PRESS, AWARDS, & TESTIMONIALS

Find out why BarMagic has been in and on the major media's mind every year since 1999 and hear what our clients have to say about our work.

LATEST NEWS

Click the link for the latest news on recent development projects, openings, awards, shows, trainings, media appearances and more.

PRESS & MEDIA

On The Rocks: The Search for America's Top Bartender, LXTV/NBC, 2009
Las Vegas Weekly, 2009
Santé, 2009
Tasting Panel, 2009
Imbibe, 2009
Market Watch, 2009
The TODAY Show, 2009
On The Rocks: The Search for America's Top Bartender, LXTV/NBC, 2008
Food Network’s Throwdown With Bobby Flay: Rematch (US), 2008
Cheers Magazine, 2008
Las Vegas Weekly, 2008
USA Network's Character Fantasy (US), 2008
Las Vegas Weekly, 2007
Fine Living TV’s Glutton For Punishment (US), 2007
ABC's Primetime (US), 2006
Food Network’s Throwdown With Bobby Flay (US & CAN), 2006
Bravo's Queer Eye for The Straight Guy (US), 2006
The Circuit (Las Vegas), 2006
Las Vegas Weekly, 2006
Food Network’s Food Network Challenge (US), 2006
Las Vegas Food & Beverage Magazine, 2006
E! Television’s America’s 10 Hottest Hotspots, (US), 2005
Las Vegas Review-Journal, 2005
Food Network’s Unwrapped, (US & CAN), 2005
Food Network’s World Bartender Championships, (US), 2004
Travel Channel (US), 2002-2003
E! Entertainment Television, (US), 2002
A&E Television’s The Competition, (US & CAN), 2001
ShowBiz Magazine (Las Vegas), 2001
Los Angeles Times, 2001
Las Vegas Sun, 2001
Las Vegas Review-Journal, 2001
Wall Street Journal, (US), 2001
London Sunday Times (London), 2000
El Heraldo Newspaper (Mexico City), 2000
Where Magazine (Manhattan, NY), 2000
W-NBC NY, (Manhattan, NY), 2000
The Boston Globe, 2000
The New York Times, 2000
Food Network’s In Food Today, (US), 2000
Las Vegas Style (television), 1999
UPN Television’s Real TV, (International), 1999
Channel 7 Evening News, (Central NY), 1999
Channel 9 Evening News, (Syracuse, NY), 1999
Channel 5 Evening News, (Syracuse, NY), 1999
Syracuse Post Standard, (Cover Story), 1999
Syracuse Herald, (Cover Story), 1999
The Connection Newspaper, (DC), 1998

CLIENT AWARDS

Best Margaritas, New Times “Best of Syracuse” Awards, 2000
Best Margaritas, New Times “Best of Syracuse” Awards, 2001
Best Hotel Bar, Las Vegas Weekly Readers Choice Awards, 2005
Best Locals Night, Las Vegas Weekly Readers Choice Awards, 2005
Best Lounge, Las Vegas Epicurean Awards, 2005
Best Cocktails, Las Vegas Epicurean Awards, 2005
Best Drink, Food Network Challenge, 2005
America’s Top 10 Hotspots, E! Entertainment Television, 2006
Best Singles Bar, Best of Hudson Valley Awards, 2007
Best Cocktails, Las Vegas Epicurean Awards, 2007
Best Late Night Bar, Best of Honolulu Readers’ Awards, 2008
Best Ambiance, Best of Honolulu Readers’ Awards, 2008
Best Bartender, Best of Honolulu Readers’ Awards, 2008
Best Mixologist, Best of Honolulu, 2009

TESTIMONIALS

"Don't let the big smile and the flair fool you... Ellis is all business."
   - Emmy-nominated Iron Chef Bobby Flay,  Food Network

 "When it comes to branding, nobody does it better than BarMagic."
   - Ken Hall, President, High Spirits Enterprises

"I'm always getting compliments on BarMagic's work. BarMagic delivered insider know-how that my company profits from, week after week."
   - Christopher "Chico" Garcia, Chicosun P&P

"BarMagic provides a level of entertainment that cannot be matched."
   - Joe Mertz, Mertz Production Consulting, LLC

"Tobin Ellis has already had more impact on the hospitality world than most people know. His influence from behind the scenes is too great to be monitored or measured."
   - Dean Serneels, President & CEO, Flairco, Inc.

"BarMagic brought spot-on advice and sound strategies to our management team while guiding our concept towards its own, unique identity."
- Cache Bouren, Beverage Director, Jackie's Kitchen
[Jackie Chan's Restaurant & Bar]