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Chicago is filled with world-class chefs and restaurateurs — and there's yet another group with amazing palates as well.In this episode, host David Manilow gets recommendations from experts in the worlds of wine, whiskey, beer, cocktails and even Malört on where they go to eat and drink. Hear from master sommelier Alpana Singh, cicerone Ray Daniels, tequila connoisseur Mike Moreno Jr. and more.
Alpana Singh, Master Sommelier, television personality, and restaurant owner, joins Lisa Dent to talk about her famed career, what’s new at Alpana Chicago, and what you should know about a $3 bottle of wine versus a $300 bottle of wine. Follow The Lisa Dent Show on Twitter:Follow @LisaDentSpeaksFollow @SteveBertrand Follow @kpowell720 Follow @maryvandeveldeFollow @LaurenLapka
Master sommelier Alpana Singh talks about her life before, during, and after hosting "Check, Please!" with host David Manilow, who was the creator and executive producer for the longtime show. Singh also shares which local chef she thinks is a genius, and Manilow wants to know if anyone ever dares to bring her a bottle of wine as a gift. Plus, Crain's Ally Marotti reports on the evolution of restaurants on Rush Street.
Do you remember when massive throngs of people gathered to drink wine together without a second thought? In Ep. 91, we reminisce about our most memorable moments from wine trade shows and consumer fairs with guest panelists Alpana Singh and Stevie Kim. We also discuss the ways in which these mega-events forge connections and propel the industry forward.Meet our panelists: Stevie Kim is an author, podcaster, and the Managing Director of Vinitaly International. Alpana Singh is a former Master Sommelier, entrepreneur, television personality, and the owner of Terra & Vine in Chicago.
After two decades of bringing Chicago's restaurant scene to television, WTTW's “Check, Please!” is going off the air. One former host from the show joins Reset to share her experience and celebrate its legacy. Plus, we hear from two local food critics about highlights from the show and how it influenced the city's food landscape.
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OT for Inclusive Occupations: Stories of Not Just Being Invited to the Party but Dancing
Mrs. Alpana Singh, a special educator and mentor with over 21 years of experience in special education shares about an event she has organized in her elementary school at Cupertino school district, CA for over 17 years called the "Ability Awareness day/week." Her takeaway message is that education of the different needs and abilities of our students with disabilities is the first step to full inclusion. What if school OTs can take on organizing such events in schools? Information shared by Alpana: Magic Maker Band is now known as Music is Special https://musicisspecial.tumblr.com Gary Lapow- Song Writer and musician who entertains children in elementary schools through his shows with themes of respect and harmony. http://www.garylapow.com/school_concerts.html Jeevan Jyoti- School founded by Alpana Singh in Dhanbad, India, partnering with Rotary Club Facebook page of Jeevan Jyoti- https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Local-Business/Jeevan-Jyoti-School-for-Special-Children-1933619600196588/ Mrs. Alpana Singh can be reached by email at salpana10@yahoo.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inclusiveoccupations/message
Alpana Singh, master sommelier, restaurateur, and host of “Check, Please!,” joins Anna to talk about how many in the hospitality industry are dealing with a labor shortage just as COVID restrictions are being eased.
Alpana Singh, master sommelier, host of “Check, Please!” and restaurateur joins Anna to talk about a new provision in Illinois’ reopening plans that says customers with proof of full vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test will not count against the capacity limits.
Chicago Tribune City Hall Reporter Gregory Pratt joins Anna to talk about Mayor Lightfoot saying today that we need to reopen restaurants and bars to indoor service. Anna also chats with restaurateur, master sommelier and “Check, Please” host Alpana Singh about why she believes restaurants should be safely reopened to indoor dining despite the ongoing pandemic.
Alpana Singh made news as the youngest woman and first South Asian to become a Master Sommelier. Inspired by her parents, Fijian-Indian immigrants who worked in food & restaurants, Singh pursued a hospitality career in wine and became a restaurateur. She is owner of Terra & Vine in Evanston, Il. Wine industry pros Rebecca Hopkins (founder) and Cathy Huyghe (co-curator) discuss A Balanced Glass, a supportive forum to promote self-care in the beverage alcohol community. www.abalancedglass.comThe Connected Table Live Radio Show is broadcast live at 2pm ET Wednesdays on W4CY Radio (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com). This podcast is also available on Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com).
