Fynn Thielen, The Dolder Grand, wins "gusto22
On 1 April, the culinary industry met for the first major industry event without restrictions in a long time. Around 400 guests accepted the invitation from Transgourmet/Prodega to the Casino Bern. As part of "gusto22"...
Review Cocktail and Bar Course
The course participants learned the basic rules to be observed in a bar at the Felix Bar in Zurich. In the theoretical part, Kaspar Keller gave the heterogeneous group in-depth...
The best Swiss spirits 2021/2022 awarded
Seven distilleries were honoured as "Distiller of the Year 2021" at the award ceremony on 27 October 2021 at the Hotel Montana in Lucerne. 113 products were awarded gold and 323 silver...
Igeho 2021 will not take place
The major relaxation measures announced by the Federal Council on 23 June came too late for the hospitality industry, which wanted to present itself widely at Messe Basel in November. "We would have liked to have...
Call for entries for the noble brandy award launched
The national spirits award DistiSuisse has been on the road to success for years. This is proven by the increased number of participants in the past. At the last event, more than 100 companies submitted a total of 622 samples of...
Spring course of the BAR NEWS Academy
Anyone who wants to learn the craft of bartending needs more than a recipe book and two or three YouTube tutorials. Because only those who stand behind the bar themselves and prepare the spirits, liqueurs, syrups...
Dalila Zambelli wins gusto21
Dalila Zambelli from Waffenplatz Isone could hardly believe her luck when Sven Epiney announced her name as the winner of "gusto21". The Ticinese convinced with an appetiser consisting of pike-perch balls with...
ProWein 2021 will not take place
The current Covid 19 infection incidence, the travel situation and the legal framework conditions have prompted Messe Düsseldorf as ProWein organiser to reassess the situation. In particular, due to the Federal-Länder decision of 25 November 2020,...
BAR NEWS Academy Autumn Course
It is encouraging that during highly uncertain times for the catering industry (and for bars in particular), people from different regions of Switzerland and from a wide variety of backgrounds are taking part in the cocktail and bar course at the...
Connaught ousts Dante from top spot
The announcement of the 50 best bars also loosened up the Corona-dominated news landscape a bit. But the pandemic will probably not leave its mark on the World's 50...
ProWein Düsseldorf cancelled for 2020
ProWein 2020 will be postponed due to the effects of the Coronavirus/Covid-19. The 2021 fair will take place from Sunday, 21 March to Tuesday, 23 March 2021. "We have made this decision in intensive...
Well-attended Swiss Coffee Festival 2020
On the two exhibition days, coffee roasters as well as coffee machine manufacturers and suppliers of training courses, water filter systems or accessories presented their products. Beverages were also presented, including coffee liqueurs, coldbrew drinks as well as drinks based on...
BAR NEWS Curling Trophy 2020
A good Barkeeper has a wide range of different skills. These include the ability to work in a team and know-how in dealing with ice. In addition, picking up a broom is just as much a part of working on the...
The World's 50 Best Bars 2019
As in the previous year, bars from London did particularly well: ten bars from the cocktail metropolis made it into the top 50. If you look at which regions of the world have the best bars in the...
Igeho 2019
For the first time, the Drink Affair spirits fair was also held as part of Igeho. In contrast to the rest of the fair, this event, held in Hall 1.0 South, took place only from Saturday...
DistiSuisse 2019/2020
"When it comes to spirits, Switzerland has a lot to offer," says Beatrice Rüttimann, Managing Director of DistiSuisse. She is not only talking about the traditional fruit brandies, vieille products and absinthes, but...
Laura Loosli wins "gusto19
From the Mediterranean to the Swiss mountains - this was the motto of the 15th Swiss cookery apprentice competition "gusto". At the final on 21 March, the nine apprentices with the best recipes cooked...
Women's power at the BAR NEWS cocktail and bar course
At this training event organised by BAR NEWS, the budding Barkeeper not only learned what to put in the shaker for the great classics, but also where the cocktails get their...
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