Mental Health in the Hospitality Industry: an Open Letter

Words: Max Hayward Working in hospitality truly is a unique experience. It can be an incredibly rewarding industry to work in – for me, if my guests leave the venue happy, then so do I. There are incredible opportunities available, and I have met some of the best friends I …

The New Old Fashioned

When people talk about the heavy-weights of the cocktail world the same few drinks keep popping up; The Martini, Tom Collins, The Sazerac are to name just a few. For me, the King of the whiskey cocktails has to be the Old Fashioned! This drink of Whiskey, sugar and bitters …

Tighten the noose on the ‘single use’

Last Saturday, Lab 22 put 5 orange bags full of rubbish out on the street and collectively put 14 bags of rubbish out in the week. We, admittedly, aren’t the biggest team on Mill Lane. If we presume a positive correlation between how much a venue takes and how much …