Poet turned sommelier turned poet, Amanda Smeltz left Pennsylvania to study at Marquette in Milwaukee. She stayed in Milwaukee, one of the world’s great food and wine capitols to learn hospitality before returning to New York. A longtime Brooklynite, Amanda worked at groundbreaking Roberta’s in Bushwick, Daniel Boulud’s Bar Boulud...

Brian Loiacono grew up in Long Island in a large Italian family where boisterous cooking and eating together were integral practices. Work in local Long Island kitchens during high school spurred him to push his limits, and at age 19, Loiacono began a stage at Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, chef...

Amanda Smeltz worked wine at April Bloomfield's John Dory and the Breslin, spent over 4 years building the wine program at Roberta's Pizza in Bushwick, and is now the Head Sommelier at Bar Boulud and Boulud Sud. We talk to Amanda about restaurant wine lists, under appreciated wine regions and...

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
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This week on In the Drink, host Joe Campanale sits down with Jerusha Frost, New York Sommelier. Recommending wine to New York diners for almost 8 years now, her love for wine was discovered while living on a vineyard in Austria and was then fostered at Wallsé by Aldo Sohm...

Have you seen "BTG" scrolling through your social media feed and wondered WTH "BTG Mags" means? By-the-Glass Magnums of course. Michael Madrigale, head sommelier of New York City's Bar Boulud an Boulud Sud, created Gotham's first "Big Bottles" program, giving wine lovers the rare opportunity to drink large format bottles...

This week on Food Talk with Michael Colameco, host Mike Colameco is celebrating perhaps the most beautiful day of the year here in Brooklyn with French wine enthusiasts! We kick off the show with guest Michael Madrigale, Head Sommelier of Bar Boulud, Épicerie Boulud and Boulud Sud. Finding a pull...

This week on In the Drink, Joe Campanale sits down with Food Wine's Executive Wine Editor, Ray Isle. Prior to joining Food Wine in 2005, Ray was managing editor of Wine Spirits. He has also worked in sales and marketing for a wine importer, and taught fiction...

On this week's episode of The Main Course, host Patrick Martins is talking with Damian Sansonetti, Executive Chef at Bar Boulud, about timing in the restaurant business. Damian and Patrick talk about the timing of a dinner at Bar Boulud. From drinks to dessert, Damian reviews all of the steps...

This week on The Main Course, Patrick Katy are joined by the American wine critic for The New York Times, Eric Asimov. Eric shares tips on how to pick good wine, breaks down the current wine point system and review culture in America, debunks "trends" and shares the story...