The Centre Cut

Hello there, are you well? Today we’re joined by Tom Murray, a classically trained chef through École Ducasse in Paris, originally from Marino in Dublin. In just three years, Tom has built an Instagram following of 247k @bitta_banging through constant engagement and activity, held pop-ups in kitchens across 11 countries including London, New York and Shanghai, and helped consult on the new MORSO sandwich shop menu in Dublin — all while keeping his time and experience in the kitchen as the main priority. Tom is a sound man and we both really enjoyed this chat. We hope you do too x

Top-class bar staff, serious food and drink in San Sebastián, mind-bending hangovers, mentors in hospitality, and an attempt to keep our weekly streak intact.

New York, Bars, Negronis, what more could you want?

Today we’re joined by Alex Earle. Alex is one of the minds behind Cold Cuts, a class example of modern Irish creativity when it comes to bars and the wider hospitality scene. Having hosted some serious pop-ups over the past three years, he and his partner in crime will soon be opening their own brick-and-mortar space in Cork City — and we couldn’t be more excited.

In China, young people are embracing a lifestyle known as ‘Punk Wellness’, where they balance out the joys of life, drinking, eating, partying and general messing with small healthy habits. Things like adding goji berries to your beer, drinking herbal tea after a load of fast food, or going to the doctor for a check-up and then getting cocktails containing botanicals prescribed to help with whatever issues they’ve identified. And isn’t that just class?