Jamie Drummond on Food and Wine #36 Dan Sullivan (Rosehall Run)
Last week Good Food Revolution got down and dirty in the vineyard with Rosehall Run Winemaker Dan Sullivan who gave us an update on the 2010 harvest in Prince Edward County…
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Young Blood Sommelier: Carolyn Balogh
A few weeks ago we put Pizza Libretto/Enoteca Sociale Sommelier Lesa LaPointe through the wringer in one of our most popular articles thus far. We followed this with an interview with the Owner/Wine Geek of Parkdale’s Café Taste, Mr. Jeremy Day, then with Zinta Steprans, Sommelier at Toronto restaurants L’Unita and Malena. Today we look at a Sommelier who chose a different path altogether, Carolyn Balogh of Abcon International Wines… and she’s the only Sommelier I know of who has been on a stamp!
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Jamie Drummond on Food and Wine #35 Ruud Maasdam
This week Good Food Revolution accosts New Zealand Winemaker Ruud Maasdam of Staete Landt at the Pinot Noir conference in Wellington, New Zealand.
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Jamie Drummond on Food and Wine #34 Peter Franus
Last month I was simply delighted to hear that my old friend Peter Franus was in town. Peter has been making superb wines in Califonia for over 30 years and certainly has quite a different take on matters than many of his contemporaries. Having always greatly enjoyed Peter’s company, it was great to sit down and chat with him about his great wines, the impact that the global financial crisis has had upon Napa Valley wines, the increased use of technology in the winemaking process, and all manner of other things vinous…
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What Charlie did next…
Love him or loathe him, one has to admit that Toronto’s mysterious pop-up restaurateur Charlie certainly has balls.
Utilising a cabal of deep industry associates, some seriously talented local Chefs, a roster of secret supper venues, and considerable chutzpah, he has been hosting what are arguably some of the most exciting events around, a fact that didn’t go unnoticed by Food and Wine magazine when they listed Charlie’s get-togethers amongst their top culinary experiences in the world.
Well, this time Charlie has gone one step further and put together a duo of extraordinary dinners in two of Europe’s most extraordinary restaurants… yes, you read that correctly…
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