F&B LA 2018

Philip Dobard
Vice President, National Food & Beverage Foundation
Director, The Museum of the American Cocktail


Philip Dobard is Vice President of the National Food & Beverage Foundation (NatFAB) and plays an integral role in all its programs. He serves as Director of The Museum of the American Cocktail and President of Pacific Food & Beverage, NatFAB’s Los Angeles-based West Coast operations. He leads Nitty Grits Media and produces NatFAB's Pacific Taste, The Thoughtful Feast, and Touring the Cocktail events. Under the Nitty Grits Media banner, he’s executive producing several web series, including Drinking Heads, Eating Heads, Touring the Cocktail, and World Eats. He serves as Spirits Editor of Drink Me Magazine and Bonfort's Wine and Spirits Journal, contributes to several other publications, among them Nitty Grits and The Tasting Panel Magazine, and regularly serves as a judge at cocktail, spirits, and cooking competitions. Philip produced the series Deadtime Stories for Nickelodeon, and his film Grave Secrets enjoyed its world premiere at the San Diego Film Festival. He served as General Director of Opera Columbus and Professor of Arts Policy and Administration at The Ohio State University. At the University of New Orleans, Philip directed the Graduate Program in Arts Administration and conducted research sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and Pew Charitable Trusts. He completed graduate studies at UCLA and is an advisor to the Art Institute of California, Los Angeles.

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