Comments on: Food and Wine with Michael Chiarello

By: Mark Catalano

Mark Catalano — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:49:04 +0000

Chiarello’s wines are good because he has Thomas Rivers Brown as his primary winemaker. Thomas Brown is one of Napa’s most accomplished winemakers.

By: Colin Hall

Colin Hall — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:15:52 +0000

We could really do with Michael Chiarello in the UK. We have survived on the same cooking show format for too many years and we very much need a shot of this stylish show. It would be a fantastic discovery for us to see the quality of Florida produce and get some advice on how to produce beautiful food in a more professional way.

By: Jon Bjork

Jon Bjork — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:15:58 +0000

Since that Korean fashion spam brought me back to this page, I figured I’d chime in and say that I have been repeatedly quoting Michael Chiarello over the past several months.

The biggest take-away message for me was, “Don’t apologize for your food.”

As winemakers, we can have times when we lose confidence in how good our wine is. There are some days when it just isn’t tasting as excellent as I remember. When pouring for a guest, it is tempting to say, “The wine is going through some awkward phase right now. Sorry.”

I’ve now learned to shut up, and more often than not, what I thought would be a bad experience with the wine has the guest opening smiling with raised eyebrows saying, “Wow. I really like this wine.”

I could have completely denied that nice experience if I’d have blown it with what I was really thinking.

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:49:25 +0000

Another great show! I’ve always enjoyed watching Michael cook Saturdays on PBS. Thanks, Guys!

By: GrapeRadio Bunch

GrapeRadio Bunch — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:53:33 +0000

I never saw him cook in person, bot watching him on TV has been a real treat. I am happy to hear he is getting back to his roots. More time in the kitchen and less time in front of a camera is a good thing.

Jay

By: Lee

Lee — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:34:47 +0000

I used to be amazed watching Michael Cook with such ease, using the freshest Produce from his garden, on TV. Showing us how to eat healhty and enjoy good wine. He is a great inspiration! Back then waiting three weeks for reservation to “Tra Vigne” was worth it! So Happy to have Grape Radio do this show on him! Enjoying it tremendously, Thank You!

By: Kari

Kari — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:22:23 +0000

By: Jon Bjork

Jon Bjork — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:25:16 +0000

Another great show! I’ve always enjoyed watching Michael cook Saturdays on PBS. Thanks, Guys!

By: GrapeRadio Bunch

GrapeRadio Bunch — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:19:42 +0000

Cary, I hope you do not feel we strayed too far from the subject of wine. I was surprised how much I liked the wine. I expected some undrinkable “celebrity” wine, but that was not the case. It was a very good wine.

Jay

By: Cary

Cary — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:36:59 +0000

While this podcast was not specifically about wine, Chiarello is an engaging personality. People give him a hard time being a “TV chef” and “sellout” but the guy can clearly cook.

I browsed Bottega’s winelist and the prices indeed are fair. 2x wholesale/discounted retail.