NPP Bar Blog

Manager Communication: Sold out Elf and private screening in th 7 to open the day. Wyatt and I got the building set up and Raekwon handled setting up theater 7.  Solid night crew. Ian left a very concise list of what was needed for the bar. Jared and Dion rocked out the floor. Very chill vibes all around Customer Comments: Trees was bumping for most of the night. Jeshua was connecting with a few guests. Some servers were hanging out. It was really great to see. The bar was alive for most of the night.  BAR Staff Observations: Nat and Greg opened. Patrick came in at 10:30. Sales are mellow this evening, so we decided to cut Charlie and have Nia work the lobby close.  Nia worked the lobby solo tonight. She was asking about cocktails and getting ahead of her close. Making strides. I appreciate how  FOH Staff Observations: Katherine was really on it tonight.  Hiring/Training: Sick Leave/ Call outs: We cut Charlie cause it was slow. Pushed Nia back an hour and had h...

Manager Communication:  Solid open. Busy first round in theater 2 & 3. Was fine though. Handled. Chilly, snowy Saturday night. Ticket sales were relatively tame, but Trees stayed busy with the inclement weather. Team did a great job all night. - IP BAR Staff Observations:   Matthew and Greg opened the building. Very seamless day.  Charlie is excellent. Staffing was wonky today with Lydia being out, so we had the openers out ASAP, and Gab shortly thereafter, so Charlie and Nia handled the bulk of the Saturday night crowd on their own. Charlie really took charge and was thinking two steps ahead the whole time - it was really awesome to see - he's turning into quite a good bartender. Jeshua had a nice and easy night in the lobby. - IP FOH Staff Observations: Siete is great. Always helps out at the dish pit and is such a positive presence. - IP Sick Leave/ Call outs:   Lydia called out sick.  Pushed back Gabreille a bit and Nia one hour. 86ed / counts on items: ...

Manager Communication: Ian and I banged out menu change. I banged out inventory -GS I printed the Holy Mountain, Desperado, & NH Irish Coffee in the Barbinder. Every other page was already updated. - AB2 Customer Comments: Nice little pop from 4:30-7. -GS BAR Staff Observations: Matthew and Tevon are pros. Love those dudes -GS Gabrielle and Natasha were fantastic tonight. Absolutely crushed it. Matthew was awesome today. Making sure everyone was stocked and good to go before he left. - AB2 FOH Staff Observations: Sick Leave/ Call outs: Greg called out cause he is sick, I filled the shift with Charlie and then cut him cause it wasn't busy. Sigh. -GS Special Events: PSP Babyfest! They were chill per usual Staff Meeting Agenda notes: I think we need to have more of a priority making cuts for bartenders on slower days. I added to meeting agenda and down to speak on it in the next meeting. - AB2 86ed / counts on items: Heart's Desire is very low. Not sure if y'all want ...

Manager Communication: Relaxed day today. Jess, Gil and I opened up the building - Tevon and Gab were our intrepid openers. Took advantage of the afternoon to get us ahead on some stuff for menu change tomorrow, and worked out what I think is going to be a pretty awesome special for Avatar. - IP Really relaxed night, the Trees half was managed very well and the host left happy. Lovely night. Customer Comments:  BAR Staff Observations: Worked on a "Lava Flow" inspired cocktail for Avatar. Gonna call it "I Am the Fire". Gonna help to clear out some of the rum stock we have sitting in the liquor room. - IP Prep List: We should be all prepped for menu change tomorrow - we have Holy Mountain and desperado batched (and I made more mulled wine syrup a Ordering/Receiving/Shipping: Union beer tomorrow, MS Walker. Maintenance: Mobilebytes Issues: Filmbot Issues:

Manager Communication:   I put in a service request ( 35067998  ) with coke to replace the two main soda guns at Trees lounge.  They are both pretty ragged, so hopefully they are amenable to this.-LB Please keep an eye on the food donations in the lobby while I am on PTO. There are more boxes under the table with the already packed boxes.-LB  The event at Trees definitely dominated my attention this evening, but service overall was pretty mellow.  The Trees service pass always had hands, and the bar team was able to roll with the changes made before and during the event (thank you Chenelle + Raekwon for being so on top of everything and making this event a breeze!). JH BAR Staff Observations:  Matthew stayed busy with side work ahead of the big party. -LB  Absolute dream team, as expected.  Jeshua and Tevon dealt with a busy lobby crowd once Trees was closed for the event, and once Tevon got out of here Jeshua held it down solo for the rest of the...

