You be the judge as some of Pasadena’s finest cocktail creations vie to be named
Cocktail of the Year for 2017
Pasadena, CA-Pasadena celebrates the cocktail during SIP-tember, with some of our favorite Pasadena Chamber member restaurants offering some of their favorite cocktails.
Will Ruth's Chris Steak House be a triple-time winner with back-to-back triumphs? Or perhaps someone new this year will put forth the 2017 Cocktail of the Year.
Voting begins online August 15th. To vote for your favorite, visit www.pasadenarestaurantweek.com/vote
Drinks being offered for the SIP-tember Cocktail Bracket Challenge include special margaritas, new interpretations of traditional cocktails and some specially created drinks from some of Pasadena’s premiere mixologists.
Look for great interpretations of traditional cocktails. Try drinks created especially for the SIP-tember Cocktail Bracket Challenge. Previous drinks named Pasadena’s Favorite Cocktail include the Broad Street Hurricane from Ruth’s Chris Steak House, the Cucumber Skinny-tini from Toro Sushi, the Vin de Pomplemousse from Green Street Restaurant or White Horse Lounge’s 2016 Forbidden and Ruth's Chris' Julio's Passion.
Once again, SIP-tember: A Celebration of the Cocktail culminates in a grand taste-off at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on September 28th. Everyone (21 years-old or older) attending the Taste of Pasadena that evening will be able to taste the four finalist cocktails and vote for your favorite.
In 2016, more than four hundred people were on hand for the finale of the SIP-tember Cocktail Bracket Challenge. In addition to the four featured cocktail finalists, guests attendees at the SIP-tember Bracket Challenge Finale tasted culinary treats from The Raymond Restaurant, California Pizza Kitchen, CaterArt Catering, POP Champagne and Dessert Bar, Osawa Shabu Shabu Sushi, Twohey's and many more.
The Sip-tember Cocktail Bracket Challenge Grand Finale is presented by the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce as a Pasadena Restaurant Week event sponsored by The City of Pasadena, Wells Fargo, The Pasadena Star-News and the Rose Bowl.
The SIP-tember cocktail bracket challenge is an annual six week long competition among Pasadena Chamber of Commerce member restaurants and lounges. Competitors served drinks that were paired against each other in a competition.
A comlpete list of venues offering cocktails for the 2017 SIP-tember Cocktail Bracket Challenge will be annouced in early August.
Look for a special announcement of a glorious kick-off event on August 15th.
Once again, SIP-tember: A Celebration of the Cocktail culminates in a grand taste-off at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Everyone attending the Taste of Pasadena that evening will be able to taste the four finalist cocktails and vote for your favorite.
The SIP-tember cocktail bracket challenge is an annual six week long competition among Pasadena Chamber of Commerce member restaurants and lounges. Competitors served drinks that were paired against each other in a competition.
Venues that offer cocktails for the 2017 SIP-tember Cocktail Bracket Challenge include:
- Sushi Roku
- a/k/a Bistro,
- Central Park Restaurant
- California Pizza Kitchen
- The Tap Room at the Langham Huntington Hotel Pasadena,
- Bistro 45,
- Bar 1886 at The Raymond,
- Ruth’s Chris Steak House,
- POP Champagne and Dessert Bar,
- El Cholo Cafe
- Clearman’s Galley
- bluRoom at the dusitD2 hotel constance pasadena,
- Lucky Baldwin's Trappiste Pub
- True Food Kitchen
- Fleming's Prine Steak House and Wine Bar
- Roy's Pasadena
- Vertical Wine Bistro
- Plate 38
Voting for SIP-tember kicks off on August 15, 2017.
Once again, we will be hosting an informal citywide cocktail party to celebrate the 103nd anniversary of the birth of America’s first culinary celebrity - Pasadena’s own Julia Child. The Julia Child Pasadena Cocktail Party on August 15th takes place in restaurants all over Pasadena, culminating in a citywide happy birthday toast at 7:00pm. Patrons are encouraged to dress for a 1950s, 1960s or 1970s era cocktail party.
SIP-tember: A Celebration of the Cocktail and the Taste of Pasadena provide a terrific opportunity for patrons to visit new places, remember old favorites and see the breadth of excellent offerings found in the Pasadena area.
The Rose Bowl generously hosts the Taste of Pasadena on September 28, 2017.
Dance Syndicate is providing entertainment at the SIP-tember Finale and Taste of Pasadena at the Rose Bowl.
Pasadena Restaurant Week events are presented by the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce with our restaurant members. SIP-tember and the Taste of Pasadena are generously supported by Gold Sponsors the City of Pasadena, The Pasadena Star-News and Wells Fargo.
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