You would think that following in the footsteps of Auguste Escoffier, Henry Braddock and César Ritz would be daunting, well, not for Anna Sebastian. Under her watchful eye as its Senior Bar Manager, The Savoy’s Beaufort Bar has continued to flourish since the day it opened in 2010. There really should be only one way
Although this is only his first season behind the bar, German born Björn Birke feels right at home at the luxurious Hotel Klosterbräu in Seefeld, Austria. Having just taken over for Ewald Gurber, who had been at the hotel for 25 years, Björn is über-enthusiatic and raring to go, ready to take on the challenge
Lush Life Podcast, Season 1
How to Work Together to Build a Bar with Daniel Thompson & Carlo Lorenzon
Take one Englishman and add an Italian to make a fantastic bar minutes from London Bridge. These two are remaking the area into the next cocktail destination. It takes a team to make a bar stand out from the crowd. Daniel Thompson & Carlo Lorenzon are the two who are shaking up a bit of
How can an 18th Century cartoonist be the inspiration for modern day mixology? Sam Mitchell has found a way and lucky for us we get to sample his artistic creations? James Gillray might not be as well known as his fellow 18thC cartoonist Hogarth, but does William have one of the great Gin Bars in
How does one man get from the Seychelles to war-torn Cyprus back again to write THE book on Seychelles’ Cocktails without a phone, ipad or wireless? I was invited to visit the Seychelles for their annual International Carnival. Having never been there before, I had no idea what their drink of choice might be –
New Orleans, the birthplace of so many cocktails, is a really, really long way from London. Saying that, you can still sip that Sazerac without hopping a plane across the pond, thanks to Ian McIntyre. Why NOLA? Why London? He revealed all when he sat down with me over a Hurricane or two. I speak
Prohibition gripped New York in the 20s, but there was one place you could always get a drink if you knew those in the know. The 21 Club’s Bartender Mark Tubridy lets us in on the secret that got you into one of the oldest drinking establishments in the Big Apple. He graciously sat down
On this program, I sit down with James Trevaskis, of my local 11 Cadogan Gardens – an intimate hotel that is the toast of Chelsea. Truffle Martinis, homemade Eau de Vie, anything is possible when James Trevaskis is behind the bar, His ingenuity is what brings them into 11 Cadogan Gardens – find out how he
Of course, it would take a suave Italian to understand the suavest of drinks. Whether Gin or Vodka, Alessandro Palazzi of Dukes London shakes, stirs and shapes every Martini served at Ian Fleming’s favorite bar in London. James Bond – we all know what car he drives and his drink of choice. Even I use
Lush Life Podcast, Season 1
How to Make a Spy Happy with Benoit Provost, American Bar at the Stafford Hotel
What’s a Frenchman doing overseeing the most American Bar in London? Benoit Provost has been making Manhattans for 23 years at The Stafford Hotel. He reveals what’s kept him here all this time. On today’s program, I sit down with Benoit Provost, the Frenchman who heads up the most American of bars in London. Why