Philip Greene – Biography and Notable Events

Philip Greene is an attorney, writer and cocktail historian. He is Trademark and Internet Counsel to the U.S. Marine Corps, based at the Pentagon. He was recently profiled in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/07/dining/drinks/cocktail-writer-philip-greene.html He is also one of the founders of the Museum of the American Cocktail in New Orleans. He has presented at events such as Tales of the Cocktail (since 2004), the Manhattan Cocktail Classic, San Antonio Cocktail Conference, Arizona Cocktail Week, Miami Rum Renaissance, the Hukilau, the International Rum Festival, and many others. He has also presented multiple times for Smithsonian Associates in Washington, D.C., and has done events for the Washington Shakespeare Theatre, the Key West Art & Historical Society, the Hemingway Society, the International F. Scott Fitzgerald Society, the O.S.S. Society, the University of Louisville Cocktail Conference, the Washington Ballet, the Morgan Museum and Library in NYC, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, and other notable institutions. Philip is also on the Board of Directors of the National Food & Beverage Foundation, and the Museum of the American Cocktail’s Founders Board, both based in New Orleans. He also serves on the College of Liberal Arts Advisory Board, Mount St. Mary’s University (MD), and the House Committee of the National Press Club in Washington, DC, of which he is a member. Philip is the author of three successful books. His first book, To Have and Have Another – A Hemingway Cocktail Companion, (Penguin Press, 2012, 2d ed. 2015), has received critical acclaim from The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post (twice, in 2012 and again in 2015), Chicago Tribune, Food & Wine, Wine Enthusiast, Garden & Gun, Kirkus Reviews, HuffingtonPost.com, and many others, and remains a best seller in several categories. Phil’s second book, The Manhattan: The Story of the First Modern Cocktail (with recipes) was published in 2016, by Sterling Epicure, and has also received excellent reviews. Phil’s third book, A Drinkable Feast: A Cocktail Companion to 1920s Paris, was published by Penguin Random House’s Perigee division in October, 2018, and has received excellent reviews, notably in the Washington Post, Forbes.com, and the New York Times Book Review. Phil is also a contributing author for the Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails, edited by

David Wondrich and to be published in 2019, and is a contributing columnist for The Daily Beast’s “Half Full” section, devoted to spirits, cocktails and other alcoholic beverages. Note: In July, 2018, at the prestigious Tales of the Cocktail festival in New Orleans, “Half Full” won the Spirited Award for “Best Cocktails and Spirits Publication.” https://talesofthecocktail.com/industrynews/tales-cocktail-foundation-announces-12th-annual-spirited-awards-winners. See also: http://www.thedailybeast.com/contributors/philip-greene.html From 2013 to 2018, Phil served as a Brand Ambassador and consultant for the Hemingway Rum Co., and their line of award-winning rums under the Papa’s Pilar brand. He has also served as a Brand Ambassador for Peychaud’s Aperitivo, as well as for Domaine de Canton French Ginger Liqueur (which he helped launch to great success in 2008-10), and he offers consulting services for the bar and restaurant trade. He has also performed a series of entertaining cocktail seminars for the Greater Palm Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau, from coast to coast, and has done consulting and design work for Carpano Antica Formula vermouth. In his legal career, Phil held the position of InternetNZ Senior Research Fellow in Cyberlaw in 2007, during which he taught Internet and intellectual property law at Victoria University School of Law in Wellington, New Zealand. In that capacity, he also published two major papers and engaged in numerous public speaking engagements and radio and press interviews. He’s also served as Vice President and President of the Government Intellectual Property Law Association. In 2015, Greene received the Department of the Navy’s Intellectual Property Achievement Award as the Navy’s top IP attorney for the year. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and three daughters.

Upcoming Events May 4, 2019, curating an authentic period-themed cocktail menu and speaking at a gala fundraiser held by the Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park (Illinois). https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-hemingway-foundation-gala-hemingway-at-the-ritz-tickets-57132673364 May 10-13, 2019, presenting four cocktail seminars during HighBall, Wellington, New Zealand’s new cocktail festival. http://www.highball.co.nz/speaker-series May 21, 2019, speaking before the Navy Office of General Counsel’s Annual Symposium on trademark and copyright issues confronting the U.S. Marine Corps. Washington, DC. July 18, 2019, part of two panel seminars at Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans, LA. One of the panels will discuss famous writers (Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Ian Fleming, Graham Greene, et al.) and how they worked drinks into their prose, and the other on cocktail origin myths, as in “who invented the Martini?” which has perhaps 10 different stories. The discussion will explore how to explode/expose these myths, and other anecdotes.

July 24, 2019, presenting a cocktail seminar on the life, times, prose and favorite drinks of Ernest Hemingway, as part of the Leelanau Summinars Program, Leland, Michigan. September 25, 2019, presenting a cocktail seminar on New York’s nightclub scene in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Expect 175 attendees. September 27, 2019, presenting a cocktail seminar on Ernest Hemingway in Cheyenne, WY. Expect 120-150 people.

