Brian Van Flandern (born May 5, 1968) is an American mixologist, spirits historian, and award-winning cocktail book author. He has been called "America's Top Mixologist" by Food Network.[1][2] His book, Vintage Cocktails, won the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards|Gourmand World Cookbook Award for best Cocktail book in the World 2009.[3][4][5]
Brian Van Flandern | |
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 Van Flandern in 2014 | |
| Born | Brian Daniel Van Flandern May 5, 1968 Fairfax, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Mixologist, author |
| Alma mater | State University of New York |
| Period | 2009–present |
| Genre | Cookbooks, Food & Wine |
| Notable works | Vintage Cocktails (2009) Craft Cocktails (2013) Celebrity Cocktails (2014) Tequila Cocktails (2016) |
| Website | |
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Van Flandern has cocktails served in over forty countries throughout the world and he has created original recipes and cocktail programs for famed chefs: Michel Richard, Thomas Keller, Geoffrey Zakarian and others.
History
editVan Flandern was raised in Washington, D.C. but moved to New York in 1990 to pursue an acting career at the National Shakespeare Conservatory. He bartended as a side job where he worked at such restaurants as Esca and Ilo until given the opportunity to open chef Thomas Keller's restaurant, Per Se.[6][7][8][9][10]
Bibliography
edit| Year | Title | Award | Outcome | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Vintage Cocktails | Gourmand World Cookbook | Winner - 1st place | |
| 2013 | Craft Cocktails | Tales of the Cocktail | Nominated[11] | |
| 2014 | Celebrity Cocktails | |||
| 2016 | Tequila Cocktails |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Shake It up".
- ^ "Lenox Travel Blog | Discover the Best of the Berkshires".
- ^ "Gourmand International - World Cookbook Awards".
- ^ Danielle Kurtzleben. "The Rise of the 'Beverage Mercenary'". U.S. News & World Report.
- ^ Turow, Eve (28 August 2013). "A Mixology History Lesson with Brian Van Flandern". Village Voice. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ "Relive Classic NY: Brian van Flandern". Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ ""Mix Master", Food Arts 2006". Archived from the original on 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^ "Stur Restaurant hosts world famous Brian Van Flandern this week; marks anniversary". River Bender. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ "Creative cocktails: Q&A with Brian Van Flandern". Dr. Vino. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ "Riding sidecar with Brian Van Flandern". Dr. Vino. 2 March 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ "2013 Tales of the Cocktail Nominations! Is here! | Rum, Tiki & Exotic Cocktails". 17 May 2013.