Tyshia Torres

My love lies in family, friends, and special events.

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@NCRLA Shake It Up Mixology Challenge at Carolina Ale House - DT Raleigh

This mixology event was a fundraiser supporting the NC Hospitality Education Foundation (NCHEF). 8 bartenders from the Raleigh and surrounding area came together to compete for the best cocktail in Raleigh. Using Southern Wine & Spirits products, each contender presented and crafted 1 cocktail. All were sampled by event attendees to provide a popular vote and 3 celebrity judges who chose the overall best cocktail.

Competitors: East Village Grill  Carolina Ale House Counting House Gonza Tacos Y Tequila Mandolin Marshall Free House Midtown Grille  Zinda

The winner was East Village Grill with their drink ‘ Toro En Fuego’. It incorporated cubed pineapple, cucumber, Hornitos Tequila and serrano peppers.

Popular vote winner was Gonza Tacos Y Tequila with their El Macando. Don Q Rum, Lulo puree, agave, mint and a star fruit garnish.

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Raleigh, NC- Saturday, June 27th #TheSpiritedPig Summer Shindig

A beer, bourbon and BBQ event hosted by Carolina Ale House- Downtown Raleigh. 10% of ticket sales benefited local charity Helping Hand Mission.

The event was held from 12-4pm with an estimate of 200 people in attendance. Carolina Ale House was able to raise $683 for the local Raleigh charity with ticket sales and cash donations at the door.

Local breweries Double Barley, Raleigh Brewing Co, Deep River Brewing and Lonerider Brewing provided samples of their favorite brews. Southern Wine and Spirits sampled 13 different types of bourbon from classic to international.

3 food stations included pork tacos/ sliders, fire bourbon wings, bacon wrapped shrimp and grits, pork belly welingtons and more.

Local Band 40 Love played during the event that had guests dancing all day along with an impressive show from the Helping Hand Mission Band.

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@TasteCLT 2015 was held June 5-7th. This is one of my favorite special events to plan & execute. @Carolinalehouse featured Beer-Braised chicken tacos, Ahi Tuna Sliders and their famous Dry Rub Wings.

This year’s winner of the Taster’s Choice Award!

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Architecture Trade Summit hosted by Carolina Ale House for Five Star Retractable Systems.

This private event welcomed 150 guests from across North America to the open-air patio of Carolina Ale House - Downtown Raleigh. Guests viewed the retractable roof and guillotine windows. A demonstration took place every 30 minutes.

A dinner buffet was provided. The menu included multiple options such as wings, taco station and vegetarian wraps. Beer and wine was available at the back patio bar. The display room was created in the Carolina Room, a private dining area of the restaurant, as well as a step and repeat area filled with photo props rounded out an informative and entertaining special event.

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Selection Sunday Kick-off w/ Yelp

Yelp Elite events are designed for a special group of active Yelpers. This year we had the pleasure of hosting them for our Selection Sunday Kick-off Party. 

75 guests were invited to Carolina Ale House to enjoy a sampling of wings, pork tacos, vegetable wraps and various snacks such as popcorn & pretzels. Mims Distributing provided Sierra Nevada and Cispin Cider.

Various games such as Jenga, Quarterhole and Hungry Hungry Hippo were provided in the private dining area for guests creating a fun atmosphere for Yelp Elite to mingle. 

A NCAA bracket was provided to all guests in support of the Selection Sunday event theme and had the change to enter in the $10,000 perfect bracket contest.

Thank you to the Carolina Ale House staff, Yelp team and E Mullinax Photography (beer and veggie wrap photo included in post) for your partnership. This was a great event to introduce the Carolina Ale House Brand to Raleigh residents!

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2015 Glenwood Bartender’s Challenge

7 Neighborhood Bartenders compete to show off their skills, a one week drink feature at the Carolina Ale House and trophy to display at home location. 10% of drink proceeds to benefit winner’s local charity of choice.

Social Media, print collateral and word of mouth throughout the downtown Raleigh area really brought this event to life. 60 guests attended the event and voted on their favorite cocktail. Rose Water, created by Victor Vinson of Solas won our challenge. $150 was donated to Victor’s chosen charity- The V Foundation.

Carolina Ale House will present this event annually.

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3rd Annual Red & White Food and Beverage Festival 2014

The event took place at the State Club in Raleigh, ticket proceeds to benefit Wine to Water. 

Over 60 vendors participated in this event and sampled over 700 attendees. 

We sampled Spanikopita from our Greek restaurant, Taverna Agora; Dry Rub Wings from Carolina Ale House; Crab cakes from our Signature Brand restaurants- Oceanic and Bluewater.

The Red and White Festival was a kick off to NCSU's homecoming weekend and a great way to celebrate the food and beverage industry.

