Entertaining

The Horse’s Neck goes uptown in Adelaide.

This is one D.I.V.O.R.C.E. that’s easy on the palate and the purse.

Watermelon. Honey. Lemon. Gin. Just add summer.

In our inaugural Cocktail List of the Year awards, GT cocktailian Pat Nourse raises a glass (and a highball and a flute) to the nation’s smartest collections of drinks.

The best thing you can take to a party, according to cocktail authority David Wondrich, is a bag of ice.

Kelly Eng rehearses her restaurant game plan, flexes her forearms and masters the art of stealth – all in the spirit of Chinese hospitality and generosity.

Keep your cool with a selection of drinks from the country’s finest bar talent that are as easy to make as they are to down.

Does the idea of entertaining throw you into a mad panic? Hosting a great party doesn’t need to be an extravaganza. If you’re no Tetsuya or Neil – and let’s face it, who is? – here’s a smörgåsbord of great (and easy) ideas to make you the host with the most.

Melbourne’s caterer to the stars, The Big Group, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. We asked CEO Bruce Keebaugh for his top 10 (or 13) tips on hosting a great bash.

He’s shaken up Sydney’s restaurant scene. Now Tetsuya Wakuda reveals he’s a mixmaster behind the bar, too. Here he shares his love of a well-made drink and some of his own concoctions that are favourites from the bar at Tetsuya’s.