Designated Drinker Show

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Good Ol' Time Derek’s passion for history and making cocktails intersect in his recently released book, “Spirits, Sugar, Water, Bitters: How the Cocktail Conquered the World.” As a self-proclaimed “history buff,” he takes us on a journey through American history by way of the cocktail's birth, rise, fall, and eventual resurrection which makes us oh so thirsty (and...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: My Soul Is In The Sky Over 14 years ago in a bar in London, Seb’s career in the beverage industry started off with making a drink for none other than Bruce Willis. Talk about jumping into the deep end of the pool! Of course, this was just one of many cocktails he would serve up in some of the swankiest bars found throughout the world. Now, as he heads up the U.S....

Get the featured cocktail recipe: A Spoonful of Sazarac Talk about a sweet episode (it just had to be said). Bob is a true character and gentleman of many sorts. He sits down to tell us what it means to be a gentleman farmer and how the way Three Brothers Farm farms makes for a superior sugar that is as delicious, as it is good for the environment. Bob's sugar and syrup are found in many a restaur...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Grapefruit Margarita & Sons From practicing law to slinging drinks at dive bars to crafting cocktails for Michelin star bars to being featured in Garden & Gun, Lauren’s path that led her to create magical elixirs for the at-home bartender is quite the journey. Over the years, Cocktail & Sons have concocted recipes for a line of all-natural and handcrafted syrups d...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Sun Also SUNSERIs Sal is the definition of southern charm. He is the co-owner of the oldest business of its kind in the America, New Orlean’s P&J Oyster Company. The story behind his 144-year old family-owned business is as intriguing as is Sal’s southern accent. His family’s journey is one of determination, hard work and a true American success story.  Of course,...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Disco Flamingo Two fashion designers walk into a bar. Their eyes meet. And the rest, they say, is history. Andrew and Laura met by chance but their love for each other and fashion definitely are not. From dressing celebrities to re-imagining vintage fashions, they each have their own since of style but both create true works of art. Their journeys brought them tog...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Between 2 Peaches Yes. Jodie McLean is Chief Executive Officer of EDENS, one of the nation’s leading private owners, operators and developers of retail real estate but she’s so much more: inspiring, driven, compassionate, a community builder, a believer in the value of human connections and the leading force behind the ever-growing Union Market. She’s spent over 2...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Justa' Trying to Get It Right Meet Top Chef, Jenn Carroll and her partner in crime, and in life, Billy Riddle. He’s the salt to her pepper. And she’s the cinnamon to his sugar, so with these two chefs in the kitchen, it makes for the perfect combination. Funny what love can do. Want to find out for your self? Listen to this episode and then check out Spice Finch i...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Tinker Me This Jewelry making is her craft and metal is her medium. Meet Designated Drinker, Sarah McLaughlin of Sarah Cecelia Jewelry & Metal Goods. Metal may not have been her first love, but fortunately, it finally found its way into her heart. And now, with each one of her beautiful pieces, you see her delicate touch and artistic strength perfectly balanced to...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Not Telling If you’re looking for talent, innovation and tenacity in a glass, look no further. Adam is your man. Early on, he found inspiration that has influenced him throughout his career and the cocktail scene is better for it. Currently, his focus is on crafting not just any ol’ G&T. Oh, no. He’s blazing a whole new trail with his game-changing house-made toni...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Quiet Waters Run The Deepest... Samy Kobrosly is our bliss point for crunch! His intoxicated concept for a vegan pork rind has proven to be a pure stroke of genius. Since 2016, his 80-calorie delicious guilt-free crunchy puffs of goodness have taken the snack world by storm. Samy is right when he says Snacklins have made those little mundane moments of life a whol...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Penny For Your Thoughts Maggie is a creative genius that is as vibrant and thoughtful as her amazing artwork. Whether she’s painting individual art pieces that grace only the most fortunate of walls, transforming commercial spaces into unique creative expressions or giving back through all her charitable works, she is truly a force of pure inspiration. Fortunately...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: The MuralistPeter claims the district as his home. Art as his world. And hustle as his method. Along with his business partner, Brandon Hill, they describe themselves as two knuckle-headed, art dudes that run a local agency and artist collective. They work with tons of the area’s up-and-coming and established artists, businesses and organizations to create pop-up...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Mint Ginger Julep Meet Gina’s heart throb. Her main squeeze. Her real partner in crime, Neil Dundee. He’s the Area Director of Boqueria and a true master of ceremony. He stresses the importance of good service and implements a leadership style that insures an amazing dining experience. Join us as he shares his insights about finding success and a few juicy stories...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Pimm's Cup fish·wife /ˈfiSHˌwīf/ a coarse-mannered woman who is prone to shouting. a woman who sells fish. Fiona proudly stands by both of those definitions and wears them well. Literally. It’s printed across every uniform shirt of her family-owned small business, The District Fishwife. With a shared passion for all things aquatic, she and her husband have created...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Froze All Day & Bitter Mama As one of the DC area’s best known sources for all things food and wine, Nycci sits atop a small dining out/going out media empire. As the founder and publisher of TheListAreYouOnIt.com, she keeps us in the know of the area’s restaurant, bar and party scenes. You can also find her co-hosting Foodie and the Beast with her husband Dave. W...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: There's Always Amaro Meat Meet a man who is serious about meat. Seriously, serious about meat. We had a great time hanging out, sipping some cocktails and talking meat with Nate Anda, the master butcher and executive chef of Red Apron. Nate is an artist. He handcrafts artisanal meats and charcuterie using only locally sourced whole animals from small-batch produce...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Whimsical Spritz Riley’s artwork is a lot like one of Gina’s cocktails. It’s a little sweet. Very thoughtful. A bit poetic and yet, delightfully whimsical. Don’t believe us, take a peek for yourself. But don’t be fooled, she’s ain’t all suga’. Because anyone who has taken on the challenges of teaching elementary school kids has to have a whole lotta' moxie, too. I...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: When in Peru...We Tamarind Pioneer. Philanthropist. Co-Founder of “Speed Rack.” Lynette is widely regarded as one of the foremost talented mixologists in the industry. From the beginning, she’s been breaking the glass ceiling and making room for her fellow female bartenders to excel. In 2011, she co-founded "Speed Rack," a national cocktail competition for female...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Where's Brooklyn At? Paul Friedman is a man with a mission. And a tough mission, at that. He is focusing on one of our nation’s most controversial issues, gun control. For the last 2 years, he was the Exe Director of the VTV Family Outreach Foundation, a non-profit created by families of the victims and survivors of the April 16, 2007 Virginia Tech mass shooting t...

