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TOBY ELLIS IS… Cut off – “CHICO AND THE MEN”

A few months back an old friend who was once a rising star in the world of competitive flair called me asking for help. When I say old friend, I mean...
TOBY ELLIS IS… Cut off – BAR”TREND”ING

Las Vegas. The Lakes, more specifically. 2:18am. I’m staring at a blank page made from tiny white lights that some computer geek dubbed “pixels.” Without a salient thought in my head,...
TOBY ELLIS IS… Cut off – “Will the Real World Champion Please Stand Up?”

I was scanning the FBA message boards and threw the brakes on when my eyes fell onto a blurb somebody cut and pasted off the Food Network website about the upcoming...
TOBY ELLIS IS… Cut off – FLAY VS. ELLIS Throwing Down with An Iron Chef

Have you ever been watching television when suddenly some TV host or celebrity chef plays bartender and absolutely butchers a drink as simple as an LIT? Surely I cannot be the...
TOBY ELLIS IS… Cut off – “FIVE DOWN”

Somewhere near Dakar, Africa. Seat 54H. I’m kicking back at 35,000 feet on a 17-hour plane ride back to the United States from South Africa with Christian Delpech struggling with exactly...
TOBY ELLIS IS… Cut off – “BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR”

Maybe it’s genetics. Maybe it’s being into my seventeenth year behind the pine. In either case, my “bar ears” extend well beyond the well. Sure, I’ve heard the wisecracks. Who do...
TOBY ELLIS IS… Cut off – “THE ACCIDENTAL MIXOLOGIST” Part One in a Series: The Martini

What To Expect From This Series Over the next year or so, from time to time, I will continue this series on Mixology I am calling “The Accidental Mixologist” from the...
TOBY ELLIS IS… Cut off – “THE SHOW MUST GO ON”

Ok, let’s get this out of the way. Don’t Call It A Comeback. First of all, who said I retired? (Not me.) Second, why are you so surprised? Lest ye forget...
TOBY ELLIS IS… Cut Off – “THE YEAR IN FLAIR”

Another year of getting people blotto has whizzed by and I’m sitting here wondering what I’ve learned from it that you would find either amusing or useful. But the truth is...
TOBY ELLIS IS… Cut Off – “Bottle For Hire, Part Two”

Last month I walked you through the estimating, marketing and legal sides of hiring yourself out to bartend private events. I also offered a lot of suggestions dealing with how to...

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