Food Talk with Mike Colameco

This week on Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike is joined by "sommelier with a punk rock past" Christina Fuhrman, Wine & Service Director at Piora in New York's West Village, Ernest Lepore of the famous Italian bakery Ferrara, and Lisa Suriano, founder and CEO of Veggiecation, which promotes and educates communities on the health benefits of vegetables and how to prepare them in simple, unique, affordable, and most importantly, delicious ways.

On this week's Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike revisits the Long Island wine country via a selection of single-style-focused vineyards.

This week on Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike is joined in the studio by Kelly Koch of Macari Vineyards and Alicia Ekeler-Valle of Lieb Cellars to talk about the venerable wine country of...Long Island, New York.

On the season premiere of Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike first welcomes Shane McBride, Executive Chef of Balthazar, and Reggie Nadelson, author of the new book At Balthazar: The New York Brasserie at the Center of the World. Having covered restaurants and food for decades on both sides of the Atlantic, Nadelson recounts the history of the French brasserie, and how Keith McNally reinvented the concept for New York City. After the break, Phoebe Connell and Nora O'Malley talk about their adjacent beer store, wine store, and wine bar on Avenue C (aka Loisaida Avenue) in Alphabet City.

On the season finale of Food Talk with Mike Colameco, it's a 4/20 celebration (mostly), featuring Cheri Sicard, an LA-based cookbook author and frequent High Times edibles columnist, John Whiteman of Wana Edibles in Colorado, baker Peggy Moore of Love's Oven in Colorado, and Bill Samuels, Jr., Chairman Emeritus of Maker's Mark. Also sitting in is mystery guest co-host "Henry" aka Daniel Sklaar of Fine and Raw chocolates.

This week on Food Talk with Mike Colameco, the full hour goes to father and son David and Eben Lillie of Chambers Street Wines, one of Mike's favorite wine stores on planet Earth. Chambers Street Wines has been selected as one of the first recipients of the Slow Food NYC Snail of Approval, for its contributions to the quality, authenticity and sustainability of the food we eat and the beverages we drink in the city of New York.

On this week's episode of Food Talk, host Mike Colameco is joined by artist and restauranteur Antoni Miralda, former owner of iconic restaurant El Internacional in Tribeca, and certified dietitian-nutritionist Allison Buckingham of Perelandra Natural Food Center.

This week on Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike is joined in the studio by Giovanni Colavita of Colavita Olive Oil and Jerry Turci of Jerry's Homemade in Englewood, New Jersey. Tune in to hear them discuss last fall's poor olive harvest in Italy, skyrocketing real estate costs in New York, the olive oil production process, and more!

In the first half of this week's Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike is joined via phone by Bob Holmes, a New Scientist magazine correspondent, PhD in evolutionary biology, passionate home cook, and Slow Food Canada member. Bob is also the author of the forthcoming book Flavor: The Science of Our Most Neglected Sense. After the break, Mike sits down with Ben Goldfarb of the Food and Environment Reporting Network (FERN) to discuss his article The Deliciously Fishy Case of the "Codfather" which was published by Mother Jones.

This week on Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike is joined in the studio by Fred Dex, one of only 210 Master Sommeliers in the world, and the only one holding that honor in the Carolinas. Fred spent fifteen years in New York City working in some the the top gastronomic and wine savvy temples in the city. In 2013, Fred relocated with his family to the Triangle, a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina, to continue building his consulting business around the region’s burgeoning food and wine scene.

This week on Food Talk with Mike Colameco, sommeliers Victoria James and Lyle Railsback join Mike in studio to talk about wine. Victoria became certified as a sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers in 2012 when she was just twenty and won the Ruinart Sommelier Competition and Best Sommelier of the Languedoc Roussillion Competition. Sales manager of Kermit Lynch Wine Importers, Lyle is a wine expert leading regional sales of a terrific portfolio of Italian and French wines.

On a brand new episode of Food Talk with Mike Colameco, we first dial up Dave Sweet, Chicago-based director of the Whisky Live events that promote the drink around North America. After the break, Mike is joined in the studio by Pascaline Lepeltier and Andy Bennett – master sommelier and executive chef, respectively – of Rouge Tomate in Chelsea.

