On The Back Bar #27 Gabriele Manfredi on the ethos of Hospitality Gourmet, sourcing cocktail vessels and making homemade ingredients.

<p>In this episode of On The Back Bar Podcast, Chris talks to Gabriele Manfredi, a powerhouse in the London drink scene. Originally from Milan, he started out joining the bar team at the renowned Artesian at The Langham, London in 2009.</p> <p>Before long he moved to the cocktail bar, Nightjar in 2011. Four years later he became Head Bartender at sister bar Oriole and sent waves in the industry for his creative approach to cocktail creation alongside his longtime peer Luca Cinalli.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Now alongside two other family members, the duo have created Hospitality Gourmet, a cocktail consultancy helping bar programs from Hawaii to India. Their cocktails are known for their visually complex aesthetics and strange ingredients sourced from across the world.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>In this episode, we touch on some of his career and a little exclusive on opening a brand new cocktail bar this year!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>Enjoy!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Contact info & Resources</strong>:</p> <p>Insta: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/gabriele_manfredi_/">gabriele_manfredi</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/hospitality_gourmet/?utm_source=ig_embed"> Hospitality Gourmet </a></p> <p> </p> <p>*****</p> <p>Join our community on Facebook! <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/beveragenetwork">Beverage Network</a></p> <p>This podcast relies on our listeners to keep the show going!</p> <p>If you could support us by joining our Patreon it would really help this podcast grow.</p> <p>Patreon is a platform where you can support the podcast with a small monthly donation. This funding will help with all manner of things to equipment costs, editing and even getting some hard to reach people to sit down with me.</p> <p>Or you can just buy me a coffee to say thanks with the link below! :) </p> <p><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/onthebackbar">https://www.patreon