the regular bartender went on vacation for two weeks. I was a server at the time.
When we moved to a different state, I took another waitress job but moved into the bar very soon after being hired.
I started cold. There was no Bartender training. I Loved the Job!
I love the interaction. I love the income potential!
I would never recommend B.S in the interview but I would recommend going in with an attitude of willingness to learn. You don’t want to make your potential employer feel like there is no room to teach you the way they would like things to be done because You’ve had Schooling.
This kosher Chardonnay comes from the Lazio region of central Italy. Lazio, which also goes by the name of Latium, is home to Rome. It is often said that Latium’s wines tend to be mediocre because Rome is a huge market and Romans, or perhaps the millions of tourists, will drink anything. Such sweeping statements may be dead wrong. I’m not necessarily a fan of Chardonnay, but I tend to prefer it to Latium’s native white varieties, Malvasia and Trebbiano. Unless I’m forgetting something, this is my first Italian Chardonnay and one of my first wines from Lazio.
Before reviewing this wine, let me say a few things about the bottler, Cantina Sant’ Andrea. This family business started on Pantelleria Island in the Mediterranean Sea between mainland Sicily and Tunisia about 150 years ago. Later the vineyards were relocated to Tunisia where they were expropriated in 1964. So the family moved to the Pontine, marshland that was reclaimed during the time of BM, Benito Mussolini.
OUR WINE REVIEW POLICY All wines that we taste and review are purchased at the full retail price.
Wine Reviewed
Chardonnay Lazio IGT 2008 12.0% alcohol about $10
There were no marketing materials, and the label said nothing about the wine. I even looked for additional reviews on the Internet after finishing my tests but came up with nothing.
At the first sips the wine was lemony and short. Its first pairing was with smoked rainbow trout filet (not as good as it may sound) and a grated red cabbage salad. The wine tasted of apples and it’s acidity did well with the fish’s grease. With the red cabbage, the Chardonnay intensified; it was refreshing but light. There were two desserts. The fresh pineapple simply overpowered the wine. But with oversweet chocolate peanut butter candy the wine was lemony and fairly long.
The next meal involved a boxed eggplant parmigiana slathered with grated Parmesan cheese. This time the Chardonnay presented great acidity; it meshed with the tomatoes. It was lemony with nice length. The dessert of a frozen chocolate pie virtually muted the wine.
My final meal was composed of an omelet with fresh tomatoes. The wine showed very pleasant acidity with a lemon taste and good length. Interestingly enough the fresh tomato made the wine rounder. With a side of grilled artichoke dip that tasted more of mayonnaise than of the grill, the wine was perky.
I ended the tastings (but not the bottle) with two local cheeses. With a marbled cheddar it was round with light, lemony acidity. And with provolone the wine tasted of green apples.
Final verdict. I didn’t bother to finish the bottle. It was OK, but not really that good. Prejudices die hard. I am not prejudiced against kosher wines; many of them are fairly good. But I am prejudiced against Lazio wines. I am always ready to taste others, but am still waiting for a fine one.
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