Where one door closes, another opens for patrons of Northbridge’s hottest bar and bites collaboration — and its owners. Behind the green doorway of South Bird Hot Chicken comes the newest cocktail spot to hit William Street in Winston Small Bar, but the deceptive façade is no accident. Braeden La Marr and Kabir Ramasary — the team responsible for The Bird and Ezra Pound — opened their Southern-style chicken joint in April intending to marry it with the ‘Big Easy’ vibes of New Orleans’ music culture .
Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion. “We wanted Winston to feel really inviting and warm, and the space perfectly lends itself to this feeling of ambiance. It’s like you have stepped straight into a band room in the Deep South,” Mr Ramasary said.
“It’s soulful and a little bit divey, and the music underpins everything — think classic to contemporary blues, moody jazz and even some live cameos in the future from local musicians.” With cocktail veteran Pete Long on board, behind the menus of Hula Bula and Ezra Pound, thirsty locals looking for an escape to the depths of Southern American cocktail culture can expect absinthe rinsing and swizzling techniques on tap. Mr La Barr said Winston “celebrates the skill of our mixologists, who will present something entirely new to guests with their inventive spins on classics and themed specials”.
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