Notable Recent Events (in reverse chronological order) May 1, 2019, presented a cocktail seminar as part of the A Drinkable Feast book tour, the prestigious and historic Acorn Club, Philadelphia, PA. April 4, 2019, co-presented with comedian George Peacock at a Georgetown University Alumni Association event held at Stateside Distillery, Philadelphia, PA, as part of our Cocktails & Comedy tour of events. April 3, 2019, co-presented (with Daily Beast editor and author Noah Rothbaum) a seminar on the cocktail culture and life and times of Frank Sinatra and the immortal Rat Pack, Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop, et al. Smithsonian Associates, Washington, DC. https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/toast-to-rat-pack March 15, 2019, presented a literary-themed cocktail seminar during the Tennessee Williams Days festival in Key West, FL. Approx. 120 attendees. http://thebluepaper.com/celebrate-tennessee-williams-with-acclaimed-mixologist-philip-greene/ March 9, 2019, presented a cocktail seminar at Felix Cocktails et Cuisine, Charleston, SC, approximately 50 attendees. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/philip-greene-tasting-and-demonstration-tickets-56836457374# March 5, 2019, presented a cocktail dinner at the acclaimed restaurant The Fourth Estate, at the National Press Club, Washington, DC, as part of his A Drinkable Feast book tour. Sold out event, 70 very happy guests. https://www.press.org/events/1920s-cocktail-night-fourth-estate-restaurant March 1, 2019, guest speaker at lunch hosted by the Cogswell Society, Arlington, VA. February 28, 2019, presented a New Orleans cocktail seminar along with comedian George Peacock, as part of our Cocktails & Comedy series. The Avenue Restaurant, Washington, DC. February 27, 2019, University Club, Washington, D.C., presented a cocktail seminar as part of the A Drinkable Feast book tour. 70 attendees. December 17, 2018, emceed the 11th annual DC Holiday Cocktail Seminar, Occidental Grill & Seafood, Washington, DC. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/11th-annual-dc-holiday-cocktail-

seminar-tickets-53050723141 December 29, 2018, did an in-store book signing at Horizon Books, Traverse City, MI. December 10, 2018, presented a cocktail seminar on drinks made with Champagne, Smithsonian, Washington, DC. https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/champagne-cocktails. The event was sold out, 176 tickets sold. November 30, 2018, New Dominion Bookstore, Charlottesville, VA, presented a cocktail seminar as part of the A Drinkable Feast book tour. Sold out show, 80 attendees. http://events.c-ville.com/cal/1428372 November 28, 2018, was one of the authors present at the University Club Book Fair, Washington, D.C. Sold more books than any of the other 50 authors (80 books). November 2, 2018, University Club, Chicago, Illinois, presented a cocktail seminar as part of the A Drinkable Feast book tour. Sold out show, 80 attendees. November 1, 2018, Michigan Shores Club, Wilmette, Illinois, presented a cocktail seminar as part of the A Drinkable Feast book tour. 50 attendees. October 20, 2018, for the fourth time since 2013, offered the introductory toast at the OSS Society’s William Donovan Dinner, Washington, DC. The OSS Society commemorates the Office of Strategic Services, the U.S. intelligence and special operations agency created in World War II, and the predecessor to the CIA. 500 attendees, including many top-level military and government officials. Presented the 69th Regiment Cocktail and gave an account of that illustrious unit and William Donovan’s Medal of Honor exploits in World War I. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGILkn_4E90&feature=youtu.be October 19, 2018, presented a cocktail seminar on Paris in the 1920s, to support new book A Mixable Feast: A Cocktail Companion to 1920s Paris, which will have been released October 9 by Penguin Random House. Event coordinated with Politics & Prose Bookstore, to be held at Union Market, Washington, DC. https://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/philip-greene-drinkable-feast-cocktail-companion-to-1920s-paris-politics-and-prose-union Thursday, October 18, cocktail seminar at Perry Belmont House, Washington, DC, as part of the book tour for A Mixable Feast: A Cocktail Companion to 1920s Paris. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cocktail-seminar-book-signing-w-phillip-greene-tickets-49520160132 October 13, 2018, Morristown Festival of Books, Morristown, NJ (outside NYC). Greene was the featured speaker at the grand finale event Saturday afternoon, presented a short seminar on my book A Drinkable Feast: A Cocktail Companion to 1920s Paris, and served 2 cocktails from the era. http://morristownbooks.org October 5, 2018, co-presented a Cocktails 101 seminar at a cocktails and comedy performance

