JUDGE
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ORGANIZATION
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JUDGES BIOS
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URL
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Pam
Elder
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CulinaryForum.com |
Writer, Publisher |
www.CulinaryForum.com |
| Paulette Eisen |
American Vegan Society Journal |
Nutrition educator, Author of A DIET FOR ALL REASONS (vegan cookbook) and writer for the American Vegan Society Journal |
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| Michael McKenna |
APA |
I am a regional correspondent for APA primarily dealing with matters of arts and leisure and specializing in food and wine. |
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| Emma Krasov |
Art and Entertain Me |
Emma Krasov is a Food/Wine, Art and Travel journalist based in San Francisco. She regularly contributes to a number of print and online publications, among them a Russian-American weekly newspaper. Her blog, Art and Entertain Me won an Award of Merit from North American Travel Journalists Association
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www.artandentertainme.blogspot.com |
| Gayle Keck |
BeenThereAteThat.com |
Gayle Keck writes about travel and food – preferably both at the same time. She has sipped fermented mare’s milk in Kyrgyzstan, dug for truffles in Italy, crafted wine at Napa Valley’s “Crush Camp” and munched her way through every continent except Antarctica, which seems far too focused on frozen food. Her writing has appeared in Gourmet, National Geographic Traveler, AFAR, GQ, the Washington Post, the LA Times and many othr pubilications. She's also a local editor for the Zagat San Francisco Bay Area Restaurants guide and blogs at her website BeenThereAteThat.com.
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www.BeenThereAteThat.com |
| Christy Corp-Minamiji |
Blogcritics.org |
Christy Corp-Minamiji is a freelance writer and chocolate addict based in Northern California.
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Blogcritics.org |
| Edie and David Ichioka |
Bunrab.com |
Bunrab.com is a SF Bay Area based food, wine, spirits and culture website.
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www.bunrab.com |
| Carrie Jaffe-Pickett |
Carriefreelance Communications |
Carrie is an award-winning writer, editor, and content specialist based in Silicon Valley. She has had a lifelong love for chocolate, yoga, and fiction (reading and writing). She enjoys providing communications services for clients, including social media, e-newsletters, and blogs. Her most significant accomplishment is running the New York City Marathon twice, not while eating chocolate or anything else.
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www.carriewriterblog.com www.carriefreelance.com |
| Katreece Montgomery |
The Chocolate Addict |
Katreece Montgomery delights chocolate enthusiasts worldwide with her entertaining and informative chocolate decorating video tutorials "The Chocolate Addict", showing simple ways to turn desserts into spectacular works of art using quick and easy chocolate embellishing techniques geared for the home chef. In 2010 she released instructional DVD "The Chocolate Addict Volume One, The Chocolate Garden", and is currently working on Volume Two "Chocolate Transfers are all the Rage" scheduled for release in Spring/Summer 2011. |
www.thechocolateaddict.com |
| Jack Epstein |
Chocolate Covered |
Owner of Chocolate Covered on 24th Street in Noe Valley, San Francisco.
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www.chocolatecoveredsf.com |
| Barbara Passino |
Author of "Chocolate for Breakfast" |
Owner and Chef of Oak Knoll Inn in Napa Valley, Barbara Passino's award-winning cookbook, CHOCOLATE FOR BREAKFAST highlights menus to start the day with chocolate and a celebration.
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www.oakknollinn.com |
| Nancy Martin |
Chocolatebythebay.com |
I am a writer/designer, who (along with 3 other chocolate enthusiasts) covers the local San Francisco Bay Area chocolate scene in our blog about artisan chocolate.
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www.chocolatebythebay.com |
| Michael Freeman |
CocoaBella Chocolates |
Owner of CocoaBella Chocolates, the premier retail store focused only on chocolate and chocolate related accessories.
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www.cocoabella.com |
| Jane Ganim |
Confetti Le Chocolatier |
Has worked at Confetti for 28 years, both making and selling fine chocolate, working with some of the best chocolatiers in the world.
