Articles by Fred Siggins
Fred Siggins is a drinks writer and bartender based in Melbourne, Australia. He has worked in the hospitality and drinks industries for over twenty five years as a chef, bartender, venue manager, brand executive and educator. He’s also a co-owner of Goodwater, an independent neighbourhood bar in Northcote.
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The Sound and The Fury
As our cities grow denser and more tightly-packed with competing desires, who gets to decide what a neighbourhood sounds like?
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Caretaker’s Cottage and the Art of Great Service
The art of good service – lifting a hospitality experience from great to unforgettable – has long been lauded as a key element of restaurants.
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The Big Steal: Part II
Wage theft is not a story of good vs evil. It's a policy and practical failure at multiple levels of society – how do we start to fix it?
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The Big Steal: Part I
Underpayment of wages costs workers and the economy billions of dollars in Australia every year. Who is at fault? And what are the solutions?
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Service with a Sneer
The hospitality business is named as such for good reason. So why do the clichés of the snobby bartender and the condescending waiter persist?
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Jackpot The Future of Pubs and Pokies
Given the issues surrounding pokies and the general shift in hospitality to quality over quantity, do they have a place in the Aussie pubs of the future?
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