WHAT WE DO

Simply put, Modern Gentleman does three things.
Compose. Choreograph. Connect.

We COMPOSE content that is engaging and lasting.

We CHOREOGRAPH unique events and once-in-a-lifetime experiences.

We CONNECT you to your target audience, your local farmer, and those who also prioritize leisure through hosting, entertaining, and engaging you.

SHARE OUR PASSION FOR Craft, Flavor & Refined Cool

EVENTS: We curate and host affairs that are cool & creative
EXPERIENCE our MG flair

SERVICE: We share our skills & savoir-faire to boost your game
EXPLORE personal and corporate options

LIBRARY: Your hub for essential manners, savvy & vice advice
BROWSE the stacks

DISCOVER: We're on the lookout for craftsmen & tastemakers
SHOWCASE your work with us

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Always tickled to chime-in on an @AlexwilliamsNYC story for @nytimes. I mean, as a GenX slacker (b. 1971), what els… https://t.co/WrNcitDbNI
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My go-to #cocktail right now is @ginandluck’s High Five that I discovered in that brilliant instant-classic (and @foundationbeard winner) from @deathandcompany: #CocktailCodex. Perfect blast of color to enhance this greyscale business affair with Association for Enterprise Growth (cue the AEG #watermelon!). 1.5 oz Beefeater #gin, 0.5 oz #Aperol, 1 oz fresh #grapefruit juice, 0.5 oz fresh lime juice, 0.5 oz Simple Syrup. Batched and served from a golden watermelon.

A shout to this girl, who knows her sh*t. @dolce_cecilia_vita rocking her @bordersprings shirt while putting her own pasta dough through the @kitchenaidusa. Making #spaghetti for @amyleerva’s #cacioepepe and tagliatelle for #lambragu makes papa, @elizabethrestaurant_and_co, @annababykitten, @unitedsteaks, and all of her Italian foremothers proud. (And it makes dinner for @kitchenthyme.) #teachemyoung #sundaysauce

Finally, a free Saturday afternoon for test-driving (and properly blasting) my first delivery of @vinylmeplease. A box of wax appeared on my doorstep and my record collection’s rap / hip hop shelf just got deeper with @queenlatifah, @denzelcurryph @liltunechi. Grazie for the vintage @bose #turntable, @steadysounds.

Yet another stunning #sirenssong from @alewiferva. I am continually surprised and grateful for the bounty within footsteps of the home we’ve built in #churchhill. Foragers, bartenders, caregivers, poets, bakers, historians, builders, teachers, curators, landscapers... and all are really just really good neighbors paying it forward. Yes, I love you foreign lands, but to #walktofish is to invest time, $, and shoe leather right where your live. And I know that I am fortunate to do so.

When your mama and you share the same love language, #MothersDay “service” looks like this: I made for her the roasted oysters she craved. And @rasahealth devoted her morning to my wellness (and my littlest boy’s spine). Thank you, dear Mother, for the nourishment. #tesaurosaurus #bluepointoysters #chiropractic #holisticpractitioner

Congrats to 2019’s @beardfoundation award recipients! So proud of @kissmybhatt1 & @kellyfields, two of the kindest peeps in F&B. Got to raise a proper toast with another Mississippi titan - 2009 Best Chef South winner @johnnysnack of @citygroceryoxford. For #Derby, he supersized the steaks, I supersized the wines. Merci @jonesthewine & @kyselawine for this uh-mayzing 9-Liter #salmanazar of @champagnerolandchampion 2013 Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Carte Noire #Chouilly. (Check out the ginormous box for it in the second pic.) Full line-up: @sadiefamilywines @liocowineco @barboursville @domaineannegros @petersisseck #FlordePingus @chateau.prieurelichine @chmontelena @rarewineco #Doliveiras @a.smithbowman

From @ChurchillDowns back to #ChurchHill. Barely home from #Derby and it’s time to #Bourbon again! Winter came... along with Jon Snow and the May ‘19 issue of @esquire. Grazie @sintumuang & @thegordinier for including me in “The Secrets to Spring Entertaining.” My contributions touch 3 pleasure centers: words, booze, pix. Over the moon to spill about my home bar and shoot it myself. Shouts to some fave producers on these shelves: @corsairdistillery, @thelostdistillerycompany, @mountgayrum, @donciccioefigli, @diplomaticorum, @leopoldbros, @broadbentselections, @rarewineco, @hennessy, @bodmartincodax, @amaromonte, @noletsgins, @woodfordreserve. High-fives to @cocktailkingdom for splendid accessories and the ultimate raise-a-glass to #RVA artist @garyt_shiflett #GarytShiflett who resurrected this vintage vending machine with me.

Now I understand the magnetic draw of Derby. It’s the electric vibe of Super Bowl mixed with the all-day walkabout chill of a US Open and a generous splash of World Series nostalgia shaken up with Met Gala red carpetness, Formula One speedy chic, and sexy sassy Carnival all rolled up with a dice-n-vice dollop of Vegas. #kyderbyparty

And they’re off.... 12 minutes to race #8. Ping me if you gotta horse in this race. Uncle Franky’s #kentuckyderby tip for the big one: exacta box 5, 7, 8. 8 (Tacitus) to win.