Award-winning journalist. Compelling story teller. A woman about town, for sure. Francine definitely is a gal after our own hearts. At the ripe old age of 2-years-old, her refined palette was already being established as she regularly dined on escargot, followed by a Napolean for dessert. Most likely, this was beginning of her great love affair with the hospitality industry which propelled her on...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Schooled Can’t make the trip to Old Town Alexandria, Virginia? Not to worry. Victoria brings The Hour experience to you through her Neiman Marcus store pop-ups and if you still can’t find her in your zip code, just head to TheHourShop.com. She recently launched, The Modern Home Bar, which offers mid-century inspired barware and glassware that is sure to complement...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Spoonful of Sugar In 2004, Allison founded Square One Organic Spirit. She was not just one of the first women to start and fund her own spirits company, she truly helped pioneer and shape the organic spirits industry as we know it today. She is definitely a superhero in our books. All of Square One’s products are made from 100% certified organic rye, that is sourc...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Flight of the Flamingos Who better to sit back with, talk about the weather with, and have a cocktail with, than Eileen Whelan? She’s a self-proclaimed weather enthusiast and has been since the age of 6 years. As a child, she kept a vigilant eye on the weather so she could keep her father, a commercial roofing contractor, up-to-date with all the current weather co...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Season Opener This Designated Drinker is truly uplifting and challenges us to think well beyond ourselves. Beth has been Executive Director of Citymeals on Wheels since 2011. Since then, the number of homebound elderly nourished and meals served throughout all five New York City boroughs have both increased by 10%. And thanks to her astute leadership, the organiza...