Almanak Magazine

06/05/2024

Have you ever walked into an unfamiliar bar or restaurant and had that immediate feeling of familiarity? That sense that yep, this is my place. From the moment you pass through the curtains into th…

12/02/2024

Bar TRENCH, Bar TRIAD and Bar TRAM are all part of the Small AXE group of bars found in Ebisu, Tokyo. Each of them offer something a little special and make the region a great place for a night of …

18/12/2023

Roz left her corporate career as CEO of a not for profit foundation and launched a new business in ice cream. Because who doesn’t love ice cream? But her ice cream is ‘better for you’ it is lactose free, has 30% less sugar and more fibre yet it still wins blind taste testing and the awards for best premium ice cream. Learn about how Roz went through a major career change, launched a successful enterprise and is working to return a share of profits to charity Oz Harvest in our interview.

Roz Kaldor-Aroni has had an extensive corporate career initially as lawyer, then as CEO of a not for profit medical research organisation and now she has turned her hand to ice cream. Why ice cream…

13/12/2023

https://almanak.com.au/drink-cantina-ok-it-is-tiny-but-fabulous/

At the end of a dark alley off Clarence Street, not far from the Sydney Town Hall you will find a micro mezcal bar that you are probably going to want to make your regular. Cantina Ok! opened in 20…

13/12/2023

https://almanak.com.au/bar-apollo-inn/

Apollo Inn opened in the heart of Melbourne’s Flinders lane restaurant precinct in 2023, it was ostensibly a good place to have a quick cocktail while waiting for a table at Gimlet or one of …

13/12/2023

https://almanak.com.au/eat-reine-la-rue-melbourne-18-20/

With so many new restaurants opening in Melbourne in 2023 it might be easy to miss one. Especially one that is hidden behind the grand old ANZ bank but missing out on Reine & La Rue would be a…

13/12/2023

Mark Cleary built a career first as a journalist, then in advertising and as a writer before finding his passion in producing theatre. Mark founded Short+Sweet in Sydney 2002. What began as a small…

13/12/2023

Apsley Gorge Vineyard was founded in 1990 by former abalone diver and lobster fisherman Brian Franklin. He planted Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes on a 7 hectare plot of land near Bicheno on Tasma…

06/12/2023

Last week I caught up with and interviewed Joshua Beagley to hear about the new music coming from Cowboy Simple - it’s country funky but not as you know it. Make sure you take a listen to their version of the Glenn Campbell classic ‘Wichita Lineman’

I think the year was 1987. I have this somewhat fuzzy recollection of hanging out with my high school friend Lewis, who had recently moved from Adelaide to Sydney. We had a couple of beers and he s…

24/11/2023

Per Brickstad is the Chief Designer for Swedish consumer electronics firm Transparent, I interviewed Per about the company, the new Transparent Turntable and their ‘Circular Design’ engineering ethos that is all about sustainability, modularity and building products that last for generations.



https://almanak.com.au/archives/2023/interview/interview-per-brickstad-is-transparent/

24/11/2023

Remo Giuffré is a man who curates things, ideas and even people. For many Sydneysiders he is still best known for his eponymous REMO General Store which launched on the corner of Oxford Street and Crown Streets in Sydney in 1988.

Curating Things

It was a store that for many was the epitome of style. A classic emporium that sold a diverse range of ‘things’ from t-shirts to stationery, it was part cafe and part newsagent but what made it special was the collection of very interesting ‘things’ that were available for sale.

As the store became more popular people, all over the world started ordering goods by mail order, and to also get a smartly designed printed catalogue (now highly sought after collectors items) which were the basis of what was new and what was interesting.

The stores closed in the mid 1990s. It was a turbulent time for retail with many iconic brands failing to cope with the recession and global financial crisis. For Remo it was time for a change, and new opportunity, his burning optimism took him to the next challenge.

Read our interview with Remo about everything that brought him to his newest venture REMORANDOM

Remo Giuffré

https://almanak.com.au/archives/2023/interview/interview-remo-giuffre/

23/11/2023

An amazing chat with the phenomenal Mark Bergin. He talks about creating BETTER FUTURE, from the start to now and beyond. The Design Awards started in Australia but are now run in 20 countries, and that is just the beginning.

Check out the full story on almanak.com.au

https://almanak.com.au/archives/2023/interview/interview-mark-bergin-for-a-better-future/

Mark Bergin is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of BETTER FUTURE, the world’s largest network of Design Award programs. A program he started in 2010 to celebrate design excellence in A…