A Table For Two

In today’s episode, Antoine Abou-Samra welcomes Fabrice Guiberteau – , Technical director and enologist, Kefraya, Lebanon. SPECIAL GUEST BIO French Version Arrivé au Liban en 2006, Fabrice Guiberteau est originaire d’une famille de vignerons de la Charente-Maritime, qui compte six générations. Il a une formation en œnologie et titulaire d’un MBA en ingénierie commerciale et en gestion de projet. I...

In today’s episode, Antoine Abou-Samra welcomes Dana Matar – Co-Founder & Director of Peaks Sports, Dubai, UAE. SPECIAL GUEST BIO Born and raised in Lebanon, Dana is a mom of two, an interior architect, an ultra-runner, a sports enthusiast and an entrepreneur who has made the UAE home for the past 13 years. Her passion for the outdoors started at a young age when she joined the local scouts co...

In today’s episode, Antoine Abou-Samra welcomes Channa Galhenage, founder of Loustic Café, Paris, France. SPECIAL GUEST BIO After having opened one of France’s first wave of specialty coffee shops in Paris and in Marseille, Channa Galhenage has sold his coffee businesses, kept the name Loustic, and is pivoting the brand into a specialty wine bar project in Paris that, hopefully should see the day...

In today’s episode of One on One, Antoine Abou-Samra welcomes India Donisi, Founder, Winespicegirl, Amsterdam, The Netherlands SPECIAL GUEST BIO India Donisi, 1988 born in Italy raised in the Netherlands. I started my wine blog Winespicegirl in 2020 to add some spice to the wine world. By adding humour and sensuality to a predominantly serious field I hope to make wine more inclusive and reach a y...

In today’s episode, Antoine Abou-Samra welcomes Sarah Trubnick, CSW, CSWS, DipWSET, Wine Director and Co-founder of The Barrel Room, San Francisco, USA. SPECIAL GUEST BIO Sarah holds a Master of Science in Applied Physics (UCLA), the WSET Diploma, and is a Certified Specialist of Wine. Sarah also operates Northeast Wine Company (NH), teaches for multiple wine schools, including Commonwealth Wine S...

In today’s episode, Douglas McMaster, Chef at Silo London talks to host Antoine Abou-Samra about Silo London, The Zero-Waste Blueprint, and his Visionary Approach to Sustainability. SPECIAL GUEST BIO Douglas began his career in 2003 at Winteringham Fields, a then two Michelin-starred restaurant. From there, he moved to London to work at Fergus Henderson’s ST. JOHN, which he credits as forming the...

In today’s episode of One on One, Antoine Abou-Samra welcomes Tanguy Martin, Chargé de plaidoyer national, Terre de Liens, France. [EN FRANÇAIS] SPECIAL GUEST BIO Tanguy Martin milite depuis plus de 15 ans pour une agriculture écologique et la démocratie dans l’alimentation. Il travaille aujourd’hui pour Terre de Liens qui expérimente la gestion collective et écologique de terres agricoles. Il par...

[EPISODE IN FRENCH / EPISODE EN FRANCAIS] In today’s episode of One on One, Antoine Abou-Samra welcomes Professeur Serge Hercberg, Professeur émérite de Nutrition à l’Université Sorbonne Paris-Nord, France SPECIAL GUEST BIO Serge Hercberg est à la fois Docteur en Médecine (MD) et Docteur es Sciences (PhD en épidémiologie nutritionnelle). Professeur émérite de Nutrition à l’Université Sorbonne Pari...

In today’s episode of One on One, Antoine Abou-Samra welcomes Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor, of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, at New York University, USA SPECIAL GUEST BIO Marion Nestle is Paulette Goddard Professor, of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, at New York University, which she chaired from 1988-2003 and from which she officially retir...

In today’s episode of One on One, Antoine Abou-Samra welcomes Nicole Derseweh, Chef, Author and Healer, USA Embark on a captivating and transformative journey with Nicole Derseweh, a remarkable chef, author, and healer, as she shares her extraordinary tale of resilience, self-discovery, and the profound impact of food on healing and personal empowerment. Overcoming personal challenges, Nicole imme...

In this insightful new episode of the One on One podcast, host Antoine Abou-Samra welcomes Special Guest Emma Banks, Vice President of Food & Beverage Strategy and Development at Hilton EMEA. In their conversation, Emma shares her insights and experiences in the world of hospitality. From sustainable sourcing to wine culture, Emma discusses the importance of local produce, reducing carbon emis...

In today’s episode of One on One, Antoine Abou-Samra welcomes Jennifer Estevez, CEO, Consciously Planted, USA SPECIAL GUEST BIO Jennifer Estevez is a CEO, entrepreneur and business advisor with years of experience working in marketing, communications, food, beverage, hospitality and startups. She originally started her professional career as a sommelier, receiving her CMS Advanced Certification an...

