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Our community has said you want to hear more about our fellow members – so we’re beginning a new blog series on our members, and the board to get you more connected with each other and celebrate our success! First up, we welcome Stefano Bussi, of the NoMad Hotel, and consultant with non-alcoholic drinks specialists, Dedicated. He will be representing the UK at the Mattoni Grand Drink 2021 Competition (COVID restrictions willing!). We managed to distract Stefano from his bar d

Lucia Montanelli, is the award-winning Head Bartender at the Dorchester Hotel , and the UKBG London Hotel Bars Chair . We sat down with Lucia, to learn more about her story, her numerous accolades, her journey from Italy to one of the world’s most decorated venues, and her ideas for the Guild and our members. As with many Italians, Lucia began her career in hospitality at an early age. At 15, she started work in her hometown of Viareggio, in Tuscany, at The Club American bar

It’s time to make a few changes to the Guild in how we operate, what kind of activities we run and what exactly our purpose is. Alongside our programme of modernisation – i.e. bringing the Guild into the 21st century, we need to better understand you – our membership. Our 2021 Guild Members Survey is designed to give us a snapshot of what you think about the guild, where we are and where we need to go. We will be running this survey from 24 May – 14 June, in order to canvas