I’ve said it over and over again. You Can’t Learn To Run A Bar By Watching TV.

My Old Buddy (NOT) is making headlines AGAIN, for all the wrong reasons…

Check out this article from TMZ

‘BAR RESCUE’ HOST JON TAFFER LAWSUIT CLAIMS EMPLOYEES WHO AREN’T HOT CHICKS GET SCREWED

It’s all too familiar to me, since I had to spend a few years dealing with this drama. Only to be threatened with Law Suits myself, by the self proclaimed Expert “Shutting Places Down”.

I actually prefer Keeping Places Open, I prefer implementing real Bar Management Techniques, I prefer using real Nightclub Management Tools.

Here are some other articles incase you are wondering….

‘Bar Rescue’: Illegal Work Forces Business Owners Into Bankruptcy

Rocky Point Cantina Survived For Just Weeks After Jon Taffer’s Makeover

The Rocky Point Cantina in Tempe, Arizona before it was makeover on ‘Bar Rescue’

By Sean Daly
October 24, 2013
File Under: Bar Rescue, Jon Taffer, Spike TV

A Tempe, Arizona bar is out of business and the owners have declared bankruptcy after a reality show makeover backfired.

Things were going downhill at the Rocky Point Cantina when owner Francis Massimiano agreed to appear on Spike TV’s BAR RESCUE earlier this year.

“What they offered in terms of changes and a new image sounded good so we took advantage of it and said sure,” he told Phoenix’s Fox 10 news.

“They said, ‘we know what we’re doing, we’ve done this before, don’t worry about it we’re going to take care of it’ but they didn’t.”

The production showed up and made sweeping changes to the menu. Crew members also renamed the business and repainted most of the building. The paint job ultimately triggered an investigation from the city’s code enforcement office.

Inspectors concluded that many improvements — including the installation of a firepit on the roof — were made without proper permits.

He was forced to file for bankruptcy and the business was borded up just two months after food and nightlife expert Jon Taffer and his team left town.

“If they had done the permitting correctly we’d still be in business,” Massimiano said.

Spike TV Apologizes For Airing ‘Bar Rescue’ After Shooting

Proprietor Of Nashville’s Pit & Barrel Shot A Patron To Death The Day Before

By Staff Writer
November 26, 2013
File Under: Bar Rescue , Spike TV

The Pit & Barrel in Nashville was featured on an episode of ‘Bar Rescue’

Spike TV has apologized for airing an episode of BAR RESCUE — hours after the featured proprietor shot a country music singer to death.

Chris Ferrell, owner of Nashville’s Pit & Barrel, allegedly killed musician Wayne Mills in the parking lot of his establishment after an argument over a cigarette early Saturday morning (November 23).