A public drinking event meant business boomed at a few restaurants, but it was too late for another

A public drinking event meant business boomed at a few restaurants, but it was too late for another

Behind the bar at The Ordinarie Tavern in Downtown Long Beach, Clare Le Bras spent much of Saturday’s shift scrambling to turn out drinks as a line accumulated out the door.  After a bartender called in sick, Le Bras — the bar’s general manager — had to fill in to manage the rush on one of their busiest afternoons in a long time. It was stressful, Le Bras said, but — more importantly — it was a welcome reprieve from the typical worries of managi…