GERALD DIFFEY

author and bar owner

Beggars Belief, p76

As the owner of Carlton North’s Gerald’s Bar, Diffey has collected a wealth of fascinating tales from behind the bar. In this issue, we preview an extract from his new book Beggars Belief, which chronicles lessons from a lifetime in hospitality, recipes and vignettes from one of Melbourne’s most loved venues. “A bar grows slowly and organically over time, as you do,” says Diffey. “Experience, travel, meeting people, new ideas, it all changes you. And the bar, as an extension of you, grows.”