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Featured bartender: Jason Burczyk from Ten Bells

Published May 1, 2013

Recently, we stopped by Ten Bells to chat with Jason Burczyk about bourbon, tattoos, music, his hatred of sports and what it's like being an identical twin.

Featured bartender: Lucas Oseland of Bar 360

Published March 21, 2013

Lucas Oseland has a unique bartending job in the city. As a barkeep at Potawatomi Bingo Casino's Bar 360 - located in the heart of the casino and not bound to the smoking ban law - he is surrounded by sights, sounds and smells that most bartenders are not exposed to.

No holds barred: local bartenders share dirty little secrets

Published Feb. 28, 2013

OnMilwaukee.com recently distributed an anonymous online survey to local bartenders with questions like "have you ever busted anyone for having sex in your bar?" and "have you ever stolen from your bar?" Their responses ranged from prudent to racy, and here they are.

Featured bartender: Camp Bar's Ilana Cohn-Gomez

Published Feb. 27, 2013

Ilana Cohn-Gomez isn't just the bartender at Shorewood's expanding Camp Bar, she's also the manager. It's her full-time job, and one she takes seriously. She doesn't for example, drink while bartending, which is a rarity in this industry.

Featured bartender: Dream Dance Steak's Candie Held

Published Feb. 26, 2013

This bar month we've been featuring a few bartenders whose jobs are not in traditional Milwaukee taverns. Few places are farther from a corner tap than the upscale but welcoming Dream Dance Steak, a fine dining restaurant in Potawatomi Bingo Casino. We asked Candie Held about how tending bar at a fine dining establishment is different and what special skills are required for keeping casino guests happy.

Bartender Olympian: Mark Fisher of redbar

Published Feb. 25, 2013

As OnMilwaukee.com gets ready to host its fifth annual Bartender Olympics, you can prepare to cheer on the competition by familiarizing yourself with future Milwaukee Bar Olympians, like Mark from redbar.

Featured bartender: This Is It's Tom Momberg

Published Feb. 19, 2013

Bartender Tom Momberg from This Is It found some time to take questions about working at a gay bar, drinks, motorcycles and killing off the bar's hideous carpet - found on both the ground and the walls.

Featured bartender: Rumpus Room's Bill Browne

Published Feb. 16, 2013

Meet Bill Browne, bartender at Bartolotta's Rumpus Room on Water Street.

Featured bartender: The Ruby Tap's Sarah Smith

Published Feb. 6, 2013

We've featured a lot of bartenders here at OnMilwaukee.com, but this one's a little different. Purists might argue that The Ruby Tap's Sarah Smith isn't even a true bartender. Because The Ruby Tap in Tosa Village is a self-serve wine bar, Smith doesn't make cocktails, but she serves bottled beer and wine from taps and by the bottle, dishes up snacks, deals with folks who have maybe had a little too much and works to keep her customers happy and satisfied like any other bartender.

Featured bartender: Danielle Allen from Murphy's Irish Pub

Published Feb. 5, 2013

Somehow, in between her three jobs, a busy class schedule and preparing for a post-graduation move to Arizona, Danielle Allen from Murphy's Irish Pub found the time to chat with us about serving college kids, tips and the Marquette bar scene.

Featured bartender: Fran Switalski of the Highbury Pub

Published Dec. 21, 2012

Fran Switalski doesn't like messing around with fancy drinks. Been there, done that for the Highbury bartender, who would rather just pour you a beer. The drink slinger - who will climb up on the bar and pour shots down your throat when the Packers score a touchdown - is actually an occupational therapist by day.

Featured bartender: Paul "PJ" Johnson of Wolski's Tavern

Published Nov. 4, 2012

Paul Johnson - who goes by "PJ" - has spent almost two decades behind the bar at Wolski's. Quick witted, fast with the pour and super easy to talk to, Johnson is the embodiment of the bartender who's made Milwaukee famous.

Blackbird bartender a "Most Inspired" contender

Published Aug. 28, 2012

Joey Houghtaling of Bay View's Blackbird Bar has been selected to be Milwaukee's finalist in the United States Bartenders' Guild's Most Inspired Bartender competition.

Featured bartender: Kristi Chase of Fuzzy's

Published July 14, 2012

Recently, because of an OnMilwaukee.com reader's suggestion, we stopped in at Fuzzy's Sports Pub and Grill in Waukesha to chat with bartender Kristi Chase. Turns out, we had a great brunch and found Chase easy and fun to chat with about all sorts of topics, from gambling to family to spraying Cubs fans with water.

Why Summerfest doesn't fill up the cup ... and a solution

Published July 10, 2012

A friend tended bar at Summerfest this year for the first time. Overall, it was a pretty good experience. He did, however, complain on numerous occasions about how many beer buyers hassled him for not filling up the beer cup to the top. There's a reason for that and here's why ...

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