Jun 8, 2021
Tilar Mazzeo used to share the fame Champagne Veuve Clicquot with her friends and would bring anecdotal stories about the widow until her friends said "you need to write a book about this woman" so she did. A fascinating story of the most recognized Champagne brand on the planet... and it wasn't always that way. After...
Jun 2, 2021
I read Chefs, Drugs and Rock and Roll at the behest of the great Melvyn Masters. I wasn't 20 pages into the book before I decided having Andrew Friedman on the show was a must. A variable wealth of American cuisine knowledge, Andrew Friedman breaks the subject down to help us understand how what we eat came to...
May 26, 2021
On a recent trip to Paso Robles....a must do for anyone interested in learning the great districts of California wine, I sat with Austin Hope of the Hope family vineyards. Hear how he responded to covid and other interesting approaches to telling the Hope Family story. Great chat and we will do it again.
May 14, 2021
Bartholomew Broadbent has a storied wine history on his own. He currently owns one of the great importing houses in America, Broadbent selections, and single handedly brought Madera back to America after a prohibition hiatus. Not to mention the son of one of the great Masters of Wine, wine critic and famed...
May 13, 2021
Ever industry needs is leaders...the mythical legends that inspire us to do better, to keep your head down and persevere. Dennis Overstreet is that man and I had the chance to set up the studio in his store in Beverly Hills. Sitting amongst the greatest wines in the world, we laughed, gafawed and got serious about...