Growing up in hospitality, Alpana's parents wanted her to go to college, and move away from the restaurant industry - but Alpana had other plans. Becoming the youngest female, and first South Asian Master Sommelier in the world and blazing a trail of success with everything she touched.In addition to being a world-renowned Sommelier, Alpana is a restaurateur, author, and the host of the Emmy Award-winning restaurant review show, Check, Please! As the youngest female to gain the Master Sommelier title, she is also the first person to then renounce their title - listen now to find out why. http://www.alpanasingh.com/
This week we're joined by restaurateur, TV personality, and former Master Sommelier, Alpana Singh for a talk about vulnerability. Alpana was the youngest woman to ever be awarded the title of Master Sommelier back in 2003, but with the recent scandal surrounding the Court of Master Sommeliers, she decided to relinquish her title. Will Guidara speaks with her about what drove that decision and the adversity in the wine world, the challenges she's faced throughout her career as a woman of color, and what's been keeping her levelheaded during this difficult year. The Welcome Conference has gone digital and to find out more, visit virtual.welcomeconference.com.
In an October 2020 New York Times article, Julia Moskin shared accounts of sexual harassment and assault of 21 women at the Court of Master Sommeliers Americas. She wrote a follow up article, where the Chairman of the Court, Devon Broglie, stepped down amidst sexual misconduct allegations of his own. Many sommeliers, wine professionals, and some Master Sommeliers were vocal about their outrage and much-needed changes. Alpana Singh is one of them. At 26, she became the youngest female and only South Asian to pass the rigorous Master Sommelier test. Her impressive resume doesn’t end there. She is the host of the Emmy-award winning TV Show “Check Please” on Chicago’s PBS station and the owner of 3 restaurants. Today, Alpana and I talk about her rocky 20+ year history with the Court, what changes are needed, why she gave up her Master Sommelier title, advice she has for younger wine professionals, and how this experience influenced her professionally and personally.Instagram: @alpanasinghWebsite: www.alpanasingh.com
Delivery startup Go Puff has just announced its acquisition of alcohol beverage retailer BevMo. While Bevmo already has an online presence and delivery service Go Puff’s network, which delivers convenience store items will make it even more opportune for people to channel their inner couch potato. Convicted wine counterfeiter Rudy Kurniawan has finished serving his federal prison sentence and is now in the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Where he will end up is anybody’s guess. I appears Rudy may be just as difficult to keep track of as the bogus collectible wines he forged in the past.Jeff Siegel who writes the wine blog the Wine Curmudgeon pens a nice piece on how we have grown to accept expensive wine. How much is too much to pay for a bottle of wine that you plan to consume? Alpana Singh, a master sommelier in the U.S. has resigned her title. Esther Mobley interviews Alpana who reveals her decades long experience as a woman of color within the Court of Master Sommeliers. Bill and I discuss these items and more in this week's addition of VinoWeek. Thanks to everyone for listening. Cheers!
Alpana Singh – Master Sommelier, RestaurateurLocation: Gibsons Steakhouse in Chicago, IL Alpana Singh is a Chicago Restaurateur, Master Sommelier and Host of Check, Please! on PBS. She started in the hospitality industry as a teenager and became one of the youngest women in the world to become a Master Sommelier at the age of 23. Her sometimes difficult, sometimes hilarious journey in the hospitality industry is a fascinating one. In a big comfortable red booth at Gibsons Steakhouse in Chicago, Alpana breaks down her journey of grit, moxie and chutzpah to create a path in one of the toughest industries and her vision for democratizing wine and the wine industry. Follow To Dine For:Official Website: ToDineForTV.comFacebook: Facebook.com/ToDineForTVInstagram: @ToDineForTVTwitter: @KateSullivanTVEmail: ToDineForTV@gmail.com Thank You to our Sponsors!American National InsuranceSpiritless - Use promo code TODINEFOR for free shipping Follow Our Guest:Official Website: AlpanaSingh.comInstagram: @AlpanaSingh Follow The Restaurant:Official Website: GibsonsSteakhouse.comFacebook: Facebook.com/GibsonsSteakhouseInstagram: @GibsonsSteakhouseTwitter: @GibsonsSteak
Alpana Singh is the owner of Terra & Vine, the host of “Check, Please!” and is a master sommelier. At the time she earned that title, she was the youngest woman ever to achieve it and is still the only South Asian to claim it. In this episode, we discuss what it was like working at Everest at 23 years old, coming up in the wine world as a person of color and how that population is still under represented in wine. Singh shares her thoughts about reopening restaurants in the wake of COVID-19, shifting part of her restaurant to open a retail wine shop and how humor plays a big role in her approach to wine.
