Since making our way out to California, mb has met some fantastic people. A few were so knowledgable and experienced, we invited them to teach a class. But even better, we asked our teachers to join mb students for complimentary cocktails and snacks at the beautiful, luscious Flora Kitchen.

At Flora Kitchen, August 23rd, 2005

Photos by Jason Faries

Writer/mb instructor Jonathan Small, mb's west coast director of education Taffy Akner, and writer Aileen Antonier

Editorial Emergency partner Julia Rubinar and mb west's Erwin Ong

mb students Tara Hassan, Anna Otien, and Jason Walker

Bobker/Kruger Films story editor Sarah Scott and mb profile writing instructor Vanessa Grigoriadis

Watson Design Group writer Celeste Moure and PopWrite journalist Elizabeth Rose

mb student Kim Canant and Upscale Traveler's Ralph Whitmore

Freelance writer Nathan Davidson and Laguna Beach Independent reporter Lauren Korduner

mb web design instructor Steven Scott and writer David Criton

Digital Video Radio's Ric Allen and Seaofdiamonds.com writer Emma Zerner

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences membership publications director Juan Morales and mb fiction writing instructor Rachel Resnick

Hollywood Reporter represents: editorial assistant Kathleen Gutierrez and associate editor Lara Victorio

Kaiser Permanente writer Laureen Lazarovici and public relations executive Rosalind Jarrett

Music Connection tech editor Barry Rudolph and mb's investigative journalism instructor Vince Beiser

mb pitching instructor John Scott Lewinski with mb student Kim Canant

Writer David Newsome and the Getty Museum's Stacey Rain Strickler

Writer/editor Deanna Brady, mb founder Laurel Touby, Anna Gannon, Tokyopop senior editor Elizabeth Hurchalla, and Wordplay Online's Angie Truschel

Scram editor Kim Cooper and DumplingFeed programmer Richard Schave