The Riversdale Group is fast becoming one of the major multi-venue operators in NSW and with the backing of some key investors, including ad man John Singleton, they’re looking to keep growing.
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Moscow recently experienced the bar show phenomenon with the Moscow Bar Show launching in September this year.
Organised by the PIR Group in co-operation with the British bar expert Andy Bishop the Russian bar community was able to experience the best of international bar culture. Nearly 6000 bar professionals visited the show and they were treated to a host of industry icons – many of whom have been regular fixtures at Sydney BarShow Week in years past and present.
Salvatore Calabrese (Salvatore’s at the Playboy Club, London) David Cordoba (Bacardi Global Brand Ambassador), Thomas Estes (European Tequila Ambassador), Joe Fee, Phil Bayly and Ian Burrell were all on hand to educate and stimulate what was an excited and enthusiastic Russian crowd.
The national final was held at the grand Crown Casino in Melbourne and the night turned out to be a rousing success for both Sinagra and island2island Beverage Company who stage the annual event. “We couldn’t be happier here at island2island,” beamed Forde, “the positive response we received for the not only Angostura, but the company as well, was fantastic.”
The Rum Collective is an initiative created by The Bundaberg Distilling Company and will provide a series of specialised training sessions for bar industry professionals and consumers.
How does a leading figure in the Sydney bar scene cope with also fronting a cocktail bar that promotes a wide range of brands?
What could you Stitch to a Pocket bar? How about a Button – yep, that’s the name of latest venue by Christophe Lehouk and Karl Schlothauer.
Ben Walsh and Dan Rice (Goldfish, Kings Cross & Hunter Valley and the Lansdowne Hotel) have been joined by Jules Damjano in their latest venture – The Bligh Bar, on the inner CBD hub of Blight St.
Greg Sanderson (ex Black Pearl & The Attic) is heading up the new EDV in Melbourne as General Manager and co-owner.
There’s a shake-up in New York’s bar scene with Aussie ex-pat Sam Ross set to head up a new inner-city venture on the current Milk & Honey site.
Ben Taouss (ex-Pocket and Stitch Sydney) is onboard to head up Assembly – a collaborative style bar within the multi-million dollar Regents Place development on Kent street.
Andy Penney (ex-Flinders and Duke, Sydney) is now licensee and General Manager of 21 – tha latest Kings Cross nightspot that’s mixing up what the strip has to offer. “Tha name comes from the old days when this place was a notorious gambling den called The Kellet Club,” Penney stated.
One of Brisbane’s leading industry operators Elie Moubarak (Laruche Supper Club and Lychee Lounge) is partnering with Daniel Chebib to open another hot spot for the ever growing Brisbane scene.