Restaurant Wine Lists: How can a sommelier help you choose wine in a restaurant? Ever wondered what it’s like to be a sommelier? You’ll find lots of tips in this podcast to make selecting the right wine for your meal easy. Listen
Wine and Relationships
Wine and Relationships: Here’s a light-hearted look at matching wine with relationships. Food and wine pairing is simple by comparison. From announcing a surprise relationship to your family to breaking up with kindness, you’ll find wine suggestions below. Listen
A Marriage Made on the Table
A Marriage Made on the Table: Riesling is one of the most versatile, food-friendly wines in the world. Find out why Germany is its spiritual home. Listen
Wine and Relationships II
Wine and Relationships II: Natalie chats with Amy Tobin, host of Amy’s Table, about more ways to pair wine with any stage of a relationship. Listen
Will Write for Food
Will Write for Food by Dianne Jacob The best guide to food (and by extension wine) writing yet. Jacob is clear, insightful and practical with her advice. This is a must-buy for anyone thinking of a career in wine and food writing, as well as for those already practicing the craft. Buy it from Amazon Canada: CDN $17.20 Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: CDN $16.34 Buy it from Amazon U.S.: CDN $10.85 Buy it from Barnes & Noble: CDN $15.95
The New American Chef
The New American Chef by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg has wonderful insights on ten international cuisines and recipes to match. Buy it from Amazon Canada: CDN $27.91 Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: CDN $23.75 Buy it from Amazon U.S.: US $11.98 Buy it from Barnes & Noble: US $29.95
The Physiology of Taste
The Physiology of Taste by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin All credible foodies have read this bible written in 1825, and translated by M.F.K. Fisher in 1949. Buy it from Amazon Canada: CDN $24.47 Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: CDN $16.68 Buy it from Amazon U.S.: US $16.80 Buy it from Barnes & Noble: US $27.95
The Tummy Trilogy
The Tummy Trilogy by Calvin Trillin A New Yorker writer with a wonderfully dry wit. Buy it from Amazon Canada: CDN $16.96 Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: CDN $14.40 Buy it from Amazon U.S.: US $10.40 Buy it from Barnes & Noble: US $16.00
The Cocktail Chef
The Cocktail Chef Dinah Koo, Janice Poon, and John Szabo This is an excellent resource for entertaining recipes. John Szabo, Canada’s first Master Sommelier, earned the title from the internationally recognized Court of Master Sommeliers in 2004. Buy it from Amazon Canada: CDN $22.05 Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: CDN $21.95 Buy it from Amazon U.S.: US $22.76 Buy it from Barnes & Noble: US $23.96
The Greek for Love
The Greek for Love by James Chatto Not really a food book, though the passages about food are among the best there are in that genre. This travel memoir from from one of my favorite writers will entrance you with its lyricism and break your heart with its ending. Buy it from Amazon Canada: CDN $15.96 Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: CDN $19.95 Buy it from Amazon U.S.: US $23.95 Buy it from Barnes & Noble: US $21.51
