Brief introduction of foreign queue jumping: some stories about wine

When I first came to the United States for graduate study, my monthly income as a teaching assistant (TA) was only $400. Apart from food, rent, telephone, water and electricity, there is only 300 yuan left to buy a car, except for the broken car that is silent and ringing everywhere. But I want to get rich as soon as possible, so in the summer vacation, I entered a Chinese restaurant and started a waiter business.

This Chinese restaurant is a good local restaurant. One criterion to measure the quality of a restaurant is whether there is a liquor brand. In America, not all restaurants can sell hard liquor. If you can't apply for a liquor license, you can only sell drinks and beer. Of course, you have to have a license to sell beer, but it is relatively easy to apply.

With the liquor brand, restaurants can sell high-alcohol liquor. We often say that brandy, whisky, rum and vodka are the basis, and most importantly, we can use them to bring out all kinds of cocktails. Mix a cocktail, just one or two ounces of spirits and other accessories. It's really a good book. In addition, the types of wine can attract more customers, so restaurants hope to sell spirits.

The owner and manager of this restaurant are both from Taiwan Province Province. Managers are generally responsible for the front desk in restaurants, including greeting guests, managing waiters, taking charge of the bar and, of course, mixing wine. Both the manager and his wife graduated from the business school of a university in Taiwan Province Province. I don't know why, but I would like to work in a restaurant. I don't know why yet. I hit it off with him. He talks to me about wine when he has nothing to do. From him, I learned some basic knowledge of bartending. Also, it's nothing, just mix yourself some different wine to taste.

Let's talk about common wines, including Gin, Whisky, Rum, Vodka, Brandy and so on. These wines can be drunk directly or made into cocktails. Every wine has a different brand. For example, gin and Beefeater is the kind of bottle with an old man in red carrying a gun: whiskey, Johnnyie Walker red belt and black belt, Jack Deniel's; Lamb wine includes Bacardi and Malibu; ; Vodka includes smirnoff, Storich Nye, absolutely and so on.

There are generally two ways to drink directly, one is with ice and the other is without ice. Adding ice can make the taste refreshing and not choking, but it will be tasteless after drinking. People who are addicted to alcohol like to drink a pure feeling, so they drink pure and high-end old American restaurants or French restaurants, as well as their own whiskey. If you order wine in a restaurant, you can say, a glass of pure beef or beef with ice.

In addition to ordering brands to drink directly, there are some cocktails. There are so many cocktails. Here are just a few regular ones.

Singapore Commander Singapore Sling made the following formula: 2 ounces of gin, 1/2 ounces of cherry brandy, 1/2 ounces of lemon juice, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 2 ice cubes, filled with carbonated water in a goblet called Tom Collins glass, decorated with a red cherry, and inserted with a straw, which was exquisite.

Long Island Iced Tea Long Island Iced Tea: 3/4 ounces of tequila, 3/4 ounces of rum, 3/4 ounces of gin, 3/4 ounces of vodka, 3/4 ounces of triple sec (a sweet juice with wine) and 3/4 ounces of sour mixed drinks can be bought in these supermarkets. Mix the above wines and stir well, pour in a little cola and add a clove of lemon. It smells good, and the wine is very strong.

Pina Colada Pina Kelada: 2 ounces of lamb, 3 ounces of pineapple juice, 2 ounces of coconut milk with ice, crushed in a blender, poured into a large goblet, and added with cherries and pineapples. It tastes like pineapple and coconut.

Strawberry daiquiri: 2 ounces of light rum. 1/2 ounces of triple sec, 1 ounce of green lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoons of sugar, 1 ice cubes, 5 strawberries, put everything in the blender. Stir at high speed, pour into a cup and drink through a straw.

I mentioned Pina Colada and strawberry daiquiri because they are very popular. When ordering drinks in the restaurant, I can also order some for the children. At this time, when I say Pina Colada virgin or strawberry virgin, I mean alcohol-free. This way, the label will know that this is for children and will not put wine. There is also a drink suitable for children, called Shirley Temple, which is also a non-alcoholic drink. it wont hurt you to try it They must love it, so as to save coke, sprite and 7-up.

