Good Food
A bartending manual for change
The hospitality industry is a natural landing spot for many of California’s 10 million foreign-born workers.
The hospitality industry is a natural landing spot for many of California’s 10 million foreign-born workers. Immigrants who speak little English can find work behind the scenes, where language isn’t a barrier to entry, such as washing dishes or barbacking. But advancing beyond those roles can be difficult. Aaron Polsky, bar manager at Harvard & Stone, spoke to Evan about his efforts to create bartending manuals in Spanish for immigrant workers.
The full episode
5 of 6- 0:00The historical problem of hangovers
- 10:26A guide to Los Angeles Cocktails
- 19:55A trip to a Koreatown speakeasy
- 27:52A liquid history of the Arts District
- 37:46A bartending manual for changeYou’re reading this
- 46:40The bar industry’s “movers and shakers”