2007
Fostering Love of the Good Life
10/25/2007 Filed in: Carrie
NAME: Carrie Foster
AGE: 31
WHERE YOU’RE FROM: Portsmouth, VA (tidewater)
WHERE YOU LIVE: Washington, DC
YOUR COMPANY: Linda Roth Associates, LLC – Your Public Relations Concierge.
HOW MANY YEARS THERE: 5.25 years
BRANDS REPPED: Renaissance Hotels & Resorts, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Westend Bistro by Eric Ripert (coming Nov. 1 to DC), Black Restaurant Group, Morton’s the Steakhouse, the National Cherry Blossom Festival…
FAVORITE BAR: Wherever good company leads me. Sonoma for wine; Bourbon for…bourbon.
FAVORITE DRINK: Makers & Ginger, heavy on the Mark.
NUMBER OF THOSE DRINKS BEFORE YOU’RE READY TO SING KAROAKE: 2 on a Tuesday... 4 on a Thursday.
FAVORITE KARAOKE SONG AND WHY: Total Eclipse of the Heart, because it’s so wrong…it’s right.
IF YOU COULD HAVE A DRINK WITH ANYONE IN THE WORLD, WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY? Jimmy Buffett. Oh the stories we’d share…and bets are on boat drinks.
TELEVISED SPORTS OR REALITY TV SHOWS? Give me liberty or give me college basketball. Televised sports. Read More...
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Beam's Beam of Light
10/18/2007 Filed in: Kate
NAME: Kate Laufer
AGE: 27
WHERE YOU’RE FROM: New Jersey, although everyone thinks I am from the South.
WHERE YOU LIVE: Chicago
YOUR COMPANY: Beam Global Spirits & Wine
HOW MANY YEARS THERE: 6 months! Just relocated from NYC for the job of PR Manager.
BRANDS REPPED: Maker’s Mark, Courvoisier, DeKuyper, Starbucks Liqueur, Canadian Club, Small Batch Collection, Laphroaig, Dalmore, Sauza, Vox, El Tesoro
FAVORITE BAR: Brother Jimmy’s in NYC. It’s laid back and has that Southern feel that I love – the Maker’s Mark bottles that line the walls don’t hurt either.
FAVORITE DRINK: Maker’s Mark or Basil Hayden’s with Ginger Ale. I am a bourbon girl.
NUMBER OF THOSE DRINKS BEFORE YOU’RE READY TO SING KAROAKE: Would do it sober… wouldn’t exactly call myself shy.
FAVORITE KARAOKE SONG AND WHY: Well no one wants to sing alone – so a good duet song is “I put your picture away” – by Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow.
IF YOU COULD HAVE A DRINK WITH ANYONE IN THE WORLD, WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY? Would have to be my grandfather as there has not been nor will there ever be a better person. Read More...
From Russia with Love (and vodka)
10/01/2007 Filed in: Zlata
NAME: Zlata Faerman
AGE: 25
WHERE YOU’RE FROM: Fair Lawn, NJ – Garden State Plaza (You define yourself in NJ by the mall your home is closest to.)
WHERE YOU LIVE: Hoboken, NJ – the city with the most bars in one square mile.
YOUR COMPANY: Ketchum Public Relations
HOW MANY YEARS THERE: 6 months
BRANDS REPPED: ABSOLUT, Breville, Carnival Cruise Lines, Frito Lay and Hyatt Hotels
FAVORITE BAR: Saddle Ranch in LA, actually. There’s just something about that bull in the land of all bull…
FAVORITE DRINK: I’m a Russian girl, so ABSOLUTly vodka!
NUMBER OF THOSE DRINKS BEFORE YOU’RE READY TO SING KAROAKE: Zero. I bring my own microphone everywhere I go. Read More...
May all your pains be Champagnes
09/13/2007 Filed in: Lisa
NAME: Lisa Mattson
AGE: 33
WHERE YOU’RE FROM: Land of Oz (Girard, Kansas). And no, I don’t have ruby-red slippers or a dog named Toto
WHERE YOU LIVE: Hidden Valley Lake, California (30 minutes north of Napa Valley)
YOUR COMPANY: Wilson Daniels Ltd. www.wilsondaniels.com
HOW MANY YEARS THERE: 2.5 Read More...
