Tricky Questions with Leo Robitschek
How many ice cubes can fit in a big plane? And how does the rainbow taste like? If you’re looking for (great) answers, check out how world renowned Leo Robitschek, Vice President of Food&Beverage for Sydell Group, performed on our Tricky Questions during last Tales of the Cocktail!
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The future is yours to create: So-yeon Kim (Alice)So-yeon Kim, also known as Alice, is a bartender based in South Korea whose approach to hospitality is rooted in emotional awareness and quiet observation. Drawn to bartending through curiosity rather than convention, she sees cocktails as moments shaped by memory, mood, and human connection. As a Campari Red Hands APAC 2025 finalist for South […]
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Drink Like a Local: Macau with Frankie LeongExplore Macau with Frankie Leong, to discover a compact city where Chinese and Portuguese cultures meet through layered histories, late-night rituals, comfort-driven food, and a quietly evolving cocktail scene. Macau is often described through contrast: a city shaped by centuries of exchange between East and West, where Chinese traditions and Portuguese heritage coexist in daily […]
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The future is yours to create: Liu Yuan (Kim)Liu Yuan, also known as Kim, is a bartender at Wing Lei Bar in Macau whose journey into hospitality began with curiosity rather than convention. Drawn into the world of cocktails through a single, formative experience, she approaches bartending with a balance of discipline, creativity, and openness to discovery. As the first bartender from Macau […]
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Drink like a local: Seoul with Laki YooWe caught up with Keepers’ bar owner and long-time bar advocate, Laki Yoo, to talk about what you simply can’t miss when visiting South Korea’s capital, from somaek and local market, to traditional barbecue and much, much more Where enormous buildings in the business district meet the quiet historical neighbourhood not far away, Seoul is […]
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Change at the top: Lorraine Copes on restructuring for representationFounded by Lorraine Copes in 2020, Be Inclusive Hospitality is a non-profit organisation which works in education, information and equity for people of colour in hospitality. But it’s far from simple Out of a pool of 3,120 people working at all levels of hospitality across the UK, only 25% have participated in EDI (Equity, Diversity […]