Battle In The Burbs

Here are some images from this year's Battle In The Burbs. Huge shout out to all the judges, competitors and all the fans that showed up. Photo credit goes to https://www.instagram.com/popdog.prod?igsh=MWV4Znl2N2NpaTRnNg==
make sure you take a look at his work.

And the winner of the 2024 Battle in the Burbs is Lauren from Bottled In Bond!!!!

Let's do this!!

Who is ready for this?!!!!

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Oooh-Wee, North Texas…. We’re kicking off February with a DOOZY for you!!! Looking forward to seeing everyone ringside on Monday, 7pm sharp!!! #BattleintheBurbs2024

Meet all your competitors. Less than a week away.

Be sure so grab this book!!! Bring it in to get it signed. Link Below



https://www.amazon.com/Julep-Cocktails-Refashioned-Alba-Huerta/dp/0399579419?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A1CBC5Q1WPWOVC

Here is a link to Ted Breaux book. He is refered to as the father of Absinthe. Grab yourself a copy and bring it in to get signed.

https://www.maisonabsinthe.com/absinthe-the-exquisite-elixir-book-by-betina-wittels-and-t-a-breaux/

Last but not least Lauren. Can't wait to see you shake.

Introducing Kate as one of the 8 in this years BNB competition. Good luck.

Give it up for Hector! Dude has skills

Pie 314 has received a new Competition Submission form response.

First Name: Hector

Last Name: Santana

Where do you work currently?: Snowbird Frisco

What inspired you to be a bartender?: Cooking syrups and reductions to create elaborated craft cocktails for every different palate inspired me become a bartender and give a twist of every clasic cocktail for people who are always looking to try something different and special

What is your favorite cocktail to make: Old fashioned

Who is your inspiration in the service industry?: Stephen Underhill

Give us a short bio about yourself: My name is Hector Santana I started at Tipsy Alchemist as a Barback in 2016, cooking syrups and reductions and making shrubs I ended falling in love with craft cocktails and the immense variety we can create Now I'm working at Snowbird enjoying creating new seasonal cocktails

Tell us about one of your cocktails that you think could win in this competition: Pretentious pineapple is a Tequila base cocktail I created for Snowbird Frisco Is a Smokey chipotle pineapple cocktail , refreshing with a hint of spice With a flamed pineapple with Tajin

Let's give it up for another great competitor in this year's BNB. Sorry Matt I had to do screen shots because it wouldn't let me copy and paste all of it.

Meet another one of the contestants in this years BNB!!!

Pie 314 has received a new Competition Submission form response.

First Name: Jennava

Last Name: Walker

Where do you work currently?: Midnight Rambler

What inspired you to be a bartender?: This industry has my heart. It's a community and a family. I get to have fun, be artistic and put smiles on faces.

What is your favorite cocktail to make: Love making egg white cocktails. The presentation, and flavor can be surprising.

Who is your inspiration in the service industry?: So many to list. Rosey Sullivan, Haley Merritt, Gabe Sanchez, Sean Connor. They all have integrity, have grown to showcase their skills and advocate for the industry.

Give us a short bio about yourself: Been in and out of the industry for way too long, but it always brings me back. It's a way to be an artist in my own right, gives me confidence to be myself and I get to have fun at work.

Tell us about one of your cocktails that you think could win in this competition: I like to use flavors that most people wouldn't think to use in a cocktail. I made a "fruitcake" cocktail that was a whiskey sour, but tasted like bread. The cherry walnuts syrup gave the cocktail the depth that bread has.

Meet Brian O'Malley another one of your 2024 BNB contestants.

Pie 314 has received a new Competition Submission form response.

First Name: Brian

Last Name: O'Malley

Where do you work currently?: The Branca Room

What inspired you to be a bartender?: Before the advent of modern chemistry, people pursued knowledge of the nature of the world around us through the colorful medium of Alchemy. This magical art fascinated me as a child, with its promise of creating fantastic wonders through secret knowledge, and though I never discovered the formula for the Elixir of Life, in my adulthood that fantasy has evolved into a love of chemistry and physics. I stood behind a bar for a few years before I began to understand the complexity of my fledgling profession; as it dawned on me, that magical feeling from my youth began to return: the idea that the sum of the correct ingredients incorporated in the correct amounts in the correct manner can produce a result that is greater than the sum of its parts. This realization began my nearly two decade long love affair with mixing drinks. It has been a crazy ride, but bartending is more magic than it is science, and it is perhaps the one thing in my life that binds the deterministic man of science I have grown to be with the little boy who believed that one could, with sufficient imagination, will lead to become gold.

