Ahead of his takeover at PS40 this Sunday, Michael Callahan shares some advice for younger bartenders and talks about his new Singapore bar, Barbary Coast.
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Adelaide’s Big Easy Group — who began with their first venue, NOLA, back in 2016 — now have four venues, but not without making some tough mistakes along the way.
“The biggest pitfall is sometimes missing trends and the way the industry is going because you’re so focused on your own thing,” says Huw Griffiths in this story by Kurtis Bosley.
The free tool, was developed by award-winning and innovative bartender, Monica Berg, who is co-owner of London’s Tayer + Elementary.
Last year Claudia Morgan left her hometown for Sydney; here, she tells Sam Bygrave her bartending origin story, how she approaches the trade, and the benefits of moving cities.
Nikolovski tells us about how they got interested in natural wine, what inspired them to start Nattie by Nature, and what they’re looking for in a good bottle.
Shady Pines Saloon celebrates 10 years of shelling peanuts, pouring whiskey, and providing honky tonk good times next month.
As more and more bartenders look to make this thing a long-term career, the question arises: how do you do the hospo thing when you’re pregnant?
David Nguyen-Luu moved to Singapore in 2019 to take on the bar manager role at Manhattan Bar at Regent Singapore, a bar which landed at number two on the 2019 Asia’s 50 Best Bars list.
You may know Tom Loosli from such bars as Sydney’s Eau de Vie and from such competitive cocktail competitions as our very own Bartender of the Year.
Singapore is a cracker of a town and its bars are booming, and this is…
We spoke to four bartenders who know their specs to get their tips: Alex Boon from Mjolner Melbourne (and the reigning Australian Diageo World Class champ); 2018 Bartender of the Year Jenna Hemsworth; the reigning Speed Rack Australia champ, Millie Tang from The Gresham in Brisbane; and owner-bartender of the award-winning Melbourne cocktail bar, Above Board, Hayden Lambert.











