A bartender’s field manual for Thanksgiving—recipes, timing grids, and rituals to run your kitchen like a perfect service shift.
The system that turns chaos into choreography.
Host Like a Pro isn’t a recipe book—it’s a complete Thanksgiving operations manual built by a career bartender who treats the holiday like a Friday night rush.
You’ll get:
• Full kitchen command timeline & pre-prep strategy
• Complete menu with bar-quality recipes and zero-proof pairings
• Printable checklists and planning grids for real-time use
• Professional “close-down” and leftovers system
• Beverage program with cocktail, mocktail, and playlist pairings
• Step-by-step turkey, gravy, and sides executed like a service plan
• Polished, minimalist design you’ll want to print and save
Created by Margie Maak of MMaak Cocktail, this guide blends precision, humor, and hospitality into a method that actually works.
It’s part bar manual, part therapy, and entirely how pros keep it together when the dining room becomes the service floor.
Digital Download – $19.99
(Full printable PDF. Immediate access upon purchase.)
A bartender’s field manual for Thanksgiving—recipes, timing grids, and rituals to run your kitchen like a perfect service shift.
The system that turns chaos into choreography.
Host Like a Pro isn’t a recipe book—it’s a complete Thanksgiving operations manual built by a career bartender who treats the holiday like a Friday night rush.
You’ll get:
• Full kitchen command timeline & pre-prep strategy
• Complete menu with bar-quality recipes and zero-proof pairings
• Printable checklists and planning grids for real-time use
• Professional “close-down” and leftovers system
• Beverage program with cocktail, mocktail, and playlist pairings
• Step-by-step turkey, gravy, and sides executed like a service plan
• Polished, minimalist design you’ll want to print and save
Created by Margie Maak of MMaak Cocktail, this guide blends precision, humor, and hospitality into a method that actually works.
It’s part bar manual, part therapy, and entirely how pros keep it together when the dining room becomes the service floor.
Digital Download – $19.99
(Full printable PDF. Immediate access upon purchase.)
