{"id":13,"date":"2015-02-01T08:28:56","date_gmt":"2015-02-01T08:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2020-06-04T11:13:03","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T18:13:03","slug":"about-dep-lifestyle-magazine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/?page_id=13","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dep Lifestyle Magazine features beautiful lifestyle, food, wine, restaurants, chefs, travel, culinary events, and charity events, in English and Vietnamese.<\/p>\n<p>We also syndicate our articles to other magazines and publications such as Viet Tribune, Viet Press, \u00a0Studio 14 Magazine and Drink Me Magazine <a title=\"Manda Bear on Drink Me Magazine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.drinkmemag.com\/author\/mandabear\/\">DrinkMeMag.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Contributors:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nOur guest contributors come from\u00a0Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego, the wine country, and more.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Manda Bear:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nA food and wine weekly column and Vietnamese TV series\/Youtube <a href=\"https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1114\" src=\"https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/a-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/a-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/a-768x801.jpg 768w, https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/a-982x1024.jpg 982w, https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/a.jpg 1228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/a>feature our Publisher\/Social Media\/Contributor Amanda Bach (Manda Bear)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/1mandabear\">@1MandaBear<\/a>. \u00a0A former restaurant owner has had a strong passion for food and wine from a very young age and has traveled the world dining at over hundreds of Michelin Star\/James Beard award-winning restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>Manda Bear is a Sommelier &amp; WSET II at Vintage Wine Merchants\u00a0on Santana Row in Silicon Valley, a Brand Ambassador for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.TsarNicoulai.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tsar Nicoulai Caviar<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbani.com\">Urbani Truffles<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gia.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gemological Institute of America<\/a> graduate. She holds a BS in marketing and management at SJSJ and Graziadio School of Business, as well as Digital Marketing at Columbia Business School.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, she&#8217;s a Brand Marketing and Business consultant for high-tech companies in Silicon Valley. She&#8217;s also an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redcross.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Red Cross<\/a> blood donor and volunteer for 15 years and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presidentialserviceawards.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The President&#8217;s Service Award<\/a> Bronze and Silver.<\/p>\n<p>To follow her food and wine adventures, you can follow her on <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/1MandaBear\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1MandaBear\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Igor Sill:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>The author, Igor Sill, farms a 24-acre mountain vineyard in Atlas <a href=\"https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/winemaker-Igor-Sill.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1111 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/winemaker-Igor-Sill-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/winemaker-Igor-Sill-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/winemaker-Igor-Sill.jpg 442w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a>Peak and a hillside cabernet sauvignon vineyard in St Helena, Napa, California.\u00a0 He&#8217;s a passionate winemaker; vintner; wine lover; writer; Court of Master Sommeliers; attended UC Davis&#8217; winemaking program; Member, Napa Valley Wine Technical Group; Judge, International Wine Challenge, London UK and holds his Masters from Oxford University.<\/p>\n<p>Visit him at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sillfamilyvineyards.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.SillFamilyVineyards.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Wanugee San:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span>The author, Wanugee is Eurasian, was born in Asia, and has lived in 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Author-Wanugee-San.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1113\" src=\"https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Author-Wanugee-San-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Author-Wanugee-San-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Author-Wanugee-San-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Author-Wanugee-San.jpg 662w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>countries in Asia in his youth, and has visited 500 cities in 30 countries on 5 continents, eating in most of them.\u00a0He went to the University of California, Berkeley, studied Business, and has decades of Management, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Startup and International experience in business.\u00a0He is now a consultant and futurist with 5,000 clients. His father managed several dining, drinking and<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> entertainment establishments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc9933; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Visit him at: <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goldendragonfortunes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.goldendragonfortunes.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1496871522789000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGtfzl8TMslbNHqsDNiise27Twf8g\">www.GoldenDragonFortunes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Lori Harding:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lori-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1183\" src=\"https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lori-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"158\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lori-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lori-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lori-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lori-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lori-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lori-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 158px) 100vw, 158px\" \/><\/a>She&#8217;s always enjoyed wine! Several years ago, she was working in South Africa and came to really appreciate how terroir can have such a dramatic effect on the taste. So, over the years she has expanded the horizons to tasting grapes across many countries and their own distinct regions. Only recently has she come to understand how food plays so prominently into the experience. With food and wine, you never stop learning. She takes every opportunity to incorporate new food and wine experiences in her travel globally.<\/p>\n<p>To follow her food and wine adventures, you can follow her on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/napa_or_bust\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Our <\/strong><strong>Visitors:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nOur daily readers include but are not limited to foodies, wine lovers, chefs, restaurateurs, \u00a0hospitality industry, and travelers alike.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Locations<\/strong>: \u00a0Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Las <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Vegas<\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">,<\/span><\/strong> and more cities to come.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Our Mission<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Dep Lifestyle Magazine&#8217;s mission is to share the inspiration, information, and the latest of all things beautiful, especially about food, wine, lifestyle, travel, and more. We are all about that Dep (beautiful) lifestyle, a way of living.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Terms of Use<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Our Terms of Use set forth the agreement between the <a href=\"http:\/\/https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/\">www.DepLifestyleMagazine.com<\/a> website and our website visitors.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Privacy Policy<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Our Privacy Policy summarizes the various ways that Dep Lifestyle Magazine\u00a0treats the information you provide while using DepLifestyleMagazine.com.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000;\">User Agreement<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Our User Agreement governs our visitors&#8217; use of and participation in the DepLifestyleMagazine.com\u00a0online service including bulletin boards, forums, social media and more.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Follow Dep Lifestyle Magazine:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/deplifestylemag\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-599\" src=\"https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/icon_ig.png\" alt=\"icon_ig\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deplifestylemag\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-600\" src=\"https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/icon_twitter.png\" alt=\"icon_twitter\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DepLifestyleMagazine\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-598\" src=\"https:\/\/deplifestylemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/icon_facebook.png\" alt=\"icon_facebook\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dep Lifestyle Magazine features beautiful lifestyle, food, wine, restaurants, chefs, travel, culinary events, and charity events, in English and Vietnamese. 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