One of the blogs that I check almost every day is Camper English's Alcademics.  In yesterday's post, he linked to an article that he wrote for The Beverage Network's magazine titled "The Beverage Networks 10 Trendsetting Mixologists."

I am happy to report that NoVa/DC's own Gina Chersevani of the Neighborhood Restaurant Group - the good folks behind ( Read more... )

As Sean mentioned yesterday, I have been working on my first brand new cocktail.  I wanted to create something that reminded me of one of my favorite times of the year, autumn in Virginia.  So it kind of named itself the "Virginia Autumn."  I checked a lot of cocktail databases, blogs, food websites and the Mixosphere and didn't find any drinks ( Read more... )

 Alright.  I live in the Commonwealth of Virginia.  I love this state.  I was born in the mountains, received most of my education from "state" schools (even though one is the only public Ivy . . . :-) ) and both sides of my family have had roots in Virginia since the the wagon train ride from Ellis Island.  If fact, my mother's side of the family ( Read more... )