Mediabistro.com held an exclusive Food and Travel Magazine Editors Dinner on September 24, at 24 Fifth in New York. The evening consisted of a cocktail reception, with specialty drinks courtesy of TRU organic vodka and Merryvale Vineyards. The delicious dinner featured a trilogy of dishes from Morocco, Latin America and Japan. After dinner, a dynamic panel discussion took place with editors from Food & Wine, Saveur, Martha Stewart Living, National Geographic Adventure, Travel + Leisure, and Concierge.com, and was moderated by columnist Marge Perry. All guests received custom gift bags at the end of the evening, which included tokens from each of our event sponsors: Intentional Chocolate, Spread, TRU Organic Vodka, Epoque Hotels, Avenue Sweets, Eat-Whatever, Merryvale Vineyards, and Dr. Siegal's Cookie Diet.

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At 24 Fifth on September 24, 2008

Photos by Joseph Silva

Mediabistro.com founder Laurel Touby greets American Express Publishing vice president of corporate communications Jill Davison (left), and Food & Wine editor-in-chief and panelist Dana Cowin (right) at the cocktail hour.

Spread owner Andrew Schiff, with Feinstein and McGuiness Public Relations account executive Jessica Kane, showing off the gourmet product.

Merryvale Vineyards representative Alexandra O'Gorman, Food Manufacturing editor-in-chief Karen Langhauser, and Merryvale Vineyards director of communications Christopher O'Gorman.

Merryvale Vineyards director of communications Christopher O'Gorman, and mediabistro.com founder Laurel Touby waiting for the panel to begin.

TRU Organic vodka maker Litty Mathew and Handcrafted Public Relations president Ana Jovancicevic.

Mediabistro.com director of education, events and multimedia content Carmen Scheidel (center) and Epoque Hotels vice president and managing partner Juan Palmada (right), congratulate David Eisen on winning the raffle for a two night stay in Seville, Spain, courtesy of Epoque Hotels.

ShopSmart editor-in-chief Lisa Freeman, Consumer Reports deputy health editor Gayle Williams, Consumer Reports director and editor of health and family Ronni Sandroff, Consumer Reports director of consumer sciences Karen Rauen, and Environmental Nutrition executive editor Susan Male-Smith wait for the dinner and panel to start as they enjoy specialty drinks, courtesy of TRU Organic vodka.

Mediabistro.com director of education, events and multimedia content Carmen Scheidel enjoys organic after-dinner mints, courtesy of Eat Whatever.

Saveur editor-in-chief James Oseland, Martha Stewart Living editor-in-chief Michael Boodro, Food & Wine editor-in-chief Dana Cowin, National Geographic Adventure editor-in-chief John Rasmus, Concierge.com editor-in-chief Peter Frank, and Travel + Leisure deputy editor Laura Begley discuss how to handle content in a multimedia world.

Martha Stewart Living editor-in-chief Michael Boodro, Food & Wine editor-in-chief Dana Cowin, and National Geographic Adventure editor-in-chief John Rasmus answer questions from the audience.

Martha Stewart Living editor-in-chief Michael Boodro, National Geographic Adventure editor-in-chief John Rasmus and Concierge.com editor-in-chief Peter Frank answer questions from the audience.

From top left: Martha Stewart Living editor-in-chief Michael Boodro, Concierge.com editor-in-chief Peter Frank, Travel & Leisure deputy editor Laura Begley, Saveur editor-in-chief, James Oseland, Food & Wine editor-in-chief Dana Cowin, and National Geographic Adventure editor-in-chief John Rasmus conclude the panel.