Grapevine Features Park Avenue Tavern in 5 Best Places to Celebrate National Tequila Day in NYC

Park Avenue Tavern is a retro-style restaurant with a famous Barrel Room for drinking. The tavern will be hosting an event with a tequila brand for National Tequila Day. Although the brand name hasn’t been announced, it’s sure to be a fun night. This festive event will take place in the Barrel Room in the basement. Because who doesn’t want to drink tequila in a basement? To access this event you must purchase the $30 tickets on their ticket buying website. You cannot enter the event without it. 

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Culture Trip Features Refinery Rooftop In Where to Eat and Drink on July 4 in NYC

Refinery Rooftop
Catch a glimpse of the Macy’s fireworks while you munch on Refinery Rooftop’s $16 foot-long dog. The all-beef hot dog is topped with avocado relish, shards of crispy bacon, pickled red chilies, and a side of kettle chips. You’d be remiss not to wash down the dog with a glass of bright pink Frosé. 
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Culture Trip Features Bungalow Bar In Where to Eat and Drink on July 4 in NYC

Take the A train all the way to the Rockaways for a hint of salty air and to stick your toes in the sand. Bungalow Bar is a waterfront bar, and to commemorate Independence Day, it’s offering a red, white, and blue frozen slushie. Grab a drink (or two), soak up the view, and dance all night with the live DJ.
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Restaurant Zone Features In Good Company Hospitality In How to Succeed in The Restaurant Industry

2) Terence Tubridy, Managing partner and co-founder of In Good Company, which owns and operates eight bars and restaurants in New York CityHow he started: Tubridy got his start working in the kitchen of his dad’s restaurant, Pier 92, in Queens, NY, where he washed dishes, got ice for the barmen, and eventually worked his way up to a job as a busboy. At 14, he became a barback at another restaurant in Queens. “I enjoyed serving people. I enjoyed seeing a clean bar, a full ice bin, fruit cut, and what it meant to be behind the bar,” he says. In 2002, while in college, he and his brother opened a restaurant in Manhattan—and a few years later, they joined forces with a third business partner and started In Good Company. While he’d never seen himself staying in the restaurant field (he thought of becoming a Wall Street broker) “what happened, ‘just happened,’” says Tubridy. “My father groomed us for this business, so when the opportunity presented itself it only made sense for us to continue.”Best career advice he got: “Show up on time for work, and remember that showing up on time is showing up early,” Tubridy notes.Biggest challenge in his career—and how he overcame it: “Realizing there is no ladder and no blueprint. When you need help, you need to be smart enough to ask for it.”The secret to his success: “Our core principles: Human, Hunger, Humility, and Hospitality or, as we call it, 4H. It’s our compass. Human—we make mistakes, we try not to let process get in the way of people; hunger—we feed people and we are hungry for growing our minds and souls; humility—no job is beneath us and we treat others as we would want to be treated; hospitality—we always create a welcoming environment. Every decision gets run through a 4H. Every team member, guest, and brand must be seen through the 4H lens.”The career advice he gives his employees: “Do not go to school. Take a year off and get a job as a dishwasher or a busser. Learn the business from the basement up. Know early on what path you would like to do, but try and know a little bit of everything. If you are looking to open your own place, find a mentor. As competitive as this industry is, there is a huge support network, if you tap into it.

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Petrone On The Rocks Features Parker and Quinn In Royal Wedding Fever! Last Minute NYC Viewing Parties & More

Parker + Quinn
I have to say that the viewing party at Parker & Quinn might be my personal favorite. Mainly because they’ll be broadcasting HBO’s The Royal Wedding Live With Cord and Tish! (aka Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon doing live coverage of the wedding which is going to be pure gold). Did anyone see their coverage of The Rose Parade back on Amazon? This duo really is a gem. So don’t miss out! Especially because they’ll be serving up plenty of royal cocktails like Pimm’s #6 (Hendrick’s Gin, Pimm’s, ginger, cucumber, Cointreau, mint, and fruit), The Duchess (barrel-aged blend of botanist gin, Cointreau, cranberry, lime), and a traditional Red Snapper (gin Bloody mary). Don’t feel like waking up at the crack of dawn to watch the ceremony? No worries. They’ll be serving these signature cocktails all day long.
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Patch Features Trademark Taste + Grind In Best Summer Rosé Deals In NYC

Trademark Taste + Grind
Neighborhood: Midtown
Where: West 36th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues
Details: This retro restaurant inside Hotel de Soleil has something special brewed up: discounted rosé sangria. Available for $10 a glass on every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 5 to 7 p.m., this concoction combines Taste + Grind’s signature rosé with grapefruit, lemon and citron, served in a stemmed glass with fresh strawberries and lemon wheel.
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Time Out Features Refinery Rooftop In Seven secret oases hiding in the heart of Midtown’s Garment District

Refinery Rooftop
On any given summer Friday, you’re likely to find the fashion set drinking ice-cold frosé on the patio at Refinery Rooftop. With exposed brick walls and direct view of the Empire State Building just four blocks away, it’s certainly an Instagrammable experience. Whether you want to shake off the stress of the workday or just need a break from sightseeing, the Refinery Rooftop would be a gorgeous place to take a load off with a cocktail in hand.
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Off The MRKT Features Bungalow Bar In Where To Celebrate National Oyster Day In NYC

Bungalow Bar 
Should you care to pair your oysters with a saltwater breeze, Rockaway’s Bungalow Bar will be celebrating National Oyster Day with a delicious spread of East and West Coast Oysters. Priced at $15 for half a dozen and $30 for a dozen, you can enjoy your Summer Sunday with a feast to yourself or shared with friends alongside panoramic views of Jamaica Bay. For reservations contact reservations@igchospitality.com.
 
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Off The MRKT Features Parker & Quinn In Where To Celebrate National Oyster Day In NYC

Parker & Quinn
Rosé and oysters go hand-in-hand, so Parker & Quinn is honoring the perfect pair with a dozen oysters and a bottle of their signature rosé for just $45. On August 5 from 11:30am-9pm, the package will be available for one day only, so grab your friends or fellow oyster-loving strangers. For reservations contact reservations@igchospitality.com.
 
Located at 64 W 39th St
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Help Features In Good Company In 10 Restaurant Management Tips That Restaurant Owners Swear By

10. Sell an Experience
“Look, we sell food and drink, which is a basic need that everyone has, it’s not rocket science.
 
Having said that, we sell an experience and hopefully a feeling and a connection. Whether it’s serving guests or working with staff, it’s all about making people feel like you are there for them; you see them, you hear them.
 
Good days, bad days, if you can connect with people in a genuine way, you will find the response is in the same genuine manner. This is the key to keeping staff morale high and guests returning as it builds relationships and connections, long term or short term.“
 
Chris Billoux
 
General Manager at In Good Company Hospitality
 
In Good Company Hospitality owns more than eight different and unique restaurants in the New York City area.
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