Over the course of 12 weeks, Healthy Hospo Champion, Kaitlin Wilkes-Back, donned her lycra and joined a group of drinks professionals in a dark, energetic, and very noisy room which for many became one of the highlights of their year. Wednesday’s at 12:10 became a ritual for some 25 bartenders based in London as it […]
Online Bullying: How To Cope With Cyber Bullies
By Craig Fearn MEd BSc Hons PGCE QTLS EMCC (Professional). Craig has over 15 years’ experience as a mental health and wellbeing mentor and trainer and is a senior member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council and also The Federation of Drug and Alcohol Professionals. Additionally, he holds the international gold standard qualifications, ASIST (Applied Suicide […]
80-Hour Work Week? We’d Rather Die…
by Sylvia Yamanaka-Mead When celebrity Chef Matt Moran was asked to comment on working in the hospitality industry and the recent suicide death of friend and fellow chef Justin Bull he said: ‘Fatigue probably was the biggest factor years ago, working 90, 100 hours a week, but we also had a sense of achievement by doing […]
Why low alcohol beer might be the perfect post-shift prescription
We all like a beer to unwind after a long shift, drinking alcohol late at night impacts sleep quality, so why not try a low/no alternative? One of the saving graces of working in the hospitality industry is that, after hours upon hours of watching other people getting drunk and having fun, you get to […]
Why we should all be drinking Espresso Martini for breakfast
The delicious coffee based drink has long been a cocktail bar staple, but the toxic concoction of caffeine, booze and sugar makes the espresso martini a terrible choice for a good night’s sleep. According to legend, the Espresso Martini was invented in London’s Soho Brasserie, when a customer asked bartender Dick Bradsell for a cocktail […]
An Open Letter to the Hospitality Industry
HOW WILL YOU USE YOUR VOICE? by Kristine Bocchino During a recent bar show in New York, more specifically a brand-sponsored event, someone in attendance put something in my drink, or in other simplified terms, I was drugged. I won’t publicly name the bar or brand, just know that the bar owner and brand reps have […]