What is your favorite cocktail to make: The sour. The effect of proper mechanical incorporation is often subtle, but with the sour, the more work and precision you put into it the more beautiful and delicious the finished product.

Who is your inspiration in the service industry?: David Wondrich. I have worked with a lot of bartenders who shared their time and experience with me and they will forever have my gratitude, but no one has ever fired my imagination or my motivation to grow in my craft as Wondrich did with his book Imbibe.

Give us a short bio about yourself: Dallas has been my home for the majority of my

Meet one of the competitors for BNB..

Pie 314 has received a new Competition Submission form response.

First Name: Austin

Last Name: Hoaeae

Where do you work currently?: Parliament

What inspired you to be a bartender?: My father is a bartender and has worked in dallas and made a name for himself over the years and truly has become a legend from his peers and people who have met him. Everyone always kept saying how great he is and honestly i wanted a piece of that so now im grinding engaging guests making connection and falling in love with creating new and exciting cocktails and techniques just to give guests a sense of wow! to eventually step out of my fathers shadow as a great bartender

What is your favorite cocktail to make: this one is a custom drink but i make it at home and for guests if the product on hand 1.5oz Suntory Toki .5oz amaro nonino .5oz guava reduction .5oz passion fruit reduction .75oz oj .35oz lemon juice 2 dash angostura wet shake double strain Collins spalsh sode topped crushed ice and mint bouquet. The idea of this is my favorite juice in hawaii called pog and this cocktail is just a perfect drink to remember simpler times and oh it is damn good.

Who is your inspiration in the service industry?: People without them there isn't bartending just being able to communicate with so many different people and making great memories for them to enjoy is the true inspiration from adding a twist to there favorite drink or just something off the wall matching there flavor profile really makes you think creatively what flavors work together to make them the perfect drink and from that some of my best cocktails have been made by given the challenge and thinking outside the box.

Give us a short bio about yourself: Born and raised Maui, moved to Texas early on and immediately got dragged into the service industry worked every position upwards learning in and outs fell in love with bartendi

The belt is in and ready to be won!!! Do you think you have what it takes to win?

Be sure to bring your book if you would like it signed. He has two great ones out. I am grabbing his bitters and getting it signed. See you at the party.

Amazon.com: Dale Degroff Book Amazon.com: dale degroff book

Click the link and fill out the form. Finalists will be announced in the upcoming weeks. If you don't want to compete, feel free to swing by it should be a fun show.

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Thanks for the shout out Mike. Get your entry forms turned in as we are getting close.

“Battle in the Burbs” Cocktail Competition will mix excellence with prestige – and a $1000 check to the winner. (Plus you get to meet NYC cocktail expert Dale DeGroff!)

We have finalized all the sponsors!!! We will start announcing all the contestants this month. This is getting exciting

Batanga Tequila
Batanga Tequila USA
Grey Goose
Balcones Distilling
Spec's of Dallas
Worthy Park Estate

Check out the flyer!!!! All that is missing is the contestants. Can you see your yourself on this flyer? Do you have what it takes to win the Battle In The Burbs Belt? If so, sign up at https://www.pie314everydayeatery.com/battle-in-the-burbs-2
I can't wait to see Libby defend her title and something tells me she isn't going to let it go without a fight.
Ruins

The time has come to submit an entry form for this year's Battle In The Burbs cocktail competition. You can scan the QR code or click this link https://www.pie314everydayeatery.com/battle-in-the-burbs-2
You must have your entry form filled out and submitted by January 21st to be eligible. You must bartend or run a beverage program in Dallas Fort Worth and all the suburbs in-between and surrounding. When filling out submission form please attach a picture of yourself that you do not mind us using to promote you and your restaurant or bar. All competitors will be announced no later than January 26th. Please stay tuned for all Brand Sponsers as we will be working on them soon. Good luck everyone.

DeGroff Spirits
Julep

We would like to announce your host, our friend, and your favorite Rich Allison. Rich has been in the industry for 2 decades on the Dallas scene. His energy and charisma have made him the perfect person for this event. His impact on our industry has not gone unnoticed, and we are lucky to have him host this year's Battle in the Burbs. The entry forms link will be out soon, so stay tuned.

Meet DJ Zario our resident DJ for all our Battle In The Burbs competition.