MEDIA ADVISORY - GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE FOOD & BEVERAGE STUDENTS TO COMPETE FOR TRIP FOR TWO TO AUSTRALIA

TORONTO, June 29, 2011 /CNW/ - While many students are enjoying their summer holidays, 15 students from George Brown College's School of Food and Beverage Management will be competing for a chance to win an all expenses paid trip for two to Australia. The competition, led by School of Hospitality Management faculty and Corby Distilleries, an educational partner of George Brown College, will have the college's finest hospitality students competing in the following categories: blindfolded taste-test, the proper opening of a sparkling bottle of wine, a sparkling wine taste test and a cocktail 'black box' face-off featuring mystery ingredients. The winner, as part of the package, will spend one week in Australia with a private tour and tasting at Jacobs Creek Winery, a subsidiary of Corby Distilleries.  The cost of the trip is estimated at $8,000.

WHAT:				15 George Brown College Hospitality students to compete in unique competition for a chance to win a trip for two to Australia. Students to face off in a blindfolded taste test, a sparkling wine opening competition, a sparkling wine tasting and a cocktail 'black box' contest.
WHEN:				Thursday, June 30, 2011, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
WHERE:				George Brown School of Hospitality & Culinary Arts 300 Adelaide St. East, The Atrium
WHO:				15 George Brown College Food and Beverage Management Students George Brown Hospitality Faculty Representatives from Corby Distilleries

George Brown College's Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts is one of Canada's leading culinary arts and hospitality training schools. The college has a long track record graduating top talent and emerging stars serving in restaurants, hotels, convention centres, pastry shops and kitchens around the world, and has produced many top chefs and hospitality professionals, including Mark McEwan, Jamie Kennedy, Randy Morton and Minaz Abji.

About George Brown College
Toronto's George Brown College has established a reputation for equipping students with the skills, industry experience and credentials to pursue the careers of their choice. From its two main campuses located across the downtown core, George Brown offers nearly 160 programs across a wide variety of professions to a student body of 60,000 (including those enrolled in full-time, part-time and continuing education programs). Students can earn diplomas, post-graduate certificates, industry accreditations, apprenticeships and four-year bachelor degrees. 

 

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