{"id":147107,"date":"2025-02-18T14:20:05","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T20:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=147107"},"modified":"2025-02-18T14:23:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T20:23:46","slug":"know-your-bartender-emily-patrick-at-funkys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/know-your-bartender-emily-patrick-at-funkys\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Your Bartender: Emily Patrick at Funkys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">by Mattie Grace Morris<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hometown?<\/strong> Sardis, MS<br><strong>Where do you work, and what shift do you work?<\/strong> I work at Funky\u2019s Pizza and Daiquiri Bar and you can usually find me open to close on the weekends.<br><strong>What\u2019s your specialty drink?<\/strong> Margarita<br><strong>What drink do you dislike making the most?<\/strong> Car Bomb. It\u2019s so messy.<br><strong>What\u2019s your biggest pet peeve when a customer orders?<\/strong> My biggest pet peeve is when someone has been waiting for me to serve them and when I\u2019m able to get to them, they turn around and ask for everyone\u2019s order. There was time to prepare for this moment haha<br><strong>What\u2019s your most essential bar tool?<\/strong> I have two essential tools, my bar rag and my bar key (bottle opener).<br><strong>Most craved mid-shift snack?<\/strong> My most craved mid-shift snack is pepperonis.<br><strong>Who is the most famous customer you\u2019ve served?<\/strong> I gave Lane Kiffin a Diet Coke once.<br><strong>What\u2019s the oddest thing you\u2019ve witnessed while bartending?<\/strong> I\u2019ve seen a retired Patriots Linebacker get on the bar and start dancing. Please never try this.<br><strong>What\u2019s the best band you\u2019ve ever seen in Oxford?<\/strong> The best band I ever saw in Oxford was my Dad\u2019s band, Trampling Floor at The Gin.<br><strong>If you could have a drink with anyone, who would it be and what are you pouring?<\/strong> If I could have a drink with anyone, it would be Miley Cyrus and we would drink San Matias Extra Anejo tequila on the rocks.<br><strong>Where\u2019s your favorite place to go on a road trip?<\/strong> My favorite road trip destination is to a small waterfall in Double Springs, AL.<br><strong>Where do you hope to be in 10 years?<\/strong> In 10 years I still do see myself doing some sort of bartending. I love it. However, I would love to have my own commercial\/residential plant care and design business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14544\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Mattie Grace Morris Hometown? Sardis, MSWhere do you work, and what shift do you work? 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