#Repost @macmillancancer with @let.repost • • • • • • We understand that men find it difficult to talk about their diagnosis. In a bid to help more men to find the words – Merlin and Nick share their reflections on opening up about their bowel cancer diagnoses. First Dates star @merlinfdc4 was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2021. He has been undergoing treatment after a stage 3C, T4 tumour was found in his rectum, but his latest scan showed no recurrence of his cancer. “Men are rubbish at opening up sometimes. Honestly, little things we will talk the hind legs off a donkey. The big things can be tough to talk about but when it comes to cancer, it’s incredibly important that we do talk. “Initially, it was very difficult to talk about my cancer diagnosis, but then there was a penny-drop moment when you realise that talking about it is actually a good thing. “The biggest thing you have to realise is that when you bottle it up, whether symptoms or diagnosis, you might think in your head you’re okay, but people will notice that you’re actually not. You will literally feel a burden unloaded once you let it out. Even if it is just one or two people you talk to.” @nick_summerfield was diagnosed with bowel cancer in his early 30s at the start of the pandemic but is now cancer free. Nick told us that in the run-up to his diagnosis he did the ‘classic male thing of not doing anything about it’. “Looking back, I definitely put a brave face on and there was the attitude of never giving-up and I just keep going. When I got diagnosed, everything changed overnight. It was really difficult to look too far into the future, which is what made it hard to talk about. “I certainly was guilty of bottling up at the beginning, which doesn’t help you, mentally or physically but there became a time where I needed to express how I was feeling and just get it out there. As soon as I began expressing how I was feeling, my family and friends were there for me in the way I needed it. I also leaned on the support of Macmillan and actually talking about what I was going through really helped ease the pressure.”
Goodbye beach, see ya later #Jamaica 🥂 Thank you @beaches_uk #Negril . #gifted
First #FamilyHoliday in 4 years! Time for some beach. ♥️🇯🇲 @beaches_uk Negril. #gifted
Final holiday post – #Hospitality beyond the location and services what truly defines hospitality is its people. Here are a few @beaches_uk Negril people that deserve mention: Tashel (housekeeping) for giving my daughter joy with her superb towel animals every day Mario (bar) for being great company as well as a kind bartender Tashell (waiter) for excellent friendly service Shaneak (beach waiter) for good chat and some of the best tray skills I’ve ever seen Shereen (chef) for her outstanding barbecue pork And to all the other staff who helped make a great holiday, cheers! 🍻 Hopefully see you again #Jamaica 🇯🇲👍
Final holiday post – #Hospitality beyond the location and services what truly defines hospitality is its people. Here are a few @beaches_uk Negril people that deserve mention: Tashel (housekeeping) for giving my daughter joy with her superb towel animals every day Mario (bar) for being great company as well as a kind bartender Tashell (waiter) for excellent friendly service Shaneak (beach waiter) for good chat and some of the best tray skills I’ve ever seen Shereen (chef) for her outstanding barbecue pork And to all the other staff who helped make a great holiday, cheers! 🍻 Hopefully see you again #Jamaica 🇯🇲👍
Final holiday post – #Hospitality beyond the location and services what truly defines hospitality is its people. Here are a few @beaches_uk Negril people that deserve mention: Tashel (housekeeping) for giving my daughter joy with her superb towel animals every day Mario (bar) for being great company as well as a kind bartender Tashell (waiter) for excellent friendly service Shaneak (beach waiter) for good chat and some of the best tray skills I’ve ever seen Shereen (chef) for her outstanding barbecue pork And to all the other staff who helped make a great holiday, cheers! 🍻 Hopefully see you again #Jamaica 🇯🇲👍
Final holiday post – #Hospitality beyond the location and services what truly defines hospitality is its people. Here are a few @beaches_uk Negril people that deserve mention: Tashel (housekeeping) for giving my daughter joy with her superb towel animals every day Mario (bar) for being great company as well as a kind bartender Tashell (waiter) for excellent friendly service Shaneak (beach waiter) for good chat and some of the best tray skills I’ve ever seen Shereen (chef) for her outstanding barbecue pork And to all the other staff who helped make a great holiday, cheers! 🍻 Hopefully see you again #Jamaica 🇯🇲👍
Final holiday post – #Hospitality beyond the location and services what truly defines hospitality is its people. Here are a few @beaches_uk Negril people that deserve mention: Tashel (housekeeping) for giving my daughter joy with her superb towel animals every day Mario (bar) for being great company as well as a kind bartender Tashell (waiter) for excellent friendly service Shaneak (beach waiter) for good chat and some of the best tray skills I’ve ever seen Shereen (chef) for her outstanding barbecue pork And to all the other staff who helped make a great holiday, cheers! 🍻 Hopefully see you again #Jamaica 🇯🇲👍
