The Eat Drink Fun Podcast

What happens when a chef trained by Gualtiero Marchesi, shaped by 11 years with Michel and Sébastien Bras in France, and transformed by years in Hokkaido lands in a UNESCO World Heritage mountain village in the Italian Dolomites? You get La Stüa de Michil — a one-Michelin-star kitchen at Hotel La Perla in Corvara, Alta Badia, where Chef Simone Cantafio turns local Alpine ingredients into something...

Tim Hudson is the founder of Inspired Italy, a ski guiding service that offers guests a mind-blowing week-long ski safari adventure in the Italian Dolomites. Many skiers yearn for the opportunity to ski in Italy. The Dolomite mountains are so breathtakingly beautiful that UNESCO recognized the entire range as a World Heritage Site in 2009. Tim Hudson founded Inspired Italy based on his own experie...

The White Ring Race (Der Weiße Ring, Das Rennen) is a thrilling amateur ski race scheduled each January in Lech am Arlberg, Austria. If you ski or ride, add it to your bucket list. Lech has a long tradition of offering exceptional hospitality and luxury. With Andrea Ruckendorfer, Head of Event Management at Lech-Zürs Tourism, we dive into the White Ring and other fun and delicious events in Lech....

Karl Maier - The Göckelesmaier What is the largest, funnest, and best spring festival in Europe? It happens to be the Frühlingsfest (Spring Festival) in Stuttgart, Germany. Who operates the best tent at the Frühlingsfest? Many believe it’s Karl Maier of the Göckelesmaier.  Do you love big beers and a welcoming, jubilant atmosphere that is also family friendly? Then the Frühlingsfest is for yo...

The Benanti Viticolori tasting room and visitor reception area is just north of Catania. The buildings are surrounded by a portion of the family’s beautiful vineyards, which begin their ascent up the southeastern slopes of Mt. Etna. This is also a beautiful location for a private event or celebration. In addition to the old press and barrel aging rooms, there is a gorgeous swimming pool and garden...

When someone recommends a Riesling to you, what is your gut response? Do you assume it is cloyingly sweet? For several decades, roughly the latter half of the 20th Century, this would have been an appropriate response. And truthfully, we Americans still have a huge soft spot for sweeter German wines, even if we don’t want to admit it. But thanks to Erni Loosen, these old assumptions have started t...

Eugen Scalet , along with his wife, Anna Maria, revolutionized traditional Austrian aprés ski . This story begins in the late 1980s, when the Scalets opened their slope-side sheep barn to thirsty skiers. Today, the MooserWirt in St. Anton , Tirol is ground zero for one of the world's greatest parties. Our conversation is wide-ranging. We discuss the MooserWirt's humble beginnings, DJ Gerhard 's ma...

How Important is Your Wine Glass? This episode asks a simple question: how important is your wine glass? I begin with a  conversation I had with Maximilian Riedel at Pro Wein in Dusseldorf. Maximilian is the 11th generation of his family to make fine glass products, and since 2014 he has been the President and CEO of Riedel Crystal . We learn a little history about Riedel, its connection to t...

If you’ve never heard of a wine ski safari, welcome to heaven on Earth. Ski or ride between four Italian alpine huts in the heart of northern Italy’s Dolomite mountains and sip over 60 regional wines. I speak with local producers, restaurant owners, and the brand manager of the Alta Badia region in Südtirol/Alto-Adige. EDF offers Custom Adventures and sommelier ski services if you ever want to go....

Are you interested in delicious adult beverages? Great food? How about world-class travel to beautiful places? Listen to the Eat Drink Fun Podcast and let Certified Sommelier, attorney, consultant, entrepreneur, and peripatetic nomad Kris Miller introduce you to top performers in the beverage and hospitality industries, as well as some fun and spirited discussions with fellow travelers.