A highlight of The Grand Wine & Food Affair 2006, was the Distinguished Women of Wine luncheon held on April 27 at the Marriott Sugar Land Town Square; Sugar Land’s Wholesome Sweeteners served as title sponsor of the luncheon.  Pictured above at the sponsors’ table are (from left to right) Mike Brown; MC Marilu Henner, actress, author, advocate of healthy living and Sucanat devotee; Merrill Bonarrigo, co-founder of Messina Hof Winery, Bryan, Texas; Peg Lee, director of the Central Market Cooking School, Houston; and Pauline McKee, Wholesome Sweeteners VP of Marketing. Monica Pope, right, owner/chef of Houston’s t’afia restaurant and Wholesome Sweeteners advocate, was also a sponsor of the luncheon and prepared a stunning and delicious four-course meal.