In the first half of this week's Food Talk, Mike is joined by Patrick Cappiello, the Operating Partner and Wine Director of Rebelle and Pearl & Ash restaurants, creator of Renegade Wine Dinner, Chef Sommelier for Daniel Johnnes "La Paulée", and Wine Columnist for Playboy Magazine. After the break, Mike is joined by Karen Stabiner, the author of Generation Chef, which follows a young chef as he opens his first restaurant, and chronicles the upheaval in that riskiest of businesses. Karen...

This week on Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike is joined in the studio by Tia Keenan, a New York City-based cook, cheese specialist, writer and food stylist. Tia has worked on a broad range of creative, food-based projects, from concept development for Walt Disney and Bien Cuit Bakery, to restaurant and retail programs for Murray’s Cheese and Lucy’s Whey. Her new book is titled The Art of the Cheese Plate: Pairings, Recipes, Style, Attitude. Also in the studio is Ryan Sutton, chief food...

First up on this week's Food Talk, Mike speaks with Nick Kovacevich, co-founder & CEO of Kush Bottles. Founded in 2010, their mission is to provide innovative packaging solutions for dispensaries, growers, retail shops, and consumers throughout the legal cannabis industry. After a break, we return with Kamal Kouiri, the general manager and wine director of Molyvos in Manhattan's Midtown West. One of New York’s most beloved Greek restaurants since its opening in 1997, Molyvos has won...

This week on Food Talk, Mike Colameco speaks with Bérénice Lurton, owner of Château Climens in Bordeaux. Along with a handful of siblings and cousins, she is part of a group of 12 wine producers, bringing together twenty estates in Bordeaux and beyond, to form a joint association of "Lurton wine." After the break, Mike is joined in the studio by Sahra Vang Nguyen, an artist, writer, speaker, entrepreneur, and creative producer currently based in Brooklyn, New York. She is also the Head...

Mike Colameco is back from Champagne with a new episode of Food Talk! Joining him in the first half of this week's show is Warren Bobrow, a mixologist, chef, and writer known as the Cocktail Whisperer. His latest book is Cannabis Cocktails, Mocktails and Tonics: The Art of Spirited Drinks and Buzz-Worthy Libations. After the break, Ryan Sutton of Eater is back to talk restaurant reviews, (no) tipping, wine, and more.

This week on Food Talk with Mike Colameco, writer and natural wine advocate Alice Feiring returns to the show to talk about chemical farming, growing grapes with very little rain, the Natural Wine Award at Vinitaly, and more. After the break, Mike is joined by winemakers Ana Diogo-Draper of Artesa Vineyards & Winery and Richie Allen of Rombauer Vineyards.

Charity, Chocolate and Wine - the perfect spring combination! Enjoy a taste of each on this week's episode of Food Talk with Mike Colameco. He's first joined by Beth Shapiro, Executive of City Meals on Wheels & chef Carolina Bazan, who talk about some of the incredible programs and initiatives happening at the not-for-profit organization that raises private funds to ensure no homebound elderly New Yorker will ever go a day without food or human company. Next, Mary Gorman-McAdams, MW, a...

On this week's Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike is joined in the studio by Tim Sultan, author of the new book Sunny's Nights: Lost and Found at a Bar on the Edge of the World, "an indelible portrait of what is quite possibly the greatest bar in the world—and the mercurial, magnificent man behind it," the late Sunny Balzano. After the break is winemaker Sandy Walheim from Francis Ford Coppola’s newest winery, Virginia Dare. The brands and tasting room pay homage to two events in American...

The first half of this week's Food Talk with Mike Colameco features "healthy bartender" Jules Aron. Based in New York City, Jules is a mixologist, beverage consultant, and green lifestyle expert. For over twelve years she has been tending bar at some of Manhattan’s finest dining establishments, hot spot nightclubs, swanky rooftop bars, and favorite happy hour spots. As a Certified Holistic Health Coach from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition with a background in fitness, yoga, and qigong,...

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...

On this week's episode of Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike kicks things off with a phone call to Dwight Furrow, a philosophy professor and author writing on the aesthetics of food and wine. After the break, he is joined in the studio by Ryan Sutton, chief food critic for Eater NY, to talk Jewish delis, David Chang's late night offerings, smoking eels, and more.

