Bar Rescue (tv program)

From the producers of "The Biggest Loser" comes a show about another kind of loser -- those who bet their livelihood on the success of a bar and come close to losing everything. It's called "Bar Rescue," and it's close......

Blue Frog 22 in River North. (Luis Arroyave/Chicago Tribune) Two Chicago bars are getting the makeover treatment this spring courtesy of Spike TV. "Bar Rescue" -- a new reality show which sets out to inject some life into struggling bars -- will film at...

Before its 15 minutes of fame, J.A. Murphy's was a fun, occasionally rowdy but unremarkable Fells Point bar. It was the type of place you stopped by for a quick beer during a pub crawl, but usually left before a second round. In August, J.A. Murphy's...

In February, Spike TV announced "Bar Rescue," a design makeover show, would take up the cause of J.A. Murphy's in Fells Point. The show was coming at the request of owners Keith Murphy and Joel Gallant. Theirs was one of more than 200 bars to apply for...

I f you watch Spike TV's "Bar Rescue"you know how hard Jon Taffer's job is. Recruited by drinkeries, Taffer not only revamps bars' design, menus and business practices, but deals with bullheaded owners. He's already had to fix a pirate bar (!) in...

Friday Update: Filming is going to be delayed until further notice, Spike TV spokesman Salil Gulati said. Another nightlife cable show is coming to Baltimore. After IFC's "Young, Broke & Beautiful" and HDNet's "Drinking Made Easy," the Spike TV show...

Here's a round-up of our week at Midnight Sun: •••• In what some might consider an odd choice, Spike TV's "Bar Rescue" chose J.A. Murphy's as the next establishment it helps, "Kitchen Nightmares"/"Restaurant Impossible"-style. Filming...

Who doesn't love a good before-and-after? It's the reason we tune into shows such as Gordon Ramsay's "Kitchen Nightmares," for a glimpse of potential restaurant disasters -- and how they clean up (or don't) after a visit from Ramsay. The cocktail...