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DRINKS WITH Xavier Padovani, Hendrick’s Gin

4bars.com.au caught up with Xavier Padovani, the global brand ambassador for Hendrick’s Gin, while he was visiting these shores in April. This is what he had to say…

BARTENDER: Nick Edwards – The Lark, Brisbane

Bartender magazine sat down with Nick Edwards from The Lark in Brisbane to find out how he got into bartending, who he’d like to drink with and what his trade secrets are. Read on to find out more…

OPERATOR FOCUS: Andy Freeman and Michelle Mok, Luxe Bar

It’s a rare thing when two people with such a personal love and operational knowledge for a business get to write its next chapter. We caught up with the duo while over in Perth, our heads still throbbing from flying over all that desert with little more than lukewarm beer and peanut grease for lubrication. As we soon discovered, these first time bar owners have done quite a bit to their new home already…

OPERATOR FOCUS: Re:Love

How did three lads from the UK come to open two of Bondi’s newest, and hottest, venues in the space of a year? Andy Ives speaks to Re:Love hotshots James Hudson, Mark Tarrant and Mark Bowey to find out.