Better Know Your Bartender Kristin Christie takes out the national final of Speed Rack Australia All the action from the toughest bartending comp around. By Sam Bygrave / 20 Oct 2025
Better Know Your Bartender The bar world mourns the loss of Leeroy Petersen The beloved bartender, bar owner, and former world flair champ has passed away. By Sam Bygrave / 10 Oct 2025
Melbourne Inside the winner’s circle with the Step Into The Never Never Winners Mystery bartending challenges, helicopters, wineries and more for a cocktail comp unlike the others. By Fred Siggins / 7 Oct 2025
Brisbane How I got here: Antico’s Steph Jacobs on why service comes before drinks Steph Jacobs was a star restaurant waiter for years before she joined the bar side. Here’s what she’s taken with her. By Becca Wang / 24 Sep 2025
Better Know Your Bartender How to win the #JustAddRhubi Bartender Competition With trips and a cash prize on offer, last year’s winner Charlie Hunter shares some winning advice. By Sam Bygrave / 18 Sep 2025
Melbourne Last shift: what it feels like to leave a bar you love Melbourne shows up to farewell a much-loved bartender from a much-loved bar. By Fred Siggins / 16 Sep 2025
Better Know Your Bartender “First month was great, first night was hell.” Dani and Oska Whitehart on opening a bar Partners not just in business, but in life, Bar Bellamy’s Dani and Oska Whitehart have just opened their second venue. But before they did, Sam Bygrave talked to them about opening a bar and doing life together. By Sam Bygrave / 9 Sep 2025
Better Know Your Bartender Life as a brand ambassador: “I travel 200 days each year, and it feels like I’m always coming home.” How to travel like a brand ambassador, the Alice Newport edition. By Sam Bygrave / 5 Sep 2025
Better Know Your Bartender Here are the six Australia & NZ finalists for Hennessy MyWay Our bartenders have “helped set the pace for the global stage.” By Sam Bygrave / 15 Aug 2025
Better Know Your Bartender There’s an award-winning bartender behind this new Australian agave brand Beudi is taking a distinctly Australian approach to agave spirits. By Sam Bygrave / 4 Aug 2025
Sydney Meet the founders behind the new LinkedIn for hospo The Shaker Collective launches, social photos from the Boothby Best Bars awards, and more. By Sam Bygrave / 21 Jul 2025
Sydney Jenna Hemsworth is still standing The Sorry, Not Sorry co-founder and award-winning bartender is the Person of the Year 2025. By Sam Bygrave / 21 Jun 2025
