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Get a look at Bar Margaux, the latest from the team behind The Everleigh and Heartbreaker
Melbourne has a new late night joint to drink and eat well: Bar Margaux, the latest from the Made In The Shade group, whom you may know from such Melbourne institutions as the award-winning The Everleigh and Heartbreaker.
Here’s how award-winning bartender Hayden Lambert develops new drinks
Hayden Lambert is one of the country’s best proponents of the classically structured drink; here he shares the way he approaches his craft.
Laura Roscioli: At Eau de Vie Melbourne, hosting is about managing expectations
“Who they’re with as well makes a massive difference,” says Laura Roscioli, “because if they’re friends with whisky snobs or drink connoisseur, they can be very like ‘Oh, he doesn’t know what he’s doing.'”
Service tips from one of the industry’s best: The Everleigh’s Bianca Wendt
We asked The Everleigh’s Bianca Wendt to talk us through how service works at The Everleigh, and she points out the importance of not just a hearty welcome into the venue, but the importance of a satisfying goodbye.
‘Game faces on.’ A day in the life of Black Pearl’s Shay Chamberlain
Shay Chamberlain is charged with keeping things on the rails at Melbourne mainstay and cocktailing institution, Black Pearl.
Here’s the recipe for The Gentleman Caller from Melbourne’s Above Board
The Gentleman Caller cocktail at Above Board is a simple affair, but the ingredients come together in such a way as to give you something greater than the sum of its parts.
Take a look inside a revamped St Kilda icon: The Espy
The Espy — also known as the Hotel Esplanade — has reopened its doors after a long renovation by its new owners, the Sand Hill Road group.
This award-winning Melbourne bar is looking for a new owner
“After 11 fantastic years it’s time to put my feet up,” says Melbourne bar owner Lisa Kelly. “18o6 is on the lookout for a new owner.”
What Women Drink: hear from Sarah Mitchell, Boilermaker House
Here’s part four of our eight part series profiling some of Melbourne’s top bartenders, What Women Drink. Today, meet Sarah Mitchell from Boilermaker House.