Jon Taffer hits the road to help struggling bar owners bounce back from numerous challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic -- and their own doing.
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Fallen Angels
It's up to Jon to save a failing biker bar that's become more strip club than cocktail lounge thanks to its rowdy clientele.07/17/2011 - 39:59Sign in to Watch
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Downey's and Out
In order to save a failing Irish pub in Philadelphia, Jon must reinvigorate its owner, who was once a star chef.07/24/2011 - 39:59Sign in to Watch
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Shabby Abbey
To save The Abbey Pub, a historic music venue in Chicago, Jon must make peace between the sibling managers who don't see eye-to-eye.07/31/2011 - 41:29Sign in to Watch
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Beach Bummer
A bar owner's relationship with her incompetent manager causes complications as Jon tries to save their failing Irish pub on a Redondo Beach pier.08/07/2011 - 39:59Sign in to Watch
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Swanky Troubles
Jon must deal with a sprawling menu, a bad layout and a womanizing co-owner if he hopes to save Swanky Bubbles, a dysfunctional champagne bar in Philadelphia.08/14/2011 - 39:57Sign in to Watch
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The Blue Frog Sings the Blues
The constant feuding between the mother and son owners of The Blue Frog 22 in Chicago threatens the business's existence, forcing Jon to intervene.08/21/2011 - 39:59Sign in to Watch
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Bad to the Bone
When Bill went from being one of The Chicken Bone's customers to its owner, his lack of experience was evident, and now it's up to Jon to help get things back on track.08/28/2011 - 39:59Sign in to Watch
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Chumps
Jon must get a lenient bar owner to reign in his raucous over-pouring bartenders if he is going to save a dated Burbank, CA, sports bar.09/11/2011 - 40:00Sign in to Watch
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Bar Fight
Jon is called in to help a former baseball player turned bar owner whose refusal to upgrade his inn allowed competing bars to lure his customers away.09/18/2011 - 39:59Sign in to Watch
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Hog-Tied Ham's
Jon helps the owners of an auto-themed bar tap the brakes on their tempers and hit the gas on getting their liquor license approved by city officials.09/25/2011
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Jon Taffer
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Jon Taffer
Most people know Jon Taffer as a larger-than-life television personality who takes a no-holds-barred approach to helping hotels, restaurants, bars and businesses reach their full potential. He is also an international celebrity, a New York Times best-selling author, a highly sought-after hospitality and general business consultant, and is the creator, executive producer and star of Bar Rescue.
For nearly four decades, Taffer has been at the forefront of the business management industry, offering his expertise to hundreds of thousands of properties and Fortune 500 companies, creating what industry experts called "the greatest nightclub in the world" -- Pulsations Nightclub, and changing the game of football for its fans forever with the creation of Sunday Ticket.
In the spring of 2019, Jon launched Taffer's Mixologist, a line of cocktail mixes and sparkling craft cocktail hard seltzers that brings the craft experience into the home. The line of delicious, high-quality, premade cocktail mixes contain no artificial preservatives, are mixologist-tested and Jon Taffer-approved.
Jon created Taffer's Tavern, an innovative, casual dining restaurant concept that uses the latest technologies to produce elevated tavern food and beverage offerings without the need for a traditional commercial kitchen. Taffer's Tavern is the quintessential pub, a place to gather with old friends and make new ones along the way. Jon developed the tavern to be representative of each of its local communities, and franchised locations are opening across the country.
When he's not dedicating his time to bringing back businesses from the brink, Taffer volunteers with the Keep Memory Alive Board of Directors in supporting the mission of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. He also regularly offers up his seasoned hospitality skills to the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he helps faculty develop curriculum that is in line with industry expectations and trends.
Married for over 20 years to his wife Nicole, who he fell in love with at first sight at Super Bowl XXX, Jon spends what little spare time he has traveling with her. He also enjoys spending time with his daughter and grandson, and occasionally sipping one of his favorite cocktails, the Godfather.
For nearly four decades, Taffer has been at the forefront of the business management industry, offering his expertise to hundreds of thousands of properties and Fortune 500 companies, creating what industry experts called "the greatest nightclub in the world" -- Pulsations Nightclub, and changing the game of football for its fans forever with the creation of Sunday Ticket.
In the spring of 2019, Jon launched Taffer's Mixologist, a line of cocktail mixes and sparkling craft cocktail hard seltzers that brings the craft experience into the home. The line of delicious, high-quality, premade cocktail mixes contain no artificial preservatives, are mixologist-tested and Jon Taffer-approved.
Jon created Taffer's Tavern, an innovative, casual dining restaurant concept that uses the latest technologies to produce elevated tavern food and beverage offerings without the need for a traditional commercial kitchen. Taffer's Tavern is the quintessential pub, a place to gather with old friends and make new ones along the way. Jon developed the tavern to be representative of each of its local communities, and franchised locations are opening across the country.
When he's not dedicating his time to bringing back businesses from the brink, Taffer volunteers with the Keep Memory Alive Board of Directors in supporting the mission of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. He also regularly offers up his seasoned hospitality skills to the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he helps faculty develop curriculum that is in line with industry expectations and trends.
Married for over 20 years to his wife Nicole, who he fell in love with at first sight at Super Bowl XXX, Jon spends what little spare time he has traveling with her. He also enjoys spending time with his daughter and grandson, and occasionally sipping one of his favorite cocktails, the Godfather.