Podcasts about hristo zisovski

Advanced Sommelier Hristo Zisovski was raised in Greek diners working the grill, eventually taking him to the Culinary Institute of America. Hristo gravitated to the "front of the house" first working with Wayne Nish at the 3 star restaurant March, spent seven years at Jean Georges, earning a 2010 James Beard Award for "Outstanding Wine Service". He joined the Altamarea Group in 2010, serving as the Corporate Beverage Director since 2014. Hristo is a Wine and Spirits Magazine "Best New Sommelier", Food and Wines "Sommelier of the Year" and he just received a 2018 Wine Spectator "Grand Award for the restaurant Ai Fiori wine program

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.

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.

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.  

Food Talk with Mike Colameco is brought to you by the following generous underwriters: This week on Food Talk, host Mike Colameco sits down with Herb Karlitz, founder of the Harlem EatUp! Festival taking place May 14-17, 2015. Herb enthusiastically explains that the four-day festival invites you to see and taste all Harlem has to offer from the artists of the kitchen, the canvas, the stage and the streets. Putting his head together with Harlemite Marcus Samuelsson, Herb also shares that the Festival will donate proceeds from ticket sales to Harlem Park to Park and City Meals-on-Wheels. After the break, Mike chats with Chef Scott Anderson of Elements restaurant in Princeton, NJ. Getting Scott’s take on running a successful restaurant in New Jersey and dealing with issues like the cost of a liquor license, he details his dedication to ingredients and ways he plans on improving the Elements experience once the newly relocated restaurant opens. Mike gets the details surrounding Elements’ wine program as well as what a great location Princeton is for quality ingredients. Rounding out the show, Advanced Sommelier Hristo Zisovski joins the studio with some bubbly in hand for a live tasting. Having worked with some major names in the culinary industry, he is currently the Beverage Director with the AltaMarea Group. Tune in for another great show!

This week on Food Talk, Mike speaks with Anita Lo, Owner and Executive Chef at Anissa in New York City, about the upcoming Share Our Strength event in Manhattan as well as how she has run her restaurant in order to earn a recent 3 star review in The New York Times. After the break, Mike welcomes Hristo Zisovski to the studio, the Head Sommelier at AltaMarea Group, to discuss being a sommelier in NYC to and taste a few wines. This program has been sponsored by Cento, King Arthur, Colavita, and Wines Of Portugal. Today’s music provided by Tom Cruz. “I had seen how crazy it is to own a restaurant, I didn’t necessarily want my own restaurant…but I did it anyway!” [17:30] –Anita Lo on Food Talk with Mike Colameco “Sommeliers are that next step of service, we’re trying to pamper you.” [53:30] –Hristo Zisovski on Food Talk with Mike Colamceo

This week on In the Drink, Hristo Zisovski joins host Joe Campanale in the studio to talk about about his career as beverage director for the Altamarea Group, and how he worked his way to becoming head sommelier. 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 three-star restaurant March and began his educational journey to becoming a Master Sommelier. From March, Hristo moved to 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 personally 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 Osteria Morini, Nicoletta, Due Mari & OsteriaMorini New Jersey as well as Costata & the Butterfly. Hristo’s wine expertise contributed to Ai Fiori’s 3- star NY Times review. Ai Fiori’s wine list has been awarded Wine Spectator’s Award of Excellence. Hristo has also been featured in numerous wine publications including Wine & Sprits, Beverage Media, Wine Spectator, Allure Magazine and the New York Times. Also tune-in to learn more about binwise, a new cloud based technology that allows Hristo to have complete control over his wine inventory, and look forward to the future of his career. This program has been sponsored by Whole Foods Market. Thanks to PEELS for the today’s music. “My father said whatever you do, be the best at it.” [05:03] “You have to put your amplifier to 11 – it takes time to understand wine” [33:02] — Hristo Zisovski on In the Drink