The very first isolation edition of Cocktail Corner! Covid-19 may have stopped nearly everything else on planet earth, but it won't get in the way of Cocktail Corner.
Gwilym from Glengarry's & Big Hungry phone it in to make drinks with what they have at home.
Big Hungry's Recipe
1 x Booze to taste
1 x Juice to taste
Method: Add to ingredients to glass + good luck
Now for the real deal...
Gwilym's Recipe: Plum & Yuzu Ricky
45 ml x Bourbon
1/2 a black plum
East Imperial Yuzu Lemonade
Lemon wedge
Method:
Cut up half a plum, drop into a tall glass. Add bourbon and muddle together. Fill glass with ice & stir. Top up with Yuzu lemonade & garnish with lemon wedge!
Head to glengarrywines.co.nz for a whole load of Cocktail ideas & cocktail kits with everything you need to make it at home.
This week on the show we welcome a new member of the Swap Meet crew - Aotearoa beat digging MVP and Tairāwhiti's finest: Campbell Ngata. He has long been one of our favourite DJ anywhere, and he begins his time with us with three hours of crucial vinyl selections traversing Jazz, Modern Soul, Disco, Boogie, Reggae and all points on the map inbetween. Welcome sir! Drop him a follow over on Instagram, his handle is "campbellngata". @soul_scourer @kirkjames13
Eurovision is back! This week I spoke to our European Correspondent Cameron Adams about The War in Ukraine, Britain's new Prime Minister and much more!
@sadarbahar1 brings a three hour disco throwdown to the Swap Meet @95bfm ahead of the Flamingo Pier festival on Waiheke from Friday - Sadar will be headlining Friday and Sunday - do not miss out go to flamingopier.net for tickets now!
Beth spoke with Lindsey about hew upcoming exhibition Defining the Means and her workshop, Rip n’ Bitch, taking place at Window Gallery on July 29th. You can sign up for Rip n’ Bitch here.
Sofia spoke to Tāmaki for Palestine’s Robin Wilson-Whiting and Dayenu’s Avigail Allan about Films for Falastin and the kaupapa of the initiative.
Beth had a kōrero with Liam Gerrard about his new exhibition After the Garden, showing at Sanderson until August 4th.
Arlo Green and Dawn Cheong joined Sofia and Beth in-studio for a kōrero about Scenes from the Climate Era, a new show they’re in, showing at Q Theatre from the 2nd to the 24th August. You can get tickets from qtheatre.co.nz.
And Sofia spoke to Rupert Travis about his practice, what inspires his work, and the themes of Indiscreet Tourist, his new exhibition.
Public Service Minister Nicola Willis has directed ministry bosses to tighten up on working from home.
Heart of the City has said workers returning to the office will help struggling businesses in Auckland's city centre and that Auckland Council could lead the way to revitalising the CBD.
However, after reviewing its working from home policies, Council has decided it is not going to change its flexible working arrangements.
Additionally, this week a large rubbish bin graveyard in central Auckland has sparked public outrage.
This comes after Council’s removal of public bins as a part of Council’s cost-saving drive, promising to save ratepayers $9 million by getting rid of 30% of the region’s public bins.
Sofia spoke to Councillor Julie Fairey about both of these topics.
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