https://www.scmp.com/rss/513777/feed Born in Italy and having worked in some of the world’s finest watering holes, Lorenzo Antinori is the co-founder of the award-winning Bar Leone in Hong Kong and has a passion for hospitality, exciting flavours, gummy bears, and pizza. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Not so long ago, bar food would have referred to pretty much any of the following: beef sliders, truffle fries, chicken wings. These three snacks constituted the holy trinity of most bar snack menus, alongside (especially if sipping a martini at a fancy five-star hotel) a generous selection of olives, honey-coated nuts or some form of charcuterie. During my days bartending in London, one of the world’s cocktail capitals, I would impatiently await Sunday, my usual day off, to hang out at the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/3257020/how-bar-food-has-evolved-chicken-wings-wagyu-and-caviar-bartenders-look-impress-more-cocktails?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/3257020/how-bar-food-has-evolved-chicken-wings-wagyu-and-caviar-bartenders-look-impress-more-cocktails?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:15:14 +0000 I love films. My first cinema experience was in 1995, when my grandfather took me to watch Waterworld, a post-apocalyptic action flick in which the world is submerged in water and the star, Kevin Costner, lives on a trimaran with his half-mutated gills in search of the mythological Dryland. The heady smell of popcorn is still in my head. Not that Waterworld became my favourite film. Not at all. The experience, however, instilled in me a lifelong love of movies. Fast forward a few decades, and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/3221096/cocktails-films-james-bonds-martinis-white-russians-big-lebowski-how-movies-influence-way-we-drink?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/3221096/cocktails-films-james-bonds-martinis-white-russians-big-lebowski-how-movies-influence-way-we-drink?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 May 2023 11:15:16 +0000 After a long day at work, there’s nothing better to take the edge off than a nice tipple. Make it a martini, a negroni or simply a cold glass of rosé – ingesting these nectars of the gods at a bar before dinner is what prevents we adults from losing our minds on a daily basis. This holy moment of the day is widely known as happy hour; when you can get a two-for-one deal and the drinks usually come with cheap snacks. But in Italy, the land of poets, artists and Casanovas – where everything takes... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3217029/all-about-aperitivo-history-italian-ritual-cocktails-involved-negroni-dry-martini-and-where-enjoy-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3217029/all-about-aperitivo-history-italian-ritual-cocktails-involved-negroni-dry-martini-and-where-enjoy-it?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Apr 2023 10:45:16 +0000 The simplest things in life are often the best: sharing a pizza with friends, watching the sunrise with a loved one or sipping a perfectly executed two-ingredient cocktail, such as a whisky and soda, on a sunny day. In 2013, while I was cutting my teeth as bartender at the Savoy Hotel in London, I travelled to Japan for the first time. It was in Tokyo, at the Mori Bar in Ginza, that I had my first whisky and soda, also known as the whisky highball. It was a revelation. While many associate the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/3214730/history-highball-japans-popular-whisky-and-soda-cocktail-its-british-and-american-roots-origin-its?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/3214730/history-highball-japans-popular-whisky-and-soda-cocktail-its-british-and-american-roots-origin-its?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Mar 2023 08:45:10 +0000 Remember that time in 2020-2021 when we were all taking online cocktail-making classes and doing virtual tastings from home while sipping ready-to-drink cocktails and convenience-store vino? That, thankfully, is no longer the case, as the world has somewhat returned to pre-Covid normal. But with what’s trending in drinks and the way people are enjoying alcohol continuously shifting, Post Magazine takes a look at the sips that should be the heroes of 2023 as well as the ones we’re clicking pause... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/3208232/5-top-drinks-trends-2023-extra-dirty-martinis-classic-cocktails-grower-champagne-are-and-lets-forget?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/3208232/5-top-drinks-trends-2023-extra-dirty-martinis-classic-cocktails-grower-champagne-are-and-lets-forget?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Jan 2023 08:50:09 +0000 This is my letter of apology to the dirty martini. It’s true, I have sinned. I haven’t properly carried out my duties as bartender. I didn’t put in love and honour when it came to mixing a dirty martini. I simply couldn’t understand why people would order this evil mix of booze and dirty olive/pickle brine. As a young bartender, I saw the reactions of my superiors when guests ordered the infamous concoction. The brine was never fresh, the olives never of the highest quality. It was more like... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/3200088/sorry-dirty-martini-drinkers-i-used-judge-you-choosing-order-it-now-i-appreciate-drink-what-it-can?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/3200088/sorry-dirty-martini-drinkers-i-used-judge-you-choosing-order-it-now-i-appreciate-drink-what-it-can?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 19 Nov 2022 10:15:10 +0000 I am here to confess my love for weird and wonderful flavour combinations – the ones that keep me awake at night. Nothing excites me more than creating – and tasting – ugly delicious pairings that apparently shouldn’t go well together but work miraculously, harmoniously, in a “sacri-luscious” way. Pairing food and wine is one of the greatest culinary pleasures, whether you are opening a bottle for a romantic dinner or having a glass with a bag of crisps. There is a huge variety of drinks and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/3194256/unlikely-food-and-drink-pairings-banana-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/3194256/unlikely-food-and-drink-pairings-banana-and?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Sep 2022 08:45:08 +0000