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BLOG: 30 Bars in 30 Days: Week One(0)
When we started our 30 Bars in 30 Days odyssey, we were expecting great drinks and bars. But Parched March is much more than that. So far, it’s been a leisurely stroll through life’s finer pursuits: conversation, friendships, food, music, stories, ideas, interesting strangers, curios, history, philosophy and even a smattering of science. And a giant bull’s head..
BLOG: Parched March by Amy Cooper
As I wrote a couple of weeks ago in my Sun-Herald column, the concept of abstinence as the new black makes me uncomfortable. While I applaud anything that raises charity money…
Parched March: 30 Bars in 30 Days by Amy Cooper
Get set for a month of bar crawling with the Sun-Herald’s party person, Ms Amy Cooper, as she attempts to have a drink at as many licensed venues as possible in March, focusing on the variety, quality and originality of Sydney’s bar scene and promoting “responsible, mindful enjoyment of alcohol.”
Bartender Magazine’s Top 5 Cocktails of 2010
With summer now in full swing the team here at 4bars.com.au and Bartender magazine are getting a mighty thirst on. Every month we get sent some cracking cocktail recipes and menus from all around the country, we get to sample fine potions on our travels and often drink superlative beverages compounded for the country’s top cocktail competitions.
Blanco Bar and Restaurant, Sydney
Opened in September 2009, Blanco Bar and Restaurant is a venture undertaken by two real foodies, chef co-owners Scott Mason and Brendon Vallejo who hail from top restaurants such as Rockpool, Restaurant 41, Omega, and most recently the Bistro Moncur, now one of Sydney’s best loved culinary institutions.
OPERATOR FOCUS: Pierre Van Der Heyde, Melbourne
Pierre Van Der Heyde from Australian Bar Holdings (Murmur, Portello Rosso, Mint, Phoenix and Penny Black) lays down his cards…
Havana Club Masterclass: Cocktail Inspiration
Our lucky winners of the Havana Club Masterclass trip to Cuba have put their new knowledge to work and created some Cuban-inspired cocktails…
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- Havana Club Masterclass: Day #6
- Havana Club Masterclass: Day #5
- Havana Club Masterclass: Day #4
- Havana Club Masterclass: Day #3 The Distillery
- Havana Club Masterclass: Day #2
- Havana Club Masterclass: Day #1
- Havana Club Masterclass Blog: Meet the Winners
- DRINKS WITH Jim Meehan, PDT, New York
- VIDEO: Bartender Magazine Most Influential Party!
- Most Influential Top 50 Announced
- Tim Philips wins UK Bartender of the Year in CLASS Awards
- Bartender’s Most Influential List in association with Diageo’s Alchemy
- Suntory Cup Finds 2009’s Greatest Mix
- Australia’s Best Bartender!
- Outstanding Contribution: Sven Almenning, Behind Bars
- Bartender Magazine’s Most Influential List - with Diageo’s Alchemy
- Suntory Cup Invites You to Be the Judge
- The Smirnoff Black Copper Cup is Back
- Global gurus of the bar industry flock to Sydney BarShow 09
- VIDEO: World Cocktail Week Australia 2009
- OPERATOR FOCUS: Bria Sydney, Braddon Cocktail Bar, Canberra
- Greece is World Class
- Can you pour the perfect Stella? $30K in cash & prizes!
- Winners of the Hoshizaki Ice Promotion are Announced!
- Australian Bartender Magazine’s World’s Top 20 Bars: Asia-Pacific
- Slick Start for Ultrapour’s Professional
- INTERVIEW: Fraser Short on the NSW Top 48 Hotels
- NSW’s Top 48 Pubs still suffer despite new data
- Win a Hoshizaki Ice Machine thanks to Coca-Cola Amatil & Mixxit
- World Cocktail Week Launch at Hugos Lounge, Sydney
- World Cocktail Week
- London Update… Walk In Gin
- Bartender Magazine Celebrates 10 years & 100 issues
- Red Card System proposed for Melbourne Nightclubs
- Sydney’s Regal Chivas Studio Event
- Belvedere launches Intense Vodka
- Free Seminars for Small Bar Operators
- Simon’s Picks… Small Screen Network
- DRINKS WITH Jason Bowden, Ketel One
- The Lark Appreciation Society Launch
- DRINKS WITH James Hayman, Hayman Distillers
- The Emerald Peacock
- Local Taphouse & Barons Launch
- Alcohologist… The Cocktail Shaker
- Reserve Tanqueray No. TEN Martini Awards
- Sebastian Says… how to write a good cocktail list
- Flak Jacket Not Required
- Editor’s Blog – February 2009