Chilled Magazine
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
In Raising the Bar: Choose Your Own Adventure, industry professionals discussed the ins and outs of bar management, including staff retention, getting the most out of your liquor representative and supplier relationships, and the various aspects of bar ownership.
Australian Bartender
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Reach him andrewjohn@me.com Photography: Nikki To (supplied) Christopher Pearce (Bar Awards) Matty Opai is the Bar Manager of Icebergs Dining Room in Bondi. After nine years at Icebergs, he recently won bar manager of the year at the Australian Bartender Magazine Bar Awards. Story by Andy Ratcliff.
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Australian Bartender
JANUARY 15, 2024
The back bar features a 150+ bourbon list for the corn-whiskey lovers. We asked Bar Manager Michael to answer a few questions about life behind the late-night bar just a couple of weeks after the doors had opened, and here’s what he had to say. I started as an 18-year-old glassy working in nightclubs in Fortitude Valley.
A Bar Above
MARCH 1, 2024
As a new bar manager, there are certain terms and vocabulary that you need to be familiar with so you can communicate effectively with your team. We’ll quickly cover what the term par is and how it applies to the bar and restaurant world, and then we’ll discuss one of its most important applications: the par sheet.
Tales of the Cocktail
DECEMBER 15, 2023
In order to qualify as a Red Coat, applicants must be: Industry professionals (bartenders, bar managers, barbacks, brand ambassadors, educators, distillers, and more) At least 21 years old by May 1, 2024 Live anywhere in the world and have a valid U.S.
VinePair
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Between Irish pubs and high-volume cocktail bars, Million honed his flavors as a barback, squeezing his own custom juices and lemonades, earning him the moniker “The Lemonade Man.” At his current bar, Million started slinging cocktails and, after just four months, went on to become bar manager.
VinePair
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Reiner, in particular, calls out Juanito, their longest-serving employee who began as a prep cook on day one, and his colleague Francisco, who has worked his way up from a porter, dishwasher, and prep cook to helping oversee the bar’s catering program. Macy no longer tends bar there, but remains a creative consultant.
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