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Robin Jolin

A photographer living in Oakland, Robin

has a passion for fresh, sustainable food

and has devoted much of her nine-year

career to photographing it. In addition, she

documents numerous restaurants, hotels,

and chefs, focusing on capturing the at-

mosphere of these places and the creativ-

ity of the individuals responsible for the

items in her viewfi nder. You can see her

work in Delta Sky, Where GuestBooks, or

her Web site, robinjolin.com.

Nate Benedetto

As the founder of URBANIST, SD’s fold-
out guide to supreme dining, nightlife,
and shopping, Nate is constantly on the
hunt for what’s new. He’s also a top real
estate agent for restaurateurs and retail-
ers, so he knows which spots will be hot
months before the doors open.

Dream trip for 2012: “I already

have a heli-boarding week in

Valdez, Alaska, and a mainland-

Mexico trip on the books for

the spring! That should zap

my travel budge for the year.”