Bar of the Year
Wine and Spirits Ambassador of the Year
Harry’s Bar
Jen Queen @ Union Bar and Grill
Many of the event goers headed down to Harry’s Bar at the end of the evening to celebrate their Bar of the Year award with them. As one of the most popular bars in Yangon, Harry’s was packed out as usual. Owner Ma Su told Myanmore, “I'm so excited and honored to receive this award. We will have some plans now we've won this award, but I can not say them now. I will announce them later.”
Myanmore is excited to welcome Jen Queen as the first ever Wine and Spirits Ambassador in Myanmar. As anyone who frequents Union Bar and Grill will attest, Jen has been a revelation to the industry and has brought a creative energy and approach to excellence that her customers can’t get enough of. She is also leading her bar team at 57 Below by example and supporting the development of their skills and knowledge through monthly master classes on spirits and weekly cocktail trainings. It is anticipated that many of them will go on to do great things in the future. Her protégé Lal Mon Puia is already making a name for himself at Gekko.
Harry’s consistently provides a top-class bar experience, though it is not a pretentious bar, just a busy, noisy, fun and energetic spot. It is one of the few places in town that you have to book your table in advance, and is somewhere to linger long into the evening with a large ice-cold glass of Harry’s Premium Lager.
Jen will be contributing regularly to Myanmore to share her expertise and knowledge with our audience. Jen told us, “It's such a fantastic honor. It makes me feel right at home and I'm really happy to take this back to my team.” She has been instrumental in the 57 Below “straws suck” campaign, which aims to eradicate single use plastic straws from the whole of Yangon and Myanmar. It is hoped that many other dining and nightlife venues across the country will follow their example in banning the straw in 2018.
Green Award Nourish Café The first ever winner of the MYANMORE Green award was Nourish café, for their strategic approach to prioritizing the sustainable and ethical use of resources. Owners Jojo Yang and Jerome Sterckh were made up with their award and Jojo told Myanmore, “The idea of veganism has not really caught on [here] so we feel so honored that they recognize that veganism is a really big route to environmental sustainability.” Nourish Cafe is also a space for the yoga and health community in Yangon to connect. They are the first ever Myanmore Green Ambassadors, and we will be working closely with them, along with other venues over the next 12 months to develop a collective interest in an environmentally friendly approach to business within the industry.
MYANMORE magazine #16 February 2018
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