Passion for flavour, respect for culture
“A bar can be anything. You can set a board across two sawhorses and you have a bar.” – Hayden Lambert Hayden Scott Lambert hails from New Zealand but started his bartender career in Europe, where he joined the award-winning Merchant Hotel bar team in Belfast and become the winner of Ireland’s Bartender Of The…
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Cumin, is the little spice that brings my memories back to childhood and school snacks. As a child, I was given a weekly budget to buy something for myself and I always ended up buying my favourite bread called “dalamanek” which is a bread made from white wheat finished with cumin and salt in the…
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In the previous article called “Tea – The Exiled Emperor Discovery” we spoke about the history of the tea and how it shaped the world we know today. Tea has influenced and changed the world in more ways than we could have imagined, with the aforementioned countries having the biggest influence. In this article we…
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In the previous article we detailed the development of tea flavour profiles, specifically, Japanese and Chinese Green teas, White tea, and rare Yellow tea. All teas are lightly oxidised which gives them their delicate aromas and flavours. Today we are going to delve into fully oxidised teas such as Black, and Pu’Erh tea. Each of…
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Tea is one of the most popular beverages enjoyed by many nations all around the world and I have great memories of sitting with my father chit chatting about life over a cup of tea. Back then, we usually drank it as a dark brown liquor with a touch of sugar and lemon juice but…
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Pineapple is one fruit that I love, however it is one that frustrates me most when it comes to placing orders for the bar as there are several different types. The pineapple was a fruit that symbolised tropical regions through my childhood. It has been a symbol of “welcome and hospitality” since the Age of…
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I don’t know about you but I’ve been eating bananas all of my life! Literally, like most kids – it’s one of the first things you are given to eat as a baby. What I love most about bananas is they are super flexible – with many uses in both the culinary world and the…
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When I was a little boy, I was member of a scout organisation and one of my favourite memories is harvesting chestnuts. Sometimes we made an animals out them but mostly we harvested them for wild animals living in the nearby nature reserve as we were working closely with the forest guard and once a…
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Recently, I started looking for a replacement for coffee that would keep me up and running and was a little healthier as well. Through my research I came across green teas (which I’ve always loved) and in particular one caught my attention called “Matcha”. As I was going through several different publications, I noticed the…
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Last week, we were strolling through the wet markets in Singapore and came across a citrus fruit which had a skin that made me think of a brain. We got so excited and made jokes about it until the shopkeeper asked “Do you know what is it?” We froze and looked at each other, laughed…
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