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Leadership
Walk into almost any wine shop or restaurant in America and you will hear the same question: “Do you have…
Leadership
Who the hell can you trust anymore? Scroll through TikTok or Instagram and suddenly everyone is a “food…
Leadership
Most people know Johnnie Walker as one of the biggest whisky brands in the world. They associate it with quality,…
Leadership
Most people order an espresso and never ask why it tastes the way it does. Salty. Bitter. Burnt. Watery. Flat. But…
Blog
Malvasia Bianca is Apulia’s velvety, aromatic white wine that travelers rarely find at home. It smells faintly…
Food & Cooking
Risotto vs. Paella: Two Legendary Rice Dishes, Two Completely Different Philosophies Before you dive into my deep…
Leadership
A Chef on a Mission consumer-awareness deep dive Walk into almost any American steakhouse, gastropub, or…
Blog
Most wine drinkers think Primitivo is just one wine. It is not. It is a stack of seven different denominations,…
Blog
Why Piedmont Is Italy’s Other Wine Capital Most travelers head to Tuscany. Most wine lists head to Piedmont. I’ve…
Blog
Most travelers come to Campania for Naples, Pompeii, pizza, Capri, and the Amalfi Coast while treating the wine as…
Leadership
Walk into almost any steakhouse and the bone-in cuts carry the highest prices on the menu. Tomahawks. Cowboy…
Leadership
Spritz season arrives and suddenly that bright orange drink is on every table, every menu, and every feed. Most…
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