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Competitions

National Barchef Competition

by Lauren Mote 08.04.2010

One of the coolest experiences in a bartender’s career is the ability to reach beyond the bar. You may take pride in being lightning fast during a Friday night well service, or you might thrive at pumping out classic drinks executed perfectly by the dozen at a cocktail party, but nothing compares to the incredible [...]

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Fetzer Great Beginnings Wine & Appetizer Challenge ~ Results

by paulkamon 04.24.2010

The 13th Annual Fetzer Great Beginnings Wine & Appetizer Challenge took place at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel last Wednesday with 10 entries being judged by a panel of food and wine writers, myself included.
The restaurants competing for bragging rights and a $1000 grand prize this year were: Bearfoot Bistro, Elixr, Goldfish Pacific Kitchen, Hotel Grand [...]

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BC Beer Awards

by paulkamon 03.16.2010

The Vancouver Craft Beer Week organizing committee is proud to announce the first ever BC Beer Awards by Brewery Creek. On Monday, March 22nd, an expert judging panel will review over 150 beers from all across British Columbia at an undisclosed location.

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Inniskillin Icewine Cocktail Competition at The Diamond

by Danielle Rabkin 01.23.2010

Last Monday, Vancouver’s top bartending talent convened yet again for a battle. This time, Inniskillin Okanagan Riesling Icewine was the feature ingredient and the stakes included a trip for two to Niagara featuring tours of Inniskillin and other local wineries.

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Women of Sortilège Cup

by Danielle Rabkin 12.01.2009

An unlikely venue for a cocktail competition, the Hospitality Expo at the Vancouver Convention Centre, played host to the Sortilège Cup presented by NONS Drinks on November 23rd and 24th. Broken down into two days, one each for women and men, the competition was a showing of the city’s finest. With Sortilège, a blend of [...]

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Cointreau Cocktail Competition at Pourhouse

by Jay Jones 11.09.2009

Bartenders are fiercely proud of what they do. It’s not a job, or a career, and much more than a craft – it is a way of life for those lucky enough to do it. Drinking brought us to what we do for a living, and it persists in maintaining our enthusiasm for it.

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Winning with Granville Island Winter Ale

by BC Brew 11.09.2009

On November 3, Granville Island Brewing and the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts held their first annual “Winter Ales and Fare” cooking competition on Granville Island. Four teams, consisting of one culinary and one pastry student, worked together to each create an entrée and a dessert using GIB’s Lions Winter Ale.

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Incoming PR Transmission

by paulkamon 10.20.2009

Two Chefs and a Table announce October wine drinker dinner; Caffè Artigiano Barista Kyle Straw Wins Seventh Annual Canadian Barista Championships; Cru now open for lunch; Naughty or Nice at Opus Bar.

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Layton Wins Whistler Beer Cocktail Challenge

by BC Brew 09.01.2009

Give 15 bartenders a mixed case of beer each and what do you get? Some amazing creativity. As a judge in Canada’s first beer cocktail competition, sponsored by Whistler Brewing Company and hosted at The Refinery, I was privileged to be able to sample each entry—a challenge not only to decide the best one but [...]

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Chefs To The Field at Terra Nova

by paulkamon 08.17.2009

If all the food and wine from The Dirty Apron Cooking School open house and VinoCamp CheeseCamp 09 wasn’t enough this weekend, I needed to eat more. Jeesh. However, on Sunday morning I headed to the Chefs To The Field event at Terra Nova Schoolyard Society in Richmond.

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