Revered for his creative and culinarian approach to the art of cocktail making, Lead Mixologist Christopher Mendenhall brings his unique skillset to Quadrant through innovative, high concept cocktails that pull from the culinary world.

Mendenhall’s beverage experience spans over 12 years, and began in 2003 when he started bartending at Pappadeaux in the Dallas, TX area while attending University of Texas at Arlington. After graduating, Mendenhall took a job in sales and marketing for a moving company in Denver, CO, while also bartending a few nights a week at Pappadeaux in Denver.

Quickly realizing that the corporate world was not for him, Mendenhall decided that bartending was what he wanted to do full time. After taking up the advice of a close family friend, he moved to Washington, D.C. in 2009 to pursue his bartending career. His career in D.C. began as a part-time bartender at Westend Bistro and The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C.’s Lobby Lounge. Soon thereafter, Mendenhall began bartending full time at Westend Bistro, which is where he really started honing his craft. With the aid of Westend Bistro’s esteemed culinary and beverage team, he began developing his culinarian approach to crafting cocktails and soon took helm over the esteemed restaurant’s cocktail menu.