Episode 75: David Lillie of Chamber Street Wines

02/11/16 • 62 min

Tune in for a brand new episode of _ Food Talk _ as host Mike Colameco is in studio with David Lillie, Partner at Chamber Street Wines. David received his wine education schlepping cases for 15 years at Garnet Wines, one of NY’s leading discount shops on the Upper East Side. As a buyer and manager he was able to develop his interest in French wines, especially those of the Loire, and Languedoc-Roussillon. His two previous careers, growing apples in Vermont for 4 years and with a jazz orchestra for 15 years, left him with a fanatical dedication to good, inexpensive wine. His heroes in the wine business are Mark Ollivier, Catherine Roussel and Francois Pinon, to name just a few.

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Episode 76: Bianca Miraglia and Simran Sethi

In the first part of this episode of Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Bianca Miraglia shares about making Uncouth Vermouth through the inspiration of the seasonal plants and botanicals around her.

After the break, Mike is joined by Simran Sethi, author of Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We Love. Simran tells about her personal realization that she was depriving herself of the pleasures of delicious, diverse foods. This led to her writing a book about the importance of experiencing food with all your senses.

“It’s a very early 16th century style to use just plants that are available, what I’m doing is a very old concept.” [14:45] –Bianca Miraglia of Uncouth Vermouth on Food Talk with Mike Colameco “We have become more homogenized in everything we’re eating, how we’re treating the soil, in everything we grow, and it’s really compromising our food system... creating something that’s less nutritious and less delicious.” [39:00] –Simran Sethi on Food Talk with Mike Colameco