Meet our Judges
Valerie Cao
Director of Operations & Beverage Director, Le Colonial, Chicago
Toshio Ueno DipWSET
Vice President, Sake School of America, Director of Sake Specialist at MTC, El Monte
Michael Dziedzic
Bar Director at Aruns Thai Restaurant, Chicago
Anna Thorn
Bar Manager at BOKA, Chicago
Timothy King
President, Bar Consultant at Prohibition Bar Group, Cincinnati
Jonathan Pizano
Beverage Manager at The Hoxton, Chicago
Jason Deatherage
Lead bartender for The Gwen Hotel