San Diego Spirits Festival Partners With Chefs de Cuisine Association in Ultimate Shakedown Series

Organizers of the San Diego Spirits Festival have created a new series of competitions entitled Taste de Mixology that pair local bartenders and chefs in a team challenge to create a food and drink combination worthy of “The Gold.” The roof-top venue at the Hard Rock Hotel in the historic Gaslamp Quarter in Downtown San Diego will be the setting for the kick-off event scheduled for Sunday, November 7, 2010.

“The Taste de Mixology will also provide attendees an opportunity to participate as apprentice bartenders, chefs and judges in a fun and interactive challenge called “10 Minutes to Ironhood” says Chefs de Cuisine President Michael Ames. He added “It was very popular at the 2010 San Diego County Fair this year and generated a lot of excitement for the crowd.”

The Chef de Cuisine Association’s mission to promote cuisine and offer professional educational opportunities for its member chefs, the Chefs de Cuisine Association of San Diego was founded in 1961, making it the oldest affiliate of the American Culinary Federation (ACF) in the San Diego region. The Chefs de Cuisine Association offers educational programs, competitions, and events for professional chefs and culinary students, and works with the national ACF to offer professional certification exams. The Chefs de Cuisine also supports an Explorer Post for youth aged 14-20 to explore culinary careers, the first such in the nation.

• Michael Ames, President
• David Chenelle, Vice-President
• Chefs de Cuisine Association of San Diego
• The Chefs de Cuisine Association of San Diego is a Member of the American Culinary Federation (ACF)

San Diego Spirits Festival is a nationally acclaimed festival of cocktails, seminars, competitions and culture, held annually at the start of summer on the beautiful San Diego Bay with ancillary events held in the Historic Gaslamp District. San Diego Spirits Festival is a destination event attracting high-profile members of the spirits and culinary trade, as well as affluent consumers, it’s a celebration where you can meet and mingle with industry professionals, find out the difference between shaken or stirred, learn how to mix cocktails and be entertained by our creative culinary and mixology teams. San Diego Spirits Festival is now in its third year, founded by Liz Edwards whose mission is to make the festival the pre-emanate festival for the West Coast.

Liz Edwards, Founder of San Diego Spirits Festival: 858-551-1605
E-mail: Liz@SanDiegoSpiritsFestival.com

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