NPP Bar Blog

Manager Communication: Ricky from Singani and Jopas from the Ritz Carlton came by with their glassware, batch and equipment. We are ready to roll tomorrow. Jenn is coming in at 4pm tomorrow so we can be sure to rock the event in full swing. -LB Customer Comments: Bar and Trivia regular and director of forthcoming Hulu film "Mike and Nick and Nick and Alice",  (starring Vince Vaughn and James Marsden) Bendavid Grabinksi did the guest round and said, "I have been to a lot of movie trivia and this one is easily the best." - great job, team! BAR Staff Observations: Lydia kept their cool today during a visit with an unwanted guest. I happened to be there and I called in Jared after he said he wanted to choke us. Happy St. Patrick's day to all those who celebrate.-LB Lydia swung up to help with the initial push of Trivia and once things got rolling they headed out. Greg held down a chill lobby, and Darius, Tevon and Patrick absolutely bodied Trivia. - IP FOH Staff Ob...

Manager Communication:    Keeping a tight eye on what we are batching getting closer to menu change.-LB Helpful list on the walk-in door - good eye! Ariel got us set for what should probably be the final push of batching before menu change. Horchata needs to be strained tomorrow to make Holy Mountain, and we can make another batch of Desperado when we get Pear puree. Lauren was a scheduling machine. I was back and forth between Lydia's lobby bar and Greg and Charlie's Trees Lounge. Wyatt and Becca were all over the theaters. Super misty, chill evening - unremarkable. - IP BAR Staff Observations: Easy day for both bars. Last round was quite lightly sold last round, so I was able to reroute to Trees at 10p and get Lydia out of here shortly thereafter. Greg got outta here around 8:15, and Charlie closed Trees easy peasy. - IP FOH Staff Observations: Harron did a great job on the ground floor tonight. - IP Staff Meeting Agenda notes: Counts on theater cocktails as they dwindle?...

Manager Communication:  Really fantastic work across the board during the Oscars, particularly during the initial (two hour!) service push. Had a couple of folks stick around Trees to watch the Oscars, but most guests were very eager to get into their theaters. JH   BAR Staff Observations:  Trees was absolutely packed with Oscars guests when I got in.  Once both bars were set, I got both of the openers out of here and gave Charlie an overview of what service would be like this evening.  Charlie did an excellent job holding down lobby solo, and was great in communicating any needs he had or offering glassware assistance to Trees.  Tevon, Darius, + Jeshua were the absolute dream team through a very busy Th1/2 service push.  They were excellent at making sure they were prepared for service, and each moved between responsibilities without any direction needed on my part.  I expo'd + trayed drinks, and the three of them were so on top of resetting and ...

Manager Communication:  Had a small group of kids and parents outside this morning when we opened doors, and they all booked it straight to Hoppers , which dominated Th1 for the first four rounds.  Busy theaters were fairly spread out throughout the building and day, so service was fairly smooth. JH BAR Staff Observations:  Both Matthew and Natasha held down each bar solo through the first round, and were able to restock and reset once Patrick got in at 2:00pm.  Patrick floated between each bar as needed, until closers began to get in. JH Had NK do a little prep before she clocked out. Cut Matthew once Charlie grabbed the restock for Trees Lounge. Patrick got out of here a little after 9.  Trees was bumping all night. -LB Hardcore closing cleaning with Lydia and Charlie and they cultivated a nice chill crowd of regulars at the bar. -LB Staff Meeting Agenda notes:  Guinness ($8.00) + Irish Coffee ($16.00) buttons are live on MB.  They are on the Special...

Manager Communication: Busy Friday night at Trees. Tevon, Matthew and Charlie did a great job. Hoppers sales jumped up and the smaller theaters were busy all night. Trees stayed busy until last call - 4/6 was slammed at the pass all night. Servers did a great job. - IP BAR Staff Observations: Team was on point tonight. Got Tevon out of here around 8:15 and Matthew, Charlie and I handled a very busy dinner round into the evening. Cut charlie around 10:00, and Matt and Greg closed each bar with no issue. - IP FOH Staff Observations: Justine and Bruce were awesome in Th. 4 tonight. Good team work and good hustle. - IP Special Events? Super prepared for the St. Patrick's Day brunch - Jenn gave me a bunch of tips and tricks. Gonna be a breeze! Also almost totally ready for the Oscars - just might need to add some citrus juice to some of the batches on Sunday before the festivities get underway. - IP 86ed / counts on items: Hello, Sidney - 47 REINVIGORATOR - 15 - may need to batch that...

Manager Communication: Was able to get a lot done this morning and into the afternoon. Garnish guides and theater cocktail spec sheets are almost finished - just have a couple more question marks to fill in and then that's good to go. After doors opened Greg and Tevon had a total handle on things so I got a jump on replenishing the walk-in for the weekend.  BAR Staff Observations: Tevon and Greg opened. Nothing interesting to report. - IP Got openers out of here once closers had settled in, as sales were definitely a one-bartender-at-each-bar level.  Everyone was in a good mood, and Jeshua and Matthew closed each bar without issue.  Very mellow night, but not too sleepy. JH Prep List: I made a negroni keg, 3 lemonades, 3 fwwm, 4 fro-co, and more unsweetened iced tea. May need to make more simple syrup sooner rather than later. - IP I have a list, mostly cocktail kegs, for Tevon's prep shift tomorrow afternoon.  I'll be opening, so will make sure to speak to him abo...