First up on this week's episode of Food Talk with Mike Colameco is Stanton Barrett, a professional stock car driver and Hollywood stuntman. He is also the president of Ojai Energetics, an ethics-driven health and wellness lifestyle company specializing in CBD hemp oils. Up next is Alice Loubaton of Loubaton Imports LLC to talk about Cheese Week in New York, which takes place February 21 through 26. Some of the scheduled events include wine and cheese tastings organized by The French Cheese Board (for more information and to make a reservation email cheesesoffrance@thebaddishgroup.com), and a special 4-course Winemaker Dinner on Monday, February 27 at Madison Bistro (for reservations, call 212-447-1919). Finally, Mike is joined by Ian Purkayastha, founder of Regalis Foods, New York City's leading importer of fresh truffles, rare foraged edibles, caviar, and other delicacies. He is also the author of the book Truffle Boy: My Unexpected Journey Through the Exotic Food Underground, tracing his career from foraging for mushrooms in his small hometown in Arkansas, to becoming a force in the world of fine dining.

On a packed episode of Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike first sits down with Andrew Tarlow and Anna Dunn, co-authors of Dinner at the Long Table, followed by a cheese tasting with Michele Buster of Forever Cheese. And after the break, Daniel Sklaar talks about his conscious confections at Fine & Raw Chocolate.

For his ninth appearance on Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Eater's Ryan Sutton gets the full hour to dish with Mike about the latest happenings in the New York restaurant scene, the usefulness (or lack thereof) of the Michelin guidebooks, discrimination against curly fries, and more!

On the 100th episode of Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike is joined by Hristo Zisovski, wine director for the Altamarea Group. Tune in to hear them sample a spread of Bordeaux, Burgundy, Chablis and, of course, cheese.

This week on Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike is joined in studio by Meghan McClure of Chateau Jessiaume and Chef Andrew D'amico of Nice Matin. Meghan tells us details about the joys and challenges of producing wine in Burgundy, France, while Chef D'amico shares a bit of his vast experience working as a chef and managing restaurants in NYC.

On the season finale of Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike is joined by Dr. Mark Tamplin, co-author of The Food Safety Book: What You Don't Know Could Kill You, Top Chef Master Suvir Saran, and cheesemonger Cara Warren.

This week on Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike is joined in the studio by Savio Soares of Savio Soares Selections, a wine wholesaler and importer in Dumbo, Brooklyn. After the break, Erin Healy talks about the wine list at Jean-Georges, where she works as the sommelier, and conducts a blind tasting with Mike.

This week on Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Abe Conlon is on the phone from Chicago to talk about the new book he co-authored with his business partner Adrienne Lo, The Adventures of Fat Rice: Recipes from the Chicago Restaurant Inspired by Macau. With 100 recipes, this is the first book to explore the vibrant food culture of Macau—an east-meets-west melting pot of Chinese, Portuguese, Malaysian, and Indian foodways—as seen through the lens of the cult favorite Chicago restaurant, Fat Rice.

In the first half of this week's Food Talk, Mike chats with Fuchsia Dunlop, an English writer and cook who specializes in Chinese cuisine. She was an East Asian analyst at the BBC World Service, and was the first westerner to train as a chef at the Sichuan Institute of Higher Cuisine in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Her latest book is Land of Fish and Rice: Recipes from the Culinary Heart of China. After the break, Alice Feiring is back in the studio to talk about natural wines and the recent RAW Wine Fair in Brooklyn.

This week on Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike is joined by Jeff Harding, beverage director and sommelier for the Waverly Inn. Harding has worked in the hospitality industry for more than 20 years, as a server and bartender with such chefs at Daniel Boulud and Norman van Aken. Harding got his start in the hospitality industry working as a server at van Aken’s a Mano in Miami Beach, and it was during this time that he first discovered that food and wine culture was a reflection of history, geography, and regional culture. A move to New York, and too many years bartending at the B Bar in Manhattan’s East Village, encouraged Harding to pursue sommelier training at the American Sommelier Association and beverage management positions. He currently writes a regular column about wine for StarChefs.com, and is the beverage director at the Waverly Inn.

This week on Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike is joined by the acclaimed Peruvian chef Virgilio Martinez, whose restaurant Central is currently ranked #4 on the World’s 50 Best list and #1 in Latin America. He has also written a book (also called Central) which follows the restaurant’s innovative tasting menu, where Martinez’s dishes are organized by the altitudes of Peru, demonstrating the biodiversity of his native land—from below sea level in the Pacific Ocean to the peaks of the Andes and beyond. Motivated by a curiosity and interest in conveying the complexity of his land, Martinez creates elaborate dishes made from previously unknown ingredients and elevates Peruvian cuisine to new heights.

