LaurenMote.com

Well hello friends, it’s that time of year again where all of us get together and celebrate what it means to take care in what we produce. Vancouver Craft Beer Week, May 6-14 2011 both schools and celebrates with all people that love craft brews. The Refinery is offering a really cool Cocktail Kitchen on [...]

Each month, my bar team – Graham Racich & Marlo Panucci – and I develop a set of ingredients and unique on-the-spot impromtu cocktails for guests that reflect our interesting style of cocktailing. Here’s what is available for April every Thursday: Ingredient List: Plum-Rootbeer Bitters Corn-Vanilla Bitters Lemongrass Syrup Kaffir Lime Syrup Pear-Star Anise Bitters [...]

Each month, my bar team – Graham Racich, Marlo Panucci, Ben de Champlain – and I develop a set of ingredients and unique on-the-spot impromtu cocktails for guests that reflect our interesting style of cocktailing. Here’s what is available for March: Ingredient List: Plum-Rootbeer Bitters Corn-Vanilla Bitters Lemongrass Syrup Kaffir Lime Syrup Pear-Star Anise Bitters [...]

As we’re approaching the inaugural Vancouver beginnings for Tales of the Cocktail on Tour, I decided “quick-like-fox” to throw a really inspiring cocktail list together, and launch it just in time for all eyes to be on the West Coast libations scene! Available now at the Refinery, my bar team – Graham Racich & Marlo [...]

After just a mere 4 weeks off, my Cocktail Kitchen Series is back. Season Two offers up new spirit and menu pairings, a completely new roster of bartenders from all over the lower Mainland, and better monthly and series prizes than ever before. Brief synopsis on the program: $35 gets each guests 3 cocktails using [...]

Each month, my bar team – Graham Racich, Marlo Panucci, Ben de Champlain – and I develop a set of ingredients and unique on-the-spot impromtu cocktails for guests that reflect our interesting style of cocktailing. Here’s what we’ve done so far for February: Ingredient List: Ancho-Chipotle Bitters Orange-Juniper-Cardamom Bitters Grapefruit-Fennel-Szechuan Pepper Bitters Plum-Rootbeer Bitters Corn-Vanilla [...]

As the first competitor quickly approaches the wood for their chance to win the first ever Cocktail Kitchen at The Refinery and a trip to California, we can’t help but look back at the highlights from the 4 finalists’ performances over the past 6 months. During July’s launch month, David Bain of South Granville’s West [...]

by Lauren Mote This is a two-part recipe that incorporates some interesting ingredients, adapted from an old-school Jerry Thomas “California Milk Punch” recipe, accompanied by a little food-science-y side dish using the leftovers from punch production. Phew. So… we begin. Don’t be frightened by Lauren Mote’s use of vodka, this is for a cocktail competition [...]

The Refinery, known for having one of the most innovative cocktail programs in Canada, is now proud to launch a six month interactive and educational competition called “The Cocktail Kitchen Series”. Due to launch on July 8th 2010, “The Cocktail Kitchen Series” aims to promote niche craft cocktail development, through the expertise of Vancouver’s best [...]

The second installment in the Refinery’s whiskey seminar series is a definitive look at Bourbon Whiskey. As it has claimed many people’s hearts in the past, let us indulge your palates on Tuesday February 2, 2010. What better host than one of Vancouver’s most respected “bourbon” personalities, Maker’s Mark Brand Ambassador, Mr. Ron Oliver. Along [...]