Say, aren't you Cameron Mathison?
09/06/2007 Filed in: Lainie
NAME: Lainie Friedman
AGE: 33 years young
WHERE YOU’RE FROM: My mom’s womb! Jersey Girl
WHERE YOU LIVE: The Big Apple (NYC)
YOUR COMPANY: Colangelo & Partners Public Relations (CPR)
HOW MANY YEARS THERE: Founding partner, December 2006
BRANDS REPPED: Partida Tequila, Christiania Vodka
FAVORITE BAR: Sortie in Hell’s Kitchen Read More...
An ABSOLUT beauty
08/23/2007 Filed in: Adrianna
NAME: Adrianna Giuliani
AGE: 26
WHERE YOU’RE FROM: Wantage, NJ
WHERE YOU LIVE: NYC
YOUR COMPANY: Ketchum PR
HOW MANY YEARS THERE: Almost 5 years…who says PR people jump around?
BRANDS REPPED: ABSOLUT vodka, Stride gum
FAVORITE BAR: I’ve been hanging at Gin Lane a lot these days
FAVORITE DRINK: ABSOLUT MANDRIN & Soda
NUMBER OF THOSE DRINKS BEFORE YOU’RE TIPSY: The magic number is 3 Read More...
This Betrock is a Betty
08/09/2007 Filed in: Michelle
NAME: Michelle Betrock
AGE: 23
WHERE YOU’RE FROM: Born and bred in Queens, NY with a short stint in NJ and Maryland (so, no I am not a “Jersey Girl” or a southerner)
WHERE YOU LIVE: Where everyone else my age in NYC lives -- Murray Hill
YOUR COMPANY: Ketchum
HOW MANY YEARS THERE: 1 (as of July 24)
BRANDS REPPED: ABSOLUT, LEVEL, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Read More...
Pssst... Yo Mama, You Hot!
07/19/2007 Filed in: Stephanie
AGE: 25
WHERE YOU’RE FROM: Ft. Liquor-dale, Fl. (no really it’s called Ft. Lauderdale
WHERE YOU LIVE: The NYC
YOUR COMPANY: Ketchum
HOW MANY YEARS THERE: 1.5
BRANDS REPPED: ABSOLUT, Level, Hyatt, Samsonite, Discovery Channel Latin America, Intel, U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing
FAVORITE BAR: Segafredo/Miami, Pegu Club/NYC
FAVORITE DRINK: The Setai in Miami Beach serves a sick
Mang-ito (a mojito made with real mango juice and Absolut Pears…yum!)
NUMBER OF THOSE DRINKS BEFORE YOU’RE TIPSY: 3.0 I’m a lightweight
FAVORITE BAR SONG: Mr. Jones – Counting Crows “shaaa la la la laa” Read More...
Definitely Diggin' Debbie
07/08/2007 Filed in: Debbie
AGE: 36 going on 27
WHERE YOU'RE FROM: Long Island, NY
WHERE YOU LIVE: San Francisco, CA
YOUR COMPANY: Independent PR consultant
HOW MANY YEARS THERE: Been in the beverage industry for 11 years
BRANDS REPPED: Sonnema, VodkaHERB, Boca Loca Cachaca, XUXU strawberry vodka puree, Gosling's Rum on the West Coast, mixologist Tony Abou-Ganim, and mixologist Duggan McDonnell's bar Cantina
FAVORITE BAR: Sevens in Boston, Pegu Club, NYC Read More...
From the Vault: Publicist of the Week, June 1964
06/28/2007 Filed in: Gladys
AGE: 26
WHERE YOU’RE FROM: Orlando, Florida
WHERE YOU LIVE: Manhattan
YOUR COMPANY: ACME Public Relations
HOW MANY YEARS THERE: 5
FAVORITE BAR: The Copa Room at The Sands in Las Vegas
FAVORITE DRINK: Gin and Ovaltine on the rocks
NUMBER OF THOSE DRINKS BEFORE YOU’RE TIPSY: A lady never tells Read More...
