It’s obvious that the rituals learned in our childhood make us the adults we become. In our guest’s case, this ritual was cider making every Autumn with his family in Normandy, France. After leaving home, Xavier d’Audiffret just couldn’t find the cider that he had grown accustomed to drinking in his youth, no matter where
This cocktail is inspired by two guests who were completely different, but the best of friends: one in fashion with a love of strong drinks and the other a quieter soul with a love of fine food and sweeter drinks! Although they were completely different, the drink fuses both their lives with the bitterness of
In Part One of these two back-to-back Lush Life episodes, we left Ago Perrone in a quandary. Would he or wouldn’t he answer the call of the Connaught? As it’s been ten years and a slew of awards later, we know the answer. Not only did he become the Director of Mixology, Ago was just
If you want to hear the story of Ago Perrone, Director of Mixology at the Connaught Bar, listen to this episode of Lush Life Podcast.
There aren’t many children who could call their teacher, admit to skiving off school, and hear the teacher respond “Great, I’ll join you.” Our guest was one of those. Lucky for us, Ago Perrone liked being behind a bar better than chained to a desk. In his role as Director of Mixology for the Connaught