with comedian George Peacock, a fundraiser for Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Georgetown, Wash, DC. September 28, 2018, presented a Famous New Orleans Cocktails seminar for Loyola University, New Orleans, as a key part of their Alumni Weekend. 50 tickets sold. September 14-15, 2018, presented a cocktail seminar on the life and favorite drinks of Ernest Hemingway, for the 2018 Wyoming Hemingway Celebration, to be conducted under a National Endowment for the Humanities Grant. http://www.sheridan.edu/news/event/hemingway-cocktails-with-philip-greene/ July 20, 2018, served as toastmaster at an event honoring the life and career of David Bowie, for Smithsonian Associates, Washington, DC. July 17, 2018, presented a seminar on legendary drinks from the pages of military history, Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans, LA. May 31, 2018 presented a cocktail seminar on the life and favorite drinks of Ernest Hemingway. University Club, Washington, DC. June 7, 2018, presented a cocktail seminar on the history and folklore of the Manhattan Cocktail, for the Sandy Spring Museum, Sandy Spring, MD. May 18, 2018, co-presented “An Evening in New Orleans,” authentic food and drink from the Crescent City, presented as an in-home experience alongside Sheila Crye, a noted expert on New Orleans Creole and Cajun cuisine. This experience was offered as part of a silent auction at the annual National Food and Beverage Institute gala fundraiser. January 26, 2018, presented A Cocktail Evening With Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald cocktail party and gala for the Florida Keys History & Discovery Foundation, Islamorada, FL. January 25, presented A Cocktail Evening With Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald, a seminar and party to benefit the Key West Art & Historical Society, Key West, FL. December 31, 2017, New Year's Eve Champagne Cocktail Seminar at the historic Occidental Grill & Seafood in Washington, D.C., co-presented with legendary D.C. bartender, Frank Jones. www.eventbrite.com/e/champagne-pearls-nye-series-drinklore-tickets-40881966061?aff=es2 December 11, 2017, emcee and producer, 10th Annual Museum of the American Cocktail Holiday Cocktail Seminar, Washington DC. The event featured six of DC’s best bartenders, each presenting a Holiday favorite, with stories, before a sold-out audience of 80 guests. Note, I have produced, emceed and presented at an annual DC Holiday Cocktail Seminar every year since 2008. www.natfab.org/events/10th-annual-dc-holiday-cocktail-seminar October 24, 2017, designed and presented the OSS 75, a special cocktail for the OSS Society to mark their 75th Anniversary, at a banquet of over 500 attendees.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xEABIMwgcQ August 1, 2017, presented a seminar for Smithsonian Associates in Washington, DC on Prohibition, rum-running, and popular drinks during this era. https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/Tickets/Reserve.aspx?id=239223 July 23, 2017, was the centerpiece of “The Hemingway Gala,” at the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum, Key West, FL, and organized by the Key West Art & Historical Society. Presented a cocktail seminar on the life and times, and favorite drinks, of Ernest Hemingway. http://www.kwahs.org/event/the-hemingway-gala-an-evening-of-hemingway-inspired-cocktails-with-phil-greene July 19-22, Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans, LA, presented two seminars, one on “Finding Classic Cocktails in the Dusty Archives,” and “Intellectual Property Law Issues in Cocktail Land.” https://talesofthecocktail.com/news/tales-cocktail-announces-2017-seminars-and-presenters June 25, 2017, presented a short cocktail seminar on the Rickey, the official cocktail of Washington, DC, for the DC Craft Bartenders’ Guild. June 22, 2017, presented a cocktail seminar for the Shakespeare Theatre of Washington, DC on the topic of cocktails in 1920s Paris. http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/events/sipping/ June 16, 2017, presented a seminar on the topic of cocktails within the pages of literature, for the Elevator Repair Company theatre troupe, in Bushwick (Brooklyn), NY. June 2, 2017, at the request of the Loyola University School of Law, New Orleans, LA, presented a cocktail seminar for alumni on the topic of Famous New Orleans Cocktails. June 1, 2017, presented a cocktail dinner at SoBou restaurant in French Quarter, New Orleans. May 22, 2017, created the Signature Cocktail for the Elevator Repair Company (theatre group based in NYC) Gala Ball, held in TriBeca, NYC. The emcee was Stephen Colbert, and many celebrities (including Steve Martin and Maggie Gyllenhaal) attended. https://www.elevator.org/gala/ May 17, 2017, VIP attendee at Ribbon Cutting/Grand Opening of the Hemingway Rum Company’s new distillery in Key West, Florida. Designed and curated an 18-panel display of photos of Ernest Hemingway with captions. April 12, 2017, guest bartending at a Junior League charitable fundraising event, Washington, DC. April 6, 2017, presenting a cocktail seminar on the history, impact and folklore of the Manhattan Cocktail, for the Michigan Shores Club in Wilmette, IL.

April 3, 2017, presenting a cocktail seminar on Famous New Orleans Cocktails, as part of Tales of the Cocktail on Tour, in Edinburgh, Scotland. March 25, 2017 joined legendary bartenders/cocktail historians Derek Brown, Simon Ford, John Lermayer and Julio Cabrera to present a seminar titled History Happy Hour: Cocktails in Cuba, as part of the National Archives Museum’s celebrated cocktail seminar program. https://www.archivesfoundation.org/event/history-happy-hour-cocktails-cuba/ March 24, presented a cocktail seminar on the drinks featured in The Sun Also Rises, including a wealth of excerpts, anecdotes and background on Paris in the 1920s, Hemingway’s leading role in the so-called “Lost Generation,” and related topics. This cocktail seminar was presented at the Shakespeare Theatre of Washington, DC, as part of their critically-acclaimed adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s classic 1926 novel The Sun Also Rises. The Theatre’s performances run from February 18 through April 2. http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/events/drink-like-hemingway/ March 3, 2017, guest speaker at the lunchtime meeting of the Cogswell Society, speaking on the topic of the historical significance and impact of the Manhattan Cocktail. February 27, 2017, presented a cocktail dinner, including a PPT seminar, on the history, folklore and significance of the Manhattan Cocktail, at the request of the prestigious National Press Club, in Washington, DC. The event was held at the Club’s restaurant, The Fourth Estate, and featured 6 delicious courses of food and drink. http://www.press.org/news-multimedia/news/learn-about-evolution-cocktail-fourth-estate-dinner-monday-630-pm-theres-still- February 12, 2017, presented a PPT seminar on the history, folklore and significance of the Manhattan Cocktail, at the request of the Culinary Historians of Washington. http://chowdc.org January 26, 2017, presented an evening of cocktails at the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum, Key West, Florida, as part of a fundraiser for the Key West Art & Historical Society. Presented alongside Ernest Hemingway’s grandson, John Hemingway. http://www.kwahs.org/event/the-hemingway-experience-with-john-hemingway-and-phil-greene December 9, 2016, bartended at Washington, D.C.’s celebrated Repeal Day Ball, where he represented both Papa’s Pilar Rum and Peychaud’s Aperitivo. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/repeal-day-ball-2016-tickets-28823387528 December 4-5, 2016. Repeal Day, Asheville, N.C. In addition to judging a Manhattan Contest, presented a PPT seminar on the history, folklore and impact of the Manhattan Cocktail, all part of Asheville’s Repeal Day celebration. http://www.spiritsavvycocktails.com/upcoming-events/ November 30, 2016, participated in the prestigious University Club of Washington Book Fair. https://www.universityclubdc.com/Default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=364578&ssid=275203&vnf=1