In addition, the supermarket also changed to iced fruit juice rum and strawberry daiquiri. Just buy it and follow the instructions. I used to make it for my son. It's simple. My son likes it, too. When I drink it myself, just add rum.

The above wines are gender-neutral. If men want something tall, they can usually try it, such as a screwdriver (screwdriver, vodka and orange juice), bloody Mary (vodka and tomato juice, sprinkled with pepper noodles), Manhattan (whiskey with absinthe), vodka martini (vodka martini) and margarita (Margaret, with a circle of salt on the top of the glass). These are all very good.

Americans also pay attention to drinking after meals. KAHLúA coffee and Irish coffee are very common. I once worked as an interpreter for an old American lawyer. He took me and his clients to a hotel in the city. After dinner, accompanied by a string quartet, the bartender performed making Irish coffee.

First pour Irish whiskey into a tall glass, and then light it. Pour the burning whisky between two tall feet. I saw a fireball flying in the air, flying from one cup to the other, and not a drop splashed out of the cup. When the flame of whisky was about to go out, the wall of the goblet was filled with the smell of whisky. At this time, pouring hot coffee is really ecstasy. If I don't think about face, I really want to finish this cup and ask for a second one. At this time, I can appreciate the charm of He Rijun's comeback.

Knowing the above wine, just like Claire Kuo's eighteen palms for beginners, can cope with regrets. At this time, whether you are eating with foreigners or going out with your family, ordering wine will not be too embarrassing. Besides, you may grow to like it. Drinking in America is different from drinking in China. The United States pays attention to emotional appeal, while China pays attention to excitement. American restaurants and bars are quieter, making noise and guessing fists are even less common. Fencing is rare in big cities in China. In rural areas, wine and fencing are almost twin brothers.

I watched boxing when I went to the countryside, and some movies also had boxing scenes. The formula of fencing is similar everywhere. What I know is: two brothers are good, three lights are on, four happiness and four blessings, five champions, six six six, seven clever seven, eight horses, nine nine nine, all here.

When building a fist, Party A and Party B each shouted more than one sentence, and then punched with one hand. You can stretch out one to five fingers to represent one to five when you punch. If the sum of Party A's figures and Party B's figures is exactly what Party A said, for example, Party A said eight horses, Party A said five horses and Party B said three horses, it means that Party A won, so Party B will be punished for drinking. Or conversely, if the sum of two people in Dallas doesn't match any formula, keep calling and shouting until it matches. One of the rules is that the amount you pay must be at least half of what you say. For example, if you say 666, you should do at least three, otherwise it will be considered a black fist and you will be fined for drinking one cup.

This formula shouted, like a barrage, cadence, earth-shattering, if in the United States, someone will call the police immediately. So it is absolutely impossible in America. If you are stupefied, don't say you learned it from me.

All strokes are based on quick reaction, from heart to mouth and from mouth to hand. Awesome, three or two times, and you get drunk. When I went to the countryside, I met local villagers. They were filled with water by another person, who reached out and slipped under the table, shouting, eight horses, eight horses. It looks really pathetic. So, if you can't, you can't. There is nothing to regret.

The other one is very simple. Everyone holds a chopstick and touches it. Name any kind of insect, chicken, tiger and stick. Stick to the tiger, the tiger eats the chicken, the chicken eats the worm, and the worm eats the stick.

Most restaurants and bars in the United States pay attention to quiet and leisurely drinking, and generally do not eat vegetables when drinking cocktails. Many Americans think that drinking cocktails and eating vegetables destroys the taste and appreciation of wine, so they usually drink it before meals. You must drink slowly to taste the wine. You can't drink it all at once with great pride. It's like a mountain sculpture on Tiger Mountain.

Drinking is different. If it's a company party, everyone will usually order a cocktail from the bartender and drink it standing up before entering the table. This is the time to socialize. You can walk around with a glass of wine, say hello to acquaintances and talk about everything. And this wine is often paid for by yourself. The company won't pay for drinks unless it is announced first. Don't forget to tip the bartender. After entering the dinner and sitting down, don't ask for more wine.

Drinking and socializing is a very important link in American wine culture. There is also a bar in the cafeteria of Harvard Business School, which allows future CEOs to experience what the social interaction between big people in the future should be like.

