Andy Hermann

At République

Republique Sommelier Maria Garcia Is the Wikipedia of Wine

The child of Mexican immigrants, Maria Garcia went to culinary school and landed her first wine job at a high-end shop in the Beverly Hilton. It was a world away from Norwalk and Whittier, where she grew up, and she realized, "I have to work harder to make sure that people take me seriously" in what is still a predominantly white and male-dominated profession....