I truly believe that the day our guest walked into his first job at a school for children with special needs that he was destined to help his fellow man. His career may have taken him around the world, from the beaches of Cornwall to the beaches of New Zealand, the cities of India to
Our next guest truly believed that every 15 year old wanted to own a bar when he grew up. Years later when Stephan Schulz was presented with the opportunity to run Mata Hari Bar, he couldn’t say no! It was the dream of a lifetime. Only thing was he had never made a cocktail in
I was lucky enough to meet Russell Norman, the founder of Polpo restaurants in London and author of several books on Venice, before my trip to visit The Hotel Heureka to interview Justus. Our conversation led to a discussion of the Aperol Spritz and how it conquered the world. He said some Venetians were rebelling
I don’t want to give away anything about our next guest. All I’ll tell you is that Justus Hoffstaedter is now creating cocktails at the Hotel Heureka in Venice, but the how and why he got here is the sweetest of stories. It all starts with wanting to manage a castle – other than that,
It was Italy that changed everything for our next guest. Upon arriving on the Amalfi Coast, Sara Stode knew she had to return to her original love of art. (Or was it that sip of Limoncello?) Moving to London, a city where she knew no one, she found solace in the trendy bars of Hoxton and
Inspired by Sara Stode’s love for Italy and her drawing for the already iconic Bar Swift in London, the cocktail of the week is the Sgroppino – a venetian favorite. Move over Bellini and Aperol Spritz – summer is coming and with that the Sgroppino!
