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66-500: A 2009 estimate, the median income for a household in the village was $ 165,375, and the median income for a family was $ 204,695. The per capita income for the village was $ 109,664. About 1.6% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over. One of the six schools of the Mamaroneck Union Free School District

99-478: A 65-year-old beverage trade publication that was renamed The Tasting Panel . It has become the highest circulation beverage industry publication. In December 2013, The Tasting Panel acquired The Sommelier Journal with Blue as the new Editor-in-Chief along with a team of top wine and hospitality industry writers. The first issue of the refreshed publication was distributed in Spring of 2014. Blue ran one of

132-426: A bronze, silver, or gold award from the tasting panel. The fact that most entrants receive an award likely involves some degree of self-selection, as the spirits producers choose whether to enter each of their brands in the competition and pay to receive a rating. Those entrants that are given a unanimous gold medal by the panel are given the distinction of a "double-gold" medal. Additionally, a "best in show" designation

165-615: A lawyer with Aaron Burr 's law firm and built a home in Larchmont Manor known as the Manor House. Munro's house faced towards the Boston Post Road (the back is now used as the front), which tended to generate a lot of dust in summer months. To combat this, his gardener imported a Scottish species of larch trees that were known to be fast growing. These were planted along the front of the property, eventually giving

198-698: A position he held for 26 years. He also wrote a weekly syndicated wine column that appeared in the Bay Area, first in the San Francisco Chronicle and then in the San Jose Mercury News . For 10 years, Blue wrote and edited the Zagat Guide for northern California for his friend Tim Zagat , with whom he attended Riverdale. In 2007 Blue purchased, in partnership with Publisher Meridith May, Patterson's Beverage Journal ,

231-755: Is a village located within the Town of Mamaroneck in Westchester County, New York . It's a suburb of New York City , located approximately 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Midtown Manhattan . The population of the village is 6,453 as of the World Population Review. In February 2019, Bloomberg ranked Larchmont as the 15th wealthiest place in the United States and the third wealthiest in New York . Originally inhabited by

264-563: Is awarded in each main category of spirits. See also [ edit ] List of whisky brands World Whiskies Awards References [ edit ] ^ G. Clay Whittaker (23 April 2021). "Inside the Secretive Competition That Determines the Future of Whiskey" . Men's Journal . ^ "Overview of 2015 competition" . San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Archived from

297-435: Is likely to be merged , redirected , or deleted . Find sources:   "San Francisco World Spirits Competition"  –  news   · newspapers   · books   · scholar   · JSTOR ( December 2022 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) American liquor contest The San Francisco World Spirits Competition was founded in 2001 by Anthony Dias Blue as an off-shoot of

330-672: Is located in the Village of Larchmont: Chatsworth Avenue School , which was established in 1903. The only other elementary school in Larchmont is called Murray Avenue School , which was built in 1922. Other schools inlude the elementary and high school located in the Town of Mamaroneck: Central School (Larchmont, New York) , Hommocks Middle School , and the Mamaroneck High School . Additionally, Saints John and Paul School

363-608: Is that a large portion of the area served by the Larchmont Post Office (zip code 10538) is actually not in the incorporated Village of Larchmont, but is part of the "unincorporated area" of the Town of Mamaroneck. As of the census of 2000, there were 6,485 people, 2,418 households, and 1,709 families residing in the village. The population density was 6,073.6 people per square mile (2,345.0 people/km ). There were 2,470 housing units at an average density of 2,313.3 per square mile (893.2/km ). The racial makeup of

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396-623: The San Francisco International Wine Competition . It assesses hundreds of entrants annually (1,407 in 2013 from 63 countries) with tastings involving panels of expert judges selected each year from the spirits industry including mixologists, spirits buyers, and media from across the United States. Producers must submit their product for the competition and pay a fee ($ 475 for 2013) for its evaluation. Not all entries are given awards (those not judged of sufficient quality are not given an award) but most receive

