The GOODS from Kale & Nori

Vancouver, BC | Kale & Nori congratulates Gerry Jobe, Bar Manager at Kelowna’s award winning Raudz Regional Table, on his recent victory (and defense of his title) at the Bittered Sling Bistro Season Two Finale. From May-October 2012, 12 different bartenders from around BC stepped up to the plate, working with several different spirits and menus, judged by their guests and peers. The culmination of their creative efforts presented a challenge for the five top-scoring bartenders to compete head-to-head in front of 90 guests and 4 judges at The Keefer Bar this past Sunday. The finale theme engaged bartenders to create cocktails inspired by Chicago during the Roaring Twenties (proudly sponsored by a wide range of whiskies from the Beam Global portfolio).

The finalists included Robyn Gray (Four Seasons), Trevor Kallies (Donnelly Group), Jay Jones (Market/Shangri-La), Justin Taylor (Four Seasons) and Gerry Jobe (Raudz, Kelowna). Each bartender had a 7 minute shot to “wow” the judges. The two high scoring bartenders then competed in a sudden-death round. All of the cocktails were spectacular in their own right, but Gerry slid past the dapper Jay Jones by a hair to come out on top. As part of his prize, Gerry will be joining Kale & Nori/Bittered Sling Extract owners Lauren Mote and Chef Jonathan Chovancek on a bar hopping trip around Chicago this Spring.

Guests were entered into a draw for several prizes, including event tickets, Bittered Sling Extracts and a spot on the Chicago trip.

Kale & Nori thanks The Keefer Bar, Cascadia Tableware, PMA Canada, Beam Global, The Modern Bartender, CPBA, The Kirkwood Group, and Brown-Forman for a wonderful season, and all the guests and bartenders that continue to make this program such a success! Bittered Sling Bistro Season Three will begin in February 2013.

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Owners: Chef Jonathan Chovancek & Lauren Mote

About Kale & Nori

Founded in 2011, Kale & Nori Culinary Arts is a boutique, restaurant-style caterer specializing in healthy, ethical and seasonal cuisine paired with avant-guarde mixology.

Kale & Nori Culinary Arts celebrates the collaboration of highly decorated industry professionals, Chef Jonathan Chovancek and Mixologist/Sommelier Lauren Mote. Our Vancouver based company is dedicated to producing elegant, fun and delicious events, while implementing positive social change through healthy and ethically sourced food and beverage ingredients.

Kale & Nori Culinary Arts creates menus focused on seasonal vegetables and ethical seafoods sourced from Canadian artisans, fishermen and farms with bold global flavours. From glamourous cocktail parties, beautiful wedding receptions and multi-course plated dinners, to interactive client “hands-on” classes and events, each menu and event with Kale & Nori is completely custom. We exist to fulfill the wants needs and of the client to provide the best possible guest experience.