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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(Summer) Camping it up at The Drake Hotel
The Drake Hotel’s Summer Camp is now open. GFR checks out the new Tiki Bar, Movies In The Mess Hall, Chef Anthony Rose’s Urban Garden Dinner, and the new ice cream and t-shirt parlour “Scoops and Tees”…
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Jamie Drummond on Food and Wine #33 David Rosengarten
When one reads through David Rosengarten’s Wikipedia page it’s hard not to be impressed. From his lengthy stint as contributing editor/restaurant critic at Gourmet magazine, through his many other writings (including him penning a number of bestselling books), to his eight year tenure as host of the Food Network’s successful Taste series, David has obviously had a lifetime of food and wine experiences (and then some.) And so I was absolutely delighted when he agreed to record a brief podcast one early morning in Santorini, looking out over Ia and the Aegean sea…
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