Tricky Questions with Carina Soto Velàsquez
It’s back! The “Tricky Questions” interview comes to you with a new protagonist: Carina Soto Velàsquez, owner of Quixotic Projects, which includes staple bars such as Candelaria and Le Mary Celeste, both located in Paris. How will she perform on Campari Academy’s tricky quiz?
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Last Orders by Mona GallosiFor the final installment of our Negroni Week Movies, let’s leave the floor to our top Argentinian bartender. Who but Mona Gallosi to end these incredible cinematic stories? The perfect femme fatale bartender in her Last Orders. In the style of a classic black-and-white film noir (but letting the Campari bottle and cocktail stand out […]
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The Curious Life Of The Travelling Bartender by Joe SchofieldIf you’ve read the prior article, you might recognize the protagonist of this short movie, the colorful Joe Schofield (who played the unidentified man in Millie’s short film)! In his vignette, The Curious Life of the Travelling Bartender, Joe is the main character in this typical Wes Anderson style and aesthetic. Maniacally symmetrical framings, bizarre […]
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For Your Eyes Only By Millie TangLet’s dive into a genre which places itself between thriller and action movie, the classic 60s spy movie with the one and only Millie Tang, acting as the main protagonist and spy bartender. For Your Eyes Only is a stylish espionage caper in which Millie is sitting outside an Italian Café reading a newspaper, but […]
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The Bitter Truth by Tiffanie BarriereMovies and cocktails tell extraordinary stories, which come alive when movie directors and bartenders’ creative fire is lightened up. Both are thrill seeker, searching for emotions for people to feel. Our Negroni Week movie campaign starts with the first short movie: The Bitter Truth, a modern thriller by Tiffanie Barriere. In this thrilling scene inspired […]
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Meet the Global Campari Red HandsRed Hand is not just one individual, Red Hand is a concept, a legend to behold. However, Red Hand is not anyone: knowledge, experience, wisdom and passion are some of the distinctive characteristics which a Red Hand needs to have. This is what drove the Global Campari Red Hands 2024 when they were asked to […]
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Discover the Global Campari Red Hands ProgramWhat do a bartender and a movie director have in common? The inspiration to create something unique, which can come from everything that lights up one’s creative fire. This is what happens to bartenders and movie directors. Both let themselves be inspired by the world and people around them, by what they’ve experienced, by their […]
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Tan Ding Jie is on a mission to answer the question: Why ferment?We sit down with the Singapore-based scientist Tan Ding Jie, and founder of bio-tech company Starter Culture, to chat how Asia's ferments have travelled around the world, how bar professionals can unlock new flavours, and how he’s experimenting with this age-old technique
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Flavour of: Bangkok – Aromatic herbs and spicesGalangal, turmeric, lemongrass: Bangkok's gastronomic scene is identifiable by its use of local aromatics. We take a closer look at five of its most distinctive herbs and spices
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The classic cocktail: Friend or foe of flavour's future?ing the foundations of classic cocktails is resourceful tool in the bartender’s belt. But how can it be used in contemporary cocktails to hone flavour creation rather than hinder it, asks Tyler Zielinski
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Seven Yi on playing with guests' emotions, memories and sensesHow can a bar involve guests in a multi-sensorial experience? Seven Yi, at Taipei's ROOM by Le Kief, shares his insights