Swamplot’s sponsor today is ASCOT, also known as the Alcohol Servers Counsel of Texas. Thanks for supporting Swamplot!

If you work in a restaurant, or in any kind of food-service or food-prep operation, you’re probably already familiar with state requirements for training in food-handling safety. And if you work in a bar or for an alcohol distributor, you probably already know why it’s so important that everyone who has anything to do with selling, dispensing, or delivering any kind of alcoholic beverage complete state-certified training in alcohol safety.

Since 1988, ASCOT has been licensed by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission to provide TABC-certified alcohol-server training programs. That makes ASCOT one of the oldest and most established food and beverage certification programs in the country — as well as Texas’s longest-running provider of training in this important field. And ASCOT has been a preferred source for training in food handling in Houston since 2004.

If you’re responsible for making sure new employees are trained promptly and well in these particular areas, you can be sure they’re getting the exact program they need — in the most helpful format possible — by sending them to ASCOT. ASCOT offers its training courses both in a classroom setting and online, in both English and Spanish.

Use the discount code ASCOT on the alcoholservers.com website and the online alcohol-server training course works out to just $9.89 per class. The food-handling class costs just $7.00 — no discount code is needed.

ASCOT’s server-training program is certified by the TABC, and its food-handler program is ANSI Accredited as meeting the ASTM E2659-09 standard. For more details, or to sign up, head over to the ASCOT website — alcoholservers.com — or call 713.922.1223.

How about serving Swamplot readers a round of . . . important information about your local business? That’s what our Sponsor of the Day program is for!

Today on Swamplot our sponsor is the 4-bedroom home at 2106 Nina Lee Ln. in Oak Forest, offered for sale by Nan and Company Properties. Swamplot appreciates the support!

This 3,840-sq.-ft. Oak Forest home is just a few steps away from T.C. Jester Park. Once you enter through the oversized front doors of this 4-bedroom, 4-and-a-half-bathroom property, you’ll be greeted with an open-concept family room, dining room, and kitchen area (pictured at top); off this space and adjacent to the entryway, a pair of barn doors opens to a street-facing study. Large windows admit natural light to the space and highlight the home’s modern feel; you’ll find wood floors throughout.

The kitchen includes quartz countertops, an island with breakfast bar, stainless-steel appliances, and custom cabinets with plenty of storage. The first-floor master suite offers privacy as well as direct access to the back yard. The master bath has 2 closets and built-in storage, making organization easy.

A steel staircase with floating wood risers takes you to the second floor, the game room, and the rest of the bedrooms. The game room, equipped with a sound system, opens to a wrap-around balcony that faces south and east.

For a quick tour of this unique property, watch the video above (also available here). More information is available on the property website. If you’re interested in this home, please call the property’s agent, Nancy Almodovar of Nan and Company Properties, at 713.714.6454, or email her at nancy@nanproperties.com.

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