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Lauren J. Mapp
Culinary Journalist
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Culinary Journalist
The San Diego Union-Tribune
San Diego, CA
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A culinary journalist, San Diego Mesa College graduate (with degrees in culinary arts/culinary management, journalism and political science), former craft cocktail and craft brewery bartender, and three-time Slow Food USA and Turtle Island delegate at Terra Madre & Salone Del Gusto in Torino, Italy (2010, 2014, 2016).
Lover of beer, cocktails, wine and food.