429-625: The Siwanoy (an Algonquian tribe), Larchmont was explored by the Dutch in 1614. In 1661, John Richbell, a merchant from Hampshire, England, traded a minimal amount of goods and trinkets with the Siwanoy in exchange for land that is today known as the Town of Mamaroneck . The purchase included three peninsulas of land that lay between the Mamaroneck River to the east and Pelham Manor to

462-503: The 110th running of this event). It is adjacent to Manor Park , which was designed by Jeremiah Towle, an early summer resident of Larchmont Manor and an engineer. The Larchmont Shore Club (near the Larchmont Yacht Club) hosts an annual Swim Across America challenge, across Long Island Sound . Larchmont and neighboring Mamaroneck and New Rochelle are noted for their significant French American populace mostly due to

495-572: The 1900s. The New York legislature created Mamaroneck as a town in 1788, which includes a part of the Village of Mamaroneck, The Village of Larchmont, and the unincorporated area in the Town of Mamaroneck. This three part division occurred in the 1890s to meet the growing demand for municipal services which the town could not provide. At the time, a town was defined as only being able to provide basic government functions leaving residents of Larchmont in need of adequate water supply, sewage disposal, garbage collection, and police and fire protection. In 1891

528-543: The Colonies of the New Netherland, and Richbell was issued the land patent in 1662. In 1664 Great Britain took control of the colonies and Richbell received an English title for his lands in 1668 whereupon he began to encourage settlement. In 1675 Richbell leased his "Middle Neck" to his brother however when he died in 1684 none of his original property remained in his name. In 1700, Samuel Palmer, who had been elected

561-646: The French-American School of New York. Larchmont, Los Angeles is likely named after Larchmont. Larchmont is located at 40°55′34″N 73°45′11″W  /  40.92611°N 73.75306°W  / 40.92611; -73.75306 (40.926201, −73.753108), about 18 miles (29 km) from midtown Manhattan . According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km ), all of it land. A source of confusion for non-locals

594-808: The Larchmont Manor Company. Flint converted the Munro Mansion into an inn for prospective buyers and reserved some waterfront land for use as a park for the future residents of the Manor. After 1872 the area became a popular summer resort for wealthy New Yorkers. The arrival of the New York & New Haven Railroad replaced the stagecoach and steamboat as the main mode of transportation to and from New York City, making it much easier to commute and thus, modernizing travel which ultimately helped develop much of Westchester from farmland into suburbs by

627-642: The Town's first supervisor in 1697, obtained the original leases on the "Middle Neck", and in 1722 the Palmer family obtained full title to the land which included what is now the Incorporated Village of Larchmont. Larchmont's oldest and most historic home, the "Manor House" on Elm Avenue, was built in 1797 by Peter Jay Munro. Munro was the nephew of John Jay , the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court , and

660-553: The US (nearly 4,500 wines entered in 2017). In 2000 Blue launched the San Francisco World Spirits Competition which has become the second largest spirits competition in the world. It is the biggest in the United States with more than 2500 entries in 2017. In 1978, Blue became West Coast Editor of Food & Wine magazine. In 1980, Blue became Wine and Spirits Editor of Bon Appétit Magazine,

693-581: The addition of a new weekend show called "The Taste Buds" co-hosted with Meridith May and Merrill Schindler. In 2014 Blue left KABC and moved The Blue Lifestyle Minute to KNX (AM) 1070. This brings Blue's listenership to over 200,000. He died in Los Angeles on December 25, 2023, at the age of 82. Blue acquired the San Francisco International Wine Competition, the largest international wine competition in

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726-595: The nation’s most successful producers of wine and food events, creating large trade tastings, wine seminars, lunches and dinners for wineries and wine associations around the world. In 2001 Blue also served as the color commentator on the short-lived reality television series Iron Chef USA . Blue wrote nine books including American Wine , The Complete Book of Mixed Drinks , The Complete Book of Spirits , and Anthony Dias Blue's Pocket Guide to Wine . With his wife, Kathryn Blue, he has also authored two cookbooks, Thanksgiving Dinner and America's Kitchen . In 1988, Blue