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| Amy Sherman |
Cooking with Amy |
Amy Sherman is an award-winning blogger, food writer and recipe developer. She is the author of New Flavors for Appetizers and Wine Passport: Portugal. In addition to her own blog, Cooking with Amy, she has been a contributor to the KQED food blog, the Frommer's culinary travel blog and the Epicurious blog. She is currently editor for BlackboardEats.com
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cookingwithamy.blogspot.com/ |
| Benjamin Seto |
Cooking With The Single Guy |
Ben writes the regional food blog "Cooking With The Single Guy," which focuses on the food community in the San Francisco Bay Area. He's also a freelance food photographer
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singleguychef.blogspot.com |
| Anita Chu |
Dessert First |
Anita Chu, also known as pastrygirl, is the creator of Dessert First (www.dessertfirst.typepad.com), an award-winning blog dedicated to all things sweet. Anita was professionally trained in the pastry arts at Tante Marie’s Cooking School in San Francisco. After graduating, Anita started Dessert First to combine her passions for pastry, writing, and photography. Her weekly posts document her adventures in the kitchen through vivid descriptions and mouth-watering photos, along with recipes. Her first cookbook, Field Guide to Cookies, was published in 2008 and her second cookbook, Field Guide to Candy, was published in 2009. Anita’s book and blog have been profiled in the New York Times, Sunset and The Washington Post, among other publications.
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www.dessertfirst.typepad.com |
| Alexandria Christakos |
Draegers Market |
I have been the candy/chocolate buyer at our San Mateo location for the last 10 years. This has honed my palate and developed a true appreciation for fine chocolate.
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www.draegers.com |
| Janet Rudolph |
DyingforChocolate.com |
Janet Rudolph blogs at DyingforChocolate.com with all the news, reviews and recipes for the Chocoholic. Her companies TeamBuilding Unlimited & Murder on the Menu have a whole range of Chocolate Teambuilding events and entertainment ranging from Chocolate Tastings to the Chocolate Challenge to Chocolate Scavenger Hunts and Chocolate Tours.
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www.dyingforchocolate.com |
| Anneli Rufus |
East Bay Express |
Anneli Rufus is an award-winning critic who writes about food for the East Bay Express, the Bay Citizen, Walnut Creek Magazine, and other venues. She is also the author of many books, including Stuck, Party of One, and California Babylon.
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www.annelirufus.com
www.eastbayexpress.com |
| Angela F Lazear |
East Bay Food Scene |
Angela F. Lazear – is a Bay Area writer and artist. An Oakland native, she documents life through the interaction, camaraderie and ritual that is dining with loved ones. Her blog, East Bay Food Scene, celebrates Oakland's current renaissance and its vibrant new dining community. Read by thousands in the Bay Area who are looking for great experiences in dining, Angela has adopted the Epicurean motto: “We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.”
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www.eastbayfoodscene.com |
| Tamara Palmer |
The Feast |
Tamara Palmer, food editor of The Feast SF Bay Area, is a longtime contributor to SF Weekly, and has written for Eater, Associated Press, Wired, and many other publications on and offline. Her beat takes her from the finest dining rooms to the grittiest streets in search of the perfect bite. She is the author of Country Fried Soul: Adventures in Dirty South Hip-Hop, co-author of Singles: Six Decades of Hot Hits and Classic Cuts, and moonlights as as a music journalist/DJ who will spin for her supper. |
www.thefeast.com/sanfrancisco/restaurants |
| Avital Ungar |
Gourmet Walks |
Avital has worked as a Tour Guide for the popular Gourmet Walks Chocolate Tour for over two years. She educates groups on chocolate and leads them on tasting journeys throughout San Francisco.
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www.gourmetwalks.com |
| Mary Vincent |
Gratitude Gourmet |
Gratitude Gourmet provides easy-to-use earth-friendly Food, Drink, Restaurant, Event, Blog, and Gift resources that help you lead a healthy lifestyle and have fun at the same time!
