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Fitz’s Bar unveils Spectrum: A synaesthesia-inspired cocktail experience

Fitz’s Bar at Kimpton Fitzroy London has launched Spectrum, the world’s first cocktail menu inspired by synaesthesia, where colours are transformed...

Food & Drink : Luxury : Travel & Hospitality

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Bacardi and The Future Laboratory unveil 2024 Cocktail Trends Report

Bacardi, in collaboration with The Future Laboratory, unveiled its fifth annual Cocktail Trends Report in December 2023. The research draws on insi...

Drink : Alcohol : Spirits

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Stat: Pandemic hospitality closures have hit mental health

Research conducted by YouGov and commissioned by the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD), has found that the closure of bars and...

Health & Wellness : Society : Travel & Hospitality

Communities

Party-totallers

Tired of a culture that normalises inebriation and places alcohol at the centre of every event, Party-totallers are shunning the shots, beer and ...

Party-totallers : The Optimised Self : Non-alcoholic

Big Ideas

Stockholm Design Week and Furniture Fair 2016: Review

At Stockholm’s off-site events, young designers were keen to present a new direction for Scandinavian design.

Furniture : Lighting : Nordic

Micro Trends

Melbourne Food and Drink Safari

At the centre of the Australian creative industry, Melbourne’s food and drink sector celebrates wellbeing, community and social enterprise.

Melbourne : Australia : Safari

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Stylish sibling: The Ivy opens sister restaurant and bar

London – One of the city’s great dining institutions, The Ivy, has opened a new restaurant and bar offering affordable luxury to the next generatio...

The Ivy Market Bar And Grill : Martin Brudnizki : Conviviality Culture

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Bring a bottle: Melbourne cocktail bar introduces BYO events

Melbourne – Cocktail bar The Everleigh will host a monthly BYO?: Challenge the Bartender event, where customers are invited to bring a bottle of th...

The Everleigh : BYO? Challenge The Bartender : Futuretainment

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Whisky with a twist: Glass creates seasonal display of sounds and visuals

Tokyo – A new interactive whisky glass generates sounds and visuals when touched by the drinker.

Whisky : Japan : Suntory HIBIKI

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Light therapy: Bar offers its patrons a ray of sunshine

London – A London restaurant is to open a bar where the sun never stops shining.

Bars : Pop-ups : London

Micro Trends

Austin Safari

Austin is a capital of cool, attracting visitors from far and wide with its thriving culture scene.

Revivalism : No Va : Heywood Hotel

Viewpoints

Ryan Chetiyawardana : Cocktail bar for non-connoisseurs

White Lyan owner Ryan Chetiyawardana talks about re-writing the cocktail bar rule book.

London : The White Lyan : Ryan Chetiyawardana

Markets

Men's Beer Market

The increasing popularity of craft beer is proof that a mature beer sector need not be a flat market. But the rise of craft beer – defined as exper...

Heritage : Local Flavour : Fosters

Design Directions

Mr Fogg's

‘Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real,’ wrote Jules Verne in his masterpiece, Around the World in 80 Days. In the same way, the li...

Vintage : Bars : Victorian

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Communal dining: Restaurant takes a social course

Shanghai – The latest venture from chef Jason Atherton, The Commune Social restaurant in the Jing’an district of Shanghai, celebrates communal eati...

Restaurant : The Commune Social : Shanghai Restaurant

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On cloud nine: Kinetic exhibit lights up US bar

Chicago – Canadian artists Wayne Garrett and Caitlind r.c Brown have installed an interactive cloud made from more than 15,000 light bulbs on the c...

Chicago : Kinetic Design : Boystown

Big Ideas

Booze and meat-free bar concept comes to London

Food Waste : Mocktails : Health Bar

Micro Trends

Soviet Style

Twenty two years after the fall of the Soviet Union, designers are referencing visuals from the Eastern Bloc, resulting in a nostalgic look back th...

Bars : Soviet Union : Communist

Micro Trends

Cocktail art

Bars are popping up in a fine art context, engaging viewers accustomed to the more detached experience of browsing in a gallery.

Bars : Fine Art : Experience

Big Ideas

Net-A-Porter creates city guide with The Dorchester

London – Online retailer Net-A-Porter has teamed up with The Dorchester to create its first micro-app for a commercial partner.

Net-A-Porter : The Dorchester Hotels : Bars

Big Ideas

Bitcoin virtual currency takes off in Berlin

Bitcoin : Berlin : Virtual Currency

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Appy days: Getting the inside track on New York

New York – A group of Manhattan and Brooklyn locals have created Citydoping NYC, a new app that is a personalised guide to New York.

New York : Local Guide : Travel Guide

Communities

Social Singles

Being alone has never felt less lonely. With more ways than ever to connect online, laptops, smartphones and tablets have become the only tools you...

Last-minute : Self-employed : Living

Micro Trends

Viva Mexico

Mexican restaurants once conjured up an image of sombreros, cacti, maracas and moustachioed waiters singing mariachi songs. But now a new wave of r...

Mexican : Mezcal : Artisanal

Micro Trends

Cocktail Futures

The fast-moving cocktail market continues to grow. In the UK alone, the number of pubs, restaurants and hotels now serving cocktails has increased ...

Bars : Mixology : Alcohol