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SELECTED CONTRIBUTORS ERICA BARTEL is a Southern California freelance photographer who specializes in editorial and event photography. Her photos have appeared in The Los Angeles Times and many other publications. To see more of her work, go to ericabartel- photography.com. MERRILL SHINDLER is editor of the Zagat Los Angeles Restaurant Sur- vey, and host of ABC Radio's weekly "Feed Your Face" program. He's also the author of American Dish and The El Cholo Cookbook. He's from the Bronx, where he was raised on deli, pizza and Chinese on Sunday nights. He firmly believes that ketchup is nature's most perfect food. CORRECTIONS Readers of our April issue noticed what our proofreading team overlooked (they were evidently too busy mixing their new favorite cocktail, The Blind Eye): The ad for the San Diego Spirits Festival was for the 2010 edition of the festival. The correct ad, for this year's festival, is on the inside back cover. See you in San Diego! In our April issue's "San Fran Insider" it was suggested that Australia's Robert Oatley was planning to acquire Foppiano Vineyards in Sonoma. Not true. Oatley has entered into a sales agreement with Foppiano by which the Oatley team will have responsibility for sales in the U.S. Foppiano is still family-owned. Use one of the free apps available on your cell phone to scan this QR code, and directly visit THE TASTING PANEL's Facebook Page! Be sure to click the "like" button while you're there, to keep in touch with even more fabulous industry content! FOLLOW US! THE TASTING PANEL makes frequent updates to its Twitter and Facebook pages. Follow us to keep up with our lastest news and get the inside scoop on our stories as they are being written and photographed. editor in chief Anthony Dias Blue ablue@tastingpanelmag.com publisher / executive editor Meridith May mmay@tastingpanelmag.com 818-990-0350 managing editor David Gadd dgadd@tastingpanelmag.com senior editor Rachel Burkons rburkons@tastingpanelmag.com senior art director James McManus mcmanusdesign@gmail.com new york editor Lana Bortolot lanab@me.com northern california editor Deborah Parker Wong texas editor Anthony Head southeast editor Fred Minnick editor@fredwrite.com miami editor Kelly Merritt london correspondent Steven Spurrier Tony Abou-Ganim, Bridget Albert, Ian Buxton, Becky Sue Epstein, Richard Carleton Hacker, contributing editors Rudy Maxa, Robert Plotkin, Merrill Shindler, Ben Weinberg vp, finance Cecilia Loschin closchin@tastingpanelmag.com marketing + events director Nicolette Teo nteo@tastingpanelmag.com advertising director Published monthly with combined January and February issues ISSN# 2153-0122 USPS 476-430 Chairman/CEO: Anthony Dias Blue President/COO: Meridith May Vice President: David Gadd Subscription Rate: $36 One Year; $60 Two Years; Single Copy: $3.95 For all subscriptions, email: subscriptions@tastingpanelmag.com Periodicals Postage Paid at Van Nuys and at additional mailing offices Devoted to the interests and welfare of United States restaurant and retail store licensees, wholesalers, importers and manufacturers in the beverage industry. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Tasting Panel Magazine 17203 Ventura Blvd., Suite 5 Encino, CA 91316, 818-990-0350 ©2012 The Tasting Panel magazine. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited. Sara Deckers sdeckers@tastingpanelmag.com production manager Justine Gvirtzman jgvirtzman@tastingpanelmag.com office manager Erica Bartel, Kent Bearden, Leigh Castelli, Tom Clark, John Curley, Christina Porter cporter@tastingpanelmag.com contributors Danielle "Deed" DeBruno, Malinda Hartong, Brian Huff, Sarah Jean Klinger, Francesco Lafranconi, Allison Levine, Rich Manning, Kelly A. Magyarics, Kelly Merritt, Christine Merson, Kevin Moloney, Dick Rosano, Jay Schroeder, Evi T'bolt, Kirk Weddle, Ben Weinberg, Rebecca Wilkowski, Tom Zasadinski may 2012 / the tasting panel / 3