Here is a simple and ingenious idea that is blowing up on the web and that we at Barnews really like. It is Diego Ferrari's COCKTAIL ART page. As Diego says: Cocktail Art was born with the idea of sharing artistic photographs of unusual cocktails, crazy decorations, unconventional containers, paintings, tattoos, videos, praises and poems all pertaining to the fantastic world of cocktails... You certainly can't say the idea didn't take root, and the names of the bartenders and bartenders participating in the group is a 10-plus! Now Cocktail Art will also get off the net and begin to propagate live. In fact, Diego is beginning to promote the idea and philosophy of Cocktail Art through seminars on the subject. For those who want to know more about Diego Ferrari, here is his biography.
Diego Ferrari was born in Lodi, a small province south of Milan, 36 years ago the son of humble laborers. After a short course of study that was anything but inherent to the bar world, he accepted a job at a pizza restaurant in his hometown. At only 17 years of age he toiled at various jobs such as pizza helper, waiter, and dishwasher, until one day fascinated by the world of mixology he undertook his first bartending course which, spurred him to try alchemical concoctions that were almost good according to the people.....After a short time and a lot of hard work he has his first real opportunity as a bartender within a well-known cocktail bar in his city where not wasting time he studies day and night and directed by a professional colleague accesses the 'Italian Association of Barmen and Supporters, where he will remain a member for some time. In those years he gets to know the art of the man he considers his mentor and mixology guru Dario Comini and step by step he studies his drinks to be able to propose them in the small province and through bartending competitions. The times now mature lead him continuously to grow and after studying the technical basics of Barchef, Molecular Mixology and Tiki he leaves for London where, after small experiences he joins the English Bartenders Association and lands at the 5 star Baglioni Hotel where thanks to the support of his bar manager apply for the first time in London unconventional drinks with the use of flavored stones, gold, jellies, tea infusions to much more. Great fan of tattoos in collaboration with a very famous tattoo artist creates the technique of tattoo machine martini and in the meantime devotes a third of his body to tattoos inherent in the world of cocktails . Upon his return from England he collaborates with important brands and works as a bartender in several places in the hinterland of Milan including a sushi bar that creates in him stimulus and respect in oriental techniques, holds work shops on his work, studies foods from all over the world, collaborated with some magazines writing columns on mixed drinks, quoted in dozens of Italian and foreign magazines , newspapers and books in the sector , participates in dozens of national and international competitions that take him for years in France, Canada and England getting many defeats to some excellent successes. Currently among the 25 top Italian bartenders, he is on the force at Blush 2.0 in Lodi as bar manager, the most famous cocktail lounge & restaurant in the province, where he educates his diners on conscious drinking. Creator of the famous Cocktail Art Facebook group and avid collector of bar antiques and admirer of good hospitality.
