Achievements
Professional Cocktail and Spirit Service Culture Development
SBE Entertainment Restaurant and Nightlife Group, Los Angeles, CA.
Sayer's Club, Hollywood, CA.
Katsuya by Starck, Glendale, CA.
Katsuya by Starck, Hollywood, CA.
Katsuya by Starck, Brentwood, CA. — Freshest Cocktails (Los Angeles Magazine, 01/07)
Hyde Lounge, West Hollywood, CA. — Best Hot Spot (In Style Magazine, 10/06)
AREA, West Hollywood, CA.
Foxtail, West Hollywood, CA.
Viceroy Hotels and Resorts, Los Angeles, CA.
Viceroy Hotel and Resort, Anguilla, BVI.
Viceroy Hotel and Resort, Snowmass, CO.
Viceroy Hotel, Miami, FL.
Sameini Group, Fort Worth, TX.
Brownstone Restaurant, Fort Worth (in association with Top Chef Casey Thompson)
The Mangkut Group, Hong Kong, China
Lily/Bloom Restaurant and Lounge, Hong Kong, China
Fullerton Bay Hotel, Singapore, Singapore — World's 30 Best Hotel Bars for the Lantern Bar
(CNN; 09/10)
The Hatch Design Group, San Diego, CA.
Jimmy's Famous American Tavern, San Diego, CA.
Consilient Restaurant Group, Dallas, TX.
Victor Tangos, Dallas, TX. — Best Cocktails Dallas (D Magazine, Reader's Choice Award, 07/10)
Westside Tavern, Westwood, CA.
Cuba Libre, Dallas, TX.
The Porch, Dallas, TX.
Meridian Entertainment, Los Angeles, CA.
Table 8 South Beach
Table 8 Los Angeles — Best Cocktail. Los Angeles (Basil 8, Metromix, LA, Summer 2007)
The Penthouse Restaurant @ The Huntley Hotel, Santa Monica, CA.
The Jade Bar @ Sanctuary on Camelback, Paradise Valley, AZ — World's 30 Best Hotel Bars (CNN; 09/10)/Best Cocktail Menu Phoenix (Haute Living Magazine April 2011)
Sofitel Hotel Group, Chicago IL.
Crush Restaurant, Seattle, WA.
The Cheesecake Factory (Recipe Development)
Morton's Steakhouse (Recipe Development)
Skyy Spirits Recipe (Recipe Development)
Ketel One Vodka (Recipe Development)
Events
Chattanooga Times Free Press Presents Ladies Night Out — Chattanooga, TN (2011)
Junior League of Huntsville Girls Night Out Domestic Cocktail Demonstrations — Huntsville, AL (2010)
Night School Cocktail and Spirit Service Demonstration @ The Sorrento Hotel — Seattle, WA. (2009)
Crystal Cruises Wine and Food Demonstration Series (2009)
Food Arts Flavor Summit @ the Culinary Institute of America — St. Helena, CA. (2008)
Lunch and Learn Series — Sanctuary Resort, Paradise Valley, AZ. (2007)
Holland America Line On Board Culinary Art Center Series (2006 and 2007)
212 Access House
Aspen Food and Wine Classic (2007 and 2008)
South Beach Food and Wine Festival (2007 and 2008)
Tales of the Cocktail Panel Participation
The Art of Making a Deal (2010)
21st Century Gin (2009)
Big Trends (2009) — Moderator
Juniperlooza (2008) — Moderator
Emerging Spirits Panel (2008)
Enter the Distologist (2007) — Moderator
Chains Committed to Fresh Ingredients (2007) — Moderator
The Cocktail Family Tree (2007)
Pairing Cocktails with Food (2006)
Professional Consulting Panel (2005)
Television
Food Network's Unwrapped (2006)
Woman's Entertainment Network's Young, Sexy, and Cookin' (2005)
Scribblings
Mixologist: Journal of the American Cocktail: Volume II
Raising the Bar on the High Seas
NW Stir (Online)
Vodka: A Mixologist's Perpective
Gin: In First Person
Jigger What?
Stirring up Passsion
State of the Cocktail 2007
Advisory Positions/Ryan Magarian
Tequilera Interaction Project — Founding Member
Tales of the Cocktail, 2010 — Spirit Awards Judge
Museum of the American Cocktail — Advisory Board Member
Nightclub and Bar Magazine — Advisory Board Member
Cocktail Hall of Fame — Master Judge
Worldsbestbars.com — Master Judge