Tracy Schuhmacher

@RahChaChow

Zamir Gotta, Anthony Bourdain's Russian traveling companion on several episodes of CNN's Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown and Travel Channel's No Reservations, is in town for a series of vodka-themed events with the Honeoye Falls Distillery.

On his blog, Bourdain described Gotta as, "sidekick, entrepreneur, literary agent, film producer, broker of deals, would-be vendor of military hardware, cult hero, friend — he is all of those things and more."

Billed as the #PeaceThruVodka tour, the events highlight the distillery's Frozen Falls Vodka, which recently was awarded the top grain-to-glass rye vodka in the nation by the American Distilling Institute (ADI). With the exception of the bar hop, the events will take place at Farmacy, the cocktail bar at the Honeoye Falls Distillery, 168 W. Main St., Honeoye Falls. They will include:

• KGB Cocktail Night: Meet Gotta and enjoy half-priced vodka cocktails from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday.

• Meet and Greet: Meet Gotta and sample Frozen Falls Vodka from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday.

• Peace, Love and Vodka Dinner: Take part in an intimate dinner with Gotta from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Thursday. The cost is $85, which includes dinner, cocktails, beer, tax and gratuity. Tickets for the event are available online.

• #PeaceThruVodka Bar Hop: Gotta will travel to local bars late Thursday evening encouraging the public to make vodka toasts to peace. The planned stops include Lento (10:30ish), Nox Cocktail Lounge (11:15ish) and The Revelry (12:30ish).

• Hair of the Dog Happy Hour and Barbecue: Gotta will be on hand for half-priced Moscow mules and barbecued ribs from pitmaster Adam Peterson from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday.

If you miss the events, catch Gotta on Sunday's episode of Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. The episode is described as, "Anthony's sidekick Zamir Gotta takes center stage as they trek through Tbilisi, Batumi and Khurvaleti; eating at the Café Gabriadze and the Black Lion."

Behind the scenes at a supper club

TRACYS@Gannett.com