‘Bar Rescue’ Proves Recipe For Success (Variety)
If Spike had a signature cocktail, it would be the “Bar Rescue.” The recipe: equal parts straight-talking bar expert, failing bar owners, hardworking crew and supportive network. Stir them together and you’ll get 100 episodes.
Jon Taffer Reviews Moe’s Tavern, The "Cheers" Bar, And Mos Eisley Cantina (Fast Company)
Bar Rescue’s Jon Taffer is well known for the aggressive and no-nonsense method he employs to help struggling bar owners turn their failing businesses around. Now he’s turning his attention to your favorite fictional watering holes.
Talking Business and Booze (The Today Show)
Straight-talking nightlife veteran Jon Taffer joins TODAY’s Willie Geist to discuss his show “Bar Rescue,” where he visits failing bars and tries to transform them, as only he can.
Taffer: Trump Unifying the Party Might Be Trump Saving the Party (Cheers)
Why ‘Bar Rescue’ Host Jon Taffer Isn’t Into The No-Tipping Trend (Huffington Post)
Veteran food & beverage industry consultant, author, and host of Spike TV’s reality series “Bar Rescue,” Jon Taffer, joins us live to talk about his prolific bar-flipping career ahead of his show’s 100th episode.
Raising The Bar (Boss Magazine)
Jon Taffer Shares True Tales of Punk and Disco (Rolling Stone)
The reality TV star’s days with Stevie Nicks, Harry Nilsson and the Dead Kennedys
Jon Taffer Sees Shakespeare in Reality TV (The New York Times)
There’s something so Shakespearean about transformation TV, if you think about it — a person is in trouble, resists change, and then goes through a transformation. And then… a happy ending!
Jon Taffer Talks Bourbon, Craft Beer and More (National Restaurant News)
Bar consultant Jon Taffer, executive producer and host of the Spike TV show “Bar Rescue,” has recently signed on with the National Restaurant Association to consult on BAR16, the alcohol-oriented trade show held May 22-23, at the same time as the NRA Show.
An Interview with Jon Taffer on 2016 Trends and Boosting Bar Revenue
Jon Taffer thinks mixologists take too long and that craft beer is coming up on a bubble. And this long-time industry veteran tends to be right. Taffer is perhaps best known for his starring role on Spike TV’s Bar Rescue. He helps failing bars reverse fortunes by dishing out hard truths coupled with savvy business advice.