User:Antonio.lai

Antonio Lai Consultant, The One Bar Solution Company Limited Local born Chinese, Antonio Lai is a Hong Kong young bar talent who brings-in a comprehensive Molecular Mixology (MM) drinking concept and makes it happens in Hong Kong. Lai has worked in top bars, clubs, restaurants and cafes in several continents throughout his career in the Food & Beverages industry for 12 years, namely Hong Kong, Beijing, Singapore, Malaysia, Germany, Italy and USA.

Lai begun his career starting from Planet Hollywood, opening team for Thai Basil Bar & Restaurant and Pizza Express; he later joined drop bar as an assistant bar manager for 5 years where he was responsible for the cocktails training and daily operation (achieved one of the Best Cocktail club awards for 5 consecutive years). His interests then later diverted to the field in coffee and worked as a coffee trainer for Jackie Chan’s Café where he was the opening team for five cafés launched in South Pacific Regions. Apart from the training experience that he had from Home Town Coffee in Pennsylvania, he had the opportunity to train in Italy where he found his true passion and destiny – Molecular Mixology (MM).

Lai is absolutely fascinated by this whole concept of MM which is innovative and opens an unlimited creativity on his creations. Through extensive research, development and experiments, Lai successfully launches the first most comprehensive MM menu available in Hong Kong at FINDS bar & restaurant. Tremendous feedbacks and attention from the media and public were made; followed by media interviews and coverage in numerous magazines, newspaper, online to TV programmes.

In terms of sharing his passion, Lai is the Executive Committee of The Hong Kong Bartenders Association and being invited as the speaker at several occasions, them being: Restaurant & Bar Show 2009 at the HKCEC, Whisky Cocktail Workshop at The Institute for Tourism Studies in Macau (2009) and the Hotelex Shanghai at SNIEC (2010). As a consultant, Lai has given tutorial session at SANDS Macau Hotel as well as the Staunton Group (HK). Furthermore, Lai is the Champion for the China Hotelex Bartenders Competition 2010 (Creative Classic) in Shanghai, China. Also the Ketel one competition in HK.

After the SH Champion. He was invite to Dubai Jumeirah Emirates Tower’s Vu’s Bar to be the Guest Bartender and have the Molecular training class for the best bartender in Dubai. Than head to Paris to Buddha bar to learn about the concept and exchange the idea of the cocktail and a Molecular training course for the bartender there.

Back to Hong Kong he was doing consultant Molecular menu design and training for Hush now which is a iconic MM bar in Hong Kong

Went to Holland join the World competition for Ketel One and again bring the Champion title back to HK.

Start his new company to do training and one stop service for the Bar, namely FINDS, Manchester United bar HK and ANGEL SHARE Have his Book launch about Multiensory Mixology with FINDS at April.

When to UK for a exchange program about Multisensory Mixology at 69 Colebrook Row during May 2011

He has also invite by Ketel one Vodka to India World class competition to be a gust speaker and Ketel one Guest bartender in June. Lastly when to Singapore to join the competition at July, he is now working on his MM book Vol.2 Watch out Lai’s MM crazy and magical ideas!