Cathal Armstrong
Health & Food Visionary • Author • Chef • Restauranteur
Four years after the opening of Restaurant Eve, Armstrong’s Tasting Room received a four-out of four star rating by Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema.
National Magazines have featured Armstrong’s commitment to culinary excellence and Irish “farm to table” style in prominent stories in Oprah, Food and Wine, Cookie, Parents, Southern Living & Martha Stewart. The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, BBC World News, NY Times, and The Irish Times have taken note of his culinary prowess and his dedication to ending childhood obesity. The White House honors Armstrong as a Champion of Change - Americans who ‘Innovate, Educate, and Build’ their respective communities.
Rave reviews continue as Armstrong stretches out with complex, thoughtful cooking that knits together his Irish upbringing, his French training, and his grasp of the American culinary moment.
Meshelle Armstrong
Public relations • Marketing • Concept creation • Brand
Meshelle Armstrong designed the interior and graphic brand for all the Eat Good Food restaurants, including Virtue Feed & Grain, The Majestic, TNT Rock & Roll Bar. She was responsible for creating one of the Humane Society of the United States most successful marketing campaigns, Chefs for Seals which enlisted celebrities such as Paul McCartney.
Meshelle’s creativity continues into print, she wrote a monthly column, Back of the House, all about the restaurant business for Northern Virginia magazine, and is a contributing writer to the Huffington Post.
She uses her channels of marketing to increase the group’s brand presence in the public eye through her creative pitching of current trends in food, wine and cocktail news. Media inclusions from national television and editorial placement range from The Today show newspapers, The Wall Street Journal, UK Observer, Irish Times, and lifestyle magazines as Food & Wine and Oprah Magazine.
She's a board member for RAMW (Restaurant Association of Metro Washington) and served on the board of the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, which works to strategically support businesses, development, and economic growth in Alexandria.
Todd Thrasher
Spirits Visionary • Barman • Sommelier • Restauranteur
Todd Thrasher, a native Virginian, is a lover of many things—scuba diving, the island of Bonaire, playing golf and cooking. Most importantly, however, is his love for the creation of the perfect artisan cocktail and his knowledge of wine.
His expert wine lists and trend setting cocktails for Restaurant Eve, Society Fair, and PX that have earned him acclaim and garnered him highly coveted awards. His passion is evident from the wine pairings he creates to accompany the Restaurant Eve tasting menus to his highly coveted Edenesque Cocktails, created with exceptional and unique ingredients.
Known as one of the best mixologists in the nation, many, including Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema, have applauded his specialty cocktails and creations.