Oakland's bar scene has really improved over the last five years. Where there were one or two good bars downtown ten years ago, now there's arguably six of them. You know the environment's good when there's a bartender competition.
The problem is such events have been all-male or mostly male. Not anymore. On October 5th, 2010, Pican Restaurant will play host to the first Oakland Female Bartender Competition sponsored by Grand Manier and
Zennie62.com.
A Great Idea.
How the idea started goes back to a video I created of another Oakland bartender competition held at Sidebar on Lake Merritt. This one: