Applications are now open for Canadian bartenders to join the Cocktail Apprentice Program at Tales of the Cocktail in Vancouver
Since 2008 Tales of the Cocktail®, the world’s premier cocktail festival, has been bringing the rising stars in mixology to New Orleans as part of the Cocktail Apprentice program. It’s one way the New Orleans Culinary and Cultural Preservation Society has continued to support the next generation of mixologists. As Tales of the Cocktail takes its show on the road to Vancouver for Tales of the Cocktail on Tour, March 13-15, 2011, bartenders throughout Canada are now welcome to apply to the Vancouver Cocktail Apprentice Program.
“I have seen Tales of the Cocktail grow from a small gathering of cocktail lovers into the world’s premier cocktail festival. This Vancouver event makes Tales of the Cocktail a truly international affair,” said Jeff Grdinch, Tales of the Cocktail Apprentice Leader. “I’m honored to join to Canada’s rising cocktail talent as part of the apprentice program to help them grow their skills, ensuring a bright future for cocktails from Vancouver to Nova Scotia.”
As the apprentices before them, Tales of the Cocktail Vancouver Apprentices will have the opportunity to learn from the world’s biggest names in bartending during the three-day festival. The schedule of events was developed to give everyone a taste of what’s in store in New Orleans at Tales of the Cocktail 2011 with six seminars held at Vancouver’s beautiful Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel as well as opening and closing events.
Applications to the Tales of the Cocktail Vancouver Apprentice Program will be accepted now through December 29, 2010. For more information about Tales of the Cocktail on Tour, visit TalesoftheCocktail.com.
About Tales of the Cocktail on Tour Vancouver
For the first time Tales of the Cocktail is taking it’s show on the road with Tales of the Cocktail on Tour. Our first stop is Vancouver where we’ll be giving Canadian cocktail lovers a small taste of what Tales is all about. This two-day festival will feature the most renowned cocktail experts from Vancouver and beyond at a series of seminars, parties and more. So join us in Vancouver this March to sample what’s in store at Tales of the Cocktail 2011.
About Tales of the Cocktail®
Tales of the Cocktail® is the world’s premier cocktail festival, bringing together the most respected minds on mixology for five days of cocktails, cuisine and culture. Held annually in New Orleans, this event has something for cocktail professionals and enthusiasts alike with a spirited schedule of seminars, dinners, competitions, parties and special events where brands showcase their latest products. Now in its ninth year, Tales of the Cocktail® returns with another round of events all perfectly paired with some of the best cocktails ever made. Shake things up at Tales of the Cocktail® 2011, July 20-24.
About the New Orleans Culinary and Cultural Preservation Society
The New Orleans Culinary and Cultural Preservation Society is a non-profit organization committed to preserving the unique culture of cocktails and cuisine in New Orleans and beyond. Since it’s founding in 2006 the NOCCPS has supported members of the hospitality industry through educational opportunities such as the Flo Woodward Scholarship and the Cocktail Apprentice Scholarship Program as well as the production of events like Tales of the Cocktail.
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