2006 Tales of the Cocktail

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Guests from the 2006 Tales of the Cocktail:

Tony Abou-Ganim Mixologist Las Vegas	Bridget Albert Author and Mixologist Chicago	Alexandra & Eliot Angle Authors Los Angeles
Douglas Ankrah Author United Kingdom	Jeff Berry Author Los Angeles	Kevin Brauch Host, "The Thirsty Traveler"
Ted Breaux Author Decatur, AL	Lucy Brennan Restaurant & Lounge Owner, Author Portland, OR	Frank Brigtsen Chef, Brigtsen's New Orleans, LA
Poppy Z. Brite Author New Orleans	Karen Brooks Author Portland, OR	Katie Walter & Holly Burrows Authors Emeryville, CA

Chef and The Fatman
Radio Personalities, Authors
Atlanta, GA

Rob Chirico
Author
Greenfield, MA

Beverly Church Author New Orleans	Thomas Connors Author St. Charles, IL	Wayne Curtis Author Peaks Island, ME
Chris DeBarr Chef New Orleans	Dale DeGroff Mixologist and Author West Hempstead, NY	John DeMers Radio Host and Author Houston, TX

Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page
Authors
New York

Simon Difford
Author
London, England

Jennifer English Radio Personality Tucson, AZ	Lorin Gaudin Food and Wine Writer, Radio Personality New Orleans	Phil Greene Cocktail Historian Washington D.C.
Kim Haasarud Liquid Architecture, Author Marina Del Rey, CA	Ted Haigh Author Burbank, CA	Kathy Hamlin Author Orange City, FL

Paul Harrington Author Spokane, WA	Chad Harris Designer New Orleans	Babs Suzanne Harrison Author Jersey City, NJ
Mittie Hellmich Author West Linn, OR	Robert Hess Mixologist and Author Seattle	Bob Iacovone Chef, Cuvee New Orleans, LA
Susannah Koteen Designer New York	Chef Duke LoCicero Owner of Café Giovanni New Orleans	Ryan Magerian Mixologist and Author New York, NY
Bob Markel Author New York	Dave Martin Chef, XO Wine Bistro Long Beach, CA	Kerri McCaffety Author New Orleans
Chris McMillian New Orleans, LA	mikko Designer New Orleans	Anistatia Miller & Jared Brown Mixologists and Authors New York
Larry Donovan & Dalyn Miller Authors Boston, MA	Davia Nelson & Nikki Silva NPR's "Kitchen Sisters" and Authors Northern California	Somer Perez Mixologist New York
Ramona Ponce & James Waller Authors New York	Christy Pope Cocktail Historian New York	Jack Robertiello Food and Beverage Writer

Kevin Roberts Author New Orleans	Marcus Samuelsson Chef and Co-Owner of Aquavit New York	Aaron Sanchez Chef/Owner Paladar and Mixx New York
Suvir Saran Chef at Devi New York	Audrey Saunders Owner of Pegu Club New York	Chad Solomon Cocktail Historian New York
Frank Stitt Chef and Author Birmingham, AL	Gwydion Stone Author Seattle, WA	Jared Tees Chef, Dickie Brennan's Bourbon House New Orleans, LA
Michael Waterhouse Author New York	Rob Willey Author New York	David Wondrich Author Brooklyn, NY
Alexis Ufland Sparty