BEN SCHMERLER

Food and Beverage PR Kingpin, First Press Public Relations

Before co-founding First Press with Michael in 2004, Ben was a Senior Editor at Zagat Survey for more than seven years. During his time at the company he worked on all its guides and was the editor of ZagatWire, its monthly newsletter about restaurant openings and industry news. Ben is a member of City Harvest’s Food Council and has appeared on the Leonard Lopate Show and as a judge on Iron Chef America. Previously, he worked in government as a press officer.

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