Bartender

Flash-grilled: Lorenza Pezzetta

18-Nov-2022 By James McAllister

The recently-appointed bar manager at Artesian in The Langham, London, on her first industry job, and the best food to pair with a bottle of Pétrus.

Flash-grilled: Giulia Cuccurullo

27-May-2022 By James McAllister

The Italian-born head bartender at Artesian in The Langham, London, which recently unveiled a new cocktail list inspired by 'the idea of duality', tells us about her career.

Peg & Patriot bartender to open Scout cocktail bar in London’s Hoxton

16-Mar-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Bartender Mark Whiley, of the Peg & Patriot in London’s Bethnal Green, and the Talented Mr. Fox bar consultancy, is to open new cocktail bar Scout, in the city’s Hoxton on 11 April. 

The Modern Pantry to open Alpha Beta Bar with mixologist ‘Mr. Lyan’

05-Jan-2017 By Hannah Thompson

The Modern Pantry, the London restaurant from New Zealander chef Anna Hansen, is to open a new bar at its Finsbury Square site this January, in partnership with mixologist Ryan Chetiyawardana aka Mr Lyan. 

Tony Conigliaro to open Warhol-inspired bar, Untitled

25-Nov-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Tony Conigliaro, bartender, mixologist, and founder of London cocktail bars 69 Colebrook Row and Bar Termini, is to open his third bar concept, Untitled, this December in Hackney.

SMALL TALK

Dave White of Dead Parrot bar on competition and bartending success

30-Sep-2016 By Emma Eversham

Dave White, manager of the Dead Parrot bar in Horsham, West Sussex, beat over 120 contestants to win the Monkey Shoulder Ultimate Bartender competition in July for the second year running. He gives his top tips for bartending success ahead of London Cocktail...

Prescott & Conran to open Parabola at London's Design Museum

21-Sep-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Sir Terence Conran and Peter Prescott are to open their new restaurant, Parabola, within the newly-relocated, John-Pawson-designed Design Museum in London's Kensington, next month.

Breaking Bad bar returns to London to find permanent site

03-Aug-2016 By Sophie Witts

A bar inspired by the television series Breaking Bad is returning to London this month with plans to open its first permanent site. 

Dead Parrot bar manager wins Monkey Shoulder’s Ultimate Bartender Championship

27-Jul-2016 By Emma Eversham

Dave White, manager at the Dead Parrot bar in Horsham, West Sussex, has been crowned Monkey Shoulder's Ultimate Bartender for the second year running. 

What's on at Imbibe Live 2016

15-Jun-2016 By Emma Eversham

Imbibe Live, the trade show dedicated to bartenders, sommeliers, and anyone responsible for sourcing, buying and serving drinks in hospitality is returning with a host of top names from the drinks industry ready to share their expertise.

Bartenders invited to enter Ultimate Bartender Championship 2016

08-Mar-2016 By Emma Eversham

Bartenders from across the UK are being invited to enter the third Ultimate Bartender Championship (UBC) with the chance to win a fully stocked pop-up bar at London Cocktail Week. 

Dandelyan’s Iain Griffiths on building a bar in 24 hours and predicting the next big spirit

02-Oct-2015 By Emma Eversham

Iain Griffiths is business manager at Mr Lyan, Ryan Chetiyawardana’s bar and drinks company, and bartender at Dandelyan. He is also part of the London team competing in Bacardi Brown Forman’s 24 Hour Bar Build competition as part of London Cocktail Week...

Hospitality Openings: June 2015

01-Jul-2015 By Liam Garrahan

A round-up of June's hospitality openings that include Smith & Wollensky, Vincent Café and Cocktail Bar, and Inn on the Square.

The Cocktail Trading Co launches London bar

10-Dec-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Bartender-led drinks consulting business The Cocktail Trading Co will launch its own bar, The Cocktail Trading Company Development Bar & Table, in London’s Oxford Circus in mid-January 2015.

Simmons opens third London bar

17-Nov-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Simmons bar group will open its new cocktail bar Simmons Fitzrovia in central London on 20 November. 