This week on Food Talk, Mike Colameco speaks with Jenny Lefcourt of and Aurelio Montes. Jenny – of natural wine importers Jenny & François Selections – first discovered wine in Paris (of all places!) before deciding to make a career in it. Then Aurelio Montes jumps in to tell us about his vintage's natural wines, in Chile.

In the first half of this week's Food Talk, Mike is joined by Patrick Cappiello, the Operating Partner and Wine Director of Rebelle and Pearl & Ash restaurants, creator of Renegade Wine Dinner, Chef Sommelier for Daniel Johnnes "La Paulée", and Wine Columnist for Playboy Magazine. After the break, Mike is joined by Karen Stabiner, the author of Generation Chef, which follows a young chef as he opens his first restaurant, and chronicles the upheaval in that riskiest of businesses. Karen has written ten previous books, was a founder of an alternative newspaper in Santa Barbara, California, and teaches reporting, feature writing and food journalism at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

This week on Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike is joined in the studio by Tia Keenan, a New York City-based cook, cheese specialist, writer and food stylist. Tia has worked on a broad range of creative, food-based projects, from concept development for Walt Disney and Bien Cuit Bakery, to restaurant and retail programs for Murray’s Cheese and Lucy’s Whey. Her new book is titled The Art of the Cheese Plate: Pairings, Recipes, Style, Attitude. Also in the studio is Ryan Sutton, chief food critic for Eater NY, discussing his latest reviews of Le Coucou, Olmsted, and Emmy Squared.

First up on this week's Food Talk, Mike speaks with Nick Kovacevich, co-founder & CEO of Kush Bottles. Founded in 2010, their mission is to provide innovative packaging solutions for dispensaries, growers, retail shops, and consumers throughout the legal cannabis industry. After a break, we return with Kamal Kouiri, the general manager and wine director of Molyvos in Manhattan's Midtown West. One of New York’s most beloved Greek restaurants since its opening in 1997, Molyvos has won numerous awards, including Wine Enthusiast’s “100 Best Wine Restaurants” in 2015 and 2016 as well as making their “Five Best Wine Bars in New York City.” Finally, Mike is joined by Stett Holbrook, editor of Bohemian, an alternative weekly in Santa Rosa, California. He is also a contributor to the Food & Environment Reporting Network (FERN), and has written a piece on new resorts and vineyards in the Napa Valley that are threatening the region's water supplies.

This week on Food Talk, Mike Colameco speaks with Bérénice Lurton, owner of Château Climens in Bordeaux. Along with a handful of siblings and cousins, she is part of a group of 12 wine producers, bringing together twenty estates in Bordeaux and beyond, to form a joint association of "Lurton wine." After the break, Mike is joined in the studio by Sahra Vang Nguyen, an artist, writer, speaker, entrepreneur, and creative producer currently based in Brooklyn, New York. She is also the Head Creative + Communications Manager for Lucy's Vietnamese Kitchen in Bushwick. Within the first nine months of its existence, Lucy's won "Best Vietnamese Restaurant" by popular vote in the Epoch Times culinary contest, and has been featured in The New York Times, Time Out New York, Zagat, VICE, and more.

Mike Colameco is back from Champagne with a new episode of Food Talk! Joining him in the first half of this week's show is Warren Bobrow, a mixologist, chef, and writer known as the Cocktail Whisperer. His latest book is Cannabis Cocktails, Mocktails and Tonics: The Art of Spirited Drinks and Buzz-Worthy Libations. After the break, Ryan Sutton of Eater is back to talk restaurant reviews, (no) tipping, wine, and more.

This week on Food Talk with Mike Colameco, writer and natural wine advocate Alice Feiring returns to the show to talk about chemical farming, growing grapes with very little rain, the Natural Wine Award at Vinitaly, and more. After the break, Mike is joined by winemakers Ana Diogo-Draper of Artesa Vineyards & Winery and Richie Allen of Rombauer Vineyards.

