The San Francisco Bay Area Mediabistro.com posse kicked off the new year in style! Our gracious friends at 111 Minna set us up to mingle, make new friends, reconnect with old friends, and toss back a few fog city cocktails on Tuesday evening in January. MacWorld Expo, at the nearby Moscone Center, brought new friends from all over the country to join in our All Media Party fun which, of course, thrilled us. The more, the merrier in every season!

-Judy Lewenthal Daniel, San Francisco hostess

At 111 Minna Gallery, January 10, 2006

Photos by Jason Bedient

mb hostesses Judy Lewenthal Daniel and Michelle Thatcher

Julie Blaustein and editor Laura Fredrickson

Writer Jackie Cohen and editor Daniel Noble

Ikana Media associate editor Megan Wong and CNET Networks senior copy editor Katy Sullivan

InsideOut Travel Magazine editor Helene Goupil, Bonfire Communications director of talent Preston Lewis, and publisher Joshua Krist

Blue Marketing Solutions senior account executive Mo Chagla

Writer Laurel Tieles, San Francisco Chronicle staff reporter David Baker, San Francisco Chronicleassistant director of graphics Joe Shoulak, and designer Amy Zimberg

Indigo Enterprises communications specialist Marilyn Latham and Julie Blaustein

Multicom vice president Maggie Canon and Neurotech Reporter publisher James Cavuoto

Future US production coordinator Ryan Meith

Viz editor Joel Enos and Frommers.com editorial director David Lytle

Robyn Sparks and writer Marianne Betterly

Crittenden business reporter Jonathan Schwarzberg and Crittenden reporter Max Frumes

Lisandra Ochoa and Avelino Pombo

Right Now Tech's Chauendra Wolfe, Horn Group assistant account executive Krista Canfield, and Red Herring journalist Falguni Bhuta

Oracle's Sean Finney and Florence Lardeux

Junosource marketing manager Gaby Chaparro, Wells Fargo's Amanda Ball, and East Bay Express lead theater critic Lisa Drostova

Glass House Communications' business development director Tiffany Williams, president Y'Anad Burell, and Naima Singeltary

Access Communications' senior account executive Christina Saracino, account supervisor Mike Porcaro, and assistant account executive David Wilson

Half Moon Bay Review staff photographer Leigh Ann Maze, writer Joy Landzendorfer, North Bay Business Journal assistant editor Marica Simmons, and writer Leona Laurie

Scott Smardo and Preston Lewis

Judy L. Daniel and UCSF managing editor Erin Hartman

Jeff Pisoni and ZUMA Press photo-journalist Krista Kennell

CMP Media art director Janet Phares and writer Rachel Seligman

The Deal reporter Paul Bonanos

Michelle Thatcher and writer Paul Freibott

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