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...WITHOUT WHOM THIS ISSUE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE DECEMBER 2012/JANUARY 2013 joanna haugen JoAnna Haugen is a globe-trotter, returned Peace Corps volunteer, and Las Vegas–based writer whose work has been published in nearly 50 publications. She interviewed Golden Rainbow's Lea Carrasco-Zanini (page 72). What were your impressions of Golden Rainbow and Lea? Not that long ago, HIV/ AIDS was a hot topic, and people were quick to support those who were affected by it. Organizations such as Golden Rainbow are still needed, and it was a pleasure to chat with Lea, who is so passionate. Are you involved in charity work yourself? My husband and I foster kittens and older cats through Homeward Bound Cat Adoptions. brian brown P hotographer and proud father Brian Brown shot our Power Strip piece on Cosmopolitan CEO John Unwin (page 59). What are your holiday plans? I always visit my family in Connecticut. I have about 15 cousins and a ton of aunts and uncles, so we definitely have a Leave it to Beaver Christmas: lots of hot chocolate and snowball fights. How was John Unwin? People in his position always seem to be running around robert haynes-peterson R obert Haynes-Peterson is a luxury lifestyle writer who has edited a textbook for American Sommelier Association—so he was the perfect pick to moderate our sommelier roundtable for our "Through the Grapevine" feature (page 116). the What was it like interviewing all of those sommeliers at once? dorothy cascerceri Dorothy Cascerceri is an on-air celebrity It's difficult to overstate how exciting it was to have seven of Las Vegas's 12 master sommeliers in one room. What impressed you most? Apart from the enjoyable 2008 Clos Pissarra El Mont from Priorat and the truly remarkable 2008 Emmerich Knoll Grüner Veltliner? The emphasis these men place on teaching and nurturing the next generation of wine fans, aficionados, and aspiring sommeliers. Equally impressive is how on top of and ahead of the curve Vegas is as a food and wine destination. The Vegas drinking scene has come a long way in the past 10 or 15 years! 34 VEGASMAGAZINE.COM lifestyle expert on programs including The Today Show and Entertainment Tonight. For this issue, she interviewed trainer Mike Waters (page 64). The NYC-based journalist also writes for justluxe.com and is the cofounder of an organic cotton T-shirt line found at bittle-d.com. Did talking to Mike Waters inspire your own personal fitness? After listening to what he does day in and day out, I felt like I immediately needed a run on the treadmill. What did you gain from doing this story? I realized that being busy isn't a good excuse to miss out on the many opportunities out there to help others. doing a million things at once, so I didn't expect to have his full attention during the shoot. But once I started snapping away, he was all about the images. PHOTOGRAPHY BY SETH OLENICK (HAYNES-PETERSON); ANDREW O'DONNELL (CASCERCERI)