The husband-and-wife team behind the experiential mixology company, Muddling Memories, Cody and Camille Goldstein, are united not only in marriage, but also in business. Revolutionaries in the culinary and mixology industry, the couple has been the masterminds behind some of the most viral beverage sensations in New York City and beyond.
Cody Goldstein has been at the helm of New York City's innovative mixology scene and was nominated as one of NYC’s Best Bartenders by Timeout New York. Cody has been featured in various news outlets such as Fortune Magazine, Forbes, and The Business Insider, along with television appearances on the Today Show, GMA, Bon Appetit, and more. He is also the co-author of four cocktail books: Tequila Mockingbird (10th Anniversary Extended Edition), Gone with The Gin, Hickory Daiquiri Dock, and Are You There God? It’s Me, Margarita, which has sold over half a million copies worldwide.Cody is also the first ever mixologist to be named to the star studded Food Council for City Harvest.
Camille Parson is the Managing Partner of Muddling Memories and the former Managing Director of a private club in New York City. As a hospitality professional and tastemaker for over 20 years, her global travels have educated and inspired her to cultivate unique beverage programs, that have been celebrated in Vogue, The New York Times, Architectural Digest and New York Magazine. She is responsible for producing all logistical aspects of MM’s large scale beverage programs. A former principal dancer with the Dance Theatre of Harlem, her travels on tour fueled her passion for wine, food, culture and the visual and performing arts. She also has made on-camera appearances alongside her husband for Epicurious and Bon Appetit.
Zach is the lead mixologist and event captain for Muddling Memories. A mixologist and hospitality professional for over a decade, Zach Cordasci has pursued his passion for culinary forward cocktails and sustainability. Seasonal, local, and sustainable are at the core of Zach's values. Cocktail development from a culinary and cultural standpoint inspire the beverage programs he creates for brands and bars across New York City and beyond. While constantly learning, he strives to educate others as well about cocktail culture, history, spirits, and techniques.
Co-founders in business and life, with over thirty years of experience in the hospitality industry, the two have grown Muddling Memories into a successful business that focuses on beverage creation and at-home hosting. Their love story started while working in the New York City restaurant scene together. Cody, an award-winning mixologist and Camille, a highly accredited culinary and operations maven are the perfect couple behind the bar, producing an event, or in the kitchen. They live, breathe and exude a dynamic love and passion for creating the ultimate drinking and dining experience. As tastemakers, they are enthusiastic about sharing their secrets and passion for pairing a great meal with the perfect drink. Additionally, they are the official cocktail experts and contributors to Tasting Tasting Table, Chowhound, and Delish Magazine.
Muddling Memories has overseen strategy and brand development for world-renowned brands, such as Patron Tequila, Urbani Truffles, Campari, Diptyque, Tazo, Breyers, Rao’s Homemade and more. They are creative geniuses when it comes to creating viral moments for their clients, infusing culturally relevant happenings into newsjacking opportunities that drive earned media and creating stop-in-your-scroll social media content.
The interracial and interfaith couple based out of Fort Greene, Brooklyn, have a son, Booker, and a daughter, Fielder. Camille and Cody are the only mixologists on the Food Council for City Harvest, the world's first and largest food rescue organization.