The duo has built extensive experience across the international bartending landscape, with Castaldo having worked at London’s Baccarat Bar at Harrods and Kwãnt Mayfair, as…
The duo has built extensive experience across the international bartending landscape, with Castaldo having worked at London’s Baccarat Bar at Harrods and Kwãnt Mayfair, as…
The book, titled ‘Paradiso: From Dream to Legacy’, was curated by founder Giacomo Giannotti alongside the Paradiso team. “To see ten years of passion and hard work on the pages of a book is nothing short of magical. This book marks a milestone for us, but is also a testament to the heart, creativity and vision of the team that brought Paradiso to…
Built for bartenders, brand ambassadors, sales teams, trade marketers and future brand directors, the BAA delivers a structured pathway created to remove the barriers between hospitality and corporate drinks careers. The BAA is delivered online via a learning management system developed in partnership with Expert LMS, combining self-paced learning with tutor-led sessions, interactive modules, and structured assessment. BAA’s initial development programme series…
The festival has previously taken place annually in October, which is now cited as the second-busiest month for bars (after December) according to LCW, with the move seeing the festival take place in March. “When London Cocktail Week launched in 2010, October was the ideal fit – a quieter time for London bars and well aligned with the UK events calendar. Sixteen years…
The bar opened on Denmark Street in November 2023, with founders Simo Simpson, Chris Tanner and Jack Wallis choosing to move east to pursue a more sustainable future for the business. “We’re excited for our move east and for everything the future holds on Kingsland Road. The past two and a half years on Denmark Street have been incredible, and we’re so grateful…
Running daily from 12-9pm, the 2026 theme ‘The Bar Craft’ will highlight the skill, creativity, and precision that goes into making drinks, building bars, and shaping the culture around them. After a successful debut in 2025, the event is expanding this year, doubling its exhibition space to 8,000 sqm, welcoming more than 175 exhibitors, and expecting over 3,000 visitors from MENA, Eastern Europe,…
It’s also the only non-members’ bar in London which forbids photography, playing further on the undercover theme. The 16-drink menu naturally makes several references to espionage and takes inspiration from the fictional world of James Bond. Vesper Martini With a nod to Ian Fleming’s famous secret agent, The Spy Bar’s signature serve had to be a Vesper Martini – shaken, not stirred. Distilled local honey…
Ironic is a word often misused. But speakeasy bars advertising location and opening times via social media is true irony. Sotiris Konomi, ‘head of spies’ at The Spy Bar in Raffles, London, wants to bring back espionage to the so-called speakeasy. In an underground space once occupied by MI5 in The Old War Office, The Spy Bar is invisible online, with no Instagram page or…
