Born in Queens, NY, Joe Campanale, the kid with the Italian name, grew up with a Jewish mother. He attended NYU and studied abroad, where he found his love for Italian wine during a semester in Florence. Joe came back home with the wine bug and jumped right into retail...

with Rajat Parr (Domaine de la Côte), Ryan Stirm (Stirm Wine Co) and Tracey Jared Brandt (Donkey Goat). Hosted by Joe Campanale (host of IntheDrink and Owner/Wine Director of Fausto). Unlike Europe where most producers are both growers makers (they own their own vineyards and make their...

This week Joe talks to Rajat Parr who is an acclaimed sommelier, winemaker and author...so there’s plenty talk about. Especially Rajat’s hotly anticipated book 'The Sommelier’s Atlas of Taste: A Field Guide to the Great Wines of Europe'. The book, described as “the first definitive reference book to describe, region-by-region...

Our Season 3 finale (or is it? listen to show intro for details about possible bonus episodes) takes us to Fausto, one of Brooklyn's best modern Italian restaurants, where Andrew recently caught up with Chef Erin Shambura. They kicked around her relatively late start in the pro kitchen (after earning...

This week Chef Erin Shambura the co-owner and chef of Fausto in Brooklyn stops by. Chef Shambura has previously worked at Mercer Kitchen, Del Posto, Lupa and L’Artusi. In this episode we discuss coming up the ranks in some of the finest Italian restaurants in NYC, getting burnt out and...