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We chat with Matty Opai: Our 2023 Bar Manager of the Year talks hard work, hospo & mentors

Australian Bartender

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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We chat with Michael Pattison, the Bar Manager of late-night Brisbane boozer, Alice

Australian Bartender

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.

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Behind The Oakfather Cocktail, A Unique Spin On The Godfather Cocktail

Chilled Magazine

From Bar Manager Josh Johnson of Nashville’s Oak Steakhouse, comes The Oakfather, a unique riff on The Godfather cocktail. The Oakfather, a creation by Bar Manager Josh Johnson at Oak Steakhouse Nashville , is a meticulously crafted cocktail featuring the distinctive Talisker 10 Year Scotch, a rarity in classic whiskey cocktails.

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We’re Recapping Chilled 100 ELEVATE 2023: Raising the Bar: Choose Your Own Adventure Seminar

Chilled Magazine

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.

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Tips For Bar Managers: How To Get Hours Back In Your Day

Bevspot

Tips For Bar Managers The life of a bartender: getting home in the middle of the night after working a long Saturday night shift. Find out more Tips For Bar Managers here: Schedule 15mins to chat with a product specialist Start a FREE Trial Today! Rolling out of bed early the next morning to start counting bottles.

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Tips For Bar Managers: How To Get Hours Back In Your Day

Bevspot

Chris Bobola, former bar manager at Lincoln Tavern in Southie, is a true BevSpot expert, having experience both as a user while working at Lincoln, and now as an asset to the BevSpot Business Development team. The post Tips For Bar Managers: How To Get Hours Back In Your Day appeared first on BevSpot.

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What I’m Drinking Now: Monica L Collins and the Perdu dans la Forêt

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Monica L Collins is bar manager at Chez Georges Bistro & Bar in Hilton Head Island, SC. Notes Monica L Collins, bar manager at Chez Georges Bistro & Bar in Hilton Head Island, SC, created this recipe. It gives the gin a smoother, sweeter finish. Add ice and shake. Pour into Champagne flute.