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Chilled Magazine
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
During that same impactful year, he made his grand entrance into the hospitality industry as a barback for the popular joint, Lot 61. Papic first dabbled in the bar management side of the spectrum during his seven years at Macao Trading Co. During his experience there, he quickly grew fond of bartending.
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. It’s very intersectional.”
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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.
Australian Bartender
JANUARY 15, 2024
Alice Bar Laneway, 195 Elizabeth St, Brisbane CBD @ alicebarbris If there is ever a complaint levelled at Brisbane’s nightlife, it’s a lack of late-night bars. Industry veteran and Frog’s Hollow owner, Peter Hollands has gone out on his own to open Alice Bar, which is now open seven days a week until 3am. But no more.
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 11, 2024
As we enter our 17th year, while our primary function of producing cocktails for seminars remains unchanged, our focus on building the next generation of bar-community mentors and leaders has become an even greater priority. This is showing up in the applications we receive, Kallies continued.
Australian Bartender
MAY 1, 2024
Lately, we have been shining a light on some of the bars and bar professionals that are outside of the big cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane. It was a small, loud and very busy cocktail bar. In the upcoming years, he shared so much knowledge that allowed me to grow exponentially in the bar industry.
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