I Wish They All Could Be California Girls
05/31/2007 Filed in: Jennifer
NAME: Jennifer de Broux
AGE: 27
WHERE YOU’RE FROM: Venezuela
WHERE YOU LIVE: Venice, CA
YOUR COMPANY: Formula PR
HOW MANY YEARS THERE: 2 yrs
BRANDS REPPED: ESPN Deportes, Tequila Herradura, Cerveza Tecate, Crucero Luxury Bus Line, SABIAN Cymbals Read More...
Our Favorite Valley Girl
05/17/2007 Filed in: Leah
AGE: 25
WHERE YOU’RE FROM: Los Angeles… alright, fine – The Valley
WHERE YOU LIVE: West Hollywood
YOUR COMPANY: Murphy O’Brien
HOW MANY YEARS THERE: Just shy of a year
BRANDS REPPED: Shutters on the Beach, Hotel Casa del Mar, Hotel Andalucia, The Heritage House, Republic Restaurant + Lounge, Romanov, Prana, CopperWynd Resort and Club, Omni California Collection
FAVORITE BAR: Blue on Blue at the Avalon in LA, ‘Inoteca & Employees only in NYC
FAVORITE DRINK: A nice Zin
NUMBER OF THOSE DRINKS BEFORE YOU’RE TIPSY: Approximately 2+
FAVORITE BAR SONG: “Rehab” – Amy Winehouse
ROCKS OR NEAT? Rocks… everything tastes better cold
BARTENDERS OR WAITERS? Bartenders
IMBIBERS OR THOSE OTHER PEOPLE? Duh Read More...
Mara's Got a Poet's Heart
05/10/2007 Filed in: Mara
NAME: Mara Siegler
AGE: 26
WHERE YOU’RE FROM: Ohio
WHERE YOU LIVE: New York City
YOUR COMPANY: Truth Be Told PR
HOW MANY YEARS THERE: Almost a year!
BRANDS REPPED: Only the best: MIDORI, ZEN Green Tea
Liqueur, Martin Miller’s Gin, Tullamore Dew Irish
Whiskey and The Glenrothes
Scotch.
And I Need You Today, Ohhhhh Mandy
05/03/2007 Filed in: Amanda
AGE: 25
WHERE YOU’RE FROM: Geekville, USA (aka Silicon Valley)
WHERE YOU LIVE: Venice Beach, CA
YOUR COMPANY: Jarvis Communications
HOW MANY YEARS THERE: 2 1/2
BRANDS REPPED: Frank Family Vineyards, Bennett Lane Winery, Flora Springs Winery, J Vineyards & Winery, Colgin Cellars, Gary Farrell, Buena Vista, Harveys, the fabulous Italian wines imported by Dalla Terra Winery Direct Read More...
Oh, Niky, You so Fine!
01/23/2007 Filed in: Niky
NAME: Niky Roberts
AGE: 28
WHERE YOU’RE FROM: It’s unclear - Army brat
WHERE YOU LIVE: St. Louis (insert gunshot here)
YOUR COMPANY: Weber Shandwick
HOW MANY YEARS THERE: One + a handful of months
BRANDS REPPED: Pilsner Urquell
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Why, yes, Camille Does Resemble Rachel Ray
01/09/2007 Filed in: Camille
NAME: Camille Broderick
AGE: 28
WHERE YOU’RE FROM: Virginia
WHERE YOU LIVE: Brooklyn
YOUR COMPANY: Moet Hennessy USA
HOW MANY YEARS THERE: 3
BRANDS REPPED: 10 Cane Rum, Champagne Veuve Clicquot
FAVORITE BAR: Employees Only in West Village, Manhattan Read More...
"What am I wearing What are YOU wearing? Oh, my boss is
coming ... gotta go!"
01/03/2007 Filed in: Amanda
AGE: Old enough to know better, young enough not to care
WHERE YOU’RE FROM: New York City
WHERE YOU LIVE: New York City
YOUR COMPANY: Bullfrog & Baum
HOW MANY YEARS THERE: 0.5
BRANDS REPPED: Agua Luca Premium Cachaça, Aquavit New York White Cranberry; plus sommeliers and beverage programs at top restaurants nationwide Read More...
