The Connected Table Live

Back in Monterrey, Mexico, Eddie Hernandez initially wanted to be a rock star musician. Today, he's a culinary star and co-proprietor of Taqueria del Sol eateries in Georgia and Tennessee. Eddie discusses his book, "Turnip Greens & Tortillas," and his non-traditional approach to blending South-of-the-Border and Deep South flavors. Jon Priest, Senior Winemaker for Etude Winery in Napa Valley, is pa...

Jehangir Mehta has been called "the most sustainable chef on earth" by Michelin Guide. Owner of Graffiti Earth and Me & You restaurants in New York City, Jehangir shares his passion for sustainable practices and zero waste food. Air Force veteran, John Moynier, has worked as a winemaker for over 40 years, most of that time for C Mondavi & Family in California. His Purple Heart Wine, a red blend, s...

As Executive Editor of Wine Enthusiast Magazine and WineMag.com, Susan Kostrzewa oversees all editorial planning content and tasting programs. She discusses the magazine's annual 100 Best Wine Restaurant list and covering the industry. Tory McPhail "commands the kitchen" as the award-winning Executive Chef at Commander's Palace in New Orleans since 2002, where dining memories are created every day...

Enologist Meaghan Frank shares the legacy of her great-grandfather, Dr. Konstantin Frank, who founded his namesake winery in New York State's Finger Lakes region in 1962. An immigrant from the Ukraine, Frank was the first vintner to successfully grow vitis vinifera (European grape species) in the Eastern U.S.A. Neal Bodenheimer owns Cure and Cane & Table in New Orleans, both voted among the top ba...

Chef Waldy Malouf is senior director of food and beverage operations for The Culinary Institute of America's three campuses. He manages the CIA Restaurant Group- eight concepts- which provide students a hands-on training experience. A 1975 graduate of The Culinary Institute of America, Waldy spent 13 years as co-owner and chief operating officer of Beacon Restaurant, and served as executive chef f...

Cocktails anyone? Nico Martini is author of "Texas Cocktails," which features signature creations by mixologists from Houston to El Paso, and everywhere in between deep in the heart of Texas. Food and Beverage Journalist Amy Zavatto is author of several drinks books including "Prosecco Made Me Do It: 60 Seriously Sparkling Cocktails," Forager's Cocktails: Botanical Mixology with Fresh, Natural Ing...

Riccardo Ricci Curbastro discusses production and styles of Italy's renowned Franciacorta sparkling wine. Riccardo's family dates back 18 generations in what is now the Franciacorta DOCG region. Franciacorta is made in the traditional champenoise method and is known for its longer aging on lees. Fourth generation farmer Tyrrell Myburgh is co-owner and cellarmaster for MAN Family Wines, in South Af...

Ray Isle is the Executive Wine Editor of Food & Wine Magazine and Wine & Spirits Editor for Travel & Leisure and Departures magazines. He's a frequent guest on NBC Today, CNBC's On the Money & Squawk Box and a popular speaker at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen and other culinary festivals. A fourth generation California vintner, Joel Gott is proprietor of Gott Wines in Napa, known for its quality...

Jean-Charles Boisset, The Boisset Collection, oversees his family wineries in France (Burgundy, Rhone and Languedoc) and in California (Buena Vista Winery, Raymond Vineyards and De Loach Vineyards). He’s authored a book and created the lifestyle brand, JCB by Jean-Charles Boisset. Since 2009 Dominique Demarville has served as Cellarmaster at Veuve Clicquot, which celebrates the 200th anniversary o...

Greece has more than 300 indigenous grape varietals and 33 appellations of origin. Enologist Sofia Perpera, Director of the Greek Wine Bureau in North America, discusses Greece's different wine regions wine styles and versatility with food. Aliyyah Baylor is Chief Baking Offer (CBO) of Make My Cake Bakery in New York's Harlem. A third-generation baker who learned from her mother and grandmother, A...

Lidia Bastianich shares anecdotes from her inspiring memoir, "My American Dream: A Life of Love, Family and Food." Lidia grew up in a small city in Istria (now Croatia), Her family escaped the Communist regime in 1956, crossing the border to Trieste, Italy as refugees. In 1958, Catholic Charities aided their relocation to the USA. Today, Lidia is Host of an Emmy Award-winning TV series, a bestsell...

Andrew Friedman is author of "Chefs, Drugs and Rock & Roll: How Food Lovers, Free Spirits, Misfits and Wanderers Created a New American Profession." The book explores America's restaurant evolution from the 1970s to 2000s and the people who shaped it. Peter Mondavi, Jr. and brother Marc oversee Charles Krug Winery, Napa Valley's oldest winery (est. 1861), acquired by Peter's grandparents, Cesare a...

Wine and Spirits Writer Jason Wilson traveled through Europe seeking out rare and remote native grape varietals. He shares his encounters in "Godforsaken Grapes: A Slightly Tipsy Journey Through the World of Strange, Obscure and Underappreciated Wines." Victor Fuentes is Intl. General Director for Grupo Baron de Ley/El Coto de Rioja, DOCa Rioja's largest vineyard owner. He discusses new regulation...

