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Gary Monterosso is an award-winning writer, who serves as the New Jersey editor for Mid-Atlantic Brewing News and writer for three food publications that are available in all of New Jersey and parts of Delaware and Pennsylvania. His reports are heard in the Delaware Valley on the Ed Hitzel Show, a popular food and beverage radio broadcast. For over three years, he was a regular on the Sirius Satellite Radio network. He now is a contributor to Beers of the World, a magazine having worldwide distribution.

He will be releasing his first book in early 2008. Check here for occasional updates.

Gary has appeared on a number of television shows, including the popular food show, "Let's Cook with Paul Dillon," "Your Morning on CN8," and "Good Day Philadelphia." He has been a featured guest on radio shows heard throughout the country and on the BBC.

Every couple of weeks, Gary gives beer tips on WMGM NBC-40, located in Linwood, NJ. This project is a part of the new "Hitzel A La Carte," a two-minute food and beverage segment that is seen multiple times each weekend on Channel 40.

In October 2002, Gary won two national awards for writing excellence, as presented by the North American Guild of Beer Writers. He previously won one other award in 2001. In 2000, he co-founded the New Jersey Association of Beerwriters, dedicated to the promotion of quality craft beer produced in New Jersey.

He has taught classes in beer appreciation throughout southern New Jersey and Philadelphia. Each year, he hosts a series of tastings and dinners for a number of charitable organizations, including the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (Philadelphia/Delaware Valley Chapter) and the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts in Cape May, NJ, designed to promote the preservation of the city's Victorian heritage. During 2006, he was a featured speaker at the famous New York Bar Show where he lectured on pairing beer with food and how to cellar selected beers. He has agreed to appear again in 2007. Gary is available for dinners, seminars, or corporate gatherings.

Below is a summary of where you can hear and see Gary:

* Table for One, on WOND AM 1400, WONZ AM 1580, WVLT 92.1 FM and Drexel University radio at 91.7 FM.

* Hitzel A La Carte, on NBC 40, weekends.

* Mid-Atlantic Brewing News, published bi-monthly and serving NJ, DE, eastern PA, VA, WVA, MD, DC.

* Ed Hitzel's Restaurant Newsletter, published monthly, distributed in southern NJ, eastern PA, northern DE.

* Ed Hitzel's Restaurant Magazine, published quarterly, distributed in southern NJ, eastern PA, northern DE.

* Beers of the World, distributed worldwide.