The Bondi bubble just got a little bit more neighbourly. New bar and restaurant Neighbourhood, has been put together by a collective that features Eddie de Souza, Joshua Evans, Anthony Hughes and Keith Hodgson, along with former Bartender drinks editor, Simon McGoram.
New Sydney bar Riley St Garage opened their doors to the public last night and before service got started we took a look about this great looking venue.
It’s a cliché to rattle off the list of foods that came with Italians to this country and that have become a part of daily life across all parts of the community, but perhaps there’s a few things that could become more ubiquitous still — like their approach to alcohol and drinking…
Well Jameson promised that this year’s Bartenders Ball was going to be bigger than last year and they didn’t disappoint! There was live coopering demos — stuff set on fire, too — along with plenty of Jameson cocktails and picklebacks. Check out a few images from the night below.
Whisky — whether there’s an ‘e’ in the spelling or not — doesn’t lend itself to easy categorising. We assembled an array of expressions for the experienced palates of Mike Enright, Tim Philips, Cass Hill and Will Oxenham at Enright’s newly opened York Street bar, The Barber Shop.
Mary’s has been one of the most talked about openings of this year, with the venue getting rave reviews for their food. But this pub with some good nosh is not just a restaurant. We sat down with Kenny Graham to find out a little about the venue’s story.
Mixologist. It’s the term all ‘true’ bartenders love to hate. Many even delight in ridiculing those who dare hold themselves in such a pompous regard. My opinion on this argument has always been slightly more controversial…
Well what a night that was. Last Tuesday we celebrated the best in the bar business at the 13th annual Australian Bar Awards and though it’s taken a few days to recover from the Awards and from Bar Week in general, here’s a few social shots from the Bar Awards pre-drinks.
American craft beer is thriving, but it wasn’t always that way.
“There is an entire generation of drinkers who are too young to remember the beer world in the US before craft beer, but in a word, it was a bit of a wasteland.”
Last night (Tuesday, 24th September), more than 500 bar industry professionals flocked to Doltone House in Pyrmont for the 13th annual Australian Bar Awards presented by Australian Bartender magazine. We’ve got all the winners here.
Yesterday a great array of bar workshops took place down at King Street Wharf at theloft, Sydney. We’ve got a few shots from the day below, and this year’s Top 10 bartenders from the Bartender of the Year competition round one and two that took place yesterday.
Tonight 500 bar professionals from around Australia will descend upon Doltone House for the 13th annual Australian Bar Awards, presented by Bartender magazine.
And what a night we have in store! With pre-drinks presented by the lovely fellas from Trolley’d Bars, fussy bar industry personnel will enjoy sunset drinks on the deck, sipping on Cuba Libras, Penicillins, Manahattans, Tommy’s Margaritas and Gimlets. It looks set to be an amazing shindig.