Designated Drinker Show

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Destination Unknown Avant-garde film maker turned chef, Elizabeth Falkner was many talents. Whether it’s her approach in the kitchen or her live art performances, the key ingredients are always creativity, imagination and a dash of the extraordinary. She has competed on Iron Chef America, The Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs as well as, The Next Iron Chef: Redemption....

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Garibaldi We sit down with Naren Young, the creative genius behind 1 of the top 50 bars in the world. As we tip back a few of his tasty cocktails, he shares the method behind his madness in creating his delicious concoctions and gives us a sneak peek of what he has “cooking up” next at Dante. So, the next time you’re in Greenwich Village, stop by and stay for a wh...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Wild Berry Crush Sara has dedicated her life to finding the perfect formula to help heal, protect and enhance our most important organ, our skin. And after more than 1,000 attempts, she believes she’s done it. Along the way, she partnered with a local radio station to create Operation Sand Flea which has brought much relief to our soldiers serving overseas sufferi...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: "Gingery" Rogers In our new special series, Get Bar Ready, Gina gives us the “how-to’s” to get our at-home bars in tip-top shape. Having the essentials, creating your own ingredients and knowing how (and how long) to keep them, is key to crafting delicious cocktails. So, on each GBR episode, she will be giving us the step-by-step instructions we need to become the...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Market Raspberry Margerita In our new special series, Get Bar Ready, Gina gives us the “how-to’s” to get our at-home bars in tip-top shape. Having the essentials, creating your own ingredients and knowing how (and how long) to keep them, is key to crafting delicious cocktails. So, on each GBR episode, she will be giving us the step-by-step instructions we need to...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Detox. Retox. Repeat. Talk about shape-shifting. When Jay went from corporate executive to nutritional therapist, he may have given up the comforts and prestige that came with that corporate world but what he gained by following his passions into natural health healing and nutritional education is immeasurable. As founder of Nourish, a nutritional therapy company,...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Keep 'em Coming (Part 2 of 2) Todd has a long history of building bars and creating exceptional cocktail menus but now he has set his sights (and put his name) on something much bigger. His long-awaited bar, Tiki TNT, and rum distillery, Potomac Distilling Company, have come to fruition in the hottest spot in DC, the District Wharf. In this 2-part episode, we cozi...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Maple Magic Todd has a long history of building bars and creating exceptional cocktail menus but now he has set his sights (and put his name) on something much bigger. His long-awaited bar, Tiki TNT, and rum distillery, Potomac Distilling Company, have come to fruition in the hottest spot in DC, the District Wharf. In this 2-part episode, we cozied up to Todd’s ti...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Going Naked In 2004, Rob started his distilling career in Philadelphia as the first craft distiller in the state of Pennsylvania since Prohibition. When he applied for a distillery license, PA Liquor Control Board officials had to create an application form for him, because none existed. So it seems, bearing the cross of trailblazer was Rob’s destiny. Now as he st...

Get the featured cocktail recipes: Pago Pago & Nui Nui (Pt 2 of 2) Still longing for a tropical holiday escape? So come along with us as Owen Thomson of Archipelago creates some delicious tiki cocktails that can delight even the grumpiest holiday bah humbug. If you missed part 1, go back because Gina whips up a couple of vacation-in-a-glass luau-licious recipes perfect for sharing at your holiday...

Get the featured cocktail recipes: Sugar Plum Fairy & Bah Humbug (Part 1 of 2) Dreaming of a tropical holiday escape? We are, too. That’s why we invited Owen Thomson of Archipelago to join us on not one, but two holiday episodes. He and Gina share four vacation-in-a-glass luau-licious recipes that are sure help you find some holiday cheer, as well as make for perfect punches to share. Part 2 of ou...

Get the featured cocktail recipes: The Clover-ish Club & Sans Peel A quick train trip to Philly followed by short taxi ride to Philadelphia Distilling afforded us the privilege to spend our day chatting with Andrew Auwerda while sipping his delicious gins. Now that’s what we call “winning.” Since 2004, Andrew has been instrumental in building this award-winning line-up of American made beauties. F...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Sippin' On Gin & Buch Mary started Girl Meets Food in 2009 as a creative outlet and a cover for her debilitating addiction to fried chicken. Eventually, she quit her day job to pursue her passion and develop a career in food writing. You can her “stuff” in USA Today, The Washington Post, Eater, and Washington City Paper, to name a few. Needless to say, we can’t wa...