Charity, Chocolate and Wine - the perfect spring combination! Enjoy a taste of each on this week's episode of Food Talk with Mike Colameco. He's first joined by Beth Shapiro, Executive of City Meals on Wheels & chef Carolina Bazan, who talk about some of the incredible programs and initiatives happening at the not-for-profit organization that raises private funds to ensure no homebound elderly New Yorker will ever go a day without food or human company. Next, Mary Gorman-McAdams, MW, a New York based Master of Wine joins the show for some wine insights and on air tastings. Finally, chocolate finds its way to the studio by way of Michael Rogak of JoMart Chocolates. He's joined by chocolate co-conspirator Daniel Sklaar.

On this week's Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike is joined in the studio by Tim Sultan, author of the new book Sunny's Nights: Lost and Found at a Bar on the Edge of the World, "an indelible portrait of what is quite possibly the greatest bar in the world—and the mercurial, magnificent man behind it," the late Sunny Balzano. After the break is winemaker Sandy Walheim from Francis Ford Coppola’s newest winery, Virginia Dare. The brands and tasting room pay homage to two events in American history. Virginia Dare is known as the first English child born in the New World to colonists in 1587. It was also the name of an early winery which operated in North Carolina beginning in 1835.

The first half of this week's Food Talk with Mike Colameco features "healthy bartender" Jules Aron. Based in New York City, Jules is a mixologist, beverage consultant, and green lifestyle expert. For over twelve years she has been tending bar at some of Manhattan’s finest dining establishments, hot spot nightclubs, swanky rooftop bars, and favorite happy hour spots. As a Certified Holistic Health Coach from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition with a background in fitness, yoga, and qigong, she is an avid wellness ambassador, deeply passionate about a healthy, wholesome lifestyle that includes delicious, nutritious foods that fuel the body, mind and spirit(s)! After the break, Mike is joined in the studio by Mark Bitterman, a food writer and entrepreneur. He is the owner of The Meadow, a boutique that specializes in finishing salts and other products. The Meadow was founded in Portland, Oregon in 2006 and expanded to the West Village in New York City in 2010. Living up to his name, Mark is also the author of Bitterman's Field Guide to Bitters & Amari, a comprehensive handbook on selecting, understanding, mixing, and cooking with bitters.

At the top of today's Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike speaks with Chef Bill Telepan of Telepan Restaurant on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Since 2008, he has been the Executive Chef of Wellness in the Schools (WITS), a non-profit organization dedicated to making school food healthy. As the first chef to join the WITS team, Bill has served as a leader of the WITS Cook for Kids program by developing nutritious school menus, training cafeteria workers and teaching culinary and nutrition concepts to students, parents and teachers. In 2009, Bill was honored with a selection to First Lady Michelle Obama’s Chefs Move to School task force and preliminary conferences. In the second half, Mike is joined in the studio by Hristo Zisovski, an Advanced Sommelier based in New York City. Hristo spent seven years as Chef Sommelier of the three Michelin-starred Jean Georges. Under his tenure, the restaurant received the 2010 James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Wine Service. In November 2010, Hristo joined the Altamarea Group at Ai Fiori, and in 2014 he was named one of Food & Wine’s Sommeliers of the Year.

On this week's episode of Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike kicks things off with a phone call to Dwight Furrow, a philosophy professor and author writing on the aesthetics of food and wine. After the break, he is joined in the studio by Ryan Sutton, chief food critic for Eater NY, to talk Jewish delis, David Chang's late night offerings, smoking eels, and more.

On this week's episode of Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike is joined in the studio by Ashley Santoro, the wine director at The Standard East Village, The Standard Café, and Narcissa. In addition to her work at The Standard, Santoro also devotes time to traveling and teaching wine courses. She has been featured in numerous publications including The New York Times and Wine & Spirits Magazine.

On this week’s episode of Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike is joined in the studio by Sarah McCrea of Stony Hill Vineyard in the Napa Valley. They discuss the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of American winemaking in the 20th century and beyond. “Instead of following the advice of a few people, I think people are following the advice of people they find who might be like-minded, which means there’s room for so much more to flourish.” [40:50] – Sarah McCrea  

