Table 20's 2nd Annual LA's Best Bartender

Table 20, LA's premier online hotel, bar and restaurant industry placement service, asks the bar denizens of L.A. once again: Who is this city's Best Bartender?

Table 20, along with Elevate Lounge and Karlsson's Vodka, have joined together to give winners of this year's competition a host of top prizes for their coveted cocktails. The First Place winner receives a gift card from Bar Keeper Silverlake, Karlsson's Gold Vintage bottles, and a trip to the 2012 Tales of the Cocktail, Manhattan Cocktail Classic or SF World Spirits Competition. Last but not least, this year's top bartender will have their mug plastered on a Los Angeles billboard with their photo announcing him or her as LA's Best Bartender. See, that could have been you if you had done more mixing than drinking back in college.

Tickets are still available to join the crowd on October 9th in the Elevate Lounge at Takami Sushi & Robata to watch the competition and party. Come taste and vote for the best Karlsson's Gold Vodka cocktail (created by the finalist bartenders), shop at Barkeeper's pop-up store, slurp boozy snow cones from IceIceShavie.com, witness the competition, and give the bartenders your love & appreciation. A portion of the proceeds will benefit The Gentle Barn

The competition judges expected to appear include Matthew Biancaniello, 2010 winner of LA's Best Bartender and barkeep extraordinaire at Library Bar, Dale Degroff, 2009 James Beard Award winner, Jessica Geit, LA Times Food & Nightlife writer, Johnny Iuzzini, of Top Chef Just Desserts, Bricia Lopez, of Guelaguetza fame and one of LA Weekly's "Best of LA People", and Marcos Tello, bartender at The Varnish and President of the USBG LA Chapter.

LASates wishes the best of luck to the Table 20 finalists. Keep watching LASates.com for updates and other future events.

Location: Elevate Lounge, Downtown - 21st floor, outdoor wrap-around patio with LA views

811 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2100 #2100

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Date: Oct 9, 2011

Time: 2pm - 8pm