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Kristine has been bartending since the age of 16 (her father owned a restaurant and she was cheap labor). She's bartended from East Coast to West and has worked in everything from dives to corporate restaurants, college and neighborhood bars to fine dining trendy hot spots and one infamous celebrity-laden hotel. Somewhere along the way she also managed a degree from Rutgers University. Kristine has now settled in LA, where she's putting her knowledge and experience into words as The Little Miss Bar Manners of bar etiquette and advice. Need advice? Please send your questions to Kristine at: Ridethehippiebus@aol.com.

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Staying local for NYE

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

2010 is fast approaching and many of us are reflecting on achievements and blessings of this past year and setting goals for the new year to come. Who...
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Candy Cane Cocktail for NYE

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Christmas decorations are fun to put up and a hassle to take down which is why, come late January, tinsel covered tree carcasses will still magically...
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Sangria for New Year's Eve

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

As 2009 comes to an end plans for New Year’s Eve are well under way. With the state of the economy most people are choosing a quiet (or not so...
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Bartender approved last minute holiday gifts

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

You’ve got one day left for gift shopping and you’ve still got people to buy for but if you have to go back to the mall one more time...
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Turn everyone into alcoholics for the holidays: gift ideas (part 2)

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Give some Latin love this holiday season with a bottle of Lapostolle wine. I know what you’re thinking, ‘Lapostolle? Wine? That’s...
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Turn everyone into alcoholics for the holidays: gift ideas (part 1)

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Maui's winery hawaiilogue.com This time every year people are besieged with the challenge of buying gifts for friends and family, not to mention...
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Change of shift and the open bar tab

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You’ve just gotten off work and decide to meet a few friends for drinks and pub fare at the local watering hole. Happy hour is well under way as...
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Eggnog -bartender style

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Several readers have asked me for eggnog recipes because I’m a bartender and if it has alcohol in it, well, I should know how to make it. Truth...
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Bartender Wars: Adding alcohol to a competition is always a great idea

Bartenders are a competitive group of people. We compete against each other for the best shifts, for the highest rings, the biggest following, the...
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100 proof turkey: a vodka infused turkey for the holidays

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Move aside the cranberries and mashed potatoes and make room for vodka infused turkey. Yes, you read that right, vodka infused turkey. Leave...
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