Archive for Competitions
January 23, 2010 at 12:24 am · Filed under Cocktail Culture, Competitions, Danielle Rabkin, Gastown

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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December 1, 2009 at 2:16 pm · Filed under Cocktail Culture, Competitions, Danielle Rabkin, Events
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 Canadian whisky and maple syrup hailing from Montreal, as the feature ingredient, each contender brought their best game to the table.
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November 9, 2009 at 11:45 pm · Filed under Cocktail Culture, Competitions, Downtown, Jackie Connelly, Jay Jones
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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November 9, 2009 at 12:23 pm · Filed under BC Brew, Beer, Competitions, Rick Green

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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October 20, 2009 at 1:26 pm · Filed under Competitions, Events, Press Releases, Restaurant News, UD Member News, coffee

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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