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www.gratitudegourmet.com |
| Teresa Rodriguez |
Jetset Extra and The Huffington Post |
Teresa Rodriguez is a jet-setter extraordinaire. She discovered that traveling can be the prefect antidote for anything ailing the soul. And, believing so, she created TangoDiva.com—a worldwide online social network and travel magazine for women. Her dream was to connect and empower woman around the globe with the wisdom she gleaned from her solo sojourns. She authored FLY SOLO: The 50 Best Places on Earth for a Girl to Travel Alone (Penguin) which is published in four languages. A few of her TV appearances include LIVE with Regis and Kelly, NBC-NY, FOX, CBS, and ABC. Her advice has been written up in thousands media outlets including Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, ELLE, Marie Claire, Allure, SELF, and Real Simple. She is the travel expert on KTRB 860 AM and ABC New 10 in California. Her next adventure? JETSETextra.com - the ultimate travel site with interviews of famous people around the world |
jetsetextra.com |
| Karletta Moniz |
KarlettaMoniz.com |
Karletta Moniz is a San Francisco-based food journalist, consultant and chef. Recent projects include new product development for the Center for Culinary Development San Francisco and judging both the James Beard Awards and Scholarship Awards for The Symposium for Professional Food Writers at The Greenbrier. Her fascination with all things cacao led her to create the ‘Art of Tasting Chocolate’ class featured on Daily Candy. A returning guest on ABC-TV’s ‘View from the Bay’ she has demonstrated not only how to taste chocolate but also chocolate related recipes. Clients include CocoAroma Magazine, Leite’s Culinaria, The Tablehopper, Disney and more. She can be heard on her podcast site, www.KarlettaMoniz.com, where she shares her irreverent and unique perspective of the culinary scene, especially chocolate. |
www.KarlettaMoniz.com |
| Ms. Terry Adams |
KGO Newstalk Radio AM 810 |
Terry Adams is a senior producer at ABC Radio in San Francisco and produces the program "John Hamilton's On-The-Go" travel and leisure show on KGO Newstalk Radio AM 810 along with other programs. Terry also serves as a producer and audio engineer for KSFO Hot Talk 560 AM Radio. |
www.kgoradio.com
www.ksforadio.com |
| Scott Walton |
KQED Public Media |
Scott Walton directs communications efforts for KQED Public Media in San Francisco. Scott also serves as publicist for legendary chef Jacques Pepin, whose next series, Essential Pepin, comes to PBS stations in Fall 2011. |
www.kqed.org/food |
| Seletta 'Luna' Raven |
Luna's Kitchen Magic |
Luna Raven is a former dessert slinger, writer of poems and creator of art, her passions include fairy tales, mythology and travel. Share her adventures as she learns more about art, eats delicious food and has a cocktail or two, all while leaving a trail of laughter delight where ever she goes. Though not currently working as a chef, Luna studied at the CCA in San Francisco and has worked at Garibaldi's On College, was the Pastry Chef at a Livermore Winery and has also worked as a cheesemonger, and event, pantry, grill and line cook. |
lunaskitchenmagic.blogspot.com |
| Mimi Towle |
Marin Magazine |
Mimi Towle has been the senior editor of Marin Magazine since 2005 specializing in travel and food. She loves chocolate-especially salty or spicy dark chocolate and looks forward to exploring new flavors. |
www.marinmagazine.com |
| Leslie Ann Harlib |
Marinscope Newspapers |
Leslie Harlib has been a food writer and restaurant critic in the Bay Area since the 1980s. She is currently the restaurant critic for the Marinscope chain of six newspapers and writes columns for the San Rafael and Healdsburg Patch.com Web sites. She is co-author of the "Toast to the Home Chef" cookbook (Dec. 2010) and was the food writer, restaurant critic and society columnist for the Marin Independent Journal for 14 years. |
www.leslieharlib.com |
| Laurie Armstrong |
San Francisco Travel Association |
Laurie Armstrong is Director of Media Relations, US & Canada, for the San Francisco Travel Assocation, which promotes San Francisco as the world's most desirable destination for meetings, conventions, tour groups, leisure travelers and chocolate lovers |
www.sanfrancisco.travel |
| Jill Nussinow |
The Veggie Queen |
Jill Nussinow is a culinary educator, freelance writer and blogger who has been teaching at Santa Rosa Junior College (CA) and elsewhere for the past 25 years. She delights in the joys of eating, and promoting, plant-foods, especially chocolate. She's the author of The Veggie Queen: Vegetables Get the Royal Treatment cookbook. |
www.theveggiequeen.com |
| Lynn Wong |
Viva Cocolat ~ Ultimate Chocolate Place |
