Tag: Fraser Short

Beers and boutique rooms next for Short

Fresh from his successful launch of The Morrison, Fraser Short is casting his eye towards Sydney’s eastern suburbs with the recent purchase of the Watsons Bay Hotel.

Bar profile: The Morrison

In 1920’s Sydney, if you drank at a pub and hurt yourself it was you’re your own fault. One Christmas Eve morning in 1927, a naval petty officer fell 25 feet from the second floor of the Brooklyn Hotel, suffering “a probable fracture of the spine, fractured skull, and fractured jaw”. Today that might spark a media and public outcry. Instead, the Sydney Morning Herald at the time pithily reported that “it is believed he overbalanced on the railing.” Things, of course, have changed.

Bar Week Opening Night: Get Shucked!

Sydney Bar Week kicks off on September 22, with a launch event at Sydney’s hottest new venue, The Morrison. Come down for oysters, cocktails and a delicious 2-course meal to prime yourself for the following week of festivities…

Bar Week Opening Night: Get Shucked!

Sydney Bar Week kicks off on September 22, with a launch event at Sydney’s hottest new venue, The Morrison. Come down for oysters, cocktails and a delicious 2-course meal to prime yourself for the following week of festivities…

The Morrison – Positions Vacant

The Morrison, the hottest new bar/restaurant on Sydney’s George Street is looking for staff to work in this fun environment with some of Sydney’s most talented chefs and bar personalities…

Short brings oysters to Sydney CBD

Fraser Short, partnered by Sean Connolly (ex-Astral, Sydney) has re-launched The Brooklyn Hotel as The Morrison Bar and Oyster Room giving Sydney’s bustling George Street a premium drink and dine offering

Big Plans for Fraser Short

Fraser Short has some exciting plans coming up with one of the CBD’s icon venues, The Brooklyn Hotel, set to undergo a revamp in the coming months.

2nd to 9th Place Most Influential List Interviews

The Most Influential List is a celebrated biennial industry initiative launched by Australian Bartender magazine in 2009 that aims to showcase the home-grown talent that makes the Australian bar scene what it is today – a thriving and developing culture, full of creative and passionate people that work hard for you.

Bartender Magazine’s Most Influential List Top 10!

The Top 10 for the Bartender Magazine Most Influential List was announced last night at a sensational celebration held at one of Sydney’s newest and trendiest venues – The Norfolk Hotel in Surry Hills. The pub was packed out with a huge range of industry personalities for the highly anticipated announcement.

Most Influential Top 50 Announced

The votes are in for Bartender magazine’s Most Influential List in association with Diageo’s Alchemy. Read on to find out the who made the Top 50 based on your trade votes…