Who is Toronto's Hottest Bartender?
YOU decide.
The power is in YOUR hands.
Kristina Chau from Not Your Average Party and I are founders of both the Toronto's Hottest Chef charity competition (which happened six months ago), and the Toronto's Hottest Bartender charity competition, which is happening RIGHT NOW.
Last year, the Toronto's Hottest Chef competition raised over $3,000 for the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, which was our Toronto's Hottest Chef winner, Chef Jo Lusted, charity of choice.
Crossing our fingers, we are hoping that we can raise even more money this time for the winning bartender's charity, so please make it happen by voting who you think is Toronto's Hottest Bartender!
HOW THIS ALL WORKS
Partnered with Swallow and sponsored by Victoria Gin, the TO's Hottest Bartender competition is all about raising money for charity while having fun. We started out with 12 bartenders in Round 1, where each bartender was asked to choose a charity where proceeds would go to if he / she wins the competition. With Round 1 eliminating three bartenders, we are now left with the following nine bartenders in Round 2:
Alyssa Luckhurst (Keriwa Cafe) - Heart & Stroke Foundation
Caylee Alzner (Spirit House) - Prevention of Animal Cruelty
Chanel Wood (Cold Tea) - Toronto Humane Society
Japhet Bower (La Carnita) - Paws for The Cause
Jeff Carroll (County General) - Sick Kids Foundation
Josh Lindley (Rock Lobster Food) - Toronto People with AIDS Foundation
Michael Boyd (Communist's Daughter) - St. Christopher House
Simon Ho (The Drake) - Musicounts
Brittany Maguire (The Drake) - Toronto Humane Society
EACH AND EVERY ONLINE VOTE IN ROUND 2 WILL GENERATE $1 FOR THE WINNER'S CHARITY, ALL GENEROUSLY DONATED BY THE PARTICIPATING ESTABLISHMENTS / BARTENDERS.
Voting ends FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15 at 8PM so make sure you vote for your favourite bartender ASAP and spread the word to all your family and friends!
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER ROUND 2
Five fan favourites will move on to the final event at The Drake Hotel, which will be hosted by Ivy Knight of Swallow and Dave Mitton, President of the Canadian Professional Bartenders Association. Tickets to the event will be sold at the door for a "pay what you can" fee, with the suggested minimum donation of $10. Victoria Gin, the official sponsor of the competition, will be providing food, and each of the five bartenders will be creating a cocktail using Victoria Gin, which all guests will get to sample. All guests will then get to vote, by ballot, on who they think should be Toronto's Hottest Bartender. So come for food, come for drinks, meet the finalists and have a grand time!
The winning bartender's charity of choice will receive the proceeds from both the online votes and donations at the final event. With your support, we'll be able to award a worth charity with a nice sum of money to help them continue their inspiring work.
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Email: tohottestchef@gmail.com