Sunday, July 5, 2009

7th Annual Tales of the Cocktail

Tales of the Cocktail
The internationally acclaimed festival of cocktails, cuisine and culture returns for its seventh year in New Orleans, July 8-12, 2009.

The event brings together the best and brightest of the cocktail community—award-winning mixologists, authors, bartenders and chefs—for a five-day celebration of the history and the craft of the cocktail. This year, the most spirited event of the summer invites everyone to “Stir Your Soul” with a spirited series of dinners, cocktail demos, tastings, competitions, seminars, book signings, tours and special events all perfectly paired with some of the best cocktails ever made.

To put the event in quantifiable terms you can taste, Tales of the Cocktail 2008 used 85 pounds of mint leaves, 40 pounds of super-fine sugar, 280 liters of lime juice, 350 liters of lemon juice, 1815 lime wedges, 2115 lemon twists, 2340 jalapeƱo slices, 50 pounds of ginger root, 12 pounds of cherries and satisfied the taste buds of thousands of cocktail lovers from across the world.

http://www.talesofthecocktail.com/

Jennifer English



Jennifer English is one of America's most exciting and articulate culinary personalities. She is an award winning talk show host, national tastemaker, entrepreneurial success story, and a broadcast pioneer as well. With the launch of The Food & Wine Radio Network in December 1999, English and her company Brandnewmedia, LLC began a new chapter in broadcasting by becoming the first national talk radio network dedicated exclusively to the delicious, entertaining and dynamic world of food, wine and the good life. Joining Jennifer to give voice to our shared passion have been the world's most interesting and influential tastemakers including: the late great Julia, Jacques (both of them) Chuck Williams, Anne Willan, Thomas Keller, Sara Moulton, Alfred Portale, Charlie Trotter, Rocco, Nobu, and the great Ducasse...
http://www.talesofthecocktail.com/people/speakers/1439

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