Anthony Bourdain left us too soon. The chef, host, and author's death by suicide in 2018 left an unfillable hole in the restaurant community, and the world at large, and his dear friends Eric Ripert and Jose Andres have declared June 25, his birthday, to be Bourdain Day—an occasion for friends and fans to share their stories and keep his memory alive. But it's complicated. Andrew Zimmern, Steve Palmer, Alpana Singh, Anthony Rudolf, Andrew Friedman, Brian Canlis, Drew Nieporent, Hunter Lewis, Gary Obligacion, Patrick O’Connell, Amy Mills, and Laurie Woolever shared their remembrances and feelings of Bourdain's life, death, legacy, and impact. If you or someone you know is in crisis, you don't have to weather it alone. Text HOME to Crisis Text Line at #741741. Learn more about The Giving Kitchen's QPR Suicide Prevention Training for food service workers. Visit a Ben's Friends meeting in your city. https://www.crisistextline.org/ https://thegivingkitchen.org/build-your-stability-network https://www.bensfriendshope.com/
For all the bad news in our world today, we're happy to report there is some good news on the food front. In this episode, we consider some of the positive things that are happening. In her book, Big Chicken, journalist Maryn McKenna says the chicken industry is largely to blame for our enormous overuse of and exposure to antibiotics. But, as she explains to Francis Lam, she's found real reasons for hope for the future. Forager Pascal Baudar talks with contributor Russ Parsons about the restorative result of recent destructive California wildfires on some of his favorite wildcraft spots. Barton Seaver is an award-winning chef whose work now focuses on sustainability in the fish and seafood industries. He talks with Francis about how certain species of fish come in and out of favor with fisherman and cooks. The increasingly popular beet salad gets an upgrade thanks to Molly Birnbaum from America's Test Kitchen. And restaurant owner Alpana Singh was the youngest woman to pass the Master Sommelier exam when she did so in her mid-20s. She talks with Shauna Sever about the struggles going on in her life that made passing the exam essential to her livelihood. Broadcast dates for this episode: March 2, 2018 (originally aired) March 1, 2019 (rebroadcast)
Her restaurant The Boarding House was just named a 2018 James Beard Award semifinalist for "Outstanding Wine Program," and she was the youngest women and only South Asian in the world to become a Master Sommelier. Mayor Emanuel chats with Alpana Singh about the City's wine, dining and cultural scene, the "sisterhood" of female chefs and restauranteurs and her family history from Fiji to Chicago.
This week Monica and Louisa talk to restaurateur Alpana Singh about some big life changes--including the moment Seth Kunin (Monica's just departed brother-in-law) changed the trajectory of her life with one act of kindness. Then Louisa hears more moving stories in the food business from chef Thai and Danielle Dang who are working to create personal connections and delicious food in a community torn by gentrification.
Gary and Roscoe welcome special guest Alpana Singh, owner/proprietor of The Boarding House and 7 Lions restaurants and master sommelier. Learn More They discuss her restaurants, local food trends, wine, the James Beard Awards, Chicago tourism and running marathons. Alpana talks about going out to eat with her mother and how from that experience, she fell in love with restaurants. Gary plays “Stump the Sommelier” with Alpana, asking her to pair unusual foods available at Taste with the appropriate wine choice. She does a wonderful job! Food Vendors Kiss of Death Omar Sharif, iconic leading man and film legend, passes into history. Actor, raconteur, womanizer and bridge champion, Sharif lived life to the fullest. Full Story
www.feastoffools.net - PART 1 - Alpana Singh and Marc Felion try to recreate Sandra Lee's Triple Raspberry Brownie recipe.