Joshua David Stein is a New York-based journalist, author, food critic, and editor. Do you like food? Do you like movies? Do you like movies about food? If you answered yes to any of those questions, ...

Douglas Tirola’s “Hey Bartender” — which had its world premiere at SXSW — was picked up by 4th Row Films for a June 7th release both in theaters and on demand. 4th Row Films said they have pre-booked ...

Here’s a movie that will test the limits of your ability to watch other people having a good time. “Hey Bartender” is ostensibly about the “cocktail revolution.” In director Douglas Tirola’s version ...

As the movie heads into wide release, we chatted with Tirola about why he opted to tell the story of this community, what he was trying to capture, and how making a movie about bartending changed the ...

The colorful, fast-paced documentary “Hey Bartender” celebrates the renaissance of the craft cocktail and the men and women who mix them with rock star aplomb. To do so, writer-director Douglas Tirola ...

Don’t call him a mixologist. “Those are the geeks who usually use the jiggers and stuff like that,” says Steve Schneider, a principal bartender at Employees Only, “and take forever to make a drink.” ...

Hey, Bartender! When should a bartender stop serving someone? In the first installment of “Hey, Bartender” we talked about the best way to get served in a bar. This week let’s talk about what gets you ...

The drinks and their consumption look mighty glamorous in "Hey Bartender," Douglas Tirola's tidy and ingratiating documentary ode to high-end mixologists. This film celebrates "craft cocktails" and ...

Bartenders are the keepers of wisdom, so in this new series, we’ll ask our resident bartender/scribe questions that will help you become a better, wiser bar-goer. First up, how to get noticed at a ...