November 25, 2016, did a Happy Hour Book Signing at MacIntosh Books, Sanibel Island, FL. http://www.macintoshbooks.com/ November 15, 2016, presented a PPT seminar on the cocktails of the Gilded Age, and the hospitality industry of late 19th century America. This sold out event (180 attendees) was part of Smithsonian Associates’s program of events. https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?ID=236090 October 17, presented a Rum Dinner at the celebrated Palace Café in New Orleans, featuring the rums of Papa’s Pilar Rum and authentic cocktails from the life and times of Ernest Hemingway. http://www.whereyat.com/pilars-rum-explores-the-world-of-hemingway-at October 16, 2016, San Antonio, Texas, presented a PPT seminar titled Get Lit!, featuring the great drinks from the pages of literature, notably from Hemingway, Faulkner, Fitzgerald and Capote. http://www.sanantoniococktailconference.com/other-events/sacc-seminar-series/ August 8, 2016, presented a PPT seminar (with world-renowned bartender Simon Ford, proprietor/creator of Fords Gin) on the life and drinks of Ian Fleming, and his character 007, James Bond. This event was a fundraiser for Smithsonian Associates and was a sellout (170 people). https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?ID=235173 July 22, 2016, presented a 20 minute PPT seminar with sample cocktails, a look at the favorite drinks and the life and times of Ernest Hemingway. Event was held at Hemingway’s boyhood home in Oak Park, Illinois, a feature of the International Hemingway Society’s annual conference. July 21, 2016, presented a seminar titled “Getting Lit at the Monteleone,” a look at the amazing literary tradition of this grand old hotel in New Orleans, focusing on its famous guests (Hemingway, Faulkner, Capote, Tennessee Williams, many more) and their favorite drinks. Mr. Greene also hosted a Spirited Dinner at Dickie Brennan’s Steak House in New Orleans, focusing on the history and folklore of the Manhattan Cocktail, the topic of Mr. Greene’s second book. Both events are part of the prestigious festival, Tales of the Cocktail, in New Orleans. Mr. Greene and the chef created a menu featuring five courses matched with five historic and delicious cocktails. With each course, Mr. Greene gave a brief history of the drink, and described how to make it at home. The dinner was sold out, 60 very happy customers. May 31, 2016, presented a 60 minute PPT seminar with sample cocktails on the history and folklore of the Manhattan cocktail, as part of the launch of the book, The Manhattan: The Story of the First Modern Cocktail (with recipes), published by Sterling Epicure. The event was produced by Upshur Street Books, Washington, DC. April 12, 2016, presented a 90 minute PPT seminar with sample cocktails, a look at the food and drink popular during the American Civil War. This sold out event (170 attendees) benefited the Smithsonian Associates, Washington, DC.

April 1, 2016, presented a 60 minute PPT seminar with sample cocktails, a look at the favorite drinks and the life and times of Ernest Hemingway. Event was held at the historic Acorn Club of Philadelphia. March 3, 2016, presented a sold-out, 60 minute PPT seminar with sample cocktails, a look at the favorite drinks and the life and times of Ernest Hemingway. Event was part of the Seventh Annual Ernest Hemingway Festival, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho. February 24, 2016, present two seminars in Boston, MA, on the life and times (and favorite drinks) of Ernest Hemingway. One was at the Audubon Bar, the other (sold out show) was at the Bancroft, in Burlington, MA. Hemingway cocktails and appetizers were featured. http://www.the-bancroft.com/tag/hemingway-cocktail/ February 19, 2016, presented a sold-out (60 guests) 90 minute PPT seminar with sample cocktails, a look at the favorite drinks and the life and times of Ernest Hemingway. Event was held at the historic University Club of Chicago. February 18, 2016, presented a sold-out (60 guests) 90 minute PPT seminar with sample cocktails, a look at the favorite drinks and the life and times of Ernest Hemingway. Event was held at the historic Michigan Shores Club, Wilmette, Illinois. February 13, 2016, presented “Cocktails in the Stream,” a look at the favorite drinks and the life and times of Ernest Hemingway during the 1930s-1950s, during which time he lived in Key West and Cuba. Event was held at the critically-acclaimed restaurant The Square Grouper in Summerland Key, Florida. February 12, 2016, presented “Cocktails in the Stream,” a sold-out (60 guests) look at the favorite drinks and the life and times of Ernest Hemingway during the 1930s-1950s, during which time he lived in Key West and Cuba. Event benefited the Florida Keys History & Discovery Foundation. February 11, 2016, presented “Cocktails in the Stream,” a sold out (65 guests) look at the favorite drinks and the life and times of Ernest Hemingway during the 1930s-1950s, during which time he lived in Key West and Cuba. Event benefited the Key West Art & Historical Society. February 4, 2016, co-presented (with author Robert Wheeler, Hemingway in Paris), a sold-out (170 guests) special Smithsonian Associates event, featuring authentic Hemingway cocktails from his time in 1920s Paris. https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?ID=233130 January 16, 2016, presented two seminars at the San Antonio Cocktail Conference, one was a 90-minute PPT seminar on favorite cocktails of the U.S. presidents, with other stories of notable politically-themed drinks, along with service of samples of said drinks. The other was a 90-minute PPT seminar on the life and favorite drinks of Ian Fleming, including his infamous

