Monday, October 27, 2025

Bartender confidential: A scene report from an anonymous Little Rock bartender

Over the years, we’ve published several “Little Rock Confidential” cover stories, giving people in various industries the opportunity to dish about their jobs anonymously in exchange for candor. We thought this transparent exercise would be perfect for a bartender. Like the janitor in “The Breakfast Club,” bartenders are “the eyes and ears of this institution.”

Over the years, we’ve published several “Little Rock Confidential” cover stories, giving people in various industries the opportunity to dish about their jobs anonymously in exchange for candor. We thought this transparent exercise would be perfect for a bartender. Like the janitor in “The Breakfast Club,” bartenders are “the eyes and ears of this institution.”