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Noble Rot Magazine2024Essay

TV Sinners

WHY WATCHING PEOPLE DRINK WINE IS ALWAYS BAD TELEVISION

I wrote a piece for Noble Rot magazine called "TV Sinners: Why Watching People Drink Wine Is Always Bad Television." It's about something I've been asked hundreds of times over the years: why not make a Chef's Table for wine? I love wine, and I know there are incredible winemakers with stories worth telling. But I've never been able to figure out how to make it work on screen. The article digs into why wine has stayed niche on television while food has exploded, and why the visual medium might just be fundamentally at odds with what makes wine special.

"On camera, all red wine looks the same, all white wine looks the same, all orange wine looks the same. Champagne? That looks like other Champagne."

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Tolgay, the Obsessive Dreamer
TravelNovember 2023

Tolgay, the Obsessive Dreamer

Tolgay Karabulut believes baklava should be light, fresh and crispy, nothing like the stuff you normally find here in the US. So, in a war against sad, sticky pastry, he decided to open a bakery and pull baklava fresh out of the oven every 20 minutes. The only hiccup? Tolgay had no baking experience — or money.

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Quick Trip to Vienna
TravelSeptember 2023

Quick Trip to Vienna

After days of maniacal eating in Emilia Romagna, Dad and I flew to Vienna for a few days of museums, architecture, and sausages/schnitzel/strudel.

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The Queen of Pasta Fresca
Food & FilmJuly 2023

The Queen of Pasta Fresca

Our last lunch in Bologna was a Chef's Table: Noodles reunion with Alessandra Spisni, the queen of pasta fresca on Rai and the sfoglia Maestra of Evan Funke...

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Trust Me, It Was Consumed
TravelMay 2023

Trust Me, It Was Consumed

Dad and I continued to explore the many fats of Bologna, Modena and Parma, including everything below and many others (lots of Gelato and Mortadella left unphotographed in an effort to keep up appearances, but trust me, it was consumed).

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Four Days in Bologna
TravelMarch 2023

Four Days in Bologna

Four days sharing some of my favorite places in Bologna and the region with my dad. Starting with dinner in Milan at Trippa Milano the night of our arrival, we trained down to E-R and visited Ristorante Al Cambio for lasagna...

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New Projects and Old Friends
TravelJanuary 2023

New Projects and Old Friends

Two nights of dreamy dinners with the great Richard Hart and Henrietta Lovell, here planning new adventures over delicious Caviar Rostis at Dorian in Notting Hill...

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The Jakob and Ethel Evangelist
TravelJanuary 2023

The Jakob and Ethel Evangelist

Been in Europe for work (and family time) for the last few weeks, and one of the highlights has been getting to visit Jakob and Ethel at their new restaurant, Pramol Alto.

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