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2901 E Broad St
Richmond, VA, 23223
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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

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

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

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

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

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Y’all have heard me wax poetic on #bigbottles for years now. Now I get to spill some beans about it in @esquire’s Fall•Winter 2019 #BigBlackBook with @iohma on the cover (📸 by @aekholloway). In my piece, @metalsommelier of @thinkfoodgroup, @rafaelsanchez626 of @addisonrestaurant, @victoria___james of @cote_nyc, and @andrehmack of @maisonnoirwines all chime-in on how/why to flex in #largeformat. And don’t miss my 4 big bottle picks with the not-so-big price tags. #magnum #jeroboam #methuselah #salmanazar #balthazar #nebuchadnezzar #gobiggergoboam #ilikebigbottlesandicannotlie
Y’all have heard me wax poetic on #bigbottles for years now. Now I get to spill some beans about it in @esquire’s Fall•Winter 2019 #BigBlackBook with @iohma on the cover (📸 by @aekholloway). In my piece, @metalsommelier of @thinkfoodgroup, @rafaelsanchez626 of @addisonrestaurant, @victoria___james of @cote_nyc, and @andrehmack of @maisonnoirwines all chime-in on how/why to flex in #largeformat. And don’t miss my 4 big bottle picks with the not-so-big price tags. #magnum #jeroboam #methuselah #salmanazar #balthazar #nebuchadnezzar #gobiggergoboam #ilikebigbottlesandicannotlie
Sometimes it’s about perfect Manhattans. Sometimes it’s about perfect #pancakes. Blessed to have the time, joy (and @nordicwareusa pan) for proper Sunday #brunch at home with friends and fam. Not pictured: a beautiful #Huehuetenango @roastologycoffee in @the_chemex and bangin Red Snappers with @vikredistillery Boreal Cedar gin. #easylikesundaymorning
Sometimes it’s about perfect Manhattans. Sometimes it’s about perfect #pancakes. Blessed to have the time, joy (and @nordicwareusa pan) for proper Sunday #brunch at home with friends and fam. Not pictured: a beautiful #Huehuetenango @roastologycoffee in @the_chemex and bangin Red Snappers with @vikredistillery Boreal Cedar gin. #easylikesundaymorning
My 2nd #winewednesday at @thejeffersonhotel’s @lemairerichmond is all about celebrating #vawinemonth. But it’s also #Halloween season, so the skulls, black tie, and boutonnière are out of the bag like black cats. I’m here til the @barboursville Vermentino, Viognier, Cabernet Franc, and Nebbiolo run dry. Come join @mrchancefischer @that_good_nickmontes and I for @vawine shenanigans.
My 2nd #winewednesday at @thejeffersonhotel’s @lemairerichmond is all about celebrating #vawinemonth. But it’s also #Halloween season, so the skulls, black tie, and boutonnière are out of the bag like black cats. I’m here til the @barboursville Vermentino, Viognier, Cabernet Franc, and Nebbiolo run dry. Come join @mrchancefischer @that_good_nickmontes and I for @vawine shenanigans.
Smash bang fun. At last, some cats that drive like I do! Thank you @statefairva and @publix for best seats in the house at Virginia State Championship #DemolitionDerby. #timelapse
🦆🦆🦆 My dive into Canard à la Presse for @foodandwine is live. Hear the bones, smell the sizzle, feel the Cognac flambé. This is not barbarism, it’s ballet! Anthony Bourdain’s personal duck press hits the auction block next week. Who wants to go in on it with me and land the high bid?? If not me, my money is on @rw_restaurant_group landing the goods. And if he does, oh baby, I foresee a magnificent night with @the_momoben_ at @marcels_dc. Tak @sebastion2402 for suggesting a daddy-son #cph adventure in the first place, and grateful nods to @bobech @andersselmer_fiskebaron @jamielee_fiskebar who spoiled us to the nth 🙏. Extra kudos to @marchal.dk’s dashing maestro @andreasbagh, who conducted his spoon like a baton at @dangleterrecph. Link in bio. #canardalapresse #duckpress #bloodsauce #anthonybourdain
🦆🦆🦆 My dive into Canard à la Presse for @foodandwine is live. Hear the bones, smell the sizzle, feel the Cognac flambé. This is not barbarism, it’s ballet! Anthony Bourdain’s personal duck press hits the auction block next week. Who wants to go in on it with me and land the high bid?? If not me, my money is on @rw_restaurant_group landing the goods. And if he does, oh baby, I foresee a magnificent night with @the_momoben_ at @marcels_dc. Tak @sebastion2402 for suggesting a daddy-son #cph adventure in the first place, and grateful nods to @bobech @andersselmer_fiskebaron @jamielee_fiskebar who spoiled us to the nth 🙏. Extra kudos to @marchal.dk’s dashing maestro @andreasbagh, who conducted his spoon like a baton at @dangleterrecph. Link in bio. #canardalapresse #duckpress #bloodsauce #anthonybourdain