Get the featured cocktail recipes: My Last Nerve & Stop Talking! Take a Sip Before you gooble until you wobble, join us as we gather at our Tipsy Tomfoolery & Tryptophan Friendsgiving with Candiace Dillard Bassett and Rachel Sergi to get ready for T-Day. Gina serves up some delicious autumn inspired cocktails that promise to compliment your Thanksgiving meal, delight your taste buds and keep you i...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Life In The Afternoon Attorney by day. Writer and cocktail historian by…well…whenever he’s not lawyering. Phil’s penned 3 cocktail books, each us through a drinkable time warp. His first book gives us insights to the great Ernest Hemingway by way of his favorite drinks, “To Have and Have Another – A Hemingway Cocktail Companion.” With his second book, “The Manhatt...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Good Vibes Meet Jacob Briars, Global Advocacy Director for Bacardi, AKA the Mack Daddy of Millennial Nightlife. For more than 2 decades, this quick-witted Kiwi has he’s been shaking up the cocktail world across the globe and influencing what, and how, we drink. And we are happier for it.   From the a rural organic farm in New Zealand, to studying law, to jet setti...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Delicately Acidic In New Orleans, when the subject is wine and spirits, it is very difficult to leave Tim McNally out of the discussion. He is considered one of the “go to” resources in the Crescent City for counsel and information about adult beverages and their place in the fabric of life in this great city. Tim is the Wine and Spirits Editor, columnist and feat...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: One-Fitty Of course you know Tabasco®. But did you know they are celebrating their 150th birthday? Now that’s a reason to party! Not only can Tabasco be found in just about every kitchen throughout America, it is also one of our country’s oldest and largest family-owned-and-operated businesses. Every bottle of this world-renowned special sauce is, and always has b...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: The Grape Life Lifestyle marketer. Yes. Brand ambassador. Yes. Bottom-line influencer. Absolutely. Andre Hopson may be a jack of many trades but he’s also a master of trends throughout D.C.’s urban communities. He is definitely a professional brand match-maker and he’s damn good at it. So, who better to hang out with while sipping a classic cognac than one of Cour...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Hospitality “Sometimes an angel. Sometimes a hell raiser. Always a strong woman.” R.H. Sin What a great way to introduce Lu. She’s been leading by example from behind the bar by dreaming up and creating cocktails that push the imagination but also by reaching out and lifting up her fellow barmaids. In an industry with so few women in leadership roles, the Brennan...

Get the featured cocktail recipes: Morning Pop Kristen Burton is a cultural historian of the Early Modern Atlantic World and holds a doctorate in Transatlantic History. She specializes in the history of food and drink, specifically distillation and brewing in Early Modern Europe and the Atlantic World. Her current book project, tentatively titled “The Drunkard’s Progress: How Alcohol Became an Int...

Get the featured cocktail recipes: A Whisky Hustlers Oyster Shooter In Part 2, we continue learning about Harvey's unicorns, how Laphroaig makes a great single malt scotch and exactly what it takes to earn the title, "Whisky Hustler." This 2-part episode launches the ICON Series of the Designated Drinker Show, where we take a deep dive into a topic with a subject matter expert to guide us along th...

Get the featured cocktail recipes: A Whisky Hustlers Oyster Shooter Aficionado. Connoisseur. Mentor. Basically an expert on all things scotch whisky. Meet the man. Meet the legend. Meet the urban myth that is Harvey Fry as he walks us through the world of Laphroaig Whiskys. This episode launches the ICON Series of the Designated Drinker Show, where we are going to take a deep dive into a topic wit...

Get the featured cocktail recipes: Pimpin' Made in the Big Easy & Classic Pimms Cup His family has been in NOLA for more than 200 years. He’s the Executive Chef at the Napoleon House which has been a NOLA institution for more than 100 years. So, who better to tell us the lore and myths that linger in this historic French Quarter gem, than Chef Chris Montero? Want more? Check out the video version...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Classic Negroni, Classico Chilcano & Naked Lime Chilcano Tony is widely regarded as one of the pioneering and leading bar professionals in the world. He has appeared on The TODAY Show, Iron Chef America, Good Morning America, CNBC, Fox News and more. As the author of The Modern Mixologist: Contemporary Classic Cocktails, he offers readers an in-depth look into spi...