Bartender on fyah!
You hear me prattle on and on about my favorite bartenders in Los Angeles, but who are yours? Wait, don’t tell me here, rather nominate them on Table20.com and you will have a chance to win this one fabulous prize — dinner for four at Lazy Ox Canteen, dinner for two at Takami Sushi & Robata Restaurant and tickets for two to the post-contest party. Just nominate your fave mixologist to improve your odds.
Of course, with prizes like that you will have to do more than just click a box. You’ll have to register with Table20.com and then submit the following about your bartender:
- their picture — mobile phone pictures work
- their first name
- their place of work (name and location)
- why they deserve to be named LA?s Best Bartender
Easy peasy. And you can actually nominate more than one bartender. You have until August 4th to get your nomination in but do it now while you remember. If anything this would be a great way to give your go-to bartender their much deserved props, especially if they are an undiscovered talent, a consummate professional, a wiz in customer service or just your dependable “therapist.”
From Table20.com:
The best bartender can be defined by many aspects; best service, best drinks, broadest drink knowledge, the fastest, best under pressure, best personality, best stories, best listener, most consistent, whatever attribute makes you happy.
After the 30 days of collecting nominees and then voting, the list will be narrowed down to the top 25 nominees with the most votes. The bartender with the most votes at this point in the game will be the automatic People’s Choice winner and one of the six finalists. The five judges (I’m one!) will then select a fave bartender from the remaining 24 nominees.
The next phase of the contest involves the judges visiting each of the finalists and then we deliberate over who is the overall winner of the contest, who will then be announced after August 16.
Your hardworking drink slinger will win not only bragging rights but a VIP bourbon tasting at the Edison, dinner at Osteria La Buca and a $100 gift certificate to every mixologist’s favorite store, Bar Keeper Silver Lake! Yeah, definitely wayy better than your usual 20% tip, right?
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