A Saucy congrats to two area bartenders who were chosen as finalists for the Greater Kansas City Bartending Competition.
TJ Vytlacil of Franco Restaurant and Chris Muether of Danno’s American Pub will be participating in the fourth annual GKCBC on Aug. 29 in Kansas City. The event is now the largest in the Midwest, since this year’s competition was opened to bartenders from outside the Kansas City area. The 12 finalists and their unique cocktails were chosen for the use of quality spirits, fresh ingredients, proper technique and creativity.
Vytlacil will be preparing “Silver & Sand,” which uses Lillet Rouge, lemon juice, the Danish liqueur Cherry Heering, two types of scotch, lemon bitters and egg white. Muether, one of the newest members of the St. Louis chapter of the U.S. Bartenders’ Guild, will be shaking up a cocktail he calls “Gateway to the Zest.”
The finalists will compete against one another on the stage of the Uptown Theater in front of a live audience and be judged by a panel that includes St. Louis’ own Ted Kilgore of Taste by Niche.
Wanna cheer on the duo from our fair(er) city? Grab your $15 ticket, which also includes a drink and food by some of K.C.’s best restaurants at www.gkcbc.com.
This article appears in Aug 1-31, 2010.