This week’s _Food Talk with Mike Colameco _features a packed menu. First up, Matt Rodbard and Deuki Hong, authors of the new cookbook Koreatown, talk about the staying power of Korean food culture in America. Next, Adam Gopnik of _The New Yorker _and Peter Hoffman of Back Forty West dish about cassoulet and the evolution of the New York food scene. Last but not least, sommelier Erin Healy of Restaurant Marc Forgione discusses developing her palate and putting her customers first.   “[Korean food] is not kale.” [21:50] – Matt Rodbard “[Cassoulet] is cooking beans and meat with what you have.” [35:28] – Peter Hoffman “Our essential job is not to put in front of someone something that we want them to drink. Our job is to find what they want, and put something in front of them that they like.” [53:20] – Erin Healy  

This week on Food Talk, host Mike Colameco sits down with Bobby Demasco and Savio Soares. Bobby Demasco is the owner of Pierless Fish, Brooklyn’s premier fresh seafood purveyor. Savio Soares is the president and founder of wine importer Savio Soares Selections, one of New York’s premier wine importers. Together, they discuss fine wines, Florida imported fish legs, and the best ways to buy fish. “Every fisherman thinks their fish is the best, just like every parent thinks their kid is the greatest.” [10:00] – Bobby Demasco “Natural wine, organic wine, biodynamic wine, has been to me the best that ever happened to the wine world. We are lucky to have that, I think this is so exciting. No other wine is healthier.” [55:10] – Savio Soares

In the first part of this episode of Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Bianca Miraglia shares about making Uncouth Vermouth through the inspiration of the seasonal plants and botanicals around her. After the break, Mike is joined by Simran Sethi, author of Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We Love. Simran tells about her personal realization that she was depriving herself of the pleasures of delicious, diverse foods. This led to her writing a book about the importance of experiencing food with all your senses. “It’s a very early 16th century style to use just plants that are available, what I’m doing is a very old concept.” [14:45] –Bianca Miraglia of Uncouth Vermouth on Food Talk with Mike Colameco   “We have become more homogenized in everything we’re eating, how we’re treating the soil, in everything we grow, and it’s really compromising our food system… creating something that’s less nutritious and less delicious.” [39:00] –Simran Sethi on Food Talk with Mike Colameco

Tune in for a brand new episode of _ Food Talk _ as host Mike Colameco is in studio with David Lillie, Partner at Chamber Street Wines.  David received his wine education schlepping cases for 15 years at Garnet Wines, one of NY’s leading discount shops on the Upper East Side. As a buyer and manager he was able to develop his interest in French wines, especially those of the Loire, and Languedoc-Roussillon. His two previous careers, growing apples in Vermont for 4 years and with a jazz orchestra for 15 years, left him with a fanatical dedication to good, inexpensive wine. His heroes in the wine business are Mark Ollivier, Catherine Roussel and Francois Pinon, to name just a few.

Tune in for a brand new episode of Food Talk as host Mike Colameco is in studio with Chef James Kent of The NoMad and restauranteur Nick Morgenstern. Talking how they came up in the restaurant industry, thoughts on today’s young chef, plus what’s on the horizon, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss!

Tune in for this week’s Food Talk as Mike Colameco welcomes to the studio: Ryan Sutton, Adam Leonti, Jake Dickson and Bill Telepan.  Back to chat about the recent NYT Review of Per Se, Ryan discusses his thoughts on the review and what it means in the context of fine dining, plus comments on elevated Mexican cuisine in New York City. Adam Leonti joins next, who is the Executive Chef at The Williamsburg Hotel, opening in 2016 and is responsible for the Brooklyn Bread Lab. Adam and Jeffrey Kozlowski explain that the Brooklyn Bread Lab is a test kitchen to spread the word about responsible grain sourcing, whole grain milling and 100% inclusive flour use (no sifting). Rounding out the show, Bill Telepan and Jake Dickson are in studio discussing the upcoming NYC Chili Fest 2016 taking place on January 31, 2016. Also featuring a great amount of beer, the proceeds from the fest benefit the charity Wellness in Schools.  Click here for tickets! This program was brought to you by Colavita and Bordeaux.  