Drinking cocktails in a Chinese restaurant really makes people feel a bit nondescript. However, a good boss, with good wine mixing skills, especially his glib words, can often attract many customers. In fact, these people are not necessarily good at English and have a rich vocabulary, but they are naturally glib and understanding, which makes many customers regard him as a close friend. If they don't fuck him once or twice a week, they will lose something. Customers often come in with worries, drag their tired bodies, have a drink, talk for an hour, and then leave with a smile.

Such bartenders are rare. My manager at work is one of them. No wonder his wife works as a restaurant worker with him, but she will follow him anyway. There is an American restaurant next to our restaurant. The boss has all kinds of wine in his own shop, but he doesn't drink his own wine. He will come to our restaurant, drink a bottle of beer for two yuan, talk for half an hour, then leave with a tip of five yuan.

There are many restaurants in America, where you can drink. Today may be TGI Friday (thank God it's Friday). After going in, I saw flowers and flowers, which was very lively. Sitting at the bar can also order food. There are two bells hanging in the bar. Whoever tips them will yank them for a while. Ding-ding-dong-dong, that's what you want.

Pepper Mill is also an old American restaurant with an upscale bar. There is a pool in front of the bar and a brazier in the center of the pool. It's nice to sit by the pool, watch the blazing flames and have a colorful cocktail. It's just that the waitress inside is exposed, and the jade legs are crisp, which inevitably gives people a feeling of R-class. Men probably like it, but children are still not suitable. There used to be one next to the headquarters of Apple Computer Company, but now it's another one, called BJ Restaurant. The bar is also very good, with a lot of big-screen TVs, so you can watch the ball game while drinking. Its guests are mostly young and middle-aged people in Silicon Valley.

I usually drink wine when I eat food for dinner. Serving wine is not for the bartender, but for the waiter. Let the shopkeeper look at the bottle first, and prove that it is the brand you ordered and the year of brewing. Then, open the cork and pour some for the host first. At this time, the host should pretend to pick up the glass, shake it, look at the foam inside, smell it again, and then take a sip, but he can't swallow it immediately. Let the wine stay in your mouth for a while, let your tongue fully feel the taste of the wine, and then nod to the waiter to show that the wine is good. At this time, the waiter can pour the wine for the guests in turn.

Besides drinking in bars and restaurants, we also drink at home. Eating China rice and drinking foreign wine is really not a good choice. My favorite thing is to pour a small glass of wine, add some ice to the glass, or sit in front of the computer and browse the internet, or read a book or a good DVD, and sip a little at a time, so that alcohol can anesthetize me a little, just like drinking alone at the moon. Drink a bottle of wine slowly for two or three months, and then try to change the brand. This is a hobby. Considering that we have worked so hard in America, shouldn't we have some hobbies?

When it comes to wine, we can't help talking about bartenders. The bar is gentle. Cocktails were not popular in China before, and there were few bartenders. Now back home, there are cocktails everywhere in restaurants and bars. The bartenders are very professional, all trained by junior college, and their movements are exquisite and beautiful, not worse than those in the United States. I saw some young bartenders in domestic restaurants. When making martinis, they put wine and ice cubes into a wine shaker, turn it three times, turn it upside down three times, and then filter out the wine. Very professional. It is said that the martini made in this way tastes the best. Others kept lifting the hip flask from the chest to the top of their heads and shaking it as if it were performing something. Unfortunately, most bartenders are dull and unsmiling, and they don't know how to blend in with the guests, which makes people stay away from them, but they still can't get the message from the bartenders.

After the cocktail is mixed, you can't wait long to drink it. It should usually be finished in five to ten minutes. Otherwise, over time, ice cubes will dilute the taste of wine.

A good bartender must first remember the formula of each wine. When the bar is busy, a bartender has to deal with dozens of guests, so he doesn't have time to look up the menu, just by memory. It is said that there are more than 200 different ways to mix martinis. Without a good memory, you can't be called a good bartender. Of course, ordinary restaurants and bars often order dozens of cocktails, so you can cope with your daily work if you remember them.

