MOJO Bar - Music for the people

I have this recurring dream.  A customer buys a drink and because I served him quickly and politely I’m rewarded with treasures beyond my wildest dreams; spending the rest of my days sipping daiquiris on some tropical island whilst being fanned by women in hula-skirts. Alas, as always I awake to the despair of the [...]

In Leeds we have a large range of late bars throughout town which can be a blessing or a curse, generally depending which side of the bar you’re on and whether you’re a social vampire. When is a late closing taking it too far, will it be Bloody Marys for breakfast at the bar you [...]

As you may or may not be aware, the government has passed an order that concerns the legislation of the Licensing Act. It includes a new ‘code’ which basically prevents any drink promotions that encourage acts of debauchery such as speed drinking, giving booze as rewards (perish the thought!) and pouring jager into customers mouths [...]

Hello, I’m Lee, a bartender at MOJO Leeds. A ‘bartender’ is someone who makes a few drinks but more importantly has mopped up every kind of human liquid and I’ve certainly had that luxury. This is the first of a series of articles and rants about life within my industry, starting from us all taking [...]