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UPDATE: The Ron Burgundy Bar been cancelled due to licensing restrictions from Paramount Studios. The organisers of the event have regretfully informed us that they have cancelled the event, but will openg the pop-up with a different theme.
If Ron Burgundy — the man, the legend — was to open a bar, we're pretty sure he'd open one in Melbourne. It's probably one of the only cities to accept a concept so ridiculous it includes a rich mahogany scent machine. Hot on the heels of other themed drinking establishments — George Costanza bar, we're looking at you — a bunch of bartenders have decided to make the Anchorman character's imagined bar dreams a reality, announcing they'll open a Ron Burgundy-themed bar in Melbourne next week.
Naturally, they'll be theming the bar around the '70s world that Burgundy and his associates inhabit — and dropping as many movie references as possible. Staff will be wearing those iconic colourful suits, there'll be a Channel 4 News setup and even a scent machine to make the place smell like rich mahogany (the only respectable smell). Undoubtedly there'll be some sort of scotch selection as well — because we all know Ron Burgundy likes a little scotchy scotch scotch.
Bartender collective Bottoms Up are the organisers behind the pop-up. They'll be taking over Carlton's Porcelain Tea Rooms Thursday to Saturday for two weeks, starting next Thursday, October 13. How has no one thought to do this before?
The Ron Burgundy Rich Mahogany Bar will pop-up for two weeks from October 13-15 and October 20-22 at Porcelain Tea Rooms, 149 Elgin Street, Carlton in Melbourne. For more info, see the Facebook event.