Interview: Chef Curtis Stone Celebrity Chef Curtis Stone keeps family close to his heart. His two restaurants Maude (2014) and Gwen (2016) were named in honor of his..
Interview: Sheila Donohue, Vero Sheila Donohue has always loved sharing her favorite things with her friends. So when she became a sommelier, her love and knowledge of wine became..
Interview: Taylor J. Rothchild Wine has always been an important part of Taylor J. Rothchild’s life. Inspired by his parents, he was first introduced to wine at the age of..
Interview: Chef de Cuisine Luca Moriconi, Culina, Four Seasons Beverly Hills If you have dined at Culina & Vinoteca at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills since 2018, you have tasted the talents of Culina Chef de Cuisine Luca..
Interview: Chef Nick Shipp, The Upper West The Upper West is an exclusive restaurant in Santa Monica. It opened in 2010 with Chef Nick Shipp at the helm. Shipp became involved in the..
Interview: Vanessa Phillips, Co-Owner of Feel Good Foods Feel Good Foods founder Vanessa Phillips grew up in the restaurant business in New York City. Her father was a ‘serial restaurateur,’ a business..
Carving a New Path, Michael Mondavi Michael Mondavi started working with the family wine business since college. Immersed in the wine-making community of Napa, Mondavi co-founded the..