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By day, he’s a communication consultant but once a month, after the sun goes down, Pierce McManus turns into a down-right liar. A Perfect Liar, to be exactly. As the co-host and producer of the Perfect Liars Club, a monthly storytelling show with a twist, he brings his sharp wit and humor to the masses.

He’s performed with The Moth, Story District and Better Said Than Done and now, he’s hanging out with us on the Designated Drinker Show telling secrets about Louise. So, you know this is an epi filled with laughs and good ol’ storytelling.

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Get the featured cocktail recipe: Sombrero de Paja

Daniella’s love for food and hospitality began at the early age of 13 when she founded a successful catering business from her home in Dominican Republic. From there, she went on to graduate from CIA, cook in some of the best restaurants the nation has to offer and eventually earned a Michelin Star at her very own restaurant, Bresca--one of DC’s fine dining hot spots.

Daniella’s fast casual Colada Shop, and her stunning ode to Latin American cocktail culture, Serenata, are both a testament to her artistic flare and smart creative direction. From the menu selections to the art that adorns the walls, her love for the art of hospitality is a true experience that should not be missed.

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Get the featured cocktail recipes: Mardi Gras Crusta

This Southern-born charismatic hunting, fishing, Harley-riding, celebrity chef/author/restaurateur has made countless appearances on The Today Show, hosted Travel Channel’s “American Grilled” and has been a judge on both Food Network’s “Chopped” and “Chopped, Jr.” And even with all this success and notoriety, David Guas still stands by his restaurant’s philosophy: it takes more than just technique and cuisine, it also takes a commitment to preserving hospitality as a tradition. Now that deserves a WHOOO DAT!

If you’d like to take a stab at some of David’s amazing southern treats, pick-up his first cookbook, “DamGoodSweet” which was named one of Food & Wine’s Best New Dessert Cookbooks and won the James Beard Award in the Baking and Dessert Cookbook category. If you’re looking for something a bit more savory, grab his second cookbook, “Grill Nation,” where he shares pit-proven tips, techniques and delicious recipes he learned while hosting American Grilled.

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Get the featured cocktail recipes: Mi Corazon  

It’s incredible how the humblest of things can inspire greatness. Or how sometimes being lost is exactly what you need to be in order to find direction. According to Ruben Garcia, this is how he found his way into the kitchen. Of course, this may be how it all started, but his tenacity, talent and love of cooking is why he’s called some of the most highly-recognized restaurants in the world, home.

Fortunately for us all, Ruben has made the kitchen is his home and the staff his family. And with dedication to both, he continues to rise to the Think Food Group’s challenge of developing amazing dining experiences that titillate the taste buds and leave the other four senses begging for more.

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Get the featured cocktail recipes: Mindless Sour  

Born in Peru, Melanie had her first taste of her homeland’s national spirit at the ripe old age of 12 years when she topped her ice cream with a bit of pisco. This early life experience—or as Melanie would call it, “divine intervention”—set into motion her journey to becoming the founder of Macchu Pisco, the first woman-founded pisco export business.

With unwavering persistence, shear tenacity and a very supportive family, Melanie has turned her childhood dream into a successful business that does good as she makes good. She has been recognized many times for their on-going involvement in organizations promoting fair trade, their pledge to pay fair wages for farmers and crop pickers and their commitment to work exclusively with a select group of growers who deploy only natural, healthy growing practices. That's good for them. Good for us. And good for the earth. Salud!

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Get the featured cocktail recipes: It’s All Longberries To Me  

They say to change the world, you must first change yourself and Jessica is living that truth. By continuously seeking out new opportunities—and sometimes just creating them for herself—she has carved out a career path filled with exciting challenges that has also afforded her the space she needed to grow professional, as well as personally. As her career advances, she takes leading by example to heart and is always trying to find balance between work and life.

On this epi, Jessica shares her personal journey to living and working in harmony with her physical and mental well-being. A situation many of us have battled, for sure.

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Get the featured cocktail recipes: Tini Time & Scotch Is For Breakfast  

In a glass, add dreamer, entertainer and magician with a large spoonful of tenacity. Shake vigorously and pour into a chilled glass. This my friends, is a classic Vance Henderson.  

Vance’s journey to becoming the National Brand Ambassador for Hendricks Gin started when a very young Vance was singing with, directing and writing music for his local choir. Yes, all at the ripe old age of 6 years. He went on to earn a scholarship to attend college with a major in radio, television and film--all of this perfecting the entertaining host he would eventually become. Now as a brand ambassador in a space that is unbiased, creative and challenging, he wakes in cities across our great nation to work his magic introducing the world to the unusual and curious spirit that is Hendricks Gin and he’s loving every minute of it.

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Get the featured cocktail recipes: SeeWEED Margarita  

Owning and operating your own business can be difficult. And managing a successful marriage even more of a challenge but these co-preneurs sure do make it look easy.

Married to each other, as well as to creating a salon experience that won’t compromise the health of their clients or their employees, Ana Maria and David prove that sometimes, you can’t have enough of a good thing. As their two salons – one in the DC area and the other in Charleston, SC – are in full swing, they are embarking on yet another new venture, an organic product line, Artist Society. Their ever-growing line-up promises to help keep your locks beautiful without harming you or the environment. Now that surely deserves a toast!

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Get the featured cocktail recipes: Can I Have A Spot Of Tea?

At 2 years old, Laura announced she would become a food critic. Now how she knew what that meant, who knows? But time has proven 2 year-old Laura’s proclamation wasn’t far off. As the food editor and Young & Hungry columnist at Washington City Paper, she is so much more than a critic. Her words impact more than where one might choose to dine or which bar is reported as the “place to be scene.” She also dives into current trends and issues impacting bars and restaurants, touching on mental health, labor, race, immigration, the environment and food access. Doing good while eating and drinking well, now that’s something we can all get behind.

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Get the featured cocktail recipes: High Makamaka Paloma

Educator. Author. Culinary disruptor. Kristen Coffield of theculinarycure.com inspires us to take control of the controllable, create the right “conditions of life” to live healthier and get rid of all the sh*t that no longer serves us. She shares with us how to develop a few culinary habits that can profoundly influence our health, happiness and longevity. So, if your looking for a few starting points to help you become a healthier version of yourself, then this epi might be exactly what you need to kick-start that effort.

It gets even better with Torrence’s “retoxing while you’re detoxing” cocktail for sure!

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