Final holiday post – #Hospitality beyond the location and services what truly defines hospitality is its people. Here are a few @beaches_uk Negril people that deserve mention: Tashel (housekeeping) for giving my daughter joy with her superb towel animals every day Mario (bar) for being great company as well as a kind bartender Tashell (waiter) for excellent friendly service Shaneak (beach waiter) for good chat and some of the best tray skills I’ve ever seen Shereen (chef) for her outstanding barbecue pork And to all the other staff who helped make a great holiday, cheers! 🍻 Hopefully see you again #Jamaica 🇯🇲👍
Activities galore! (Some included or booked extra with the hotel) #ysfalls and ziplining through the tree tops. #parasailing for my GF & DD! Snorkelling every day for our daughter leaving me free to read & roast. 🍻 And boat hair. #FamilyHoliday #Jamaica #Negril #gifted
Activities galore! (Some included or booked extra with the hotel) #ysfalls and ziplining through the tree tops. #parasailing for my GF & DD! Snorkelling every day for our daughter leaving me free to read & roast. 🍻 And boat hair. #FamilyHoliday #Jamaica #Negril #gifted
A rare photo of my GF & DD. Up in the sky! Evening ents for the kids. How to read with shades on, double glasses! #FamilyHoliday #gifted #Negril
A rare photo of my GF & DD. Up in the sky! Evening ents for the kids. How to read with shades on, double glasses! #FamilyHoliday #gifted #Negril
A rare photo of my GF & DD. Up in the sky! Evening ents for the kids. How to read with shades on, double glasses! #FamilyHoliday #gifted #Negril
A rare photo of my GF & DD. Up in the sky! Evening ents for the kids. How to read with shades on, double glasses! #FamilyHoliday #gifted #Negril
Heads up! A favourite time of year has begun. #Blackberries in season!! A Rhubarb, Blackberry & Apple Crumble is possibly one of the finest things ever. X #forage #eat #enjoy
Heads up! A favourite time of year has begun. #Blackberries in season!! A Rhubarb, Blackberry & Apple Crumble is possibly one of the finest things ever. X #forage #eat #enjoy
Fancy yourself a bit of a #drinks maestro at home? Do your milkshakes bring all the boys to the yard? Is Stanley Tucci jealous of your Negroni’s? Have you got the best #ShakerFace? . Please, send me video #cocktail recipe and be in with a chance to win £5000 of spirits, a 23-carat gold plate Merlin Bar Kit and a trip to Edinburgh to drink #whisky! Link below… . https://londoncocktailweek.com/news/39725/are-you-britain-s-best-home-bartender/ . #BritainsBestHomeBartender #ShakerFace @londoncocktailweekofficial @whiskyexchange
Fancy yourself a bit of a #drinks maestro at home? Do your milkshakes bring all the boys to the yard? Is Stanley Tucci jealous of your Negroni’s? Have you got the best #ShakerFace? . Please, send me video #cocktail recipe and be in with a chance to win £5000 of spirits, a 23-carat gold plate Merlin Bar Kit and a trip to Edinburgh to drink #whisky! Link below… . https://londoncocktailweek.com/news/39725/are-you-britain-s-best-home-bartender/ . #BritainsBestHomeBartender #ShakerFace @londoncocktailweekofficial @whiskyexchange
🍸 London Cocktail Week, Merlin Griffiths and The Whisky Exchange have joined forces to launch a nationwide search for Britain’s Best Home Bartender. Do you have a showstopping cocktail recipe the world needs to know about? Are you always the first to break out the shaker at a party? Then we want to hear from you 🏆 To enter, visit the link in our bio to submit a video of your original cocktail recipe before 22 September 2023 for a chance to win £5,000 to stock your home bar, a set of Merlin’s bespoke barware, an overnight stay at The Hoxton, Southwark, and a VIP trip to the Johnnie Walker Experience, Edinburgh. May the best home bartender win!
Our August issue sees the debut of Bar Magazine’s new feature, Hospitality Heroes. In this feature debut, we speak with celebrity bartender, @merlinfdc4, who shares a humbling story of his career in the industry. Sitting down with Merlin, we learn about his early roots as a bartender, and how he climbed the ladder to ‘celebrity’ status since: “I started at a bar back in Soho, working in this funky basement dive bar called The Doghouse, in early 1996”, Merlin explains. We also learn more about Merlin’s natural passion for hospitality, as he tells us: “It doesn’t matter what you’re serving, or where you’re serving it, it’s how you serve it and by extension, how you can make people feel.” In the feature, Merlin provides more insight on his latest collaboration with @harrogatespring and their mindful drinking campaign: “Two-thirds (61%) of adults plan to drink alcohol in moderation by interspersing alcoholic drinks with alcohol-free alternatives. So a 0% cocktail, or simply having some water, is a great way for people to start their mindful drinking journey.” Read more about Merlin’s inspiring story in our latest August issue! #foodandbeverageindustry #beverageindustry #drinksindustry #bar #barmagazine #hospitality #hospitalityindustry
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