Ever tried orange wine? Food Talk host Mike Colameco kicks off this week’s show with an in studio wine tasting with Chris Struck of the yet-to-reopen Rouge Tomate.  With conversation centered around the details of Georgian amber wine (also known as orange wine), Chris explains the differences between this variety of wine versus the commonly known red or white along with some personal anecdotes of his wino-related travels.  After the break, Katie Parla, Rome-based food and beverage educator and journalist, joins in studio highlighting the state of eating out in Rome plus how Italian food culture is changing.  Her forthcoming book, Tasting Rome, co-authored with Kristina Gill, will be published by Clarkson Potter in early 2016. “These amber wines tend to be more tannic… it is a food wine.” [15:00] –Chris Struck on Food Talk “We’re losing something. When people [Italians] talk about their favorite dish they don’t say ‘it’s my mom’s pasta, this is my granny’s pasta’ and I think that’s very telling.” [47:52] –Katie Parla on Food Talk  

Food Talk is back for the 2016 radio season and host Mike Colameco sits down with three all-star guests: Victoria James, Saori Kawano & Don Gabor, and Michael Madrigale. Victoria James started working in restaurants when she was thirteen and fell in love with the industry. When bar tending during
 college she decided to take her first wine course, and the hook was instant! Becoming  a cellar-hand in downtown Manhattan at Harry’s
Cafe and Steak, in 2011 she worked harvest for Michael Terien in
 Sonoma and continued her studies with the American Sommelier 
Association in Viticulture and Vinification as well as Blind Tasting.
 She became certified as a Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers in 2012 and has worked at the likes of Aureole, and is now at Piora in the West Village. Saori Kawano is the founder and president of Korin Japanese Trading Corp. She moved to New York from Japan in 1978 to pursue her lifelong dream of bringing Japanese knives and tableware into American restaurants and homes. She and Don Gabor co-authored the book “Chef’s Choice,” a collection of mini memoirs, featuring 22 culinary masters telling who and what motivated them to become chefs. They describe early career influences, training, favorite Japanese ingredients, tools, and the pivotal role Japanese food culture has played in their cuisine and professional development. Michael Madrigale hails from a Philadelphia area family whose five butcher shops and shared love of eating well left their mark. His food-centric Italian-American upbringing clearly prepared him for a life in restaurants. Now Head Sommelier at Bar Boulud, he headed to New York City after graduating from La Salle University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing. Michael initially waited tables while looking for a job that would start him on his career path. At the time, he found himself gravitating toward the wine cellar, eager to learn more about the vintages he was pouring. “I could smell the differences in the wines,” he says. This show was brought to you by Colavita and Bourdeaux.

Wrapping up the _ Food Talk _ radio season, Mike Colameco welcomes friend of the show Patrick Cappiello, the Operating Partner and Wine Director of Rebelle and Pearl & Ash restaurants, creator of Renegade Wine Dinner, Chef Sommelier for Daniel Johnnes “La Paulée”, and Wine Columnist for Playboy Magazine to the show for an on-air wine tasting.  After the break, Kevin and Debbie Adey join in studio talking about their new restaurant, Faro, located in Bushwick, Brooklyn.  With a menu highlighting their freshly milled pastas, they also share how they met and why Bushwick is their neighborhood of choice. “When it came down to it, we didn’t have the room for the big mixer so I was like, let’s try milling the grain!” –Kevin Adey on Food Talk  

Food Talk is back this week with a brand new episode as Mike Colameco welcomes Chef Jonathan Wu and Wilson Tang talking about their partnership on the new restaurant Fung Tu. With Wilson in charge of the legendary Chinatown staple, Nom Wah Tea Parlor, and Jonathan hot off fine-dining kitchens like Per Se, the duo chat about the 50-seat establishment that houses their own brand of creative and personal interpretations of American Chinese food.  Next up, Mike chats with Ryan Sutton, food critic at Eater about the highs and lows of the 2015 food scene in New York City and detailing his more recent reviews.  Author of the new book, “Food Whore,” Jessica Tom rounds out the show talking about the inspiration behind the book which is full of wit and mouth-watering cuisines, the novel offers a clever insider take on the rarefied world of New York City’s dining scene in the tradition of The Devil Wears Prada meets Kitchen Confidential.  With a fresh movie deal on the books, Jessica and Mike hash out why her generation is all about photogenic, well reviewed food. “I wanted to write a novel that was like reading Eater or Grub Street!” [59:30] –Jessica Tom on Food Talk  

This week on _ Food Talk _, host Mike Colameco welcomes guests Alice Feiring, Allesandra Altieri, Michele Brogioni, Vito Gnazzo, and Gianfranco Sorrentino to the studio. Kick off the episode with wine writer Alice Feiring, who explains that “better” means wines made from organic viticulture with nothing added and nothing taken away. Talking to Mike about the recent increase in the cost of wine and the resurgence of Georgian wine, the two go back and forth on their recent favorites.  Allesandra Altieri joins next and is the director of Thomas Keller’s Bouchon Bakery where she oversees the brand’s operations, in addition to leading the kitchen and retail teams nationwide.  Alessandra first joined the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group in 2009 as pastry sous chef at Per Se. During her time, she explains how she quickly to the philosophy and standards of the group while effectively proving to be a leader in the kitchen.  Rounding out the episode, Mike welcomes the team from Il Gattopardo: Chef Michele Brogioni (The Leopard), Chef Vito Gnazzo il Gattopardo, and Gianfranco Sorrentino.

