The Tasting Panel magazine

32 / the tasting panel / february 2014 A Conversation with Noah Dranow and Aaron Patrick Lead Sommelier and Sommelier, Bourbon Steak, San Francisco photos by John Curley BEHIND THE SCENES WITH FRED DAME Fred Dame, MS, with Noah Dranow (center), Lead Sommelier, and Aaron Patrick (right), Sommelier, for San Francisco's Bourbon Steak.

• Cover
• Letter from the Editor
• HEARTTHROB
• ToC
• Industry Spotlight
• BevForce Movers & Shakers
• Brief Encounters
• Upcoming: Pigs & Pinot
• Voice of Five Generations
• Steven Spurrier's Letterfrom London
• Sommelier in the Spotlight
• Scotch Report
• Brews and Views
• What We're Drinking: Fernet Branca
• Behind the Scenes with Fred Dame
• Marketplace
• Over the Table
• In the Biz: Gregory Balogh
• Brand Spotlight: Malibu Rum
• Blind Tasting
• Educators: Belinda Chang
• CANADA CALLING
• Event Recap: Rosé Round-Up
• Ambassador's Craft: A Tribute to Charles Gordon
• Palmer's Bay Hill Club
• The Wandering Sommelier
• Ascendant Spirits
• Blue Reviews
• THE NEW EAST MEETS WEST
• Publisher's Picks
• ANSWERING THEIR CALLING
• THE JUNMAI ECLIPSE
• THE HOSPITALITY INFLUENCERS OF SANTA BARBARA
• Pairings: 123 Organic Tequila in Sonoma
• What's New: VUE in Palm Desert
• Restaurants That Matter
• Apartment 13
• WHEN KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
• A Lone Star Life
• Gadd's Sixpack
• Chef's One-on-One
• Wine Tech
• Taking Inventory