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DRINK CULTURE CHEERS EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Tony Abou-Ganim Modern Mixologist James Kramer VP Beverage Operations Tim Baldwin Wine Director The Broadmoor Stephen Beaumont WorldofBeer.com Heather Berry Director of Beverage and Bakery Operations The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, Inc. Sandy Block, MW VP of Beverage Operations Legal Sea Foods David Brown Vice President Operations Support Houlihan's Cindy Busi Edward Korry stands with Charlotte Berdensey, Samantha Adams and Saesamyebbeun (Yebbie) Kim (from left to right). Cheers Congratulates Scholarship Winners Cheers and Johnson & Wales (J&W)University recently announced Director of Beverage Hard Rock Wesley Cort Director, Restaurant & Beverage Development and Operations Norwegian Cruise Line Peter Czizek VP Food & Beverage R&D Dave & Buster's, Inc. the winners of the annual scholarships sponsored by the Beverage Information Group, Cheers' parent company. Charlotte Berdensey, Samantha Adams and Saesamyebbeun (Yebbie) Kim were awarded the merit scholarships after being selected for their performance in the beverage concentration. Cheers has sponsored the award for the past six years, working with Ed Korry, CSS, SWE, the department chairman of the Center for Culinary Excellence in the College of Culinary Arts at J&W, to recognize three J&W students from the school's beverage concentration in the Culinary, Food Service Management and Restaurant Management fi elds. Th is year's winners were part of a team that recently made it to the fi nals of the U.S. Bartenders' Guild regional Iron Tenders competition (photographed at competition with Ed Korry). hands? Now they can fi nd out with a new app called the Germ Scanner. Th e app uses the iPhone's camera to show the potential germs that could be lingering on a user's hands. Th e app shows close-ups of the diff erent types of germs that cause common food borne illnesses and off ers facts and tips on hand-washing techniques and food borne illness prevention. Developed as a training add to improve dialogue and correct hang hygiene procedures, the app was created by the National Restaurant Association in conjunction with Georgia-Pacifi c Professional, with educational material provided by the ServSafe program. 10 | JULY/AUGUST 2012 Training Proper Hygiene What kinds of germs can be on employees' Melissa Davis Director of Adult Beverage HMS Host Dale DeGroff King Cocktail Angie Eckelkamp Consumer Insights Manager Carlson Restaurants Tylor Field III VP, Wine & Spirits Morton's The Steakhouse John W. Fischer, M.S., CHE Associate Professor The Culinary Institute of America Doug Frost, M.S., M.W. Consultant Beverage Alcohol Resource, Inc. Jill Helmerick Director of Beverage Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Patrick Henry President Patrick Henry Creative Promotions Inc. Daniel Hoffman Director Equipment & Beverage Specifi cations Global Operations Services Marriott International Inc. Doug Jackson Senior Director of Beverage Development Darden Restaurants Scott Kinsey Director of R&D and Corporate Chef Hooters of America, Inc. Patrick Kirk Markegting and Brand Manager Buffalo Wild Wings Edward M. Korry Department Chairman, Beverage and Dining Service College of Culinary Arts Johnson & Wales www.cheersonline.com Landry's Restaurants Inc. Ken Lennox Director Beverages Ruby Tuesday Inc. Larry McGinn Partner iMi Agency Stuart McGuire Manager Beverage Sales & Standards Walt Disney World Co. Mary Melton Director of Beverage P.F. Chang's China Bistro Bob Midyette Director, Fleet Beverage Operations Royal Caribbean International Robert Plotkin President BarMedia Tracey Randall Commodities Purchasing Manager – Total Beverage Darden Restaurants Blake Rohrabaugh Beverage Director Bar Louie Restaurant Operations, LLC Fernando Salazar VP, Food and Beverage Wyndham Worldwide Glenn Schmitt President MarkeTeam Kevin Settles President Bardenay Restaurant Stacey Smith Beverage Director Pappas Restaurants Kip Snider Beverage Director Yard House Monica Tary Vice President of Beverage & Training Cheeseburger in Paradise David Tetens Director of Beverage & Bar Development/ North America Division Starwood Hotels and Resorts Ryan Valentine Director of Beverage Operating Partner Cameron Mitchell Restaurants Richard Verrecchia Owner NEAT Beverage Concepts Suzan Waldschmidt Director of Beverage Outback Steakhouse Ted Yost VP National Sales Coca-Cola