Many restaurants, especially those with limited bar space, are turning to tableside cocktail service to provide more customers with the hand-crafted drink experience.
With summer on the way, bar professionals are shaking up a new round of specialty cocktails to drive balmy-weather sales. For a restaurant concept born of sultry climes, the summer drink season may never end.
It's Kentucky Derby time, and along with watching the races and ladies in big hats, sipping on mint juleps is a time-honored tradition. But many bartenders say the cocktail is a tasty drink year-round.