2022 1) Introduction to 50 best bars. In groups, watch the three Breaking the ice videos and read the pages of the 6 bar involved (Connaught and Tayer+Elementary in London - Katana Kitten and Attaboy in New York - Paradiso and Two Schmucks in Barcellona). Prepare a presentation of the people interviewed and the bars they represent. Add to the presentation another bar at your choice from the 1-50 list. 50 Best bars - website London bests - video New York bests - video Barcellona bests - video
1) Introduction to 50 best bars. In groups, watch the three Breaking the ice videos and read the pages of the 6 bar involved (Connaught and Tayer+Elementary in London - Katana Kitten and Attaboy in New York - Paradiso and Two Schmucks in Barcellona). Prepare a presentation of the people interviewed and the bars they represent. 50 Best bars - website London bests - video New York bests - video Barcellona bests - video
2) Best cocktails. Watch the videos and create an IG post with canva to advertise your fave. Then tell something more about the bar where the cocktail has been created/prepared. 3 Best cocktails: Bananazo, Llamarita, Old Fashioned
Class work on the best 6 (see World’s 50 best website) 1) How can you describe the interior of the Connaught? 2) What is the use of the trolley at the Connaught? 3) In which part of New York is Dante sited? 4) Which is Dante’s must-to-order cocktail? 5) Which ingredients are mainly used in The Clumsies’s kitchen? 6) What does Oh My Mama cocktail consist of? 7) What is Juniper Society? 8) What’s Atlas building’s nickname? 9) Where is Tayēr+Elementary sited? 10) What is the meaning of Tayēr+Elementary name? 11) How is the service at Elementary? 12) Which atmosphere is Kwant inspired to? 13) How is the bartenders’ uniform at Kwant? 14) Where did Lorincz’s bartending career start?
Homework (see 50 Best bars website) Pick up your fave 3 bars among the 50 best and describe them.
Personal project Using Canva create a “Top of the World“ drink list – choose the recipes from the Best 50 bars’ websites and prepare a brief introduction to the bartenders’ philosophy and style.
Group work on the best 6 (see 50 Best restaurants website) 1. Where is Asador Etxebarri located in Spain? 2. What are the kokotxas? In which restaurant do they serve them? 3. Who closed his original award-winning restaurant and opened a new one (bearing the same name)? 4. Which chefs are husband and wife? 5. Which restaurant is currently closed? 6. Which restaurant won The Art of Hospitality Award? 7. Who among the top 6 is a self-taught chef? 8. Which restaurant has an Italian pastry chef? 9. Who is the first chef in Denmark to have earned three Michelin stars? 10. Who worked with Alain Ducasse? 11. Look for the recipe of the dish called “Lick It Up” – what is it like? Who invented it? 12. Which restaurant kitchen has a view over a football stadium? 13. In which restaurant can you find a menu that combines Mexican-inspired taco bites, Japanese-Indian nigiri sushi and aubergine Oreo biscuits? 14. Which restaurant has a 2,500-bottle wine list? 15. Where can you find razor clams that are actually made of dough painted with squid ink? 16. How many restaurants out of the top 6 are not in Europe? 17. Who works with anthropologists, botanists, biologists, and philosophers? 18. Find a photo of the dish “Amazon Waters”. 19. How many signature dishes feature grilled food? 20. Where do they accompany food with a poem?
Homework (see 50 Best restaurants website) Pick up your fave 3 restaurants among the 50 best and describe them.
Personal project Using Canva create a “Top of the World“ tasting menu – choose the recipes from food&wine and prepare a brief introduction to the chefs’ philosophy and style.