Max “Boo Boo” Hoff would be so proud today. This “King of Philadelphia’s Bootleggers” & one of the city’s most notorious gangsters of the1930’s is the inspiration for Philadelphia’s first modern cocktail bar. Our guests today, Jason Elliott and Jon Lalu, recount his story as well as many of their own. It all did end
Lush Life Podcast, Season 1
How to Drink at the Waldorf Astoria with Jason Vickers & Pablo Moreno Garcia
Want to get even? Open a bar right next door to the bar of the one who scorned you. Miss Homage (now The Parrot) did and now it’s the place to be in Covent Garden. Lipstick covered, mirrored walls, feather boas swinging from chandeliers, over-flowing champagne-filled coupes? Yes, you are in the right place –
The fact they are both from Australia has nothing to do with how Alix Nardella felt for Mr. Black. Her first love may have been whisky, but now she only has eyes for this smooth and sexy coffee liqueur. Born in 2012, Mr. Black is the love child of Tom Baker and Philip Moore. After
Was it the flair, the fans, the fame – a mixture of all three – that made our guest today watch Tom Cruise in Cocktail and say “I want to do that”? Yes…and Vincenzo Sibilia is wowing them in Chelsea’s only speakeasy, but you need to know the password to see him in action. From
From a family full of fisherman comes our next guest, Tiago Serrão. His rapid rise from Bar-back to Bar Manager shows an innate knack for, not only conceiving creative cocktails, but also, chatting up the customers. Galvin at Windows at first sight. Located on the 28th Floor of the Hilton Park Lane, it’s not hard
Lush Life Podcast, Season 1
How to Drink at Westin Doha’s Hunters Room & Grill with Thor de Mendoza & Gary Jones
One is from India and the other Spain, but together they have conquered the Doha cocktail scene. Thor de Mendoza, Venue Manager, and Gary Jones, Bartender, of the Hunters Room & Grill at the new Westin Doha Hotel & Spa have drawn local and foreign crowds to their happy hour, thanks to their creative cocktail
From life guarding on an Italian beach, to bartending at one of the most iconic bars in London is not a logical career step unless you are Riccardo Vecchio. It was sink or swim and, thankfully for us, he’s safe behind the bar at Brown’s Hotel. The famed stained-glass window of St. George stares down
No one drinks vermouth on its own, do they? As UK Brand Ambassador for Belsazar Vermouth, our guest today, Fliss Gransden, is on a mission to right that wrong. Not only does it taste fantastic, but its low alcohol content means you could drink it all night! Founded in 2013, Belsazar Vermouth wants to change
You go to Paris for the food and wine, but do you ever ask if there are French products in your cocktails? Well, under the tutelage of Soizic le Mercier, the team of the Intercontinental Paris Le Grand is promoting a whole new type of cocktail making in the City of Lights. Soizic almost chose
We think we all know the legend of the Odyssey after reading Homer. Today we meet a modern day Odysseus whose journey from the Philippines took a different turn and landed him in the world of Mai Tais, Pineapple and Bamboo. On today’s podcast, we discover how our Odysseus was anointed with the moniker Tiki