• A Look at Uniquely Designed Champagne Buckets

    A Look at Uniquely Designed Champagne Buckets

    We all know the standard restaurant champagne bucket – sometimes known as a cooler – from celebrations and parties. For some, a cooler will be more familiar from the ice bucket challenge. But Champagne, as well as champagne coolers, have a long history and there have been some extraordinary designs over the years. A Short…

  • The Top 5 Bar Essentials and Their Uses

    The Top 5 Bar Essentials and Their Uses

    Stock Once you have your premises sorted, you’ll need to look at stocking the bar. There is no official list of what you should have in a ‘well-stocked bar’, because it will depend on demand from your clientele. Expect it to be an ongoing process that will need tweaking until you find your own perfect…

  • Various Uses and Benefits of Commercial Ice Machines

    Various Uses and Benefits of Commercial Ice Machines

    Ice machines are one of the most important items of any commercial kitchen. Whether you are running a restaurant, bar, cafe or pub kitchen, an ice machine will help you keep drinks cool for longer and make serving cold items so much easier. However, there are a number of important considerations when choosing your commercial…

  • Champagne Glasses: Interesting Facts and Information

    Champagne Glasses: Interesting Facts and Information

    If you have ever spent time looking for champagne glasses online, you’ll be familiar with the wide variety of styles that are available. From classic to contemporary, there is a champagne glass suitable for every occasion. There is also a lot of science and history behind the humble champagne glass. Here are a few interesting…

  • It makes sense to use plastic glassware for bars – can you tell the difference?

    It makes sense to use plastic glassware for bars – can you tell the difference?

    A lovely location, a brilliant building and an amazing atmosphere for a party. You have found the optimum spot for your new hospitality venture and you are now looking to buy some items to complete your perfect picture. Rather than investing in delicate glassware that can be easily damaged during events, festivals or everyday casual…

  • 5 benefits of excellent glass cocktail shakers

    5 benefits of excellent glass cocktail shakers

    Whether you prefer a Pina Colada or Cosmopolitan there’s one thing all good cocktails need – and that’s a cocktail shaker. Mixing a cocktail with ice in a shaker helps the ingredients to chill and mix well together to achieve the perfect taste and consistency. There are a number of different cocktail shakers to choose…

  • The Right Way to Use a Soup Kettle

    The Right Way to Use a Soup Kettle

    The word ‘kettle’ might be more associated with something to boil water for a cup of tea or coffee these days, but soup kettles are not only a very different piece of equipment. For some kitchens, they’re every bit as important. The ‘kettle’ might also be known as a soup ‘warmer’, which describes what it…

  • How to keep your wine glasses sparkling and free from scratches

    How to keep your wine glasses sparkling and free from scratches

    Wine glasses are essential for any social event, whether you’re simply having a couple of friends round for dinner or are throwing an extravagant party. Like all glasses, however, they can soon show signs of age if you don’t look after them properly. Scratched, chipped glasses aren’t suitable to hand out to guests, and replacing…

  • Fun Facts About Cocktail Glasses

    Fun Facts About Cocktail Glasses

    Cocktails are a pleasure in themselves, but there is also plenty of fun to be had from the history and stories behind the glasses they are traditionally served in, as the following facts should show. The Martini Glass Story The Martini glass’s slim stem was designed to prevent the drinker’s hand from touching the drink-filled…