Tale Of The Horse
MyDerbyLove.com sponsored the inaugural “Tale of the Horse” Drink Contest at Varanese on April 16 to find the most delicious day after Derby ‘12 cocktail.
A panel comprised of media and culinary representatives “blindly” judged a group of local bartenders who competed for win, place and show. (The Voice’s Ashley Anderson was among the judges.)
Tina Hardison of Bourbons Bistro was awarded first place and $500 for her Bananas and Joe concoction.
Photos by JAMES EATON | Contributing Photographer
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- Liz Walker, John Varanese, and Billy and Elizabeth Rapaport.
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- Elizabeth Rapaport, John Varanese and Billy Rapaport.
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- Varanese Owner and Chef John Varanese and Billy Rapaport.
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- Tina Hardison and Ashley Anderson.
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- Owners of MyDerbyLove.com Billy and Elizabeth Rapaport.
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- Liz Walker and Erin Jones.
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- Susan Crook and John Varanese.
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- Varanese Chef and Owner John Varanese, Tina Hardison, and Varanese General Manager David Allen.
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- Bartender #2 Tina Hardison of Bourbons Bistro won the competition and the 1st Place purse of $500.
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- Bartender #4 Issac Fox of Volare placed 2nd in the competition and won $200.
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- Bartender #6 Joe Riggs of Against the Grain placed 3rd in the competition, and won a $50 Gift Certificate to Varanese.
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- The Competitors/ Bartenders: Joe Riggs, Tina Hardison, Joe Crowder, Kylee Marcy, Rory McCollister and Issac Fox.
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- The Judges: Ron Mikulak, Sara Havens, Ashley Anderson and John White.
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- Bartender #6 Joe Riggs of Against the Grain created his drink, “Al Greene’s Cadillac”.
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- Candid capture of the drinks on the judges table.
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- Bartender #5 Joe Crowder of Dark Star created his drink “Sparkling Fuzzy”.
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- Bartender #4 Issac Fox of Volare put the finishing touches on his drink “Carpe Diem”.
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- The participants hung out till it was their turn to start creating their drinks.
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- Tale of the Horse presented by MyDerbyLove.com
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- Watergrapenade Reviver.
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- Bartender #2 Tina Hardison of Bourbons Bistr put her creation “Bananas & Joe” on the serving tray.
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- Bartender #2 Tina Hardison of Bourbons Bistro put the finishing touches on her creation “Bananas & Joe”.
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- Bartender #3 Kylee Marcy of Marketplace at Theater Square created a drink called “The Kentucky Negroni”.
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- The judges were in deep thought thinking about the taste of each drink.
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- Bartender #1 Rory McCollister of Varanese created a drink called “Watergrapenade Reviver”.
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- The judges and bartenders chatted before the competition.
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