character, James Bond. December 17, 2015, emcee and producer, 8th Annual Museum of the American Cocktail’s Holiday Cocktail Seminar, Washington DC. The event featured six of DC’s best bartenders, each presenting a Holiday favorite, with stories, before a sold-out audience of 80 guests. Note, I have produced, emceed and presented at an annual DC Holiday Cocktail Seminar every year since 2008. November 7, 2015, offered the Hemingway Martini Toast during the OSS Society’s William J. Donovan Award Dinner in Washington, D.C. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPID2Z9Ql4c&app=desktop November 5, 2015, presented An Evening With Ernest Hemingway, at the National Press Club, Washington, DC. A two-hour event featuring a 60 minute PPT on the life and times of Ernest Hemingway, focusing on his favorite drinks, featuring sample cocktails served throughout, as well as authentic cuisine from the places where Hemingway lived (Paris, Key West, Cuba, and Africa). November 3, 2015, The Morgan Library and Museum, New York, NY, cocktail hour speaker at a fundraiser dinner for the acclaimed “Ernest Hemingway Between Two Wars” exhibit at the Morgan. Made and served authentic Hemingway Daiquiris to the audience, and spoke about his rich life and times. July 17, 2015, presented a 90-minute PPT seminar on favorite cocktails of the U.S. presidents, with other stories of notable politically-themed drinks, along with service of samples of said drinks. Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans, LA. February 24, 2015, Bootleggers, Bathtubs, and Speakeasies: Tales From Prohibition; Evening Seminar with Tastings, a Smithsonian Associates seminar, 90 minute PPT and live music entertainment evening, co-presented with world renowned, James Beard Award-winning mixologist Dale DeGroff. http://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?performanceNumber=230430 February 3, 2015, World President’s Organization/Young President’s Organization, Annual Meeting, Ocean Reef Club and Resort, Key Largo, FL. Performed one-hour seminar on Ernest Hemingway, including a hands-on class on how to make cocktails, and also presented a short seminar during a Hemingway-themed dinner. January 5, 2015, guest speaker, National Electrical Contractors Association, Annual Meeting, Casa Marina Resort, Key West, FL. Performed one-hour PowerPoint (PPT) seminar on Ernest Hemingway, including a hands-on class on how to make cocktails. December 9, 2014, emcee and producer, 7th Annual Museum of the American Cocktail’s Holiday Cocktail Seminar, Washington DC. Six of DC’s best bartenders each presenting a Holiday favorite, with stories, before a sold-out audience of 80 guests. Note, I have produced, emceed

and presented at an annual DC Holiday Cocktail Seminar every year since 2008. November 15, 2014, guest speaker, fundraiser for Admiral Nimitz Foundation/Pacific War Museum, Fredericksburg, TX. Performed one-hour PPT seminar on famous military-themed cocktails, including service of said drinks to patrons. September 25, 2014, presenter at Smithsonian Associates’ “Food in the Garden” event, Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC. Served and interpreted historic drinks from New Orleans, along with displayed artifacts (glassware, menus, books, etc.). September 19, 2014, presenter at D.C. Public Library Foundation “Banned Books Week” fundraiser, served and interpreted drinks from Hemingway’s novel The Sun Also Rises. September 8, 2014, speaker/panelist at the Intellectual Property Rights Owners Association Annual Conference, Vancouver, CA. Gave presentation on protection of U.S. military’s trademarks and its licensing program. August 12, 2014, presented a 90-minute PPT seminar on favorite cocktails of the U.S. presidents, with other stories of notable politically-themed drinks, along with service of samples of said drinks. Sold-out show (170 people), Smithsonian Associates, Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style/wp/2014/08/14/this-man-will-make-you-jfks-favorite-cocktail/ see also https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/lifestyle/food/jfks-favorite-drink-the-daiquiri-its-not-a-slushy/2014/08/14/4cb9b4a6-23b8-11e4-8b10-7db129976abb_video.html?utm_term=.8801b7b075f5 August 15, 2014, presented a 60-minute PPT seminar (with sample cocktails) on the life and favorite drinks of Ernest Hemingway, for The Tiki Oasis, a noted Tiki-themed event in San Diego, CA. July 17, 2014, co-presented (with Simon Ford) 90-minute PPT seminar on the life and drinks of Ian Fleming, including his iconic character James Bond. Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans, LA. July 14, 15, 16, 2014, performed 60-minute cocktail PPT seminars/cocktail classes, in Boston, NYC and Washington, DC, on the topic of classic American cocktails of the 20th century, focusing on the history and folklore of Palm Springs, CA. Hired by the Greater Palm Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau as entertainer/spokesperson for their summer sales tour. June 26, 2014, another event for Palm Springs (see above), Chicago, IL. June 27, 2014, presented a 60-minute PPT seminar on great cocktails/anecdotes from the pages of classic literature (Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Dos Passos, Faulkner, Walker Percy, Graham Greene, et al.), part of a dinner/cocktail reception fundraiser for the Arts Club of Washington.

June 12, 2014, presented a 60-minute PPT seminar (with sample cocktails) on the life and favorite drinks of Ernest Hemingway, for The Hukilau, the world’s most prestigious Tiki-themed event, Fort Lauderdale, FL. June 2, 2014, another event for Palm Springs (see above), Vancouver, British Columbia, CA. April 25, 2014, Miami Rum Renaissance, presented a 60 minute PPT seminar titled “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place, A Look at Hemingway’s Favorite Watering Holes.” Guests also enjoyed authentic, sample-sized cocktails. April 22, 2014, Wellesley College Alumni Association fundraiser, presented 60-minute Hemingway cocktail PPT seminar, with sample drinks. Washington, DC. April 10, 2014, produced a seminar titled Capital Brewing, on the history of beer brewing industry in Washington, DC, presented by Garrett Peck, author of Capital Beer – A Heady History of Brewing in Washington, DC. Warehouse Theater, Washington, DC. April 4, 2014, keynote speaker, “Getting Lit – Classic Examples of Literary Libations and Their Role in Fiction,” a 60-minute PPT cocktail seminar on great cocktails/anecdotes from the pages of classic literature (Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, Greene, et al.), part of an event titled “Cocktail Culture – A Conference,” hosted by the University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. March 21, 2014, speaker in a panel discussion group concerning Ernest Hemingway, during the Virginia Festival of the Book, Charlottesville, VA. February 20, 2014, produced 90-minute Museum of the American Cocktail seminar titled Negroni - Italian for Menage a Trois. Occidental Grill & Seafood, Washington, DC. February 18, 2014, guest speaker, did a 90-minute PPT seminar on trademark law and cocktail history for the Brehon Society, a legal society based in Philadelphia, PA. February 1, 2014, cocktail seminar on life and drinks of Ernest Hemingway, fundraiser for the Stone Ridge School Fathers’ Club, Bethesda, MD. January 17-18, 2014, guest bartending gig and 60-minute PPT presentation on the life and drinks of Ernest Hemingway, San Antonio Cocktail Conference, San Antonio, TX. November 9, 2013, keynote speaker for the International F. Scott Fitzgerald Society’s Annual Conference, Troy University, Montgomery, AL. Presented two 60-minute PPT seminars titled “Cocktails in the Time of Gatsby,” focusing on the cocktails and anecdotes of the life and prose of Fitzgerald, with authentic period cocktails served during the performance, along with choice excerpts from his prose. November, 2013, speaker/panelist on the topic of the protection and licensing of trademarks of the U.S. military, International Trademark Association Annual Meeting, Miami, FL.

