"From the Bay to the Blue Ridge"
Kat Warren R.T.’s Restaurant 3804 Mount Vernon Avenue Alexandria, VA 703-684-6010 rtsrestaurant.com Kat is behind the bar Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights. Kat conjurs up a Creole 75 #1. A variation on the French 75. It has Leopold’s small batch gin that is infused in house with pear and rosemary, fresh lemon […]
Neil L. Burroughs Redstone American Grill 155 National Plaza National Harbor 301-839-3330 RedstoneGrill.com Neil Serves Up the Redstone Pickled Goose – Grey Goose Vodka, dill pickle and olive juice shaken, shaken, shaken and garnished with pickle wrapped hand stuffed blue cheese olives! How did you get […]
Matthew King City Kitchen 330 South Picket Street Alexandria 703-685-9172 FatCityKitchen.com Matt serves up the Bristow Lemonade – MurLarkey Clemoncy Whiskey, simple syrup, pomegranate juice, citrus bitters & a splash of soda. Matt is behind the bar Tuesday through Saturday nights. How did you get started in the bartending business? I started […]
Elias Peters Cedar Knoll Restaurant 9030 Lucia Lane Alexandria 703-780-3665 Cedarknollva.com Elias serves up a Cedar Knoll specialty called the Bischon Frisee – in a chilled martini glass, add a little vodka, a little St. Germaine and a touch of grapefruit! Elias is behind the bar on Tuesdays through Saturday nights. Happy hour […]
Carlos Mejicanos Bond 45 149 Waterfront Street National Harbor 301-839-1445 Carlos concocts a La Birra. It’s Italian for “The Beer.” The recipe for this drink came all the way from Napoli. How did you get started in the bartending business? I got the idea when I was 20 going on 21. I was […]
Katy Gorman Daniel O’Connell’s Restaurant & Bar 112 King Street Old Town Alexandria 703-739-1124 DanielOConnells.com How did you get started in the bartending business? I was 20 and studying abroad in Northampton, England. What I thought would be a great adventure turned out to be a very stressful time. My dad, who was back home […]
Frank aka Frankie Koval Blackwall Hitch #5 Cameron Street Old Town Alexandria 571-982-3577 Theblackwallhitch.com How did you get started in the Bartending business? I started out by waiting tables for Steak and Ale Corp aka Bennigans and it mushroomed from there until I landed at Blackwall Hitch. What is your biggest bartender pet […]
Alexis is behind the bar Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings. Alexis Von Schoening Don Taco Tequila Bar 808 King Street Old Town Alexandria 703-988-3144 How did you get started in the business? The completely practical and simple answer to this question is the 2008 financial crisis. I helped support […]
Harry Williamson Mount Vernon Inn 3200 Mount Vernon Highway 703-799-6800 Mountvernon.org/inn Harry serves up the Inn’s special Martha’s Rum Punch How did you get started in the bartending business? I just wanted to have a little fun at my work. What is your biggest bartender pet peeve? Old tired bad jokes What […]
Andy Gillies Public House Bar & Restaurant 199 Fleet Street National Harbor 240-493-6120 Publichousenationlharbor.com Andy is behind the bar Monday through Friday days. How did you get started in the bartending business? I got started out in the business through my Dad – best known as “Russian Mike”. He owned a few joints back […]
