Perspectives

From beginning his bartending career as a teenager in Melbourne, to a pivotal opportunity at NYC’s Milk & Honey, Attaboy’s Sam Ross exalts the virtues of a strong foundation when it comes to drinks making  When I first started bartending in Melbourne as a brash teenager, I felt like I had a natural style and […]

The author of ‘The PDT Cocktail Book’ and ‘Meehan’s Bartender Manual’ knows we can’t always choose our dream bar design. But we can work with it. He explains how for owner, management and bartenders After 12 years working behind other operators’ bars – including Audrey Saunders’ Pegu Club and a little-known landmark in Madison, Wisconsin, […]

The owner of the Pi bar in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City, Chun Chun fell head over heels for the bar industry. Creativity, camaraderie and genuine passion will be Chun’s legacies  A little bit about me  My journey into bartending wasn’t just a job opportunity; it was a conscious choice. Like most people, I got into hospitality as […]

The refreshingly open founder of Hong Kong’s Hungry Ghost (which includes venues Call Me AL and ARTIFACT Bar) and former co-owner of The Pontiac, reveals what it really takes to own a bar business.   The idea of owning my own bar was not foreign to me. I’d opened a couple bars alongside my partner in […]

The most important (and underrated) ingredient of them all: ice had a fascinating history before entering the world of mixology. Today it’s the subject of deep and ever-evolving experimentation – we explore its possibilities  Sometimes considered a hindrance by un-educated guests (who publicly bash bars for using too much of the stuff for either watering […]

With 28 years in the bartending industry, Jeffrey Morgenthaler knows his tekkers. From peeling citrus with cheese slicers to the physics of shaking, he unpacks five techniques he swears by   Last week, as I worked behind the bar as usual – mixing drinks, engaging with guests, and tackling a mountain of dishes – I found […]