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) Marilu Henner, actress, author, advocate of healthy living and Sucanat devotee; Mike Brown, Henner’s fiancé; Merrill Bonarrigo, co-founder of Messina Hof Winery, Bryan, Texas; Peg Lee, director of the Central Market Cooking School, Houston; and Pauline McKee, marketing director at Wholesome Sweeteners. 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.