The book I smuggled out was “Speakeasy: The Employees Only Guide to Classic Cocktails Reimagined”. When I think of the legendary bar that is EO New York it brings back memories of Sam Ng’s amazing stories of his time working there.
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Featuring bartenders from some of Sydney’s top bars — Maybe Sammy, Cantina OK!, The Lobo Plantation and The Duke of Clarence among them — it’s going to be a party from 11pm through to Employees Only’s famous chicken soup at close.
The Employees Only cocktail list has a little of something for everyone, from big, New York-style drinks, to refreshing sippers.
“This our ode to Grazia Di Franco,” says Employees Only Sydney bar manager Chris Garner, “it’s just a light, summery, fun and fresh drink. A great way to start the night,” says Garner.
The Common Sense “is one of Steve Schneider’s drinks from way back,” says Garner. “The idea was that, the drink just made sense.”
Very few bars have a cocktail menu they use in five locations across the globe,…
“These are served all around the world, in all the [Employees Only] locations,” says bar manager Chris Garner. “That’s LA, Hong Kong, Singapore, New York and now Sydney.”
We get geeky with ice, visit Port Douglas, and check in on Adelaide’s Ollie Margan at his latest bar, West at Henley. We hear from The Royal’s Stephanie Haile on training, hospitality, and career growth, and get a look at Elise Godwin’s new drinks list at Fremantle’s Strange Company.
It’s been a few years in the making, but this Saturday Sydney will have finally have its own Employees Only.
They’ve opened Employees Only in Singapore, Miami, Los Angeles, and Hong Kong. And next month we’ll see the latest outpost opening in the Sydney CBD.
Sam Bygrave speaks to Steve Schneider about making the move from bartender to bar owner, and finds out what was involved in opening Employees Only Singapore.