Press

2011

January 12, 2011 – Fred Unleashed – Vancouver Courier
http://www.vancourier.com/Fred+UnLeeshed+January+2011/4098073/story.html

Barkeeps gather in Gastown for night of Bourbon and Insight – Scout Magazine
http://scoutmagazine.ca/2011/01/13/barkeeps-to-gather-in-gastown-for-night-of-bourbon-insight/comment-page-1/

An hour in Provence – Victoria Spirits
http://www.victoriaspirits.com/2011/02/01/an-hour-in-provence/

After the Party: Some sobering realities about alcohol and fitness – Vancouver Sun
http://www.canada.com/After+party+Some+sober+realities+about+alcohol+fitness/4208345/story.html

Tales of the Cocktail on Tour in Vancouver – Meet the mixologists
http://www.talesofthecocktail.com/personalities/totc_vancouver_2011/quo/mixologists

Cocktail Calories Can Add Up Quickly – The Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/Cocktail+calories+quickly/4236834/story.html

Chats with local character, Lauren Mote – Hush Magazine
http://issuu.com/hushmagazine/docs/hush_magazine

Cocktail Calories Add Up Quickly – The Windsor Star
http://www.windsorstar.com/health/Cocktail+calories+quickly/4236834/story.html?id=4236834

Festival Draws Bartenders & Mixologists – The Vancouver Courier
http://www.vancourier.com/life/Festival+draws+bartenders+mixologists/4383093/story.html

Coming to a Bar near you, TIKI cocktails and Smoky Negronis – The Globe & Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/trends/trends-features/coming-to-a-bar-near-you-tiki-cocktails-and-smoky-negronis/article1943345/

Director Lauren Mote, The Canadian Professional Bartender’s Association
http://www.canadianbartenders.com/committee/

The Bitter(s) Revolution – The Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/life/Bitter+Revolution/4509975/story.html

The Cocktail Kitchen Finals – A Drinker’s Peace
http://adrinkerspeace.com/post.xql?id={A2CDF8AF-B85D-4BB9-9D11-D14327D53496}

In the Mix – The Vancouver Courier
http://www.vancourier.com/life/In+the+mix/4383093/story.html

Victoria Spirits – Read the leaves, they spell GIN
http://www.victoriaspirits.com/2011/02/11/read-the-leaves-they-spell-gin/

Tales of the Cocktail – Meet the experts
http://www.talesofthecocktail.com/personalities/totc_vancouver_2011/quo/mixologists

Edmonton Journal – Cocktail calories quickly!
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/Cocktail+calories+quickly/4236834/story.html

Post Media – Realities about alcohol and fitness
http://www.canada.com/After+party+Some+sober+realities+about+alcohol+fitness/4208345/story.html

Mini-Mixology Lessons
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/album.php?aid=31963&id=134660943237868&fbid=179994142037881

Victoria Spirits – An hour in Provence
http://www.victoriaspirits.com/2011/02/01/an-hour-in-provence/

Edible Vancouver – Cocktails are good for you?
http://www.ediblecommunities.com/vancouver/Recent-
Articles/cocktails-are-good-for-you.htm

Globe & Mail – Toro Cocktail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/cocktail-recipe-the-toro/article1867882/

2010

Vancouver Sun’s Holiday Cocktails
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Holiday+cocktails+Warm+spices+dark+spirits+make+their+mark/3891240/story.html

MSN on The Iconoclast Series
http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?cp-documentid=26282669

National Barchef Competition
http://jameschatto.com/2010/07/the-barchef-nationals/

Globe & Mail – Bartenders are sweet on bitters

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/bartenders-are-sweet-on-bitters/article1428934/

Imbibe Magazine – Team Canada
http://www.imbibemagazine.com/Vancouver-Cocktail-Scene

The Refinery’s Cocktail Kitchen Series
http://www.therefineryvancouver.com/restaurant/cocktail_kitchen/cks_september_02_10_bartender_lauren_mote

Sundance Channel – Beyond the Bar
http://www.sundancechannel.com/iconoclasts/beyond-the-bar-profiles/lauren-mote/

Drinking the Olympics
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Drinking+Olympics/2575058/story.html

Gin Time
http://www.gintime.com/news/tag/cocktails/

Olympic Celebratory Freestyle Drinking: Savour Life

http://savourlife.ca/Articles/SavouryBytes/tabid/61/Page/2/Default.aspx

Mixologist: Bar None Drinks
http://www.barnonedrinks.com/tips/reviews/interviews/lauren-mote.html

The Recipes and Mixology: Schramm Vodka
http://www.pembertondistillery.ca/vodka.html

Top 5: Mixologists Sweetlife: Sweet Spot
http://www.sweetspot.ca/SweetLife/top_five/17202/libation_leaders/

Vancouver Craft Beer Week: Women and Beer: Ruby Suitcase
http://www.rubysuitcase.com/2010/05/18/vancouver-craft-beer-week-unites-women-and-beer/

Women and Beer: Edible British Columbia
http://www.edible-britishcolumbia.com/amuse-bouche-food-blog/vancouver/women-beer-by-shelia-whittaker/

Writers, Bartenders & Photographers make a good team: Jackie Connelly Photography
http://www.jackieconnelly.com/blog/2010/03/23/writers-bartenders-photographers-make-a-good-team/

Culinary Cocktails: Chef’s Quarterly
http://www.bcchefs.com/cook/81/chefs+quarterly

Toasting New Trends: The Toronto Sun
http://www.torontosun.com/life/columnists/rita_demontis/2010/01/15/12484741.html

Cocktails and Cowbells: The Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/story_print.html?id=2615350&sponsor=

Toasting New Trends: 24 Hours
http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/Lifestyle/2010/01/15/12484776.html

