The Ever Changing Role of the Media in Elevating Wine's Taste Perceptions

Wednesday, January 28th - 8:00am - New York
The Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Peacock Alley

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John Mariani is an author and journalist of 30 years standing, having been called by the most influential food-wine critic in the popular press.

His first book, The Dictionary of American Food & Drink (1983) was hailed as the "American Larousse Gastronomique." America Eats Out (1991) won the International Association of Cooking Professionals Award for Best Food Reference Book. He edited Italian Cuisine: Basic Cooking Techniques, the textbook for Italian studies at the Culinary Institute of America, and his Dictionary of Italian Food & Drink (Broadway Books, 1998) was nominated for an IACP award; He and his wife Galina published The Italian-American Cookbook (2001), also nominated for an IACP award in 2001.

He is listed in the James Beard Foundation's "Who's Who in American Cooking, and was winner of the prestigious Barbi-Colombini Journalism award for outstanding wine writing. Mariani is currently food & travel columnist for Esquire; wine columnist, radio/TV reporter for Bloomberg News; food columnist for Diversion; wine columnist for Culinary Concierge, and publishes the weekly Mariani's Virtual Gourmet Newsletter. He is a member of the Chevalier des Coteux de Champagne, the Bregata Spendereccia, and the Corporation des Vignerons de Champagne. He received his Ph.D. From Columbia U. in English literature.