First one in the books. My new series at @lemairerichmond kicked off in sublime fashion. I’ve said it before: there is no rosé season... it’s is not a vegetable. As the sun sets on summer, this eve we bade fond farewell to light and delicate pinks whilst welcoming chewier, more saturated wines. One thing they all had in common: no socks required. 📷 by my favorite #somm in #RVA, Chauncey Jenkins. Merci, my friend, for a killer lineup. See you in October for our next #winewednesday.
First one in the books. My new series at @lemairerichmond kicked off in sublime fashion. I’ve said it before: there is no rosé season... it’s is not a vegetable. As the sun sets on summer, this eve we bade fond farewell to light and delicate pinks whilst welcoming chewier, more saturated wines. One thing they all had in common: no socks required. 📷 by my favorite #somm in #RVA, Chauncey Jenkins. Merci, my friend, for a killer lineup. See you in October for our next #winewednesday.
seveneleven: a rosé night. Thrilled to kick-off my new monthly collab with @lemairerichmond. Our Wine Wednesday series begins on 9.11.19 with summah’s last hurrah, featuring a fond farewell to easy summer pinks and the debut of chewier fall rosés. 5-7pm, $7 samples / $11 glasses. (Ask about the VIPinot bonus!) After a 2014 adventure to rosé’s motherland, I wrote a story for @sommjournal: “Stop, Drop & #Rolle, Provence is on Fire.” I’ve still never gotten more messages from somms about a first line than this one: “I smoke pot and I drink rosé. Not so long ago, admitting to either at a dinner party would brand you a libertine. Nowadays, it’s downright gourmet.” If you’re feeing lucky (potluck?? :), roll the dice and come to our #seveneleven affair at Lemaire. #rvadine
seveneleven: a rosé night. Thrilled to kick-off my new monthly collab with @lemairerichmond. Our Wine Wednesday series begins on 9.11.19 with summah’s last hurrah, featuring a fond farewell to easy summer pinks and the debut of chewier fall rosés. 5-7pm, $7 samples / $11 glasses. (Ask about the VIPinot bonus!) After a 2014 adventure to rosé’s motherland, I wrote a story for @sommjournal: “Stop, Drop & #Rolle, Provence is on Fire.” I’ve still never gotten more messages from somms about a first line than this one: “I smoke pot and I drink rosé. Not so long ago, admitting to either at a dinner party would brand you a libertine. Nowadays, it’s downright gourmet.” If you’re feeing lucky (potluck?? :), roll the dice and come to our #seveneleven affair at Lemaire. #rvadine
Another amazing #sirenssong at @alewiferva. That potato bread with smoked fish was rad. And the spicy crudo. But the cobia tail was unreal. We ate the crisped fins like fish bacon and sucked every honeyed morsel down to the bone. Happy 1-year anniversary to my neighborhood heroes of sustainable yumminess! And Happy Birffday to @buffle_head. Grazie @kbdangerrr for the killer fizzies and amari. #walktofish
Another amazing #sirenssong at @alewiferva. That potato bread with smoked fish was rad. And the spicy crudo. But the cobia tail was unreal. We ate the crisped fins like fish bacon and sucked every honeyed morsel down to the bone. Happy 1-year anniversary to my neighborhood heroes of sustainable yumminess! And Happy Birffday to @buffle_head. Grazie @kbdangerrr for the killer fizzies and amari. #walktofish
When your 74-yr-old Jersey Uncle Fred gifts to you four crates of his #records.... Loving this 1971 original! #AndyWarhol’s famous design of @therollingstones’ #StickyFingers with working zipper. Come ovah @steadysounds @lindsay.lerman & @morgansladestudio for a proper (and loud) listening sesh. 🎥 @dolce_cecilia_vita
When my Pop greets you with Saturday afternoon G+Ts, he does not mess around. @hausalpenz Crème de Violette now has a bunkmate. Hello @empressgin1908! Your British Columbia potato and butterfly pea blossom purpleness would make Prince himself blush. This bottle is now empty, but dear ol dad is sending me home with a full one. #seemeafterclass @vicdistillers #ginandtonic #gnt #timelapse