CityFood Trends Issue 2010: CityFood Magazine
http://issuu.com/cityfood/docs/trends

Minus Nine Cocktail: Food Vancouver
http://www.foodvancouver.com/video.php?video=vancouver-minus-nine-cocktail

Raising the Bar: Bar None Drinks
http://www.barnonedrinks.com/tips/articles/raising_the_bar/unimagineable-pleasure.html

CityTV’s Breakfast Television: Lauren Mote on Gingerbeer
http://www.btvancouver.ca/inside/more.jsp?content=20100623_155948_6536

Granville Street’s Refinery launches the “Cocktail Kitchen Series”: Granville Magazine Online
http://www.granvilleonline.ca/gr/blogs/secret-city/2010/07/08/refinery-launches-cocktail-kitchen

The Cocktail Kitchen Series: Foodists “Enlightened Appetite”
http://foodists.ca/2010/07/20/refinerys-cocktail-kitchen.html

Cocktail Kitchen Series at The Refinery: Urban Diner Online
http://urbandiner.ca/2010/08/07/the-cocktail-kitchen-series-the-refinery-july/

Beaumont Drinks! Canadian National Bar Chef Competition: That’s the Spirit!
http://blogs.thatsthespirit.com/beaumont_drinks/2010/07/14/results-and-questions-from-the-bar-chef-nationals/

“Refinery” readies for part 3 of the “Cocktail Kitchen Series”: Scout Magazine Online
http://scoutmagazine.ca/2010/09/03/refinery-readies-for-part-3-of-their-cocktail-kitchen-series%E2%80%A6/

The Refinery: The Traveller’s Deck Guide to the best 100 places to eat in the world
http://www.travellersdeck.com/content/blog/all/all/293

Lauren Mote’s Minus Nine Cocktail: Food Vancouver & Pemberton Distillery
http://www.foodvancouver.com/recipe.php?recipe=minus-nine

A Glass Full of Goodness: Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Good+Spirits+glass+full+garden+goodness/3424791/story.html

Vancouver’s Mixmasters: Westender
http://www.westender.com/articles/entry/mixmasters/

2009

Beer and Booze
http://scoutmagazine.ca/2009/08/18/vancouvers-best-bartenders-let-loose-with-beer-and-booze/

The Refinery: Timing and Delivery
http://www.timinganddelivery.com/vancouver/the-refinery/

Christmas Cocktails: CityFood Magazine
http://www.cityfood.com/drink
/christmas_cocktail___video_party_/lauren_mote_s_cocoa_eggnog_flip

A Refined Look at the Cocktail List: Tiny Bites
http://tinybites.ca/2009/07/25/a-refined-look-at-the-cocktail-list/

Maker’s Mark Bourbon: One for the Road
http://onefortheroad.biz/?p=376

Bartender’s Tell All: Vancouver Magazine
http://www.vanmag.com/Entertainment/Bartenders_tell_all?page=0%2C1

Sustainable Food, Wine and Fashion: David Suzuki Foundation
http://sustainablevancouver.wordpress.com/

The Refined Life: Yelp Business Directory
http://communityblog.yelp.com/2009/10/vancouver-yelpers-live-the-refined-life.html

Art of the Cocktail Festival: One for the Road
http://onefortheroad.biz/?cat=4

Canadian Food Trend Predictions: Cuisine Canada Scene
http://cuisinecanadascene.com/2009/12/15/canadian-food-trend-predictions/

Toasting New Trends: Lifewise Eat
http://lifewise.canoe.ca/FoodDrink/Eat/2010/01/19/12525116-qmi.html

A Night with Theo: Well Tempered Chocolatier
http://thewelltemperedchocolatier.com/tag/theo/

Immaculate Conception Whiskey Dinner: Foodists
http://foodists.ca/2009/12/05/immaculate-conception-whisky-dinner.html

5 Quintessential Vancouver Restaurants: Ethnic Eats
http://ethniceats.ca/2009/07/30/5-quintessential-vancouver-restos/

Art of the Cocktail Festival: Real Food Made Easy
http://www.realfoodmadeeasy.ca/2009/11/art-of-the-cocktail-festival-in-victoria/

How to Make a Whiskey Sour: Vancouver Magazine
http://videos.vanmag.com/video-8078-How-to-Make-a-Whiskey-Sour

Canada’s Urban Food Scene: Specialty Foods Magazine
http://www.specialtyfood.com/news-trends/featured-articles/foodservice-operations/canadas-urban-food-scene/

Victoria Gin Shakedown: Tiny Bites
http://tinybites.ca/2009/09/11/victoria-gin-shakes-it-up-at-boneta/

Five Things we love about The Refinery: Vitamin Daily
http://www.vitamindaily.com/vancouver/tag/177

How to Make a Pimm’s Cup: Vancouver Magazine
http://videos.vanmag.com/video-7746-How-to-Make-a-Pimms-Cup

Green Gathering for Green Leaders: Lime Light Events
http://www.powerplantvancouver.com/2009/09/refinery-very-hip-and-very-green.html

City’s Best Barkeeps Compete with Maker’s Mark Bourbon: Scout Magazine
http://scoutmagazine.ca/2009/06/10/citys-best-barkeeps-compete-with-makers-mark-at-boneta/

Good Bitters make the Difference: Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Good+Spirits+Good+bitters+make+difference/2221289/story.html

Art of Cocktail Bitters: Urban Diner Online
http://urbandiner.ca/2009/06/11/the-art-of-cocktail-bitters-with-lauren-mote/

New GM: Urban Diner Online
http://urbandiner.ca/2009/05/06/lauren-mote-new-gm-at-the-refinery/

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