10:44 AM
Dial Del Barman
Being so busy launching this blog and getting prepared for the Grand Prix, we didn’t get a chance to talk about our National Day: el Dia del Barman.
Did I say "our"?
Well, it is an Argentinian concept.
Some 70 years ago, the first Spanish-speaking bar trade magazine, The Barman, (founded in 1936) organised a dinner during which a group of bartenders from Buenos Aires decided to create the AMBA (Association Mutual Barmen Argentinos). By 1947, the association had become established and moved into a building in the East Buenos Aires neighborhood of San Cristobal.
Around the same time, a bartender called James Policastro, who also used to go by the moniker of Pichin, competed in a local radio contest and won himself not only free ticket to Bern, Switzerland but also an invitation to participate in the International Bartenders Association Competition.
To make a long story short, the Argentinean ended up winning first prize, which he attributed to the AMBA, and subsequently persuaded his fellow bartenders to join the IBA. So thanks to Pinchin, in 1956, Argentina became the first country outside of Europe to join the ranks of the International Bartenders Association.
We say cheers to you Pichin, and Happy Bartender's Day!
Did I say "our"?
Well, it is an Argentinian concept.
Some 70 years ago, the first Spanish-speaking bar trade magazine, The Barman, (founded in 1936) organised a dinner during which a group of bartenders from Buenos Aires decided to create the AMBA (Association Mutual Barmen Argentinos). By 1947, the association had become established and moved into a building in the East Buenos Aires neighborhood of San Cristobal.
Around the same time, a bartender called James Policastro, who also used to go by the moniker of Pichin, competed in a local radio contest and won himself not only free ticket to Bern, Switzerland but also an invitation to participate in the International Bartenders Association Competition.
To make a long story short, the Argentinean ended up winning first prize, which he attributed to the AMBA, and subsequently persuaded his fellow bartenders to join the IBA. So thanks to Pinchin, in 1956, Argentina became the first country outside of Europe to join the ranks of the International Bartenders Association.
We say cheers to you Pichin, and Happy Bartender's Day!
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10:15 AM
James Policastro aka Pichin
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Friday, 15 April 2011 02:54:46
the photograf on the left is carlos gardel and the right is santiago policastro "pichin" with his magic cocktails....
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