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Sarah Buckholtz

Sarah Buckholtz
Sarah Buckholtz is a Content Writer and Editor for Untappd, Oznr, and Hop Culture. For more than a decade she has interviewed everyone from artisan makers to Grammy nominated musicians to Jefferson Award winning preservationists. She is a former blog writer and marketing manager for American Pickers creator and host, Mike Wolfe, covering stories about heritage tourism and preservation coast-to-coast. Sarah grew up on the shores of Lake Erie in Pennsylvania and is currently drinking a Jackalope Thunder Ann in Nashville, Tennessee.
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How to Plate Food Like a Chef: Food Presentation Techniques

“We eat with our eyes first.” – Apicius, first century Roman gourmand As reported by The Guardian, experimental psychologist Charles Spence asserts that, "when the plating is artistic, people tend to enjoy the food more than if the same ingredients were just dumped on the ...

How Much Do Bartenders Make?

Here is a staggering fact: Over 726,936 bartenders currently work in the United States, according to demographic information from Zippia. And that number is only going to get higher. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics, the employment of bartenders is ...

A Restaurateur’s Guide To Menu Design

On average, diners only look at a menu for 109 seconds, according to a Gallup poll cited in a Canva article on menu design hacks. Let that sink in. That’s about as long as it takes to pump a full tank of gas. Since time is of the essence, it’s important that you ...

A Brewer’s Guide to Water Chemistry

Since water is the largest component of brewing beer, it’s important to understand the chemistry behind it. And what you can do, as a brewer, to make sure it’s the best grade possible. According to Precision Fermentation's report called “Water Chemistry for Brewers,” “by ...

6 Ways to Maintain a Clean and Sanitized Brewery

Fact: Clean and sanitized equipment produces better beer. Hygiene and sanitation are so essential to a brewery's success that a majority of brewers simply spend the first several years of their careers studying how to clean the brewery, according to Craft Brewing Business. ...

The Complete Guide to Noble Hops

We recently put together a guide for all of the hops grown in America and another for those found in the Southern Hemisphere. But while hops in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa are fairly new, we can’t forget about noble hops, classic European ...

Understanding the Difference Between Service Charges and Tips

Service industry employees like bartenders, wait staff, food runners, and bussers are the backbone of the service industry and your business. Your servers work hard every day to bring customers’ food and drinks to the right table (not to mention ensuring special birthday ...

How to Make Money by Hosting Trivia Night At Your Brewery or Bar

If you own a bar or brewery, you know that profit margins are razor thin. With that in mind, attracting folks into your space every night becomes very important. While you may not need a plan for increasing foot traffic on your busy days of the week (probably Friday and ...