Your Guide to Knowing the Bar.
ABE LAS PIÑAS
Tour At a Glance
History & Background
What is Alcohol?
Serving Up Responsible Fun
Mixology Techniques
Restaurant Tour
Bar Show
History & Background
• The first TGI Friday’s
restaurant opened in
New York City at the corner
of First Avenue
and 63rd Street
History & Background
• It became the meeting place for single adults, producing
$1 million in revenues during its first year.
History & Background
“It all began modestly enough.
An unmarried New York City perfume
salesman named Alan Stillman decided
that the coolest way to meet the
stewardesses in his neighborhood would to
be buy a broken down beer joint, jazz it up
with tiffany lamps and mod young waiters,
and christen it- with an eye toward
attracting the career crowd-T.G.I.F.
(Thank Goodness It’s Friday).”
History & Background
• As of December 2008…
– Total U.S. T.G.I. Friday’s: 613
in 47 states
– Total International T.G.I. Friday’s: 317
in 62 countries
all over the world
History & Background
• Do you know how many
T.G.I. Friday’s branches
are in the Philippines
right now?
u
Glorietta, Makati
Malate (Robinson’s Ermita)
v
w
Rembrandt, Quezon City
x
Alabang Town Center
y
Brickroad, Cainta
z
Robinson’s Galleria, Ortigas
{
High Street, Fort Bonifacio
|
Trinoma, Quezon City
}
Mall Of Asia, Manila
~
Ayala, Cebu
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History & Background
What is Alcohol?
Serving Up Responsible Fun
Mixology Techniques
Restaurant Tour
Bar Show
What is Alcohol?
• Key chemical ingredient in distilled
beverages, wine and beer.
• Classified as:
– A drug = because it greatly
affects the central
nervous system
– A food = because it
contains vitamins and
nutrients (though its
content is low and
provide no nutritional
value)
What is Alcohol?
• It is made by fermenting plants, such as
berries, fruits or grains
What is Alcohol?
• Beer and wine only
go through a
fermentation
process
What is Alcohol?
• Distilled liquors such as scotch, bourbon,
gin, vodka and rum also go though a
second process known as distillation
(during which water is removed to make
the alcohol stronger).
What is Alcohol?
• Alcohol Content
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Most American beers contain 4% alcohol
Dinner wines = 9% to 13.5%
Dessert wines like sherries = 18%
Some liqueurs and cordials = 20%
Whiskey = 40%
What is Alcohol?
• Composition
– Alcohol content in each of the three portions
is equal
1 ¼ oz. Shot
of Liquor
4 oz. Glass
of Wine
12 oz.
Glass of Beer
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What is Alcohol?
Serving Up Responsible Fun
Mixology Techniques
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Responsible Alcohol Service
• Steps to Responsible Alcohol Service:
1. Understand
2. Know
3. Observe
Responsible Alcohol Service
• UNDERSTAND
Effects of Alcohol on the Body
Did You Know..
ALCOHOL IS A
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
DEPRESSANT
Responsible Alcohol Service
• Effects of Alcohol on the Body
– Different people react to alcohol in different
ways
– Bloodstream carries alcohol to the brain
where it affects the central nervous system
– The slower the alcohol is taken, the better for
the brain.
Responsible Alcohol Service
• Effects of Alcohol on the Body
– Remember “BAC”
• “Blood Alcohol Content
• It is the percentage of
alcohol absorbed into
the bloodstream
Responsible Alcohol Service
• Effects of Alcohol on the Body
BLACK
COLD
FRESH
EXERCISE
SHOWER
COFFEE
AIR
will lessen the
effect of alcohol.
Responsible Alcohol Service
• Effects of Alcohol on the Body
So, WHAT
lessens the
effect of alcohol
on the body?
Responsible Alcohol Service
• KNOW
how much alcohol a person can
safely consume
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RATE OF
CONSUMPTION
STOMACH STATUS
KIND OF ALCOHOL
WEIGHT OF DRINKER
SETTING OF
DRINKING
Responsible Alcohol Service
RATE OF CONSUMPTION
The faster
alcohol is consumed,
the faster
it can enter
the bloodstream.
Responsible Alcohol Service
STOMACH STATUS
Alcohol is absorbed
faster
if the stomach is
empty.
Responsible Alcohol Service
KIND OF ALCOHOL
Wine and Beer are
absorbed more
slowly
than hard liquors.
Responsible Alcohol Service
WEIGHT OF DRINKER
HEAVY =
slow reaction to alcohol
LIGHT =
fast reaction to alcohol
Responsible Alcohol Service
Drinks Per Hour
Body Weight
in Pounds
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
100
120
140
160
180
200
220
240
Responsible Alcohol Service
SETTING OF DRINKING
- sitting, relaxed
- not stressed
- not nervous
= LESS effect
Responsible Alcohol Service
• Medication
• Illness
• Illegal Drugs
• Dieting
Responsible Alcohol Service
• OBSERVE
Guest behavior
Responsible Alcohol Service
• Signs of Intoxication
– Loss of Inhibitions
• Loud, using foul language, overly friendly to others,
argumentative, confrontational, buying drinks for
strangers, becoming detached/quiet, drinking
alone
– Impairment of Judgement
• Drinking faster, over tipping, careless with money,
letting cigarette burn w/o smoking it, lighting more
than one cigarette, complaining about drink prices,
complaining about drink strength
Responsible Alcohol Service
• Signs of Intoxication
– Impairment of Reactions
• Drowsiness (heavy eyelids), slurred / altered
speech pattern, losing eye contact / train of
thought, slower response time in movement, slow
response in answering questions
– Impairment of Coordination
• Spilling drinks, slurring words, clumsiness,
stumbling, difficulty in lighting cigarettes, glassy
eyed look, dozing, swaying when seated
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Mixology Techniques
• On the rocks
• Straight up
Mixology Techniques
• Fluid enough to
pour
• Thick enough to
hold a straw
up right
Mixology Techniques
• Used to chill
beverages when
served straight up
• Stirring mixes
ingredient, assures
proper dilution and
chills liquor to
proper serving
temperature.
Mixology Techniques
• Requires an
electric spindle
drink mixer or a
mixing tin and
glass
Mixology Techniques
• Requires a
muddler; a nonporous wooden
tool used to press
ingredients
• Extracts juices or
flavors from solids
or dissolves solids
into liquid.
Tour At a Glance
History & Background
What is Alcohol?
Responsible Alcohol Sales & Service
Mixology Techniques
Restaurant Tour
Bar Show