Small Talk

Andy Kerr on The Sun Tavern and the importance of investing in staff

06-Nov-2014 By Melodie Michel

Andy Kerr, co-founder of bar group The Umbrella Project, has just opened the company's second venue, The Sun Tavern. 

5cc launches fourth venue in Hoxton Square

30-Oct-2014 By Melodie Michel

Cocktail bar 5cc has opened its fourth venue in the basement of the Electricity Showrooms in Hoxton Square.

Ex-England cricketer to open London cocktail bar

04-Jul-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen is to open new cocktail bar RUBI in Surbiton with his brother Bryan Pietersen in early July.

Preview: Imbibe Live 2014

27-Jun-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Imbibe Live, the annual exhibition for anyone who sources, buys or serves drinks in the licensed on-trade, will return to London’s Olympia Grand on 1-2 July.

Imbibe Live: Spirits and cocktail events and activity

23-Jun-2014 By Carina Perkins

It is one week to go until Imbibe Live, and there will be plenty of activity for budding mixologists and bar owners.

TenderOne launches new cocktail machine

27-May-2014 By Carina Perkins

TenderOne Bar Services has launched a new multi-line dispenser that produces freshly-mixed cocktails in seconds.

Carl Clarke oversees new bar and restaurant offering at Hertford House

24-Apr-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Chef Carl Clarke is currently overseeing the new food and beverage offering at Hertford House Hotel, re-launching the restaurant, bar and cocktail lounge. 

Cocktail lecturer gives key advice for bartenders in 2014

10-Jan-2014 By Luke Nicholls

A leading drinks flavour expert claims bartenders and mixologists will need to ‘think outside the box’ if they want to stand out from the ever-growing crowd of bars and restaurants serving cocktails in 2014. 

Kench & Bibesy bar and restaurant opening in the City

08-Nov-2013 By Luke Nicholls

The team behind Prohibition-style West London venue Evans & Peel Detective Agency is launching a new bar and restaurant in Farringdon later this month.

Steam & Rye: Gatsby-style bar and restaurant coming to London

15-Oct-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Nick House, the entrepreneur behind famous London nightclubs Mahiki and Whisky Mist, has teamed up with model Kelly Brook for the launch of Steam & Rye, a Prohibition era-themed bar and restaurant in the heart of the City.

Arc Inspirations to open two more bars in 2014

07-Aug-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Leeds-based bar operator Arc Inspirations is to open its 10th venue later this month in Leeds and is planning to add two further sites to its portfolio next year.

Manchester barman named world's best gin bartender

28-Jun-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Jamie Jones, one half of Manchester bar consultants The Liquorists, has been named as the world's best gin bartender in an annual, week-long, invitation-only contest held in France earlier this month. 

Finest Call capitalises on mid-market cocktail boom with new summer flavour

22-Apr-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Finest Call cocktail mixes is looking to capitalise on 'the rise of the mainstream cocktail sector' with the launch of a new Wildberry purée flavour and an upsurge in its activity within the UK's pub and bar market.

Search for The Key: ‘Secret’ cocktail bar & restaurant comes to London

03-Apr-2013 By Luke Nicholls

The Key - a mysterious new cocktail bar, restaurant and live music lounge situated in a ‘hidden location’ in London’s West End – is set to open in May as the first in a series of themed bars across the capital from a new collective of nightclub and private...

Be At One to open up to 10 sites outside London in three years

26-Mar-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Cocktail bar group Be At One opens its first site outside London this week in Reading and is set to open up to 10 venues outside the capital as it looks to grow to 30 sites within three years.

Chinawhite nightclub set to re-open as Libertine

19-Mar-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Chinawhite, the Fitzrovia nightspot which has become a popular haunt for celebrities, will re-open later this month as ‘Libertine’ as the venue’s director looks to ‘update the nightclub formula and offer some new experiential twists’.

Late Night London revamps restaurant & bar offering

15-Feb-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Late Night London, the subsidiary of Novus Leisure which owns 45 restaurants, bars and nightclubs across the capital, has just completed the refurbishment of three of its venues and is set to re-launch another next month.

Harrison’s restaurant closes for extensive refurb

04-Jan-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Harrison’s restaurant in Balham has closed for a month to undergo a major refurbishment with the conversion of the basement area into a New York-style cocktail bar, a general refreshment of the upstairs with the addition of a private dining room, and...

