A FEW years ago, I attended a party at a nightclub in the meatpacking district of Manhattan with about 10 young women, most of them models, and two club promoters, men whose job was to bring beautiful women to exclusive parties. Beyoncé’s hit single “Run the World (Girls)” boomed, and the girls danced to the […]

It was difficult to keep up with the hospitality closures in the past 12 months with most of them taking place in the restaurant industry. Despite stopgap measures like government relief and new takeout and delivery offerings, several nightclubs closed their doors for good during the pandemic. The trend was Canada-wide. On December 16, Restaurants […]

Establishment: Ivy Social Club Recent Gigs: My current bartending job is at Ivy Social Club in Vaughan. I was also bartending a bit in Wasaga Beach this summer at Bananas, but my first gig would be at the Jack Astor’s Bar and Grill in Vaughan. Why did you become a bartender? I started originally for […]