Dave’s pioneering work at FCI led to bartender training sessions and technique demonstrations at global industry events, including Tales of the Cocktail and Taste3 at Copia, as well as academic lectures at Harvard University, University of Vermont, Williams College and the University of Wisconsin Madison.

His popular blog, “Cooking Issues,” which delved into techniques for the bar and the kitchen, evolved into a decade plus running podcast, that is a window into new developments in the industry. Dave also wrote Liquid Intelligence: The Art and Science of the Perfect Cocktail, a definitive and unprecedented textbook on the science of cocktails, and the use of new technologies. It won both a James Beard and an IACP award. He now runs the bar program Bar Contra, continuing to push the envelope in the beverage space.