Then there is the dexterity and aiming of the hand. When you drink in the United States, not all drinks have to be filled as in China. If you drink wine without ice, such as brandy or wine, you shouldn't fill the glass. Usually you need to pour a needle. A glass of wine is a goblet with a small mouth on the top and a big belly on the bottom (a glass for drinking brandy or wine) placed horizontally, and the amount of alcohol in the glass just doesn't overflow is one cup. Although there is a special measuring cup, no one can use it, just pick up the bottle and make sure that's all. There is a special bottle mouth on the bottle mouth, which can prevent pouring too much at a time and can also make other cocktails. How many ounces of this wine and how many ounces of that wine are poured, and no one has ever used a cup.

I remember one time, a guest insisted that there was less wine in his cocktail and more other things. I have to ask my friend to make him a new cup and put a few drops of wine in it. My friend insists that this is true, because his reputation is really at stake. At loggerheads, another guest who was drinking stood up and said, I'm a bartender at Hilton Hotel. Want me to judge? After the two sides agreed, he picked up the glass and took a sip, saying that it was pure, and talents had nothing to say.

When I was a beginner in bartending, I always thought that more complicated cocktails should use all kinds of raw materials accurately, while simpler cocktails, such as martini and Manhattan, only need to be blended with one or two kinds of wine. Adding more wine will definitely be liked by guests. In fact, the guest's tongue is very cunning. A few drops apart, someone will taste it right away and tell you that it tastes wrong.

Better bartenders will also perform some entertainment programs in front of guests. The most common thing is to throw bottles. Someone put three wine bottles together, someone threw a bottle on his body, from the top of his head to his back, and then from his back to his chest, and two people threw it at each other. It dazzles you, just like watching an acrobatic performance.

Bartender should not only be skilled, but also articulate, keep up with the conversation and communicate with guests. Otherwise, guests will not come to the bar for a drink. Of course, if people come to watch sports games, that's another matter. Therefore, a good bartender really knows everything from astronomy to geography. Not seeking perfection, but seeking knowledge, not depth, but breadth. Besides, I never take you seriously. What you say and what he listens to are all based on your words. Anyway, it is to make you happy, chat and vent, and finally leave a good tip, go home contentedly, and have a happy drink and chat. Tips are more than money for drinking.

One more thing, bartenders are obliged to order taxis for guests who have drunk too much. Although wine is a good thing, I don't know how much damage it has caused. I have seen an experiment in which people write their names every time they drink a glass of beer. After the second can, the handwriting will be different. By the sixth jar, it was already a ghost symbol, and only God could recognize it. So when you go out for a drink, if you drive by yourself, remember to set the insurance factor higher. Generally don't. Don't miss a bottle of beer, a glass of wine or hard liquor. Besides, it's safer to drive an hour after drinking. I've been in America for so many years, and if I drive by myself, I've hardly ever drunk outside. Life, wife and children, and other people's lives are all in one thought. Remember, remember.

Americans are generally self-disciplined and don't get drunk. Give up driving when you are drunk and take a taxi home. If the bartender sees a guest drunk, he will usually take the initiative to ask him if he wants to call a taxi. Americans will be very grateful at this time.

Bartender is actually a noble and difficult job. With the development of science and technology, so many occupations have been replaced by machines and computers, but this seemingly simple wine mixing is irreplaceable by machines. I think it's mainly because bartenders are people and people have personalities. Different people brew different wines. Different people say different things. Customers have different preferences for people. With the prevalence of outsourcing today, bartenders have to become a relatively stable job without worrying about outsourcing.

I often think that if I go back 30 years, if I have no wife and children and have to choose a new career, I might choose the job of bartender. What a refreshing job it would be if my job was to be a bartender in Cancun or the seaside of Bahamas, watch the endless sea, serve colorful cocktails for guests and chat with tourists from all over the world about the interesting things that happen every day.

Singing to wine, the geometry of life. How to solve the problem, only Du Kang; A thousand glasses of wine is not worth a bosom friend; I suggest you drink more wine ... the topic of wine, poems and songs are endless.

Some people say that wine is like life, and life is like wine. Really, when you end up with a delicate and colorful cocktail, it is inevitable that you will not sigh like this.

My favorite movie is the one starring Tom Cruise more than twenty years ago. Look for suggestions you haven't seen before. It shows that the world is cold and human feelings are warm and cold, and it also tells you many stories about wine and Badongde. And a small episode (don't worry, be happy) relieved many people's troubles.