For more information about the Festival and The State Club please visit: http://www.thestateclub.org/red-and-white-food-and-beverage-festival/

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August 5, 2014- @Hopssupplyco Master of Craft- Art of 'Cue

A full house at HopsCo's Master of Craft event. Guests took a 4- course tour of BBQ from around the world.

First Course: Pimento Cheddar Cornbread Muffins w/ BBQ Pulled Pork Paired with: Southern Cucumber Julep

Second Course: Asian Style Bone-In Spare Ribs/ Short Ribs w/ a crunch Asian Slaw Paired with: Blackberry Basil Tea

Third Course: Bourbon BBQ glazed quail w/ Granny Smith apple & fennel slaw and smokey pork belly bakes beans Paired with: Victory Prima Pilsner

Fourth Course: Blueberry and Peach Cobbler w/ chantilly whipped cream Paired with: Sweet Potato Martini

During the event guests heard special guests Natalie from Heritage Farms and John Kimber from Covington Vodka provide valuable information about their products. Guests also participated in a raffle in which they could win a charcuterie set, bottle of vodka, and t-shirts.

The next Master of Craft theme is - "A few of our Favorite Things" Visit www.hopssupplyco.com or Facebook Page for more info and to reserve your spot!

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Made some fun graphics for @HopsSupplyCo's #MasterofCraft event on August 5th!

Can't wait to see what Chef Tiffany has in store!

www.hopssupplyco.com

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Carolina Ale House wins Best Entrée at #TasteofCharlotte

Uptown Charlotte, NC hosted a food festival presented by #gottobeNC June 6-8th. Admission was free, food and entertainment to be enjoyed by all ages.Coins may be purchased at the event for food samples, beverages and kid's activities.

Our tent featured many brand items currently living in our restaurants; this included tables, bar stools, neons,dinner and beer menus. We added a 13 ft Banner this year to be easily spotted through the crowded streets of S. Tryon St. Festival goers were given branded koozies, bottle openers, whistles and $5 off cards as they ordered menu items.

Carolina Ale House featured 3 menu items: Mini Carolina Dipper BBQ Chicken Street Tacos Dry Rub Wings

Carolina Ale House won Best Entree for Dry Rub Wings.

Year over year sales exceed 2012 and 2013 combined!

For more information about the event please visit: http://www.tasteofcharlotte.com/

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@Bluewater_ILM awarded TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2014

Bluewater Grill, casual American dining located on the Intracoastal Waterway in Wrightsville Beach, NC, has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence Award. This certificate honors hospitality excellence and is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveler reviews on TripAdvisor. Certificate winners are located world-wide and vary in footprint.  

To qualify, establishments must maintained an overall rating of four or higher, out of a possible five in the last 12 months. Bluewater Grill plans to promote on social media by highlighting this achievement through Facebook’s Business page and Twitter.

Bluewater Grill offers waterfront dining with spectacular panoramic views of Wrightsville Beach’s Intracoastal Waterway serving a casual American menu. It is managed by LMR (www.lmrest.com), which is also the management company affiliated with other well-known Wilmington restaurants, including Carolina Ale House, Oceanic, Eddie Romanelli’s, Henry’s and Hops Supply Co.   Bluewater has been voted best Outside Dining by Encore Readers for four consecutive years.  The restaurant is located at 4 Marina Street, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480. For more information, please visit www.bluewaterdining.com

About TripAdvisor TripAdvisor® is the world's largest travel site, enabling travelers to plan and have the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers trusted advice from real travelers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking tools. TripAdvisor-branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, with more than 50 million unique monthly visitors*, and over 60 million reviews and opinions.  For more information, please visit www.Tripadvisor.com

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Food gurus harness power of Twitter

Excited to see our social media strategy highlighted in starnewsonline! @LMRestaurants @carolinalehouse @Bluewater_ILM @HopsSupplyCo @Henrys_ILM @OceanicDining

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Construction at 500 Glenwood South! Exciting progress for @carolinalehouse. Can't wait to sit out on the patio!

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Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.

Eleanor Roosevelt

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Till the season! #charitydonations

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March 24- NC @ProStart Invitational hosted at Durham Convention Center

It was inspiring to be a part of this amazing competition. The ProStart Program is a nationwide, two-year program for high school students. They develop culinary techniques and real-life management skills in the hospitality industry. 

There were 8 teams of 3 or 4 competing in a culinary and management competition. They were scored by experienced judges that volunteered their time to the event that day.

Below were the winning teams!

Management Competition  1st Place- Watauga High School 2nd Place- Davie County High School 3rd Place- Lejeune High School Culinary Competition 1st Place- Davie County High School 2nd Place- Swansboro High School 3rd Place- Leesville Road High School

For more information on ProStart, please visit the following:

http://www.nraef.org/prostart

http://ncrla.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=107

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Raleigh March 13- Official Ribbon Cutting for the Grand Re-opening of the @HibernianPub! 

Congratulations to Niall Hanley and the Hibernian Pub Team. We're glad to see you open again!