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CONTACT: Ann Tuennerman; 504-343-4285; ann[at]talesofthecocktail.com
Debbie Rizzo; 617-233-8024; darizzo[at]gmail.com
COCKTAIL FILM FEST CELEBRATES SIPPING IN CINEMA WITH THREE SCREENINGS AT W NEW
ORLEANS HOTEL
Host Cheryl Charming presents movies and themed cocktails and food March 21 –
22.
NEW ORLEANS – (January 18, 2008) – Tales of the Cocktail and the W New Orleans
invite movie buffs and libation lovers to indulge in two evenings of
celebrating cocktail in film. Cheryl Charming, cocktail writer and founder of
MissCharming.com, plays hostess for the screenings of Casablanca, Guys and
Dolls, and The Seven Year Itch, on the evenings of Friday, March 21 and
Saturday, March 22, at the W, located at 333 Poydras St. in downtown New
Orleans.
“Cocktail scenes in film have been around since the invention of cinema,”
said Ann Tuennerman, founder of Tales of the Cocktail. “Our film fest looks at
the specific cocktails and spirits served in great films and offers guests an
opportunity to learn more about these drinks and of course taste and enjoy
them in the sophisticated atmosphere of the W.”
The Film Fest schedule is as follows:
∑ Friday, March 21, 8 p.m., Casablanca
∑ Saturday, March 22, 5 p.m., The Seven Year Itch
∑ Saturday, March 22, 8 p.m., Guys and Dolls
Tickets are $25 per film, per person, and include drinks, cocktail food and
snacks. A weekend package that includes all three films is $65 per person,
which saves $10. For tickets, visit www.TalesoftheCocktail.com or call
504-377-7935 beginning March 1, 2008. The W New Orleans is featuring a special
rate of $129 a night for Cocktail Film Fest goers. Visit W Hotels New Orleans
for more information.
Themed food and drink by Zoë will coordinate with each film. During
Casablanca, guests will enjoy French 75’s, Champagne Cocktails, Champagne,
Brandy, Grand Marnier and Moroccan themed food. As The Seven Year Itch is
screened, potato chips (dip ‘em bubbly if one cares to), popcorn, retro candy,
Martinis, Tom Collins’, Scotch, Whiskey Sours and Gin and Tonics will be
served. On Saturday, during the Guys and Dolls screening, guests can taste TV
dinners, wedding cake, Mojitos, Cuba Libres, Milk Punch and Mexican Beer.
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COCKTAIL FILM FEST – TALES OF THE COCKTAIL
Film Fest hostess Cheryl Charming has been in the food and beverage industry
since 1976, tending bar, authoring bar and cocktail related books and teaching
bar tricks to Walt Disney World bartenders. Cheryl also writes cocktail
related articles and frequents as a celebrity cocktail guest on various radio,
television, and podcast shows. She is a member of The Bartenders Guild, FBA
(Flair Bartenders Association) and The Museum of the American Cocktail. She
resides in Downtown Orlando and maintains the website MissCharming.com.
Tales of the Cocktail, a culinary and cocktail festival on July 16-20, 2008,
features award-winning mixologists, authors, bartenders, chefs and designers
in the New Orleans French Quarter at five days of cocktail events such as
dinner-pairings, cocktail demos and tastings, seminars, mixing competitions,
design expos, book-signings and much more. Measuring some of their success in
garnishes, Tales of the Cocktail 2007, used 7250 mint leaves, 3580 lime
wedges, 800 watermelon cubes, 560 gin soaked dried cherries, 1390 orange
slices, 2 tons of ice and more for 12,000 sippers! For more information on
Tales of the Cocktail, visit www.TalesoftheCocktail.com and register your name
to receive email updates, ticket-sales announcements and to view the exciting
line-up of events and celebrity presenters for 2008.
Offering two unique hotels, W Hotels of New Orleans has whatever you want,
whenever you want it. With 423 guest rooms and 10,000 square feet of meeting
space, W New Orleans is a truly savvy traveler’s dream come true. Delight in
Zoë, featuring innovative New Orleans cuisine by Chef Roberto Bustillo, winner
of the 2006 and 2007 gold fleur de lis award at the New Orleans Food and Wine
Experience. If you are looking for a more intimate experience, wander to W New
Orleans – French Quarter to experience the charm and warmth of the French
Quarter. Dine beneath Venetian chandeliers and angels at Bacco, owned and
operated by Ralph Brennan. For more information, visit www.whotels/neworleans.
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Cheers!
Cheryl Charming
www.misscharming.com---------------------
Bar & Cocktail Homonyms
Booze; alcohol.
Boos; disapproving sounds from fans
Brewed; fermented
Brood; a family of young animals
Brews; more than one beer
Bruise; an injured area.
Gin; a spirit distilled from grain
Jinn; a Muslem spirit or demon
Rye; grain
Wry; twisted