The Blends of the World is bringing the award-winning UK bar, Dandelyan, to Australia this August and here, general manager James Wheeler talks about what it’s like working at the bar — named as the World’s Best Cocktail Bar in 2017 — and gives us an idea of what to expect when they tour our shores.
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HERE IS a story about two brothers in booze, two siblings behind the stick at The Gresham. You may know one of them, the elder Moore, Kal, from around the traps; he’s been a fixture of the bartending scene in Brisbane for over 10 years now and is one of the industry’s biggest brains when it comes to bartending knowledge.
Every female manager will at one stage of their career be accused of being a bitch. How do we as women maintain our image as a strong, natural born leader if when managing staff we are called out for being ‘bitchy’, and how can we work together to eliminate this issue? The answer to that question in my opinion is Respect.
Though they’ve come and gone and come back again, The Gresham has had a knack for renewing their team with some quality young guns. Bartenders like these two here, Jack Stacey and Justin Croucher, who have made The Gresham their home.
“Amongst all of this I feel that you’ll get a great insight into not only the team here at The Gresham, but our combined passion for this wonderful industry of ours and just how passionate us QLD’ers are,” says The Gresham’s Ryan Lane.
Get a sense of what to expect when Will Meredith and Jack Banks from Dandelyan hit our shores in August. They will be taking the industry on a journey of what is Dandelyan, its innovative menu creation, the behind the scenes of their day to day, all things Botany, and the practices of a great team.
That’s the case with Atlanta Pahulu, who they snared from the ranks at The Unicorn. If you go to Rascals, you’ll see she’s the one busily getting it done, and that’s why we think the industry should get to know her better.
“She’s gone further with it and moved forward, and is now the 2IC at Earl’s Juke Joint in Newtown.” Meet Jemima McDonald.
Phil Gannon is something of a legend around the Sydney bar scene; you may know him from his previous life, standing on the doors at Frankie’s until stupid o’clock in the morning making sure you and your bartending mates had a good night.