November, 2013, featured speaker at “Paris is a Moveable Feast” event in association with Somers Point Restaurant Week, Somers Point, NJ. Cocktail seminar featuring served cocktails, on life in 1920s Paris. October 26, 2013, keynote speaker and presenter of “the Hemingway Toast,” annual William Donovan Awards Dinner, OSS Society, Washington, DC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ocX0cmvZIo October 5, 2013, guest speaker, Michigan Hemingway Society, presented a 60-minute PPT presentation on the life and drinks of Ernest Hemingway, Petoskey, MI. September 27, 2013, guest speaker, Ernest Hemingway Oak Park Foundation, presented a 60-minute PPT presentation on the life and drinks of Ernest Hemingway, Chicago, IL. September, 2013, presented a 60-minute PPT presentation on the life and drinks of Ernest Hemingway, held at The Crunkleton restaurant, Chapel Hill, NC. September, 2013, guest speaker, One More Page Books, Arlington, VA, presented a 60-minute PPT presentation on the life and drinks of Ernest Hemingway, Chicago, IL. August, 2013, “Literary Libations,” a 90-minute PPT seminar with authentic sample-sized cocktails, from the pages of classic literature (Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Kerouac, Steinbeck, Dos Passos, Greene, Faulkner, Percy, et al.). Produced by Smithsonian Associates, held at the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/slurred-lines-great-cocktail-moments-in-famous-literature-2771195/?no-ist July 19, 2013, co-presented with Alexandre Gabriel, CEO of Cognac Ferrand, a 90-minute PPT seminar titled “Midnight in Paris – Cocktails of 1920’s Lost Generation,” as part of the world-renowned Tales of the Cocktail festival. July 18, 2013, curated and presented a Spirited Dinner at Restaurant Criollo, Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans, titled “Cocktails in the Stream, Key West Conch and Cuban Cocktails and Cuisine From Hemingway’s Days on the Gulf Stream.” Part of Tales of the Cocktail festival. An exquisite, 5-course gourmet dinner featuring authentic cocktails paired to the cuisine, with personalized table-to-table interpretation of each cocktail course, anecdotes, recipes, etc. July 12, 2013, guest speaker at an evening dinner and drinks benefit for Santa Fe College, Gainesville, FL. Curated and produced drink service for the evening (including coordinating all sponsored product donations, bar staff training, etc.), and presented a 60-minute PPT seminar on the life and favorite drinks of Ernest Hemingway. June 8, 2013, Key West Bacchanalia festival, guest speaker, presented a 60-minute PPT presentation on the life and drinks of Ernest Hemingway. May 10, 2013, presented a 60 minute PPT seminar titled “Passport to Paris, Pamplona and

Beyond: Adventures in Hemingway’s Cocktails,” along with authentic period cocktails and cuisine, presented at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, Rooftop Terrace. May 19, 2013, presented a 90-minute PPT presentation on the life and drinks of Ernest Hemingway, with authentic sample-sized cocktails served to the guests. Manhattan Cocktail Classic, New York, NY. April 28, 2013, co-presented (with world-renowned, James Beard Award winning mixologist Dale DeGroff) an evening’s entertainment titled “Hemingway in Paris,” at the Dead Rabbit, New York, NY. Authentic period cocktails and cuisine were served. April 27, 2013, co-presented (with world-renowned, James Beard Award winning mixologist Dale DeGroff) an evening’s entertainment titled “Hemingway in Havana,” at the Dead Rabbit, New York, NY. Authentic period cocktails and cuisine were served. April 12, 2013, produced a Museum of the American Cocktail seminar, presented by cocktail expert Luke Johnson, titled Chasing Dr.Silvius: The Story of Gin Through Five Cocktails. Occidental Grill & Seafood, Washington, DC. April, 2013, Miami Rum Renaissance, presented a 60-minute PPT seminar, “To Have and Have Another – Hemingway’s Favorite Rum Cocktails,” with sample-sized cocktails served to guests. April 12, 2013, produced, curated and oversaw the service of period-authentic 1920s cocktails for the Washington Ballet’s Annual Gala, “A Moveable Feast: The Hemingway in Paris Ball,” to celebrate the Ballet’s production of Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises. The event was held at the Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Arranged for sponsor donations, bar staff training, and entire production of beverage service for the evening. Also signed 100 copies of To Have and Have Another – A Hemingway Cocktail Companion, which were given to donors as part of their gift bags. March 17, 2013, produced a St. Patrick’s Day Museum of the American Cocktail seminar, presented by Gina Chersevani, Rachel Sergi, J.P. Fetherston, and Jo Jo Valenzuela, Occidental Grill & Seafood, Washington, DC. March, 2013, guest speaker at lunch hosted by U.S. Bartenders’ Guild, Las Vegas Chapter, held at the Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, NV. 60-minute PPT seminar with cocktails, on the theme of the life and drinks of Ernest Hemingway. February 19, 2013, an evening of Hemingway conversation and cocktails, co-presented with Megan Finnerty, columnist with the Arizona Republic. Lon’s, Scottsdale, AZ. Part of the Arizona Cocktail Week festival of events. February, 2013, sold-out seminar on life and drinks of Ernest Hemingway, Union Market, Washington, DC. Also signed copies of To Have and Have Another – A Hemingway Cocktail Companion, which were given to 110 guests as part of their gift bags.