Danielle Chang is Founder of Lucky Rice, a multimedia platform that explores the world of Asian food and produces the Lucky Rice culinary festivals and TV series "Lucky Chow." She discusses the evolution and pop culture of Asian food in the U.S.A. Johnny Schuler is Peru's leading expert on Pisco and Master Distiller for Pisco Portón, whose Hacienda La Caravedo is the oldest Pisco distiller in the...

Hear how recipes and stories are developed at "Food Network Magazine" from its Founding Editor-in-Chief, Maile Carpenter, who "Adweek" magazine has called "the queen of the food magazine world." For more than 700 years Italy's Frescobaldi family has produced renowned wines throughout its six estates in Tuscany. Lamberto Frescobaldi, 30th generation family member, discusses his family's legacy and...

Restaurateur Michael McCarty has been at the forefront of the American culinary revolution since he first opened Michael's Santa Monica in 1979, and ten years later Michael's New York. Inspired by France and committed to local, seasonal farm-fresh food, Michael helped define "California cuisine" as we know it today. Laurent Drouhin and his three siblings represent the new generation leading the es...

Fran Kysela is a Master Sommelier and Founder of Kysela Pere et Fils, a leading importer and distributor of fine wines, spirits, sakes, ciders and craft beers based in Winchester, VA. Randall Grahm is Founder of Bonny Doon Vineyard, located in California's Santa Cruz Mountains. Randall discusses his passion for terroir and mission to produce the ultimate "vin de terroir" in California. His iconic...

Wine may be one of Switzerland's best-kept secrets. 98% of Swiss wines stay in the country for consumption. Gilles Besse, Oenologist at Domaine Jean René Germanier in the Valais region near the Rhone River, provides an overview of Swiss wines and his winery. Joseph Herzog is 8th generation family member of Royal Wine Company, His ancestor, Philip Herzog, supplied fine wines to Austro-Hungarian Emp...

Only one of a handful of women Cellarmasters in Champagne, Floriane Eznack has served as Head Winemaker for Champagne Jacquart since 2011. Floriane works with a cooperative of 1800 grape growers in 60 villages and oversees blending and daily taste-testing for Jacquart's signature Mosaïque Collection (Brut, Extra Brut, Rosé) and Blanc de Blancs, Jacquart produces a modern-style champagne dominated...

Georgia is a stunning, but little-known country with one of the oldest wine making traditions and a cuisine that is vibrant and varied by region. Food writer and photojournalist, Carla Capalbo, takes us on a culinary and cultural journey in "Tasting Georgia: A Food and Wine Journey in the Caucasus." Cooking teacher and food writer, Hsaio-Ching Chou explains simple essentials to prepare Chinese dis...

One of the nation's top mixologists, Adam Seger is Chief Bartender/Corporate Sommelier for iPic Theaters and The Tuck Room, with locations in New York City, Houston, Miami and Los Angeles. He also produces Hum, a hibiscus-based American botanical spirit. South Carolina native and NYC Resident Ali Rosen is host/founder of the IACP Award Winning TV seres "PotLuck with Ali Rosen" (nominated for an Em...

Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen are award-winning journalists known as the World Wine Guys, whose articles on wine and travel appear in Wine Enthusiast Magazine. They are co-authors with Kevin Zraly of Red Wine. Other books include Wines of California and Wines of the Southern Hemisphere. Daniel Johnnes is Wine Director for Daniel Boulud's Dinex Group of restaurants and a founder of Le Paulée, a ce...

Chef/Restaurateur Seamus Mullen owns two restaurants in New York City inspired by his years living and cooking Spain: Tertulia and El Colmado. An avid cyclist, Seamus embraced wellness and changed his diet to help alleviate his rheumatoid arthritis. He is author of Real Food Heals. and Hero Food. Vintner Roberto Di Filippo owns Cantina Di Filippo in Umbria and La Sapata in Romania's Delta region....

The New York Times named New Orleans and Chattanooga among the Top 52 Places to Visit in 2018. Two restaurant couples from each city join us. Louisianans Samantha and Cody Carroll -"The Cajun Aces"- own Sac-a-Lait in New Orleans and Hot Tails in New Roads, both rooted in Cajun cuisine. Karen and Lawton Haygood own 3 restaurants in Chattanooga: Sugar's Ribs, Sidetrack and The Boathouse Rotisserie &...

Carlos Pardo Figueroa, Culinary Educator and Executive Chef for the Sumaq Machu Picchu Hotel, discusses Peru's superfoods, traditions and the diversity of cuisines, from the Andes to the Amazon to Nikkei and Chinese influences. Born and raised in Lima, he oversees the menu for the Sumaq Machu Picchu's renowned Qunuq Restaurant featuring locally sourced produce. This family owned luxury hotel at th...