Flat Iron goes permanent with new Soho restaurant

01-Nov-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Following a short-term residency above the Owl and Pussycat pub in Shoreditch, new steak concept Flat Iron is to move to a permanent site in the heart of Soho in December.

Cargo owner takes over Duke's Bar in City of London

25-Oct-2012 By Emma Eversham

Cargo owner Shoreditch Bars Group is to take over the former Duke's Bar in the City of London with plans to turn into a cocktail bar and gourmet pizza restaurant. 

Be At One introduces new food offering with opening of 13th London bar

07-Aug-2012 By Luke Nicholls

London-based bar group Be At One has unveiled plans to open its 13th cocktail bar in the heart of the capital, where it will showcase a new food offering in partnership with restaurateur Ossie Gray.

Hilton Brighton Metropole relaunches its hotel bar

13-Jun-2012 By Peter Ruddick

The Hilton Brighton Metropole hotel has relaunched its bar and terrace with a new menu and cocktails after a renovation project which reflects the heritage of the beachfront venue.

Courvoisier launches on-trade cocktail marketing campaign ahead of Imbibe Live competition

10-May-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Courvoisier has launched a marketing and promotion campaign, Cocktails on a Grand Scale, to encourage the use of cognac in cocktails; bartenders are also being invited to enter a competition at Imbibe Live later this year.

Dirty Martini to open second cocktail bar in Mayfair

02-Nov-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Dirty Martini, a cocktail bar in London’s Covent Garden, is set to open a second site in Mayfair later this month.

Be At One plans expansion with £8m Piper investment

31-Oct-2011 By Emma Eversham

Private equity specialist Piper has invested £8m in cocktail bar operator Be At One to enable it to expand at a faster rate.

Raconteur's Jamie MacDonald is crowned UK's best bartender

21-Jun-2011 By Tom Allsop

Jamie MacDonald of the Raconteur bar in Stockbridge, Edinburgh has been crowned the UK's best bartender after winning the UK final of the international cocktail competition World Class 2011.

After hours with… Tim Gardner

16-Jul-2010 By Chris Druce

Tim Gardner is director and co-owner of The Lonsdale Bar and Restaurant in London’s Notting Hill. After a career spent working for others the revitalised cocktail bar is Gardner’s first solo project

July opening for Be At One's 10th bar in Shoreditch

17-Jun-2010 By Chris Druce

Cocktail bar chain Be At One’s 10th site in London’s Shoreditch will open next month with another set to follow soon after, the company has confirmed

Edinburgh bartender wins UK World Class 2009

02-Jul-2009 By Becky Paskin

Ryan Chetiyawardana from Bramble in Edinburgh has been crowned the best bartender in the UK in the final of World Class 2009

Royal Crescent Hotel barman wins cocktail championship

11-May-2009 By Emma Eversham

Orlando Garcia beats 11 other finalists from around the UK to win the UK Bartenders Guild Akvinta Grand Prix competition

North vs South in Liquid War

10-Nov-2008 By Becky Paskin

Bartending teams from the north and south will this weekend demonstrate flair and mixology in the 2008 Liquid War

Cointreau Caviar

29-Apr-2008 By Claire Miller

Drinks brand Cointreau has created a caviar version of itself to add a twist to cocktails

Belfast Barman Crowned Cocktail King

21-Nov-2007 By Alan Lodge

Sam Cherocles scoops the top award at the Finlandia Vodka Cup Final for drink inspired by Irish folk-tales.

How to make the perfect Caipirinha cocktail

17-Jul-2007 By Restaurant

Few Brits had heard of a Caipirinha 10 years ago, now it's rapidly become one of the nation's most popular cocktails. Mocotó's bar manager Francisco Brasileiro, or Brazilian Frank (his real name, honestly), explains the art of ...

Cocktail robotics or a machine to get you sloshed?

14-Feb-2007 By Restaurant

Here comes Robomoji – praise the Lord and pass the peanuts Robomoji looms over the competition, a robotic machine sporting chain belts, wicked saw-tooth gears and a vice-like appendage that looks ready to break a few bones. Is this an iron ...