Nadia Pendleton has viewed the hospitality industry from all angles. She's been a food writer, she worked for Gordon Ramsay's restaurant group as a private dining manager, trained staff at Rick Stein's deli and was the service manager at a cookery school. 

She's bundled all her experiences and strengths into her consultancy Guest Centricity, where a main focus is staff training and improving the guest journey for restaurants. 

Ryan Casey is a bartender and bar manager from Charleston, South Carolina who's made quite a name for himself. He's been listed amongst the best mixologists in America in several publications, including Food & Wine. And in 2013, he was crowned Bartender of the Year by Charleston Eater. 

He's recently taken on the role of bar manager at The Dewberry Hotel in Charleston. We talked to him a little while ago about how he helped prepare the bar for opening, and he shared some tips for other bartenders who want to follow in his footsteps. He even taught us how to make his favorite cocktail at the end of the interview.  

After traveling the world and winning a couple of Australian cocktail competitions, Tim Philips got crowned World's Best Bartender in the Diageo World Class competition in 2012. He has since become the owner of two successful Sydney bars – Bulletin Place and Dead Ringer, which opened in 2015. 

We spoke to Tim Philips about how to get started as an aspiring bartender, and how to climb the ladder to cocktail success. 

Anyone who’s lucky enough to have stayed at Disneyland as a kid remembers the magical feeling of being a part of the fantasy world that’s created for you in their hotels.

Holidays are all about escaping reality for a while, and what better way to do that than to stay in a funky themed hotel room? 

In this post, you'll learn about the:

• Godzilla themed hotel in Tokyo, Japan
• Harry Potter themed hotel in London, United Kingdom
• Hello Kitty themed hotel in Hsinchu, Taiwan
• Batman themed hotel in Kaohsiung, Taiwan 
• Sandcastle hotel in The Netherlands
• Dinosaur hotel in Denver, USA
• Alice In Wonderland hotel in Brighton, United  Kingdom
• Hobbit themed motel in Otorohanga, New Zealand
• Dog-shaped hotel in Cottonwood, USA 
• Jail hotel in Ljubljana, Slovenia

Blogging should be part of business for any restaurant, cafe or bar that’s serious about its marketing strategy.

For some, the word ‘blog’ might still call to mind images of their niece’s beauty blog or their neighbor’s travel writings, but blogging goes far beyond that.