by Crave Staff
photos by Robert Bostick
Sean Conner from Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar in Plano is one of the six semi-finalists of National Restaurant Association’s Star of the Bar Competition and will be traveling to defend our states honor in Chicago May 22nd at the 2011 International Wine, Spirits & Beer Event .
The Whiskey Cake barman Conner is in good company:
Sean Conner from Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar in Plano, TX with his The Cake’s Watermelon Crush
Emily George from Cameron Mitchell Restaurants in Granville, OH with her BeachcOmber
Jamie Koeppler from Madisons in Madison, WI with his Femme Fatale
Robert Leavey from The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, CO with his The Real McCoy
Dante LoPresti from Double A in Chicago, IL with his The Pink Lion
Emilio Tiburcio from Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, NV with his Imperial Garden
The top three finalists, as selected by IWSB attendees, will advance to the final round of live competition at the first annual Restaurants Rock, the official NRA Show and IWSB industry celebration, that evening. The winner will receive a $5,000 cash prize.
The annual National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show is the largest and most comprehensive global gathering of restaurant, foodservice and lodging professionals. The NRA Show 2011 will be held May 21-24 at McCormick Place in Chicago.
