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Beerology in the News
Posted May 7, 2013 | 11:00 am, by Mirella
It’s been an exciting few months since I achieved my Master CiceroneTM certification, in December, becoming the first Master CiceroneTM in Canada. I’ve been delighted to see the attention that this certification has received across a range of different media outlets and publications. I am particularly happy to note that publications outside of the beer sphere have picked up the story and am quite hopeful that these articles will reach a broader audience, exposing new people to the idea of beer appreciation. […]
TAPS Magazine
Posted May 1, 2013 | 7:43 pm, by Mirella
It is official. The first Canadian Master Cicerone was anointed in late 2012, and it is Toronto-area beer consultant and writer Mirella Amato. The beer business is notoriously dominated by men, so it is refreshing to see a woman succeed at the highest level…
Canadian Living
Posted May 1, 2013 | 3:43 pm, by Mirella
Meet Mirella Amato, North America’s first female – and Canada’s only – Master Cicerone, a certified beer expert who has passed a rigorous set of written, oral and tasting exams. We asked her our burning beer questions…
Product Magazine
Posted April 24, 2013 | 3:13 pm, by Mirella
…As a pioneer of this profession, Mirella is constantly asking questions, thus creating a dialogue about the “art of beer appreciation.” Her own curiosity and engagement has even propelled her to write a book about beer, which is scheduled to come out in 2014…
Canadian Business
Posted March 12, 2013 | 1:22 pm, by Mirella
Given that tea is now curated, tequila comes in tasting flights, “master chocolatier” is a bona fide career path and fromagers have their own newspaper columns, the idea of a beer “sommelier” hardly seems absurd. It might even seem a little overdue…
Beer Dinner Menus
Posted March 10, 2013 | 11:00 am, by Mirella
I’ve had the pleasure of guiding a series of beer dinners in fine dining establishments over the past few months. While I’ve been pairing beer with food in a variety of contexts for years, until recently they have mostly taken place in private homes, at catered events or in pubs… It’s very exciting to me that higher-end restaurants are embracing the idea of bringing beer to the table. It opens the door for guests to see beer in a new […]
Büze
Posted February 13, 2013 | 10:10 pm, by Mirella
…To become a Master Cicerone (a professional certification for the highest level of beer knowledge), candidates must achieve at least 85% in two intensive days of testing: 10 hours of written questions, two hours of oral exams and two hours of beer testing and evaluation!…
Restaurant News
Posted January 23, 2013 | 9:49 pm, by Mirella
…Mirella Amato was named Canada’s first ever master cicerone, after completing the Cicerone Certification program, a feat only six people have accomplished, according to a Dec. 12 release from the Craft Beer Institute of Chicago. After a series of written and oral exams, Amato proved her expertise…
City Centre Mirror
Posted January 5, 2013 | 8:53 pm, by Mirella
From weekend warriors to self-styled connoisseurs, Canadians pride themselves on their knowledge of all things beer. No Canadian, however, knows more on the subject than Master Cicerone, Mirella Amato. Amato recently earned the certification after 14 grueling hours of tests…
The first Canadian Master Cicerone
Posted December 7, 2012 | 9:00 am, by Mirella
I am delighted to announce that I just became the first (and, for the time being, the only) Master CiceroneTM in Canada. I am one of only six people in North America to have earned this certification. I completed the Master CiceroneTM certification in Los Angeles this past October. It involved a series of exams that took place over the course of two days and included some intense taste testing as well as written and oral questioning about beer styles, draft systems, […]