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Michael McCarty and Laurent Drouhin
Restaurateur Michael McCarty has been at the forefront of the American culinary revolution since he first opened Michael's Santa Monica in 1979, and ten years later Michael's New York. Inspired by France and committed to local, seasonal farm-fresh...
Fran Kysela and Randall Grahm
Fran Kysela is a Master Sommelier and Founder of Kysela Pere et Fils, a leading importer and distributor of fine wines, spirits, sakes, ciders and craft beers based in Winchester, VA. Randall Grahm is Founder of Bonny Doon Vineyard, located in...
Gilles Besse and Joseph Herzog
Wine may be one of Switzerland's best-kept secrets. 98% of Swiss wines stay in the country for consumption. Gilles Besse, Oenologist at Domaine Jean René Germanier in the Valais region near the Rhone River, provides an overview of Swiss wines and his...
Floriane Eznack, Champagne Jacquart
Only one of a handful of women Cellarmasters in Champagne, Floriane Eznack has served as Head Winemaker for Champagne Jacquart since 2011. Floriane works with a cooperative of 1800 grape growers in 60 villages and oversees blending and daily...
Carla Capalbo and Hsiao-Ching Chou
Georgia is a stunning, but little-known country with one of the oldest wine making traditions and a cuisine that is vibrant and varied by region. Food writer and photojournalist, Carla Capalbo, takes us on a culinary and cultural journey in "Tasting...
Adam Seger and Ali Rosen
One of the nation's top mixologists, Adam Seger is Chief Bartender/Corporate Sommelier for iPic Theaters and The Tuck Room, with locations in New York City, Houston, Miami and Los Angeles. He also produces Hum, a hibiscus-based American botanical...
The World Wine Guys and Daniel Johnnes
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen are award-winning journalists known as the World Wine Guys, whose articles on wine and travel appear in Wine Enthusiast Magazine. They are co-authors with Kevin Zraly of Red Wine. Other books include Wines of California...
Seamus Mullen & Roberto Di Filippo
Chef/Restaurateur Seamus Mullen owns two restaurants in New York City inspired by his years living and cooking Spain: Tertulia and El Colmado. An avid cyclist, Seamus embraced wellness and changed his diet to help alleviate his rheumatoid arthritis....
Sam/Cody Carroll, & Karen/Lawton Haygood
The New York Times named New Orleans and Chattanooga among the Top 52 Places to Visit in 2018. Two restaurant couples from each city join us. Louisianans Samantha and Cody Carroll -"The Cajun Aces"- own Sac-a-Lait in New Orleans and Hot Tails in New...
Peruvian Chef Carlos Pardo Figueroa
Carlos Pardo Figueroa, Culinary Educator and Executive Chef for the Sumaq Machu Picchu Hotel, discusses Peru's superfoods, traditions and the diversity of cuisines, from the Andes to the Amazon to Nikkei and Chinese influences. Born and raised in...