February, 2013, sold-out seminar on life and drinks of Ernest Hemingway, D.C. Public Library Foundation fundraiser, Washington, DC. February 18, 2013, Cocktails of Lost Generation Paris, a corporate entertainment evening/cocktail seminar performed for Delcor, a Washington, DC based tech company, for its employees and favorite clients. Held at the Four Seasons, the evening featured a lively cocktail seminar with sample cocktails from Paris in the 1920s. December 14, 2012, presented a 90-minute PPT presentation on the life and drinks of Ernest Hemingway, with authentic sample-sized cocktails served to the guests. Astor Center, New York, NY. http://virtual-nihilist.blogspot.com/2012/12/hemingways-cocktails.html December 3, 2012, presented a Hemingway-themed, four-course gourmet meal with cocktails, Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, LA. November 29, 2012, presented a 30-minute PPT presentation on the life and drinks of Ernest Hemingway, with authentic sample-sized cocktails served to the guests. Co-produced with Politics & Prose Bookstore, Washington, DC, held at prestigious Washington Club, Dupont Circle, Washington, DC. November 27, 2012, Alamo Theater and Draft House, Austin, TX. Presented a 30 minute PPT cocktail seminar (with cocktails) prior to the screening of Woody Allen’s film “Midnight in Paris.” The seminar educated guests on the personalities featured in the film (Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Stein, Djuna Barnes, Man Ray, Salvador Dali, et al.), while also talking about the café society, salons, nightlife and cocktails of 1920s “Lost Generation” Paris. November 9, 2012, guest bartender at Tampa’s Repeal Day Celebration, Tampa, FL. Entire hotel given over to craft bartenders, each with a specially-themed bar. Mine was an Ernest Hemingway bar. November 8, 2012, Smithsonian seminar “To Have and Have Another – An Evening of Hemingway’s Favorite Cocktails,” a 90-minute PPT on his life and times. Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC. November 7, 2012, seminar “To Have and Have Another – An Evening of Hemingway’s Favorite Cocktails,” a 30-minute PPT on his life and times, along with four bars each serving authentic cocktails and cuisine from various stops in Hemingway’s life (Paris, Africa, Cuba, Key West). This was a corporate entertainment for account holders, held by SunTrust Bank, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. August, 2012, co-presented (with Cognac Ferrand CEO Alexandre Gabriel) a seminar on classic Cognac cocktails. Warehouse Theater, Washington, DC. July 11, 2012, produced, curated and presented for Smithsonian Associates, an evening of Cocktails in Hollywood, featuring 4 bars, each manned by D.C.’s finest craft bartenders and

offering classic cocktails from great movies. There was a James Bond Bar, a Thin Man Bar, a Casablanca Bar, and a Movie Mixellany Bar, all featuring great drinks from the silver screen. Presented two short PPT presentations within the evening featuring video and stills from selected films. National Museum of American History, Washington, DC. Sold-out event, 250+ guests. May, 2012, produced a Museum of the American Cocktail seminar, presented by Duane Sylvestre, J.P. Caceras, and Jamie MacBain, titled South of the Border – Cocktails from Mexico, South America and the Caribbean. Four Seasons Hotel, Washington, DC. April 12, 2012, produced a Museum of the American Cocktail seminar titled On the Town, presented by legendary bartender Dale DeGroff, Warehouse Theater, Washington, DC. March 20, 2012, produced and presented Museum of the American Cocktail seminar titled Vodka Classics, Warehouse Theater, Washington, DC. February 21, 2012, Cocktails of the Lost Generation, Paris in the 1920s, a 90-minute PPT presentation with sample cocktails, co-presented with Chantal Tseng, at the Tabard Inn, Washington, DC. Sold-out event, 70+ guests. January, 2012, produced and co-presented a seminar on George Washington’s distillery at Mount Vernon, VA. Warehouse Theater, Washington, DC. Sample cocktails served. December 11, 2011, Hemingway in Paris, A Moveable Feast. Curated and oversaw presentation and service of authentic, period cocktails from 1920s Paris as part of a gourmet evening presented by The Coterie, which featured some of Washington, DC’s top chefs, bartenders, sommeliers and beer experts. During dinner and evening, periodically presented patrons with interpretations of each course, anecdotes, excerpts, and other entertainments. Sold-out event. https://www.bisnow.com/archives/newsletter/dining-bisnow-dc/dcs-hottest-dinner-party/ October 4, 2011, produced a Museum of the American Cocktail seminar, presented by Dan Searing, titled The Punch Bowl – 75 Recipes Spanning Four Centuries of Wanton Revelry, as part of a tour supporting Mr. Searing’s book of the same name. Warehouse Theater, Washington, DC. July, 2011, cocktail seminar on the historic Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans, part of Tales of the Cocktail festival. Co-presented with Chris McMillian. May 23, 2011, produced a Museum of the American Cocktail seminar titled Prohibition in Washington DC – How Dry We Weren’t, presented by author Garrett Peck, author of book by the same name. Warehouse Theater, Washington, DC. May 11, 2011, produced and co-presented seminar titled When it’s Cocktail Time in Cuba, with world renowned mixologist and brand ambassador Charlotte Voisey, at the Boothby Center for the Beverage Arts, San Francisco, CA. March 14, 2011, Tales of the Cocktail On Tour, Famous New Orleans Cocktails, March 2011,

