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DRINK CULTURE CHEERS EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Tony Abou-Ganim Modern Mixologist James Kramer VP Beverage Operations Tim Baldwin Wine Director The Broadmoor Stephen Beaumont WorldofBeer.com Heather Berry Director of Beverage and Bakery Operations The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, Inc. Sandy Block, MW VP of Beverage Operations Legal Sea Foods David Brown Vice President Operations Support Celebrity Cocktails at Walnut Street Supper Club Philadelphia's Walnut Street Supper Club recently launched a celebrity-inspired cocktail menu. Cocktails are named after music stars from the past 100 years and will be featured during the restaurant's newly launched happy hour, Sunday to Thursday from 4:30 to 7pm. Cocktails range from the "Old Blue Eyes" Martini ($12) with Kettle One vodka, dry vermouth and a pancetta-stuffed olive, to the Barbra Streisand ($8) with Prosecco, St.-Germain and pineapple juice. The menu also pays homage to Judy Garland, Nat King Cole, Dean Martin and others. Houlihan's Cindy Busi Director of Beverage Hard Rock Jennifer Cooke Corporate Trainer & Beverage Director Phillips Seafood Restaurant Peter Czizek VP Food & Beverage R&D Dave & Buster's, Inc. Melissa Davis Director of Adult Beverage HMS Host Dale DeGroff King Cocktail Angie Eckelkamp Consumer Insights Manager Carlson Restaurants Tylor Field III VP, Wine & Spirits Morton's The Steakhouse John W. Fischer, M.S., CHE Associate Professor The Culinary Institute of America mixologist Jonathan Pogash and $1 from every cocktail sold will be donated to the campaign. Th e charity partnership between Van Gogh and the Give a Damn Campaign also includes sales of T-shirts created by celebrity designers. their Cocktails without Prejudice campaign, featuring the "Give a Damn Martini Signature Cocktail." A portion of the proceeds from this on-premise promotion will benefi t the "Give a Damn Campaign," a project of Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Fund, launched in 2010 to inspire support for the LGBT community. Th e martini was created by master "Give a Damn Martini" Van Gogh Vodka recently introduced Raising Awareness with the Doug Frost, M.S., M.W. Consultant Beverage Alcohol Resource, Inc. Jill Helmerick Director of Beverage Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Patrick Henry President Patrick Henry Creative Promotions Inc. Daniel Hoffman Director Equipment & Beverage Specifi cations Global Operations Services Marriott International Inc. Doug Jackson Senior Director of Beverage Development Darden Restaurants Scott Kinsey Director of R&D and Corporate Chef Hooters of America, Inc. Patrick Kirk Markegting and Brand Manager Buffalo Wild Wings Edward M. Korry Department Chairman, Beverage and Dining Service College of Culinary Arts Johnson & Wales 10 | APRIL 2012 www.cheersonline.com Landry's Restaurants Inc. Ken Lennox Director Beverages Ruby Tuesday Inc. Larry McGinn Partner iMi Agency Stuart McGuire Manager Beverage Sales & Standards Walt Disney World Co. Mary Melton Director of Beverage P.F. Chang's China Bistro Bob Midyette Director, Fleet Beverage Operations Royal Caribbean International Robert Plotkin President BarMedia Tracey Randall Commodities Purchasing Manager – Total Beverage Darden Restaurants Blake Rohrabaugh Beverage Director Bar Louie Restaurant Operations, LLC Fernando Salazar VP, Food and Beverage Wyndham Worldwide Glenn Schmitt President MarkeTeam Kevin Settles President Bardenay Restaurant Stacey Smith Beverage Director Pappas Restaurants Kip Snider Beverage Director Yard House Monica Tary Vice President of Beverage & Training Cheeseburger in Paradise David Tetens Director of Beverage & Bar Development/ North America Division Starwood Hotels and Resorts Ryan Valentine Director of Beverage Operating Partner Cameron Mitchell Restaurants Richard Verrecchia Owner NEAT Beverage Concepts Suzan Waldschmidt Director of Beverage Outback Steakhouse Ted Yost VP National Sales Coca-Cola