759-841: The original on 2017-07-25 . Retrieved 2014-04-02 . External links [ edit ] Official website Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=San_Francisco_World_Spirits_Competition&oldid=1239318973 " Categories : Distilled drinks Awards established in 2000 Recurring events established in 2000 American awards Food and drink awards Hidden categories: Articles with topics of unclear notability from December 2022 All articles with topics of unclear notability Event articles with topics of unclear notability Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from January 2015 Anthony Dias Blue Anthony Dias Blue

792-535: The program was expanded to include reporting about wine. Now called the Blue Lifestyle Minute, the feature has been on every day for more than 30 years (except for the two weeks following 9/11). Blue received a James Beard Award for the Minute in 2001. A separate, localized version of The Blue Lifestyle Minute began airing in 1999 on KFWB in Los Angeles. In 2009, this feature moved to KABC along with

825-668: The railroad, and east to Weaver Street. After the advent of the automobile, Larchmont quickly transitioned from a resort community into one of the earliest suburbs in the United States, catering to wealthy individuals commuting to and from New York City for work on a daily basis. Many of the Victorian "cottages" and a grand hotels (such as the Bevan House and Manor Inn) remain to this day, though these have been converted to other uses such as private residences. The Larchmont Yacht Club hosts an annual Race Week competition (2007 marked

858-408: The residents of Larchmont Manor obtained a charter from the legislature in which they incorporated that section of Town into a village. In order to comply with a law requiring incorporated villages to have at least 300 inhabitants per square mile, the boundaries of the newly incorporated Larchmont village were expanded beyond the Manor's 288 acres (1.17 km ) to include land to its north and south of

891-469: The village its name. When Munro died in 1833, his son Henry inherited the property which he subsequently lost and sold at auction in 1845 to Edward Knight Collins, owner of a steamship line. By the end of the Civil War in 1865, Collins had gone bankrupt and his estate was put up for auction and purchased by Thompson J.S. Flint. Flint divided the estate into building lots and called his development company

924-565: The village was 92% White , 2% African American , 0.09% Native American , 2.82% Asian , 0.08% Pacific Islander , 0.77% from other races , and 1.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.97% of the population. There were 2,418 households, out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who

957-461: The west. The east neck is now known as Orienta while the middle neck is what is now known as Larchmont Manor. The third neck was later sold and is now known as Davenport Neck in New Rochelle . The purchase was contested by Thomas Revell who, one month following Richbell's purchase, bought the land from the Siwanoy at a higher price. Richbell petitioned Governor Stuyvesant, Director General of

990-443: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.25. In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males. According to

1023-539: Was born to Gertrud and Sidney Blue in Larchmont, New York on January 5, 1941, Blue attended Riverdale Country School and Amherst College , married Kathryn Koshland in 1967, had four children, and in 1978, moved to San Francisco. Blue had a long-running feature spot on WCBS radio in New York City . The subject of the feature was restaurant reviews and lifestyle subjects, mostly associated with food. Later

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1056-573: Was later adopted by Jay. At the beginning of the 19th century, Munro was active in the abolitionist movement, helping to found the New York State Manumission Society, along with his uncle and Alexander Hamilton . In 1795 Munro had purchased much of the land owned by Samuel Palmer and by 1828 he owned all of the "Middle Neck" south of the Post Road and much of the land north of the Post Road as well. Munro later became

1089-777: Was selected for the James Beard Who's Who in Food Award , in 2000 he was nominated for a James Beard Award as "Wine & Spirits Personality of the Year". He won the 1997 Communicator of the Year Award from the International Wine & Spirits Competition in London. In 2001 he was awarded a James Beard Award for The Blue Lifestyle Minute. Larchmont, New York Larchmont / l ɑːr tʃ m ɒ n t /

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