The 2010 Cocktail Apprentice Program

Tales of the Cocktail, a culinary and cocktail festival, allows the connoisseur and amateur to fully experience cocktail culture in New Orleans and around the world. The event's annual components are the Spirited Dinners, a Seminar Series, Cocktail Hour, Spirited Luncheons, walking tours of the French Quarter, and classic and contemporary cocktail parties – all presented by the country's most cutting edge chefs, authors, bartenders and cocktail experts. Tales of the Cocktail will re‐convene July 21 through 25, 2010, for its eighth annual festival.

Tales of the Cocktail, along with Don Lee, John Deragon and Jeff Grdinich work closely with us to execute the cocktail apprentice program for 40 to 45 exceptional bartenders who want to work alongside our presenters and top mixologists, and gain a tremendous amount of knowledge. The program has been is continuously improving, and much of the manual components have been outsourced. The 2010 Cocktail Apprentice Program will focus on working directly with the presenters from the batching to being part of the seminar where the drinks will be executed by the apprentices themselves. Furthermore, we will continue to make the roles of Commis and Tournant available to interested and qualified applicants. Commis will be apprentices that specialize in one of three areas (kitchen, logistics, and scheduling). The Tournant will be apprentices that have specialized in all three areas, and will be eligible to be a leader of the Cocktail Apprentice Program in 2011.

At the 2010 Tales of the Cocktails Spirited Awards, we will be awarding the second annual Trails of the Cocktail Scholarships to an elite group of Apprentices. The scholarship will be a cash stipend towards a group trip to a bartender's mecca. While there, the scholarship recipients will study cocktail culture and meet with local bar owners, restaurant owners, chefs, historians, and more. In addition to listening and learning about their culture, the winners will also present an element of New Orleans cocktail culture to that city's delegation. The 2010 scholarship winners will present their findings, and what they learned on the "Trail," at Tales of the Cocktail 2011. In 2011, the process will begin again, and we will target a new city.

Basic Job Duties include:

• NO JUICING
• Communicating with your assigned presenter(s) prior to Tales
• Attending all mandatory meetings and conference calls
• Preparing basic ingredients and garnishes
• Batching drinks for seminars and events
• Preparing drinks at seminars and events
• Serve guests in a friendly and professional manner
• Cleaning, maintaining and returning apprentice tools and equipment
• Cleaning and maintaining apprentice work area
• Organize and maintain liquor and bar supplies
• Monitor and maintain an inventory of supplies
• Handle/transport batches, equipment, supplies, etc to and from seminars/events
• Perform physical activities such as lifting and stooping

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