TOAST TO SAFE SEASON NONALCOHOLIC DRINKS MIX IT UP.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer PALMDALE - Restaurant bartenders blended ice cream, berries, flavored syrups and other concoctions Thursday in a head-to-head competition to see who can mix up the best nonalcoholic non·al·co·hol·ic adj. A beverage usually containing less than 0.5 percent alcohol by volume. drinks. Won by the Outback Steakhouse's nonalcoholic strawberry pia colada blend called the Koala koala (kōä`lə), arboreal marsupial, or pouched mammal, Phascolarctos cinereus, native to Australia. Although it is sometimes called koala bear, or Australian bear, and is somewhat bearlike in appearance, it is not related to true Cocktail, the 12th annual Sober Solutions Mocktail mock·tail n. A cocktail containing no alcohol. [Blend of mock and cocktail.] Competition was intended to raise awareness about the dangers of drunk driving and to promote the use of designated drivers. ``We come each year because we believe in the designated driver idea,'' said Holiday Inn's catering manager Laurie Cook who, with bartender Brenda Carlson and sales manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → Kimberly Zilobaf created the Holiday Cheer, a blend of whipping cream Noun 1. whipping cream - cream that has enough butterfat (30% to 36%) to be whipped light whipping cream cream - the part of milk containing the butterfat , brown sugar, chocolate syrup and double-brewed coffee. As part of the event at the Chimbole Cultural Center, California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. Officer Greg Moser and Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputies Frank Rothe and Aaron Watson were recognized for their efforts in keeping impaired drivers off the streets. ``It brings awareness up that you can have a great time without alcohol,'' CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan Officer Rusty Moore said of the annual competition. ``Some of these drinks they make taste just as good if not better than the ones with alcohol.'' ``If you're going to go out and celebrate the holidays, designate a driver because you don't want to ruin your holidays,'' Moore said. ``Go out and have a good time but be safe.'' Moore added that throughout the holidays, the CHP has implemented a maximum enforcement schedule that puts 80 percent of its staff on the roads throughout the months of November and December. DUI checkpoints will also be scheduled by the Sheriff's Department and CHP office. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Guests eat, drink and make merry Thursday at the 12th annual Sober Solutions Mocktail Competition in Palmdale. (2 -- color) Holiday Inn head bartender Brenda Carlson, left, sales manager Kimberly Zilobaf and catering manager Laurie Cook make Holiday Cheer, a blend of whipping cream, brown sugar, chocolate syrup and double brewed coffee. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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