Time Out Bar Awards approaching
Time Out Bar Awards has announced this year’s nominees for its first ever Melbourne awards and sixth Sydney ceremony.
The awards will be held in Melbourne’s brand spanking new bar, The Emerson in South Yarra, on Monday 25 November from 6.30-10.30pm, and The Island Bar on Cockatoo Island on Sunday 1 December from 1-6pm.
Both awards celebrate the best of what makes Sydney and Melbourne’s bar scenes special and the who’s who in each city will be attending, hoping for a chance at winning one of the coveted awards. The much-anticipated annual Time Out Bar Guides will also be launched at the event.
There are 13 awards up for grabs this year in each city, including Best Bartender, Best Pub, Best Bar Food and Bar of the Year. 11 of the 13 awards have been judged by a crack team of food and drink critics, who have spent countless nights trying the best of what each city has to offer. Ten top industry influencers have chosen the Hot Talent award, and the final award, the People’s Choice, has been judged by Time Out readers.
The Bar of the Year and Hall of Fame awards will be kept under wraps until the awards ceremony, but the nominees for the remaining 11 awards are as follows:
Melbourne Nominees
BEST BARTENDER
- Tom Ambroz- Los Barbudos
- Josh Crawford- The Rum Diary Bar
- Hayden Lambert- Bar Americano
- Evan Stanley- The Black Pearl
- Alistair Walker- The Everleigh
BEST BAR FOOD
- Bar Di Stasio
- The Beaufort Bar
- Cumulus Up
- Hell of the North
- Hihou
BEST ENTERTAINMENT
- The Gem
- Howler
- Local Taphouse
- Mr Wow’s Emporium
- Shebeen
BEST FIT OUT
- Bar Ampere
- Bar Economico
- The Everleigh
- Hihou
- Sweetwater Inn
BEST PUB
- The Alehouse
- The Gem
- The Grace Darling
- Local Taphouse
- The Standard Hotel
BEST COCKTAIL BAR
- Bar Americano
- The Black Pearl
- EDV
- The Everleigh
- Lily Blacks
BEST SMALL BAR
- Bar Ampere
- Bar Economico
- Hihou
- Los Barbudos
- Whisky and Alement
BEST NEW BAR
- Bar Economico
- Bellota
- Cumulus Up
- Los Barbudos
- The Rum Diary Bar
HOT TALENT
- Jackson Evans- Misty Bar
- Sarah Fulford- Lily Blacks
- Lewis Halls- The Black Pearl
- Jack Scotti- EDV
- Dar Warren- 1806
BEST WINE BAR
- Bellota
- Cumulus Up
- Gerald’s Bar
- Hell of the North
- Neighbourhood Wine
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
- The Alehouse Project
- Bar Americano
- Bar Ampere
- The Beaufort Bar
- The Black Pearl
- The Carlton Club
- EDV
- Los Barbudos
- The Rum Diary Bar
- Whisky and Alement
Sydney Nominees
BEST BARTENDER
- Charlie Ainsbury- Eau de Vie
- Jay Gray- Lobo Plantation
- Lewis Jaffrey- Baxter Inn
- Luke Redington- Hello Sailor
- Adi Ruiz- Bulletin Place
BEST BAR FOOD
- 10 William Street
- Mary’s
- The Morrison
- Rockpool Bar & Grill
- Sokyo Lounge
BEST ENTERTAINMENT
- Arcadia Liquors
- The Beresford
- Frankies
- Midnight Special
- Vic on the Park
BEST FIT OUT
- Earl’s Juke Joint
- The Henson
- Lobo Plantation
- Miss Peaches
- Monopole
BEST PUB
- The Courthouse
- The Henson
- Local Taphouse
- Lord Nelson
- The Union
BEST COCKTAIL BAR
- The Barber Shop
- Bulletin Place
- Eau de Vie
- Palmer and Co
- The Roosevelt
BEST NEIGHBOURHOOD BAR
- 121 BC
- Anchor
- Hinky Dinks
- Vasco
- Wild Rover
BEST NEW BAR
- The Barber Shop
- Earl’s Juke Joint
- Lobo Plantation
- Neighbourhood
- Wild Rover
HOT TALENT
- Mischa Bonova- Rockpool Bar & Grill
- Jonathon Carr- Wild Rover
- Matt Linklater- Bulletin Place
- Michael Nouri- Vasco
- Sebastian ‘Cosmo’ Soto, Baxter Inn
BEST WINE BAR
- 10 William Street
- 121 BC
- Love Tilly Devine
- Monopole
- Wine Library
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
- Baxter Inn
- Black by Ezard
- Gardel’s Bar
- Hazy Rose
- Hinky Dinks
- Lobo Plantation
- Mojo Record Bar
- Midnight Special
- Palmer and Co
- Wild Rover
A limited number of tickets for the awards are still available for $50 (plus booking fee). Partygoers will be treated to Havana Club cocktails, Sail & Anchor beers, Rekorderlig Cider and Tempus Two Wines. Melbourne will be treated to music from futuristic synth pop artist Dune (the new project for singer Jade MacRae), while bluegrass/hillbilly rockers The ReChords will take Sydney by storm alongside husband and wife DJs Boonge & Rusty (You Am I drummer Rusty Hopkinson).
Michael Rodrigues, Joint CEO for Time Out Australia, explains: “Time Out's mission is to inspire our readers to try new, interesting and quality experiences. Bar owners and bartenders make this job easy for us night in night out by serving up amazing drinks whose signature ingredient is 'fun'. The Time Out Bar Awards are our way of recognising the awesome job they do and the character they bring to our city. It's our way to say thanks.”
Myffy Rigby, Time Out Australia’s chief food and drink critic and the editor of the annual Time Out Sydney Bar Guide, adds: “Time Out is entering a new phase with the Bar Awards. In six years in Sydney we’ve gone from blackened backrooms, to occupying an entire island. We’ve had the pleasure of having the Snowdroppers, Lanie Lane and the Rubens play to an audience that continues to grow more and more with each passing event. This year we’re also introducing a completely new awards program in Melbourne, which is a very exciting new phase in our history.”
Time Out Melbourne Bar Awards
Monday 25 November, 6.30-10.30pm
The Emerson, 143-145 Commercial Road, South Yarra
Tickets $50 (plus booking fee)
Click here for tickets.
Time Out Sydney Bar Awards
Sunday 1 December, 1-6pm
The Island Bar, Cockatoo Island
Tickets $50 (plus booking fee)
Click here for tickets.
Source: The Shout, 31 October 2013