Lynn Wong, owner of Viva Cocolat, has a strong passion for chocolate. She started Viva Cocolat, boutique artisan chocolate store in Petaluma, CA, in February 2008 to bring quality chocolates and a great chocolate experience for people to enjoy. Her business features artisan truffles and chocolates from around the world, as well as gourmet desserts, signature chocolate beverages, espresso bar, and chocolate fondue. She also conducts well received chocolate themed classes and parties, from chocolate tasting to chocolate making. It’s the ultimate chocolate experience! |
www.vivacocolat.com |
| Yosh Han |
YOSH olfactory sense |
Yosh Han is an artisan perfumer. Her eponymous collection of fragrances retails at exclusive boutiques like Barneys New York and Henri Bendel. Culinary clients include Gary Danko, CIA, Joanne Weir, Alison Bing and Temper Chocolates. She teaches and lectures world wide on topics varying from intuitive perfumery to edible aromas and fragrance pairings with wine and chocolate. Her work has appeared in Vanity Fair, Bon Appetit, Chow and Martha Stewart. |
www.eaudeyosh.com |
| Stephen Durfee, CEPC |
Culinary Institute of America
(CIA) |
Pastry Chef Instructor at the Culinary Institute of America and former Pastry Chef of The French Laundry, Chef Durfee is a recipient of the James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef of the Year, 1998 and was chosen by Chocolatier magazine as one of the Top Ten Pastry Chefs in America in 1999. He is a two-time finalist in the World Chocolate Masters National Selection, most recently bringing home a 3rd place award in September, 2010. |
www.culinary.edu |
| Soreya David |
Narsai's Specialty Foods, Inc. |
Soreya David has taken over the family business! She is niece to Narsai David—national television & radio personality, and one of California’s leading gourmets. For the past 12 years, Soreya’s company, Narsai’s Specialty Foods, Inc., has produced an exquisite line of gourmet condiments—all created from her Uncle Narsai’s original restaurant recipes. |
www.narsai.com |
| Doyle Rhonel Roberts |
Neiman Marcus
The Art Of Color Designs
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As and artist studio owner and Home Decor/Epicure Specialist at Neiman Marcus I enjoy the sampling of chocolates from La Maison, Noka, Maribelle, Joseph Schmidt, Voges and many others. It makes selling these exquisite chocolates part of the adventure! |
www.neimanmarcus.com
www.rhonelroberts.com |
| Iris Eisenlohr |
Piacere Restaurant |
Wine Buyer by profession, Chef at home - with passion and love for sustainable, organic and radiant living |
www.piacererestaurant.com |
| Stuart Cristol-Deman |
Toque Blanche |
Stuart has been an avid cook most of his life and has worked at some of the Bay Area's top independent retailers, including Kepler's Books and Draeger's Markets. He is currently the buyer for Toque Blanche in Half Moon Bay, which was voted the top cookware store in the Bay Area by SFGate.com in 2010. |
www.MyToque.com |
| Joan Osburn |
Cafe Society |
A Francophile and Salonist, Joan Osburn has been instrumental in bringing the European Cafe lifestyle to the US for over 25 years. Her taste in chocolate has been carefully honed in Belgium, France, Switzerland, San Francisco and everywhere else in the world that the finest chocolate can be found. No waxy, or sugary sweet chocolate survive the critical taste test--only series perfection is sanctified. |
www.cafesocietystore.com |
| Lily Ko |
SFStation.com
Classy Eats
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Lily Ko is the Restaurants, Arts & Shopping Page Editor for SF Station. She also has a column on 7x7, frequently writes for Culinary Trends Magazine, and documents her food adventures in her blog, Classy Eats. |
www.sfstation.com/restaurants |
| Patrick Albert |
Cafe de la Presse |
Executive Chef born and raised in France, worked there for about 10 years in differents Restaurants, before moving to San francisco at the Ritz Carlton and the famoust Cafe de la Presse |
www.cafedelapresse.com |
| Irvin Lin |
Eat the Love |
Irvin Lin is an award winning baker, graphic designer, storyteller, recipe developer and man about town. His blog Eat the Love has been featured on Saveur's Sites We Love, The Kitchn's Today's Delicious Links, Food New Journal's Best of the Blogs and Bon Appetit's Daily Links Page. He currently reside in San Francisco in the neighborhood people have recently taken to calling "The Gastro" - a block from Dolores Park and right near Tartine Bakery, Bi Rite Market & Creamery, and Delfina. |
www.eatthelove.com |
| Diana Barrand |
Le Zinc French Bistro |
Owner and manager of Le Zinc, French Bistro. Wife of Le Zinc's executive chef Max Braud. whose chocolate sorbet recipe is featured in "Chocolate French" book. Previous to coming to San Francisco lived in Paris, France. |
www.lezinc.com |
