Cupid's Not Stupid, Cocktails to Fall For February 10, 2012

Kicking off the highly anticipated weekend of wine, food and fun is a friendly Valentine's Day-themed cocktail competition featuring five of DC's top mixologists on Friday, February 10th from 7-10pm at Aria Pizzeria in the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center. Local drink masters Gina Chersevani of PS7's, Rachel Sergi of Jack Rose, Dennis Burns of the Ronald Reagan Building, Simo Ahmadi of Todd Gray's Watershed and Alex Bookless of The Passenger will each create special cocktails that represent cupid's magic spell. Cocktail pro Dan Searing of Room 11 will also be signing his new book, The Punch Bowl: 75 Recipes Spanning Four Centuries of Wanton Revelry.Admission includes samples of all five cocktails, wine, beer and light snacks, and tickets can be purchased for $55 at www.wineandfooddc.com.