Mark BelloMark Bello is a tour-de-force of creativity and energy, sharing his knowledge and love of pizza with unpretentious ease. Born in NYC and raised on the famous thin crust pizzas indigenous to his NY...read more
Joseph DoughertyJoe Dougherty is a wine lover who lives in New York. In his remaining free time, he is an investment banker working to fund biotechnology companies. Before jumping the rails to Wall Street, he was a...read more
Andrew FisherAndy Fisher has been President of the family business Astor Wines & Spirits for over 30 years. He and his father - a legendary icon in the industry - purchased Astor Center in 1983, and last year...read more
Gregg GlaserGregg Glaser has covered the "beer beat" since 1994 and spirits and saké for the past six years. He’s currently Editor in Chief for “Yankee Brew News,” News Editor for “All About Beer Magazine,”...read more
John GlaserJohn Glaser is the founder and whiskymaker of Compass Box Whisky Company, a boutique Scotch whisky blending company widely recognized as the industry's leading innovator.
Scotch whisky is a...read more
Ethan KelleyEthan Kelley is the Head Spirit Sommelier and the beverage director for New York’s Brandy Library. Brandy Library is a lounge in the tony neighborhood of TriBeCa in downtown Manhattan. Brandy...read more
David Lombardo“Some of the most memorable moments of my life have been sitting around a table, enjoying food and wine,” says David Lombardo, Wine and Beverage Director for Anvil NY. "Nothing provides a sense of...read more
Jon LundbomJon Lundbom's enthusiasm for all things beer dates back to college, when he dove head-first into Chicago's fertile world of home brewing and beer appreciation. Many years and several degrees later,...read more
Renee Marton, CCPBefore reviving her long standing interest in the relationship between food and culture by acquiring a Master’s degree in Food Studies at NYU, Renee Marton worked in restaurant kitchens for 15 years,...read more
Marnie OldMarnie Old is one of the country’s leading wine personalities, known for her common-sense approach, energetic performance style and incisive insights. An articulate and passionate speaker, she is...read more
Kevin PatricioKevin’s career has showed that there is no set path in the pursuit of a life in food. His culinary experience began at Food & Wine Magazine where he did many of the magazine’s live cooking...read more
Margaret Happel PerryMargaret Happel Perry is president of Nutmeg Ventures, a resource consulting company. She is an educational consultant and a guest lecturer at a number of culinary colleges throughout the tri-state...read more
Justin PhilipsJustin learned to love beer while studying wine. While working in a retail wine shop, he was seduced by the process of learning to pair food and wine. Once introduced to the seriousness and...read more
Jonathan PogashJonathan Pogash is currently a mixologist and consultant for bars, restaurants and spirit companies. Trained by such cocktail luminaries as Gary Regan and Albert Trummer, Jonathan moved up in the...read more
Gary ReganAfter being raised in British pubs, and being put to work as a bartender by his parents when he was just 14 years old, Gary Regan fled to New York City in 1973. For over two decades he tended bar at...read more
Nicole RouthierBorn in Vietnam, Nicole Routhier is an award-winning cookbook author, teacher, and established authority on Vietnamese cuisine. Her acclaimed cookbooks include The Foods of Vietnam (Stewart, Tabori...read more
Timothy SullivanUsing experience gained in the dot com world, Timothy Sullivan began to share his passion for saké by starting the first US blog devoted exclusively to all things saké: UrbanSaké.com. What began as...read more