Manager Communication:   It was noted to Darius at Lobby bar that a person named Sheri Silverstein will be having a Christmas Party at Trees Monday 7:30pm for about 40-50 people. She provided her phone and email in case but she just wanted to give us a heads up. 917-951-7305 Sheri.b.silverstein@gmail.com-LB I opened the bag that was thought to be wreaths, it is some garland and a small Christmas tree thing. I put the tree in the window downstairs. Put up more decals around Trees and lobby. The garland is in the black garbage bag above, but I think it is too late since I put up the lights, but good to know for next year. -LB I got inspired and Ian helped me put up the other strand of lights on Connie, delicately for her growth.  We also put up snowflakes and some film garland.  Looks quite festive in the building. -LB MURPHY CHRIMBUS EVERYONE! Trees and the lobby look awesome - getting very excited for the holiday push! - IP BAR Staff Observations:   Chill night. Real...

Manager Communication:  Everything was fresh-AB2 Going into this menu change ready for it all.-LB Seeing the synergy between the bar managers today, chatting about menu change and task allocation was great. Nice to be a part of a team that can communicate and produce effectively. Awesome stuff. On the floor, Dion and LaShae were fantastic tonight. - IP Customer Comments: A guest vomited on the mezzanine around 10p - I escorted her and her boyfriend out without incident and Markenson (an angel on this earth) took care of the mess upstairs. The smell was particularly pungent, so LaShae did some cursory air-freshener spritzes to help neutralize the abhorrent odor - but if it's a li'l funky in Trees tomorrow morning, that is the reason - and some extra odor neutralizers or air fresheners will hopefully do the trick. - IP Almost out of the woods and then a guest in theater 5 fell and hit her head, bleeding all over the theater. We called the paramedics who came quickly and got the s...

Manager Communication: Carly and I opened up. No notes. Got check-in station set up in the lobby for the event in theater 4. - IP Got to make sure the openers cut enough fruit, has been shy of needs the last two days-LB Pretty good Sunday dinner round into a mellower evening.-LB BAR Staff Observations: Matt and Nat opened up. Super set for the day. Matt has to leave by 4, but we'll have both mids in by then and will be cruisin'. Nia showed up ready to rock today! Jumped right into service and seems to be very focused. Great to see! - IP FOH Staff Observations: Brea and Monica are a great team. They're excellent about divvying up their responsibilities during rushes. Awesome example for the new servers. - IP Every single I time I have been in the kitchen tonight, runners have been engaged in active side work. -LB  Prep List: Obsessulated will need to be batched - we have roughly 30 at the moment. - IP  Made two lemonades, and more unsweetened tea - might need some more FWWM,...

Manager Communication:  There are two racks of glassware in the liquor room. If there is a shortage of racks we can pack the glassware into boxes.-LB A gushing review for Ian: "Compliments to the bartender. I come here often and try to always order the complimentary food/drink offering and the Daughter of a Forest Witch is by far the best cocktail that I've had that encapsulated the theme into a drink. The storytelling of the cocktail is enchanting. Thank you for adding to my Hamnet experience."  I will leave this in the liquor room for admiring eyes. I love when people get the intention and I know Ian will (should) be very pleased.-LB Closed out a wall of shame that was labeled Greg, but was actually George who actively sought me out to do so.-LB Ryan and OB are on the wall of shame. I saw OB still in their theater, but did not know they were in the building, if servers ordered through their own terminal they would never not pay their tab, just saying. -LB BAR Staff Obse...