Y’all have heard me wax poetic on #bigbottles for years now. Now I get to spill some beans about it in @esquire’s Fall•Winter 2019 #BigBlackBook with @iohma on the cover (📸 by @aekholloway). In my piece, @metalsommelier of @thinkfoodgroup, @rafaelsanchez626 of @addisonrestaurant, @victoria___james of @cote_nyc, and @andrehmack of @maisonnoirwines all chime-in on how/why to flex in #largeformat. And don’t miss my 4 big bottle picks with the not-so-big price tags. #magnum #jeroboam #methuselah #salmanazar #balthazar #nebuchadnezzar #gobiggergoboam #ilikebigbottlesandicannotlie Sometimes it’s about perfect Manhattans. Sometimes it’s about perfect #pancakes. Blessed to have the time, joy (and @nordicwareusa pan) for proper Sunday #brunch at home with friends and fam. Not pictured: a beautiful #Huehuetenango @roastologycoffee in @the_chemex and bangin Red Snappers with @vikredistillery Boreal Cedar gin. #easylikesundaymorning My 2nd #winewednesday at @thejeffersonhotel’s @lemairerichmond is all about celebrating #vawinemonth. But it’s also #Halloween season, so the skulls, black tie, and boutonnière are out of the bag like black cats. I’m here til the @barboursville Vermentino, Viognier, Cabernet Franc, and Nebbiolo run dry. Come join @mrchancefischer @that_good_nickmontes and I for @vawine shenanigans.
Smash bang fun. At last, some cats that drive like I do! Thank you @statefairva and @publix for best seats in the house at Virginia State Championship #DemolitionDerby. #timelapse
🦆🦆🦆 My dive into Canard à la Presse for @foodandwine is live. Hear the bones, smell the sizzle, feel the Cognac flambé. This is not barbarism, it’s ballet! Anthony Bourdain’s personal duck press hits the auction block next week. Who wants to go in on it with me and land the high bid?? If not me, my money is on @rw_restaurant_group landing the goods. And if he does, oh baby, I foresee a magnificent night with @the_momoben_ at @marcels_dc. Tak @sebastion2402 for suggesting a daddy-son #cph adventure in the first place, and grateful nods to @bobech @andersselmer_fiskebaron @jamielee_fiskebar who spoiled us to the nth 🙏. Extra kudos to @marchal.dk’s dashing maestro @andreasbagh, who conducted his spoon like a baton at @dangleterrecph. Link in bio. #canardalapresse #duckpress #bloodsauce #anthonybourdain First one in the books. My new series at @lemairerichmond kicked off in sublime fashion. I’ve said it before: there is no rosé season... it’s is not a vegetable. As the sun sets on summer, this eve we bade fond farewell to light and delicate pinks whilst welcoming chewier, more saturated wines. One thing they all had in common: no socks required. 📷 by my favorite #somm in #RVA, Chauncey Jenkins. Merci, my friend, for a killer lineup. See you in October for our next #winewednesday. seveneleven: a rosé night. Thrilled to kick-off my new monthly collab with @lemairerichmond. Our Wine Wednesday series begins on 9.11.19 with summah’s last hurrah, featuring a fond farewell to easy summer pinks and the debut of chewier fall rosés. 5-7pm, $7 samples / $11 glasses. (Ask about the VIPinot bonus!) After a 2014 adventure to rosé’s motherland, I wrote a story for @sommjournal: “Stop, Drop & #Rolle, Provence is on Fire.” I’ve still never gotten more messages from somms about a first line than this one: “I smoke pot and I drink rosé. Not so long ago, admitting to either at a dinner party would brand you a libertine. Nowadays, it’s downright gourmet.” If you’re feeing lucky (potluck?? :), roll the dice and come to our #seveneleven affair at Lemaire. #rvadine Another amazing #sirenssong at @alewiferva. That potato bread with smoked fish was rad. And the spicy crudo. But the cobia tail was unreal. We ate the crisped fins like fish bacon and sucked every honeyed morsel down to the bone. Happy 1-year anniversary to my neighborhood heroes of sustainable yumminess! And Happy Birffday to @buffle_head. Grazie @kbdangerrr for the killer fizzies and amari. #walktofish
When your 74-yr-old Jersey Uncle Fred gifts to you four crates of his #records.... Loving this 1971 original! #AndyWarhol’s famous design of @therollingstones’ #StickyFingers with working zipper. Come ovah @steadysounds @lindsay.lerman & @morgansladestudio for a proper (and loud) listening sesh. 🎥 @dolce_cecilia_vita
When my Pop greets you with Saturday afternoon G+Ts, he does not mess around. @hausalpenz Crème de Violette now has a bunkmate. Hello @empressgin1908! Your British Columbia potato and butterfly pea blossom purpleness would make Prince himself blush. This bottle is now empty, but dear ol dad is sending me home with a full one. #seemeafterclass @vicdistillers #ginandtonic #gnt #timelapse

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