Freelance Mixologist Angie Jackson, a/k/a the "Traveling Elixir Fixer," began her bar career in 1996 and has created, designed, and executed cocktails for numerous distillers, distributors, bars, restaurants, and spirited events in the greater Chicago area and SW Michigan. She has consulted with top global spirit brands as well as small, artisan-crafted distillers throughout the Midwest.
Since competing in Sante Magazine's Chicago "Iron Bar Chef" competition in 2007, Angie has created and executed cocktails for many prestigious events, including:
James Beard Awards Ceremony, NY - 2009
Museum of Modern Ice Exhibit, Chicago - 2008
Bon Appetit Chicago Gourmet - '09, '10, '11, '12
Green City Market Annual BBQ, Chicago - '09, '10
Malt Advocate's WhiskyFest Chicago - '08, '09, '10
Chicago Food Film Festival - '10, '11
Chicago Meals on Wheels Celebrity Chef Ball - '09, '10, '11
Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation - '08, '09, '10
Boyne Mountain Chef's Challenge - 2011
Art Hop - Kalamazoo, MI - '10, '11, '12
Chicago History Museum Events:
Ken Burns’ documentary, "Prohibition" – 2011
Magical History Whiskey Trolley Tours - '10, '11
Prohibition Spirited Dinner, "New Beers Eve" – 2011
SW Michigan CARES "Dine Out for Life" Event - 2012
Pandora Internet Radio Mixology Classes - '11, '12
Edible Michiana Cocktail Workshop Series: 2012
Woods to Glass Cocktail Workshop - Fernwood Botanic Garden
Garden to Glass Cocktail Workshop - Journeyman Distillery
Journeyman Distillery's Corsets, Whips and Whiskey Event - 2012
Taste of Michigan Event - Ann Arbor - 2012
Zazio's Chef's Table "Spirited" Dinner - 2012
Big Cedar Distilling Co.'s RumFest - 2012
Check Please! Farm to Fork Celebration - 2012
SW Michigan Culinary Federation "Mad Men" 7-course dinner - '12
KGLBT Winter Gala - '12
SantaCon Kalamazoo - '12
Fire Historical Arts Fundraiser - '12
Discover Kalamazoo Annual Meeting - '12
Angie has contributed to articles featured in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times, Kalamazoo Gazette, M-Live, Edible Michiana, Encore Magazine, SW Women's Lifestyle Magazine, Shoreline Magazine, Bride and Groom Magazine, Nation’s Restaurant News, Asylum Lake Magazine, Eat Drink and Be Michigan and Michigan Meeting and Events Magazine.
Celebrating all things PURE MICHIGAN, Angie recently returned to her home state with her talents from Chicago's culinary circle to celebrate the artistic crafting of Michigan produced spirits by educating the public and industry professionals on properly balanced classic cocktails using seasonally-fresh and locally sourced ingredients via cocktail demonstrations, spirited dinners, mixology classes and spirited signature events held at restaurants, bars, tasting rooms and event spaces throughout the State of Michigan.
Formerly an adjunct professor at Chicago's Kendall College, Angie instructed HOS 123 (Mixology) offered through the Culinary Arts, Food and Beverage and Hospitality Departments and was the Festival Mixologist for the Chicago Food Film Festival held at Kendall College in 2009 and 2010. She was also the Resident Mixologist at Cooking Fools in Wicker Park, Chicago, and Flavour Cooking School in Forest Park, where she instructed a series of Mixology classes for home entertainment.
A true "Traveling Elixir Fixer," you can regularly find Angie hanging her hat and mixing up her signature Elixirs at special events held at various bars, restaurants and event space venues throughout Michigan. She also instructs private, in-home mixology classes and demonstrations as well as "spirited" dinner demonstrations.
Angie offers consultation services to industry personnel and beverage professionals who want to further their knowledge and skills in seasonally-fresh cocktail programs and prohibition classic cocktail styles via cocktail menu implementation, employee educational seminars, team-building exercises, spirited events and brand marketing and consultation.