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Thoughts

Thoughts

Meltdown: the week when hospitality closed

There was a week in mid-March 2020 that will go down as one of the toughest in hospitality history. Edmund Weil, co-owner of Nightjar, Oriole and Swift, opens his diary to March 16

Thoughts

Brexit: reasons to be cheerful

The dowsides of Brexit to the bar industry can’t be ignored, but Edmund Weil steps up to his brief and looks for the light hiding in the shadows

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Legacy drinks: why your creations are your assets

Only a handful of modern-day bartenders have created drinks for which they are famous, let alone bone fide classics. One man has come closer than most – Chris Moore tells us how to make drinks that last in the memory

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No such thing as a free lunch

Hannah Sharman-Cox runs through the essential etiquette when it comes to the perks of the job.