Manager Communication: Tree's Bar POS Printer on the far side (Closest to bathrooms) was not printing anything. I first checked for printer paper, I turned off then on the printer, I exited the app, I switched the printer to print to a different one and then added it back to the main printer and still nothing. I routed that printer and everything from that POS will print to the main POS printer that is in the middle of the bar. I sent that information to Matthew Soler to send to the Bartenders chat so everyone will be in the know. I do believe we will need a new one but also down to look into it on Monday in case we can save the printer and in case there is something I am missing. - AB2 BAR Staff Observations: Tevon got out on the earlier side of things. I got Patrick out after the final round slowed a bit. Matthew and Charlie did their thing. The event made things busy for the bar team on top of a steady crowd at Tree's and the busy theater rounds. Twas a good night. - AB2 Sic...

Manager Communication:  Another very mellow opening round, with the smaller theaters filling up for the dinner round. JH Customer Comments: The barista team from Winner in the Park came in. I recognized them had Tevon and Gabrielle take extra good care of them. They had a blast and apparently invited Tevon and Gabrielle to come by for end of day pastries.  Happy to see the team making connections with other service professionals in the area. Especially ones that see a high volume of neighborhood people every day. BAR Staff Observations:  Dream team opening both bars (Gabrielle + Matthew), and they both sailed through the first round. JH FOH Staff Observations: Justin is great. Hard worker, great attitude. Special Events Spoons 86ed / counts on items: Bedrock Spritz- we are changing the drinks for 2026, so this is great! Prep List: Jenn batched a ton, I made an Obsessulated batch. Tevon is going to come in for a short batch shift because his plans changed and he is avail...

Manager Communication:  Definitely a change of pace from the weekend, but Zootopia screenings have continued to sell really well.  Busy pops around the building throughout the night, but we never felt squeezed for hands. JH BAR Staff Observations:  Easygoing day, with both Matthew and Tevon able to get out of here once the second round had settled down.  Nia held down Lobby all evening with almost no calls for assistance, and made quick work of closing everything down once she was routed.  Gabrielle, our Wednesday Night Closing Champion, navigated a pretty busy bar crowd from 10-11, with the evening winding down shortly after that. JH Special Events?  FOFIF screening in Th2 went well, very close to sold out.  The Q&A ran a little long, so I hopped behind the bar with Gabrielle to help with the sudden influx of guests once they got out of the theater.  JH Prep List:  I have a small list to get through tomorrow morning, but nothing too cra...

Manager Communication:    I decorated a bit more. If anyone wants to add to the eclectic holiday spirit, there is more stuff in bar storage.  I ordered more batteries for the garlands in the lobby.  There are wreaths that could be hung in the lobby window, however I am off the next three days. -LB Tevon asked if he could have the batch shift off this Friday and I said that would be fine. I erased the shift off of 7shifts. Just keep an eye on product levels ahead of the weekend.-LB We used the printed drink tickets tonight for Trivia since they need a whopping 17 tokens and it seemed like we didn't want to part with that many.  Happy to go with whatever decision on this we land on. -LB Barely felt the shorthanded-ness this evening because the bar team is Aces. Dion was awesome tonight and did a great job guiding Rebecca (who is going to be an awesome manager). Events kept us busy tonight - otherwise it was a relatively easy evening. - IP BAR Staff Observations: ...

Manager Communication:  I moved the FF glassware to various liquor boxes that are under the runners table. I also brought the rack of coupes out from the liquor room and packed up the rack of pilsner glasses that was in the back. This has availed 6 new dish racks.  The blue ones are slightly heavier but will due until we slow down.-LB  I put up some Christmas lights at Trees. There are two boxes of lights in the closet that might have been downstairs last year, happy to put them up wherever tomorrow. -LB Did some fun R&D for new Spoons cocktails, brainstorming with each other always brings out the best ideas. Excited to revamp stuff. -LB Seconded for the Spoons R&D. I made a Captain Crunch Simple Syrup. I love my job. - IP Ariel and Lauren got us caught up on a bunch of stuff - and the Holiday decor is starting to look lovely. Sleepy day aside from No Budge. - IP BAR Staff Observations: Greg and Patrick are great as usual. Lydia and Nia held down lobby bar and did...