The Swillhouse group of venues are among the country’s best; here’s what’s involved a typical day for its beverage director, James Irvine.
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Ryan Lane has the enviable task of running things at The Gresham, the Brisbane bar with a big selection of whiskey, and two time winner of the Bar of the Year category at the Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards.
Phil Bayly is one of the most respected advocates for agave spirits doing the rounds, and he has recently been appointed as the first global mezcal ambassador by the category’s regulatory body, the Consejo Regulator de Mezcal.
It’s International Women’s Day today, so we thought we’d take a look back into the archives to this read from Harriet Leigh.
Sometimes designers miss things — it’s not uncommon to ask where the damn bin is supposed to go — and it can take a while before it feels natural to bartend in the space.
It’s an early start to a long day for Long Chim’s beverage director, James Connolly. Based at Long Chim Perth, when he wakes up the guys running their east coast restaurants in Sydney and Melbourne (their most recent opening) have a three hour head start on him.
The Barber Shop’s Mike Enright gives his advice on opening a bar, finding a site, budgeting for the build and beyond, and working with builders.
“If I make a beautiful looking menu, but it doesn’t work in the space, I asked the wrong damn questions.” Chanel Liquori on good graphic design for bars.
Today is the last part of this eight part series, and we’re hearing from Tayla Kendall of venerable Melbourne bar, Lily Black’s.
We know that a bad review can make or break a bar. But how does the process work? What does a bar reviewer look for? We put these questions and more to the well-regarded freelance food and drink writer – and critic — Max Veenhuyzen, to learn how a critic thinks.
Today is part seven in the eight part series, What Women Drink, and we’re hearing from Sarah Wongstein of Bomba.
You may have noticed that over the last week or so we’ve been profiling some of Melbourne’s best bartenders, in the series What Women Drink. Well today, for part six in the eight part series, we’re hearing from Rachael Hand of House of Correction.