On this week's episode of Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike is joined in the studio by Ashley Santoro, the wine director at The Standard East Village, The Standard Café, and Narcissa. In addition to her work at The Standard, she also devotes time to traveling and teaching wine courses. Santoro has been featured in numerous publications including The New York Times and Wine & Spirits Magazine.

On this weeks episode of Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike is joined in the studio by Sarah McCrea of Stony Hill Vineyard in the Napa Valley. They discuss the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of American winemaking in the 20th century and beyond. Instead of following the advice of a few people, I think people are following the advice of people they find who might be like-minded, which means theres room for so much more to flourish. [40:50] – Sarah McCrea andnbsp;

This weeks Food Talk with Mike Colameco features a packed menu. First up, Matt Rodbard and Deuki Hong, authors of the new cookbook Koreatown, talk about the staying power of Korean food culture in America. Next, Adam Gopnik of The New Yorker and Peter Hoffman of Back Forty West dish about cassoulet and the evolution of the New York food scene. Last but not least, sommelier Erin Healy of Restaurant Marc Forgione discusses developing her palate and putting her customers first. andnbsp; [Korean...

This week on Food Talk, host Mike Colameco sits down with Bobby Demasco and Savio Soares. Bobby Demasco is the owner of Pierless Fish, Brooklyn’s premier fresh seafood purveyor. Savio Soares is the president and founder of wine importer Savio Soares Selections, one of New Yorks premier wine importers. Together, they discuss fine wines, Florida imported fish legs, and the best ways to buy fish. Every fisherman thinks their fish is the best, just like every parent thinks their kid is the...

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...

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...

Tune in for a brand new episode of Food Talk as host Mike Colameco is in studio with Chef James Kent of The NoMad and restauranteur Nick Morgenstern. Talking how they came up in the restaurant industry, thoughts on todays young chef, plus whats on the horizon, this is a conversation you wont want to miss!

Tune in for this weeks Food Talk as Mike Colameco welcomes to the studio: Ryan Sutton, Adam Leonti, Jake Dickson and Bill Telepan.  Back to chat about the recent NYT Review of Per Se, Ryan discusses his thoughts on the review and what it means in the context of fine dining, plus comments on elevated Mexican cuisine in New York City. Adam Leonti joins next, who is the Executive Chef at The Williamsburg Hotel, opening in 2016 and is responsible for the Brooklyn Bread Lab. Adam and Jeffrey...

Ever tried orange wine? Food Talk host Mike Colameco kicks off this weeks show with an in studio wine tasting with Chris Struck of the yet-to-reopen Rouge Tomate.  With conversation centered around the details of Georgian amber wine (also known as orange wine), Chris explains the differences between this variety of wine versus the commonly known red or white along with some personal anecdotes of his wino-related travels.  After the break, Katie Parla, Rome-based food and beverage educator 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 andamp; 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
 college she decided to take her first wine course, and the hook was instant! Becoming  a cellar-hand in downtown Manhattan at Harrys
Cafe and Steak, in 2011 she worked harvest for Michael...

Wrapping up the Food Talk radio season, Mike Colameco welcomes friend of the show Patrick Cappiello, the Operating Partner and Wine Director of Rebelle and Pearl andamp; Ash restaurants, creator of Renegade Wine Dinner, Chef Sommelier for Daniel Johnnes La Paulée, and Wine Columnist for Playboy Magazine to the show for an on-air wine tasting.  After the break, Kevin and Debbie Adey join in studio talking about their new restaurant, Faro, located in Bushwick, Brooklyn.  With a menu...

Food Talk is back this week with a brand new episode as Mike Colameco welcomes Chef Jonathan Wu and Wilson Tang talking about their partnership on the new restaurant Fung Tu. With Wilson in charge of the legendary Chinatown staple, Nom Wah Tea Parlor, and Jonathan hot off fine-dining kitchens like Per Se, the duo chat about the 50-seat establishment that houses their own brand of creative and personal interpretations of American Chinese food.  Next up, Mike chats with Ryan Sutton, food critic...

This week on Food Talk, host Mike Colameco welcomes guests Alice Feiring, Allesandra Altieri, Michele Brogioni, Vito Gnazzo, and Gianfranco Sorrentino to the studio. Kick off the episode with wine writer Alice Feiring, who explains that “better” means wines made from organic viticulture with nothing added and nothing taken away. Talking to Mike about the recent increase in the cost of wine and the resurgence of Georgian wine, the two go back and forth on their recent favorites.  Allesandra...

Prior to the conception of Feed Your Soul, its 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,...