Making Friends with Change : A Happy Hour with Wine Executive and Author, Sally Srok
This week I’m inviting you to pull up a chair with my new friend Sally Srok and I! We are happy hour-ing at one of my favorite restaurants, Willi’s Wine Bar in Santa Rosa, CA enjoying delicious food a...
5 Aug 202458min
The Taste of a Place, with Tony Smith of Portugal’s Quinta de Covela
This week’s guest is another fascinating individual that I hoped would be a guest before I even launched the podcast! Tony Smith and I met in 2012 when we were classmates at the Culinary Institute of...
29 Jul 202457min
A Surprising Stop: The Food, Wine and People of Mallorca
Whatcha know about Mallorca? I didn’t know a whole lot and it was my first time there! Located just off the coast of Spain, it's 1405 sq miles and just under a million in population and known for its ...
22 Jul 202422min
Best Day Ever! The Food and Wine of Sicily
To kick of Season 2, I’m sharing highlights from our AWESOME day in Sicily on our recent vacation (July 2024).I’m joined my my partner Michael and my parents Dominick and Susan and I wore a tiny mic t...
15 Jul 202428min
Bottling Day! The Culmination of a Labor of Love
For any size winery (especially a micro-winery like ours), bottling day is a big deal! Finally getting the wine in the bottle after almost 2 years from the grape harvest, is usually a long and busy d...
17 Jun 202419min
Legacy Winemaking in the Finger Lakes, with Ben Hartman
I recently re-connected with Ben Hartman, who grew up in my same hometown in Central New Jersey. I was excited to learn that like me, Ben had also chased the dream of making wine... but he's doing it...
10 Jun 202434min
Olive Oil 102, with Liz Tagami (Part 2 of 2)
“In matters of taste there is no dispute”...Liz Tagami is a 6th generation Californian, who has been involved in defining and nurturing the Lucero Olive Oil brand for over 16 years. She’s a specialty ...
3 Jun 202437min
Olive Oil 101, with Liz Tagami
Liz Tagami is a 6th generation Californian, who has been involved in defining and nurturing the Lucero Olive Oil brand for over 16 years. She’s a specialty food and cooking equipment industry veteran ...
27 Mai 202452min
