To celebrate Sydney’s bar culture, Splendid Australia organised the Time Out Bar Awards 2012 and the launch of the brand new 2012 Bar Guide, which were held on 24 October this year.

Splendid Australia’s event management team produced the Bar Awards for the second year running. To ensure a memorable evening for all guests, the team successfully delivered pre-event production; sound and lighting production; talent management; catering and beverage management; and supplier, sponsor and venue liaison and management activities.

The Standard hosted a 400-strong crowd that celebrated the winners of this year’s awards and the new Bar Guide, which features more than 220 fantastic wine bars, small bars, pubs and cocktail bars in Sydney.

Lennox Hastie, a Brisbane boy who made his name at Spain’s Etxebarri, was at the helm of a one-night-only restaurant with Sydney restaurant gun John Fink (Quay, Otto). Delectable menu items included a giant seafood paella, a whole spit-roasted pig and a range of specialty smoked meats from Lennox’s handcrafted smoking oven.

A cutting-edge line-up of live entertainment included country-fried beauty Fanny Lumsden, contortionist Billie Bradshaw and hula hooper Bunny Hoop Star. DJs Joe Laney (GoodGod), James McInnes (Future Classic) and the Black Cherry gals kicked off the after party downstairs in Lo Fi.