Salt Lake City – Ben Raskin

If asked what my favorite part of bartending is, I would answer quickly and with the utmost certainty. It isn’t the pile of cash tips in my bucket to be counted at the end of the night or the quickly sipped beer I put away while counting my earnings. It isn’t the thrill of pouring…

Fireball is for Losers

Mar 22, 2014

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Ben Raskin

in Bar Life, Salt Lake City

I don’t drink from pints nor do I consume from handles. Having limitations in your liquor consumption means having standards. That is not to say I won’t take a nip off your bottle or have a monkey pull from the handle—I’m not uptight or anything like that. I just think that it is better to…

Letter To A New Bartender

Feb 7, 2014

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Ben Raskin

in Bar Life, Salt Lake City, Utah

Welcome aboard! Congratulations on your new position. I’m sure that the interview process was tough and thorough but your resume and interviewing abilities made the difference in getting the job. Earning a bartending job in Utah is tough. There are not nearly enough positions for every talented candidate. With most people earning a job by…

Go Free Park Yourself

Dec 6, 2013

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Ben Raskin

in Politics, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Tribune, Utah

I remember a simpler time in Salt Lake. A time when a fella would have to buy a temporary membership at a bar to get a drink, took in a game at the Delta Center and purchase every household object under the sun at Fred Meyer. A time before City Creek, TRAX, decent pizza and…

Category: Salt Lake City

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