Allison Dedianko is a Baltimore native and has been in New York city for more than seven years. She attended New York University where she majored in European studies with a minor in Russian language. Dedianko has bartended all over the United States, from speakeasies to restaurants and lounges. Before winning the 'Belvedere Dream Job' she had acquired experiences at Back Room in Manhattan’s Lower East Side and Madam Geneva, a gin focused lounge on The Bowery. Representing the reputable Belvedere Vodka, Dedianko is a highly motivated and extremely passionate mixologist who speaks four languages – Spanish, Italian, Russian and English, all with a unique American accent.

1-ALTITUDE COCKTAIL NAMING COMPETITION:
1-Altitude Gallery & Bar is the official bar for the World Gourmet Summit(WGS) 2011, and is giving you a chance to create a name for the 1-Altitude World Gourmet Summit (WGS) cocktail and WIN!

Allison Dedianko, the winner of the Belvedere Dream Job competition, will be creating five cocktails for this contest. You are invited to create a name for each cocktail and we will choose five finalists, out of which one winner will be invited to 1-Altitude's exclusive cocktail sunset party on the 1st May when the winning cocktail will be announced. The overall winner will win their very own BOAST gift card worth S$1000 in credit, which can be used at any of 1 Rochester Group of dining destinations. The remaining four finalists will each take home a BOAST gift card worth S$250 in credit.

Contest opens from 1 to 21 April 2011.