On October 4, 2016, which coincided with National Vodka Day, Renée Allen, Adjunct Professor for the Hospitality and Tourism Management Department at the University of New Haven, welcomed special guest speaker Anthony DeSerio to the mixology class. DeSerio, a Connecticut bartender, contributing guest on WNPR’s Food Schmooze® program and former president of the United States Bartenders’ Guild Connecticut chapter, shared his “wealth of practical knowledge and experience in the field of mixology” with the 40 students for an entertaining presentation, said Allen. The class concluded with the students creating their own proprietary cocktails.

Anthony DeSerio and Renée Allen, Adjunct Professor for the Hospitality and Tourism Management Department at the University of New Haven.

DeSerio and students created cocktails on National Vodka Day.