Vancouver, BC, co-presented a lively PPT seminar with Chris McMillian, at one point we had entire audience of 75 people all shaking a Ramos Gin Fizz to the sounds of Elvis Presley’s “All Shook Up.” March, 2011, co-presented a cocktail seminar (with Derek Brown and Chantal Tseng) on Cocktails of the Great Hotel Bars, Part II, at the Tabard Inn, Dupont Circle, NW, Wash., DC. February, 2011, sold-out (80 guests) seminar on classic cocktails and home bartending, Occidental Grill & Seafood restaurant, Washington, DC. February, 2011, cocktail seminar, “To Have and Have Another – A Hemingway Bartender’s Companion,” to benefit the Key West Arts and Historical Society, held at the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum, Key West, FL. Sold-out fundraiser, over 150 guests. January 13, 2011, produced and co-presented, with Gina Chersevani, a Museum of the American Cocktail seminar titled On an Evening in Roma – An Introduction to the Classic Cocktails and Flavors of Italy, Occidental Grill & Seafood, Washington, DC. October 28, 2010, presented a seminar on Prohibition at the Woodrow Wilson Home, Washington, DC, part of a fundraiser evening for the former president’s home. October 26, 2010, co-presented (with James Beard Award winner David Wondrich) an evening of Jazz and Cocktails of Storyville, New Orleans, for Smithsonian Associates, Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC. A 90-minute PPT seminar with cocktails and jazz music. October, 2010, presented a 30-minute PPT seminar on Prohibition, fundraiser for the Woodrow Wilson Home and Museum, Washington, DC. September 15, 2010, produced a Museum of the American Cocktail seminar, presented by world renowned mixologist and historian Jeff “Beachbum” Berry, titled “The Suffering Bastard: Joe Scialom, International Barman of Mystery,” at the Occidental Grill & Seafood, Washington, DC. August 25, 2010, produced and co-presented (with Jerry LeNoir of Mr-Booze.com) a Museum of the American Cocktail seminar titled The Home Bar, The Basics and Beyond – Creating that Great Cocktail Vibe at Home. Occidental Grill & Seafood, Washington, DC. July 27, 2010, produced and presented a cocktail seminar titled Cocktail Class for Beginners: from Cocktail Classic to Modern Mixology, on behalf of Giromondo Wine, wine and cocktail classes. July, 2010, presented 90-minute cocktail seminar on the historic cocktail legacy of the world renowned Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, LA. Part of Tales of the Cocktail festival. Co-presented with Chris McMillian. April, 2010, presented a seminar at Miami Rum Renaissance titled Daiquiri 101 - Celebrating the 101st Anniversary of the Daiquiri Coming to America. Deauville Beach Resort, South Beach,

Miami. April 22, 2010, produced a Museum of the American Cocktail seminar presented by internationally renowned mixologist Tad Carducci, co-founder of Tippling Bros., titled Spice: The Fennel Frontier. The event was held at the historic Darlington House, at Dupont Circle, Washington, DC. March 22, 2010, produced and presented (with Derek Brown) a seminar titled Introduction to Cocktails – A Primer on Mixology Through Four Classic Cocktails. Occidental Grill & Seafood, Washington, DC. November, 2009, sold-out (80 guests) seminar on the History of the Daiquiri Cocktail, along with world-renowned Tiki expert Jeff “Beachbum” Berry, James Beard Award nominee Derek Brown, and DC bartending legend Jon Arroyo. Held at Occidental Grill & Seafood restaurant, Washington, DC. October, 2009, 60 minute seminar on trademark disputes in the beer, wine and spirits industry, Government Intellectual Property Lawyers Association, Washington, DC. July, 2009, Smithsonian seminar “To Have and Have Another – An Evening of Hemingway’s Favorite Cocktails,” a 90-minute PPT on his life and times. Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC. May, 2009, Manhattan Cocktail Classic, Astor Center, NY, NY. Co-presented with world-renowned mixologist Charlotte Voisey a seminar on Cocktails in Cuba. Also presented this same seminar in Washington, DC (June, 2010) and at the Boothby Center, San Francisco, May, 2011). April 14, 2009, produced and co-presented (with Derek Brown) a Museum of the American Cocktail seminar titled Rendering Unto Caesar and Sticking it to Uncle Sam! Being a Non-Taxing and Slightly Evasive Cocktail Seminar, Darlington House, Washington, DC. February 10, 2009, co-presented (with world-renowned New Orleans bartender/historian Chris McMillian) a seminar titled Famous New Orleans Cocktails, for Smithsonian Associates, National Museum of American History, Washington, DC. January 13, 2009, produced and presented (with Derek Brown) a Museum of the American Cocktail seminar titled Presidential and Political Cocktails, Rock Creek Restaurant, Washington, DC. October 14, 2008, produced and presented (with Derek Brown) a Museum of the American Cocktail seminar titled The Great Drinks of the Great Hotel Bars, Pt. I, at the historic Tabard Inn, Washington, DC. September 9, 2008, produced and presented (with Derek Brown) a Museum of the American Cocktail seminar titled Exotic Cocktails – From the Pacific Rim to the Silk Road, Restaurant Mei

n Yu, Washington, DC. March, 2007, presented a seminar on classic cocktails at The Hawthorn, Wellington, New Zealand. August, 2006, co-presented (with Chris McMillian) a seminar on classic New Orleans cocktails, Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans. August, 2005, co-presented (with Ted Haigh, Robert Hess, and Stanley Schwam) a seminar on the history and use of cocktail bitters, Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans. June, 2005, produced and presented three Museum of the American Cocktail seminars on the classic cocktails of New Orleans, at Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Washington, DC (at three locations, Bethesda, MD, Crystal City, VA, and Dupont Circle, DC). August, 2004, presented a seminar on the life of Antoine A. Peychaud, 19th century New Orleans pharmacist, and the creation of the Sazerac Cocktail, Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans. NOTE: I’ve been doing such events going back to 2004, these are but a few of the recent events! I cannot list them all.