Acclaimed bartender Jeffrey Morgenthaler captures the sacred in-between moments at his two Portland, Oregon, bars, Clyde Common and Pépé Le Moko.
“For me, this image captures the frenzy of tending bar. A skilled professional bartender uses his or her body’s muscle memory to make drinks without having to think about each motion, while at the same time constantly scanning the room to see what else needs to be added to the continuously running to-do list in their head. That list is constantly being re-prioritized as items are added to and subtracted from it.Every shift is a frantic ballet where everything is on the verge of crashing down, but somehow is kept afloat by the staff’s ability to do what Angela is doing here: being both mentally and physically agile enough to do many, many things at one time.”
