For the first time ever, ten of the world’s top bartenders travelled to Cognac, France, the home of GREY GOOSE® Vodka, for the GREY GOOSE 10 tour and global cocktail competition. Among them was Canada’s own master barman Jay Jones from MARKET at the Shangri-La Hotel in Vancouver. “The experience was spectacular on so many…
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COCKTAIL CULTURE AT MARKET BY JEAN-GEORGES
RETURN OF THE MARTINI The Classic Martini is a Cocktail essential – simplicity and elegance in a glass. Starting February 27th, enjoy the best original Gin Martini or modern Vodka Martini in Vancouver for only$8, every day at MARKET by Jean-Georges. Made withNo.3 Gin or Belvedere Vodka. CRAZY ABOUT THE CLASSICS Celebrate the Classics every weekday at…
KALE & NORI LAUNCH BITTERED SLING BISTRO
November 8 2011 marks the launch of a new cocktail competition and dining experience from Kale & Nori Culinary Arts. The concept of cocktail and food pairings has become extremely popular, and since 2010, Lauren Mote’s original “Cocktail Kitchen” competition at The Refinery produced energetic statistics: 168 original cocktails produced, 56 bartenders invited, 224 bottles of…
Vancouver Official Cocktail Finalists Announced
Winner to be Announced on Thursday, January 13 in Vancouver Tales of the Cocktail® has been challenging mixologists throughout the world to create the flavor of each year’s festivities with the official cocktail. Now as Tales of the Cocktail® makes its way to Vancouver, the world’s premier cocktail festival asked Canadian mixologists to share their…
Market by Jean-Georges Shakes Up Vancouver’s Bar Scene, Hiring Jay Jones as Lead Bartender
Award-winning, veteran bartender, Jay Jones, joins the team of Market by Jean-Georges as lead bartender. Jones, who has been at the forefront of the local bar scene for more than a decade, brings his signature stylings to Market to showcase bar service at one of Vancouver’s destination restaurants. Jones goes behind the bar at Market,…
The Refinery’s Cocktail Kitchen Series welcomes 4 “bartender finalists” January 2011
As the first competitor quickly approaches the wood for their chance to win the first ever Cocktail Kitchen at The Refinery and a trip to California, we can’t help but look back at the highlights from the 4 finalists’ performances over the past 6 months. During July’s launch month, David Bain of South Granville’s West…
The Golden Cocktail Competition
On Tuesday, May 19th five of Vancouver’s top mixologists, some with dog in tow, arrived in convoy at the very scenic Vista D’oro Farms & Winery for a Greenhouse Cocktail Throwdown. The golden ingredient for each cocktail was the winery’s flagship D’oro, a unique fortified wine made from the farm’s own green walnuts. Judged on…