In today’s episode of One on One, Antoine Abou-Samra welcomes Max La Manna, Chef, Author, UK SPECIAL GUEST BIO Max La Manna is an award-winning chef, author and presenter. He started cooking at a young age in his father's restaurants and has worked in Michelin-starred establishments. He was named 2022 Digital Creator of The Year by Fortnum & Mason. With over 15 years of cooking experience,...

In today’s episode of One on One, Antoine Abou-Samra welcomes Pierre Thiam Founder & President, Yolélé, and Founder & Executive Chef, Teranga, USA SPECIAL GUEST BIO Pierre Thiam is a celebrated chef, restaurateur, award-winning cookbook author, and entrepreneur. Born and raised in Senegal, he is known for his innovative cooking style, at once modern and eclectic yet rooted in the rich culi...

In today’s episode of One on One, Antoine Abou-Samra welcomes Channa Galhenage, Owner Café Loustic, Paris, France. You can listen to the first interview and discover in detail how Channa got into coffee: https://tablefortwo.co/2020/05/02/one-on-one-with-channa-galhenage/ SPECIAL GUEST BIO Channa Galhenage is the owner of Cafe Loustic, a charming cafe located in the heart of the Marais neighborhood...

In today’s episode of One on One, Antoine Abou-Samra welcomes Lidia Díaz, Presidenta Asociación Española Contra la Despoblación AECD, Salamanca, España. En el episodio de hoy de One on One, Antoine Abou-Samra da la bienvenida a Lidia Díaz, Presidenta Asociación Española Contra la Despoblación AECD, Salamanca, España. The podcast is in Spanish / El podcast es en español. SPECIAL GUEST BIO / BIOGRAF...

In today’s episode of One on One, Antoine Abou-Samra welcomes Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig, Senior Research Scientist, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, USA. SPECIAL GUEST BIO Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig is a Senior Research Scientist at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and the co-located Columbia University Climate School’s Center for Climate Systems Research. Dr. Rosenzweig’s...

In today’s episode of One on One, Antoine Abou-Samra welcomes Andrew Revkin, Founding Director,  Initiative On Communication And Sustainability, New York, USA. SPECIAL GUEST BIO Andrew Revkin has reported on global environmental risk and solutions for 40 years - mostly for The New York Times. He began writing about global warming in 1988 and has never stopped, pursuing related questions from...

In today’s episode of One on One, Antoine Abou-Samra welcomes Attila Szocs, President, Eco Ruralis, Cluj Napoca, Romania. SPECIAL GUEST BIO Szocs Boruss Miklos Attila is a young peasant farmer from central Transylvania, Romania growing and processing traditional varieties of fruits trees and vegetables. He is president of Eco Ruralis - national association of agroecological peasant farmers. Attila...

In today’s episode of One on One, Antoine Abou-Samra welcomes Rob Griffin, Head Winemaker & Founder, and Megan Hughes, Second Generation Winemaker, Barnard Griffin, Richland, WA, USA SPECIAL GUESTS BIO ROB GRIFFIN Rob Griffin fell in love with winemaking at an early age. In the late 1960s, he grew up near what has now become the most recognized wine region in the United States, the Napa Valley...

In today’s episode of One on One, Antoine Abou-Samra welcomes Pauline Vicard, Co-Founder And Executive Director, ARENIGlobal, London, UK. SPECIAL GUEST BIO Born and raised into a winemaking family in Burgundy, Pauline has been working in the wine sector for the last 15 years both in Europe and Internationally, in the market research department of the Burgundy wine office and the French Embassy, be...

In today’s episode of One on One, Antoine Abou-Samra welcomes Philippe de Lur Saluces, Co-Manager, Chateau De Fargues, France. SPECIAL GUEST BIO Philippe de Lur Saluces is the 16th generation of Lur Saluces taking care, with the 15th – his father, Alexandre de Lur Saluces – of 2 estates (Fargues and Uza in the Landes) which arrived by the same marriage in 1472. The de Lur Saluces family received t...

In today’s episode of One on One, Antoine Abou-Samra welcomes Youmna Asseily, Owner, Château Biac, Bordeaux, France. SPECIAL GUEST BIO A true “citizen of the world”, Youmna’s life journey began in Lebanon. When she was just a few months old,  the family left for Ghana, then Tunisia, Switzerland where she studied for 9 years, back to Beirut and finally to England as a young bride in 1978, just...

In today’s episode of One on One, Antoine Abou-Samra welcomes Devlin Kuyek, Researcher with Grain, Montreal, Canada. SPECIAL GUEST BIO Devlin Kuyek is a researcher with GRAIN, an international organisation that works to support small farmers and social movements in their struggles for community-controlled and biodiversity-based food systems. Over the past two decades at GRAIN, his work has focused...

In today’s episode of One on One, Antoine Abou-Samra welcomes Karen MacNeil, Author of The Wine Bible, Napa, USA. SPECIAL GUEST BIO One of the foremost wine experts in the United States, Karen MacNeil is the only American to have won every major wine award given in the English Language. In a full-page profile on her, Time magazine called Karen, “America’s Missionary of the Vine.” Karen is the auth...