Double Bay is set to feel the love with Mrs Sippy (mrs-a-sippy) bringing a little drinking and dining style to the area. The venture is a collaboration between Ben May (Manly Wharf Hotel & The London), Andrew Stanway, Kate Stanway and Angus Abrahams and is will mix classic, industrial style with a retro touch.
Fee Brothers is one of America’s great cocktailian family companies whose heritage stretches from before the Civil War to being the bitters of choice at a recent White House cocktail party.
When The Everleigh opened its doors in early July it was clear that Melbourne really did have its next big thing – this was after all the Australian connection to the fabled Milk & Honey’s. Heard of them?
What a night it was! This year’s Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards capped off a terrific, and action-packed, week of festivities. This year’s winners shone in front of a room full of their peers, and their hard work rewarded by industry recognition.
With the opening of Sydney’s latest Mexican restaurant and bar hope remains that the legendary bar at Bayswater Brasserie may come back from the grave.
From Cerbaco – Filliers Violette Liqueur is based on juniper spirit made in Belgium and has genuine juniper combined with violet petals and rose leaves.
Introducing Mitch Keane from Perth’s Ezra Pound – Welcome! Mitch has been tending bar at the Perth hotspot for some time now and loves a smokey Martini if he’s having a drink (it was a James Dean favourite). If he’s not behind the stick, you’ll most likely find him cruising on his skateboard.
The latest offering from the never ending roll-out that is the Merivale group – and it’s hitting the right chord yet again. Justin Hemmes and Merivale chef Dan Hong travelled to Los Angeles visiting over 40 different venues for inspiration before coming back and setting up El Loco within a matter of weeks.
Day four of Sydney BarShow Week saw another packed house down at the Hordern Pavilion. Bar professionals from all styles of venues were entertained and educated and this year’s show proved once again just how valuable a trade-only bar expo is for the development of the Australian bar scene.
Sydney BarShow Week’s trade-only bar expo got off to a flying start today with a packed house, fantastic seminars and a thong of Australia’s bar professionals filling the Hordern Pavilion.
This year’s official Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards after party will be held at the Abercrombie Hotel on Broadway, the latest venue from the dynamic operator duo of James Wirth and James Miller.
Viva la Revolution! Sydney’s Cuban hotspot, La Bodeguita Del Medio, will be hosting an exclusive tasting of Baranows Emporium’s cigars along with a selection of reserved spirits including