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
Jeannette BerangerJeannette joined the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy team in 2005 and came to the organization with over 20 years experience working with animals in the non-profit sector. Beginning her career...read more
Tom BriggsTom Briggs had his first sip of beer, from a cold can of Schlitz, when he was four years old (indeed, he remembers) and swore to his uncle he would never drink the stuff again. 32 years later, Tom is...read more
John Paul DeragonJohn Deragon is currently one of the beverage managers at PDT (Please Don't Tell) in New York City, a bar that specializes in classic as well as original cocktails. John's current projects include...read more
Fred Dexheimer, MSMaster Sommelier Fred Dexheimer is one of the wine and beverage industry’s leading professionals. In 2000 Dexheimer began his career in wine by assisting in the wine cellar of the NY Times four...read more
Elayne DukeElayne Duke is a mixologist and spirits ambassador for Diageo, the world's leading premium drinks business with brands across spirits, wines, and beer categories. She was most recently honored by...read more
Mark Russ FedermanMark Russ Federman, 3rd generation of the Russ family, left a career in law to run Russ & Daughters, his family's famed appetizing shop. He is a contributor to the book, Gastropolis: Food and the...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
Mark FornataleMark Fornatale, Italian Portfolio Manager for Michael Skurnik Wines, began his career in the wine business by writing about wine and food for Playboy.com while residing abroad in Perugia, Italy. In...read more
Laurie ForsterAfter a successful career in software sales, Laurie decided she was ready for a life change. Through working with a life coach, Laurie began to realize that her biggest passions—wine and people—could...read more
Craig HaneyCraig Haney's family has farmed for eight generations in the foothills of the northern Catskills. Motivated by a desire to connect our farming past with a sustainable future, Craig studied American...read more
Allen KatzAllen Katz is the Director of Mixology & Spirits Education for Southern Wine & Sprits of New York. He is also the host of The Cocktail Hour a weekly program on Martha Stewart’s Sirius Satellite...read more
Kimberly KoharkiAfter graduating from The Culinary Institute of America, Kimberly moved to New York City to work with celebrated Sommeliers in Manhattan restaurants such as Cafe Gray and Alto. She continued her...read more
Michael KrondlMichael Krondl is a chef, cooking teacher and food writer. He has authored several books, most recently The Taste of Conquest: The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice, praised by the...read more
Don LeeDon Lee is a Southern California expatriate now residing in New York City. A software engineer/systems administrator by trade and documentary photographer by schooling, he is now pursuing his true...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
Nora MaynardNora Maynard is the cocktails and spirits columnist for Apartment Therapy Media’s The Kitchn (www.thekitchn.com), and previously covered food and drink in film in her popular weekly column, “The...read more
Leticia MoreinosLeticia Moreinos was born and raised in Brazil. She moved to the US in 1997 to pursue a career in cooking and food writing. She is a graduate of The French Culinary Institute and received degrees in...read more
Adam MorgansternAdam Morganstern is the Editor of the Organic Wine Journal, the world’s leading online magazine for organic and biodynamic wines. Founded two years ago, the Organic Wine Journal has readers in over...read more
Slow Food NYCSlow Food NYC (SFNYC) is the New York City chapter of Slow Food, the international organization dedicated to a food system that is based on the principles of high quality and taste, environmental...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
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
Carl RaymondCarl Raymond’s culinary passions began years ago growing up on the coast of Maine and combine his strong New England roots with a fascination with world cuisine. After spending a year living and...read more
Ryan SkeenRyan Skeen was a James Beard Award nominee in 2009 largely based on his work at Irving Mill and before that, Resto. He has cooked in New York and San Franciso, and is known for his honest approach to...read more
Jenn SmithJenn started working at 13 in an ice cream parlor, waited tables at suburban Boston's first decent Italian restaurant in high school, and in college passed on work-study shifts at the library in...read more
LeNell SmothersLeNell Smothers opened LeNell’s Ltd, a Wine and Spirit Boutique in Red Hook in the fall of 2003. Her background includes work in many aspects of the beverage business such as bartending, restaurant...read more
Harley SpillerThe author of “Chow Fun City: Three Centuries of Chinese Cuisine in New York City” for Gastropolis, the new Columbia University Press book, Harley Spiller serves as associate editor and reporter for...read more
Timothy SullivanTimothy Sullivan is proud to be a "Saké Samurai". He was awarded the title in 2007 by the Japan Saké Brewer's Association in recognition of his efforts to promote saké outside of Japan. Now a saké...read more
James Christopher TracyBorn and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area to parents who owned a small vineyard, collected wine and exposed their children to great food, James Christopher Tracy seemed destined to become a...read more
Phil WardPhilip Ward was born and mostly raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He wound up in New York City via chance, a plane ticket to Rome, and four months in Europe and Africa. He stumbled into the...read more
Will WilmotWill Wilmot is a native of rye whiskey country (Maryland) who moved to New York in 1999. By way of whiskey he found his way into the world of cocktails in New York City and hasn't looked back. He...read more