Prior to the conception of Feed Your Soul, it’s founder, _ Mya Jacobson Zoracki _, was a Trader on the American Stock Exchange. During her time on Wall Street, she earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Brooklyn Law School. While her days and nights were full, Mya knew there was something more she was destined to accomplish. Mya began perfecting her signature gourmet cookie recipes, including an inspirational message with each gift and donating a portion from every purchase to charity. Before long, the orders began to pour in. UPS wheeled hundreds of packages down the hall of her apartment building daily and tins were delivered to her loading dock/ “apartment 5B.” She was baking 16 cookies at a time out of a studio apartment in Hoboken, New Jersey! Feed Your Soul has grown tremendously since its humble beginnings in 2005. The current manufacturing facility is located in Kearny, NJ.  Offering a full line of products for the foodservice industry with distribution throughout the United States, they also offer a full line of gourmet products online.  Whether you are looking for a Feed Your Soul branded dessert or a custom manufactured contract, Feed Your Soul is able to handle requirements of all sizes. After all, it is the sweetest things in life that truly Feed Your Soul. _ Ivy Stark _ knew she wanted to be a chef from a young age. She graduated from an easy-bake oven to cooking classes at age nine. Since, her passion for international cuisine has led her to posts in acclaimed restaurants in New York and Los Angeles. As sous chef at the New York Times three and four star restaurants, Sign of the Dove and Cena she assisted Executive Chefs Andy D’Amico and Normand Laprise with menu creation and daily kitchen operations. She has also worked with celebrated chefs Gary Robins, Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger. Currently the Executive Chef at New York’s hottest Mexican restaurant Dos Caminos, Ivy has earned her place among the top chefs in the city. _ Hristo Zisovski _ is an Advanced Sommelier based in New York City. Hristo was raised in his father’s Greek diners where he worked the grill throughout his childhood.  After high school, Hristo earned a degree from the Culinary Institute of America but increasingly realized his interest was in the “front of the house.” In 2001, Hristo became the Assistant Beverage Director at the three-star restaurant March, and began his educational journey to becoming a Master Sommelier.  From March, Hristo moved to the three Michelin-starred Jean Georges, where he spent seven years as Chef Sommelier.  Under his tenure, the restaurant received the 2010 James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Wine Service.  Hristo was also awarded Wine & Spirits Best New Sommelier in 2007. In November 2010, Hristo joined the Altamarea Group at Ai Fiori. His role expanded to oversee the beverage programs at the Osteria Morinis, Nicoletta, Due Mari, Costata and The Butterfly. Hristo’s wine expertise contributed to Ai Fiori’s three star review from The New York Times.  

Tune in for a brand new episode of _ Food Talk _ as Mike Colameco is on the line with Napa winemaker Marco DiGiulio, and in studio with Chef Brian Alberg of Eat on North in the Berkshires, and Jacques Capsouto of Jacques Capsouto Vignobles, a purveyor of fine wines hailing from Israel.

Tune in for a jam-packed Food Talk this week as host Mike Colameco is in studio with Allison Robicelli, Rebecca Charles, and Barbara Sibley discussing SHARE Cancer Support. SHARE supports, educates, and empowers people affected by breast or ovarian cancer.  Next up, Patty Jackson (Delaware and Hudson), Ben Sandler and Sabine Hrechdakian (Wassail) highlight the upcoming Cider Week NYC happening between November 6-15, 2015 and some of the tasty events to look forward to.  Lastly, Mike is joined by Nadia Arumugam, author of “Women Chefs of New York,”which interviews with more than 25 female chefs in New York, revealing insights into some of the city’s top culinary talent, plus pages of mouthwatering images to inspire readers to try the exclusive recipes!