First day in the office, and a rather long one. ( ok ok, just for those of you who now wonder about the office bit, let’s quickly catch up: I’m in London for a couple of weeks setting up the wine operations for NOPI, the new restaurant from the Ottolenghi crew…disco!) Funny how it never… [Read more…]
January 6, 2011
Yes I know. A week of wine tasting sounds fab. And yes I know you’re now waiting for me to tell you how hard a job this is. Well take my advice and trust me on this one: as hard as they can get, wine tastings are fun and anyone who begs the differ has… [Read more…]
December 21, 2010
Most people tend to hide their firm belief in superstitions, I don’t. I know it’s bad, and it sometime gets to the stupidest of things. If the next car turns right then great day ahead, but if not, I might as well spend the day at home, safe. None of this was happening on our… [Read more…]
November 22, 2010
So me and @oshposh are making the wine list for Ottolenghi’s new restaurant; NOPI. But you know it already, you’re a keen reader, I can tell. Lets talk a bit about making wine lits then… Obviously, we’re super excited. And not only from the fact that we’ll get to taste so many (V good we… [Read more…]
November 20, 2010
So it’s been a hell of a week and part 1 of our mission is accomplished. No idea what I’m talking about? Well check my previous posts or just keep on reading, I’m sure you’ll figure it out. A whole week (7 full days counted), of intensive tasting which left us almost gumless but with… [Read more…]
November 9, 2010
It’s London init! And not in a sentimental mood, promise! And we’re here on a mission, a serious one. The award wining Ottolenghi gang is now working on a new exciting project (follow it here). We feel extremely lucky to be part of it and are proud to launch the wine tasting week! But first,… [Read more…]
October 31, 2010
Blind tastings anyone? Yes of course, one for me please, don’t we all love them? No prejudice, no labels, live and let live, peace and love. Yet behind every “innocent” & professional blind tasting lies a simple human urge, winning. This second of suspense, just before the bottle is revealed, is for many the essence… [Read more…]
August 20, 2010
Let’s start with some old news shall we? Social media is booming, hello! Social media and wine go hand in hand, that’s why we’re all here, right? More and more restaurants embrace social media to interact directly with their customers; interaction is what we need. But aren’t we missing something? If restaurants love it and… [Read more…]
February 7, 2011
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