Awards & Recognition
★2015 James Beard Award for Best Beverage Book (Liquid Intelligence)
★2015 IACP Jane Grigson Award (Liquid Intelligence)
★James Beard Award-winning book described as 'oft-referenced' industry standard
Notable Facts
→Author of James Beard Award-winning book 'Liquid Intelligence: The Art & Science of the Perfect Cocktail'
→Founder and president of Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD) in Brooklyn
→Former Director of Culinary Technology at French Culinary Institute (first of its kind)
→Host of weekly podcast 'Cooking Issues' on Heritage Radio Network (453+ episodes)
→Co-owner of acclaimed cocktail bars Booker & Dax and Existing Conditions with Don Lee
→Inventor of culinary equipment including Searzall torch attachment and Spinzall centrifuge
→Teaches at Harvard's Science and Cooking Lecture Series annually
→Has 34K Instagram followers (@cookingissues)
→Born 1971, educated at Yale (BA Philosophy) and Columbia (MFA Performance Sculpture)