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    Favorite Bartender Contest

    Last year, Friday's® hosted an online voting competition, naming Bradley Kaplan from Colorado as the 2010 Favorite Bartender with more than 100,000 consumer votes. Congrats Brad! Check out our 2011 WBC Finalists and vote for your Favorite Bartender!   
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    WBC Cocktail Recipe Contest

    The T.G.I. Friday’s® WBC Cocktail Recipe contest will help celebrate the 21st birthday of the World Bartender Championship and what better way to celebrate being 21 with some amazing new drink recipes? Enter your favorite recipe here. 
    WBC Cocktail Recipe Contest
     

    Cocktail Fun from our Prestwich, UK Crew

     Watch as our Prestwich crew flair, slice and dice some amazing tricks. Stay tuned for some videos from our 2011 WBC Finalists as they prepare for the final competitions in Dallas, TX on February 26, 2012. View other videos here. 
     

    Highlights from 2010 World Bartender Championship

    Enjoy clips and highlights of the very best flair bartending from the 2010 World Bartending Championship in Dallas! Check out the new 2011 finalists here.
     

    2010 World Bartender Championship

    Meet our 2010 World's Greatest Bartender, Attila "The Hun" Farmasi from Budapest, Hungary.  Representing heritage, knowledge and expertise, the World Bartender Championship is synonymous with T.G.I. Friday’s®. With more than 8,000 Friday’s bartenders from around the globe, it’s the largest competition of its kind. Congrats Attila! Check out our new 2011 finalists.

    Happy 21st Birthday!

    WBC IS TOASTING ITS 21ST BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR AND IN HONOR OF THIS MILESTONE, FRIDAY’S® IS HOSTING SPECIAL ACTIVITIES FOR GUESTS AND PUTTING A FEW NEW TWISTS ON TAP TO MAKE THIS THE BEST WBC YEAR YET.

    From Mixology Nights where you can try your hand at the skill of bartending to the second annual Fan Favorite Bartender vote, fans will get in the game as much as the talented competitors to celebrate this milestone year.


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    Contests

    It's good to be the life of the party. If your parties are anything like ours, the cocktail is at the heart of it.  Enter our WBC Cocktail Recipe Contest for a chance to win cash and cool prizes. 
      

    Finalists

    More than 8,000 bartenders compete but only 9 make it to the World Finals. Check out who made the cut in 2011 and vote for our Favorite Bartender Contest.

     

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    Upcoming Events

    Celebrate WBC’s 21st birthday with special activities including Mixology Nights. Learn how to be a master mixologist and get access to the best bartenders at a series of upcoming events. Check to see what’s coming to your ‘hood.
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