.
Jurado internacional

Jamal Rayis

67 Morton Street, No. 5a, New York, NY 10014; tel: (212) 414 0102; email rayyis@mindspring.com

EXPERIENCE

1. EDITORIAL
Writer and Reviewer
- Food & Wine Magazine/American Express Publishing-New York City Author of Food & Wine Magazine’s annual book, Wine Guides 2002-2008 Magazine’s Pairings columnist. (March 2002-Oct 2003)

- New York Times Digital/NY Today.com-New York City
Write reviews, stories and notices for a variety of desks on the website, including Restaurants and Bars, - Getaways, Classical Music, Art, and Wine (Feb 1999-Jan 2001)

- Wine and Spirits Magazine-New York City
Contributing writer and tasting panelist. (Jan 1999-Present)

- Wine Review Online (www.winereviewonline.com)
Contributing writer. (May 2008-present)

- IndiePlanet.com – New York City
Write a weekly drinks and spirits column as well as feature stories. (Dec 1999-Jan 2001)

- Coyle Hospitality Group (formerly Hospitality Services and Performance Review) – New York City
Critique upscale bar, restaurants, and hotels in the Tri-state area, for a hospitality services consulting firm. Analyze food, wine, and service. Edit other reviewers' reports. (Feb 1996-Mar 2001)


Editor and Producer
- The New York Times – New York City
On-call Letters Editor. Former experience includes editing/formatting music and theater events, news summaries, proofreading, fact-checking and editorial support for a variety of desks (Feb 2000-2001; Jan 1993-May 1994)
- New York Times Digital/NY Today.com – New York City
Editing, formatting and producing section for a variety of desks on the website. (Feb 1999-Jan 2001)


Wine Judge
-Catad’or Hyatt Wine Competition, Santiago, Chile 2005, 2006, 2008 (scheduled)
Hyatt Wine Awards, Mendoza, Argentina 2006, 2008 (scheduled)
Dallas Morning News Wine Competition 2006, 2007, 2008
Critics Challenge, San Diego, California 2006, 2008 (scheduled)


Researcher
- Notable projects include researching and fact-checking Tom Wolfe’s Man in Full (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1998), and Ira Rosenblum's New York Book of Music (City & Company, 1995)


2. MISCELLANEOUS
Wine Educator
- Leading and hosting customized wine classes and seminars for private clients. (Mar 2002-Present)

Wine Consultant
- Designing wine lists for restaurant clients, with special attention to wine and menu pairings, sales. (March 2006-Present)

Sommelier
- Restaurant Two Two Two, New York City
Assist guests with their wine selection and advise the restaurant on its wine list. (Aug 1998-May 2000)

Waiter/Bartender
- Clementine Restaurant, New York City (Mar 1998-Aug 1998)
Cascabel Restaurant, New York City (May 1997-Mar 1998)

Teacher, Secondary School
- Oakland Unified School District, Oakland, California
Taught history, civics, and economics, five periods daily. (Jan 1991-June 1992)


3. EDUCATION
- Graduate Faculty, New School for Social Research Master’s Candidate in Historical Studies

- University of California, Berkeley Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, 1988


4. LANGUAGES
- Foreign Languages: French, Arabic, functional Spanish, familiarity with Italian and Latin


5. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Food & Wine Magazine’s Wine Guide (2002 to 2008)
Food & Wine Magazine: Auberge du Cep article (October 2003)
Food & Wine Magazine: Pairings column (March 2003)
Food & Wine Magazine: Pairings column (January 2003)
Food & Wine Magazine: Pairings column (December 2002)
Food & Wine Magazine: Pairings column (November 2002)
Food & Wine Magazine: Pairings column (September 2002)
Food & Wine Magazine: Pairings column (August 2002)
Wine & Spirits Magazine: Shawarma and Wine (September 2007)
New York Magazine, nymag.com various restaurant reviews including Sushi Yasuda
Mens.style.com: Don’t Say Pink: (July, 2005)
Wine Enthusiast Magazine, Greek Revival, article (September 2004)
Wine & Spirits: La Boutique del Gelato article (August 2002)
Departures Magazine: Grappa round-up (January/February 2002)
The New York Times: Dining/nightlife roundup (October 2000)
The New York Times’ NY Today.com: Grape Expectations – Tri-state wine countries (September 2000)
The New York Times’ NY Today.com: Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice – holiday cooking round-up (November 2000)
The New York Times NY Today.com: various articles and notices about art, classical music, bars and nightlife and events around New York City Fodors.com: Paris in 10 Easy Steps, reprinted in NY Times.com (February 2001)
Indieplanet.com: What’s in a Name: Labeling Organic Food article (April 2000)
Indieplanet.com: Eat Me – an essay on the biological connections between food and seduction (October 2000)
Indieplanet.com: Lush Lounge – a monthly drink column (January 1999 to December 1999)