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Aaron Vanek – ContributorIn addition to contributing cocktail tid-bits to The Liquid Muse, Aaron is the Los Angeles Cocktails writer for Examiner.com. He is married and has lived in Los Angeles for 16 years, loving almost every minute of it. |
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Elyse GlickmanElyse Glickman’s coverage spans the globe and a spectrum of topics and trends in food, wine and spirits. She serves as Editor-at-Large for Beverage Industry News, and has been published in Food & Beverage, From House to HOME, Enchanted Bride, D di La Repubblica, NEO, BeE Woman, LUCIRE, TheBookLA.com, JWest, Fresh Cup, NUVO and other publications. |
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Karen LoftusAward-winning playwright, Tennessee Williams Fellow and international comedian Karen Loftus has traveled extensively through the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, entertaining expats, execs, US troops and theater savvy audiences with her comedy and solo shows. She took a wee break from comedy and touring, putting on the page what she once delivered onstage. |
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Kim HaasarudKim Haasarud has worked in the food & beverage industry since graduating from high school, bartending her way through college in New York City. Haasarud eventually formed her own company Liquid Architecture that focused on bringing fresh ingredients and premium spirits to beverage programs around the world. Since then Kim has become one of America’s foremost mixologists. |
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Kylee Van Dillen – Happy Hour ColumnistWhen not serving as an alcoholic beverage creation and distribution executive (bartender), Kylee is Carrie-Bradshaw-ing her way through various freelance projects (writer), and trying to fill her home with “grown-up” things from Restoration Hardware. |
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Tony Sachs – “TLM Perfect Manhattan” ColumnistTony is a lifelong New Yorker and a barfly since the age of 18, when he first stared down a bartender and said, “Do I look like I NEED an ID?” (He did.) |
