BATTLE OF THE SOMMS
Adam Thomas2025-02-21T12:34:52+00:00One offers efficiency and accuracy; the other passion and curiosity. Who will win in the clash between AI and human sommeliers, asks Lawrence Ulrich
One offers efficiency and accuracy; the other passion and curiosity. Who will win in the clash between AI and human sommeliers, asks Lawrence Ulrich
What makes for the best restaurant soundtrack and what does this say about the place, the wine, the menu? Can it be too loud, too quiet, too generic, too exclusive, too experimental? Jason Barlow investigates the politics of the ideal score
The concept of luxury is constantly shifting, explains Peter Yeung, as shown by the wealth of new high-end experiences in the world of hospitality and wine
A host of excellent new cocktail bars and craft distilleries is shaking things up in California’s Napa Valley, discovers Virginie Boone
New generations are challenging traditional drinking etiquettes, as Debika Ray investigates the modern world of glassware
Vibrant, welcoming and inclusive, Atlanta’s wine bar scene brings together talented experts set on forging their own unique paths in the industry, finds Cathy Huyghe
How do recipes, passed on from generations and traveling across continents, help preserve cultures, share histories, and deal with loss and love, wonders Lilah Raptopoulos
Jordan Mackay speaks with Stevie Stacionis about Bâtonnage, the multifaceted organization the wine shop owner co-founded with writer and educator Sarah Bray in Napa in 2018 to support women in wine
Sommelier Tahiirah Habibi worked her way up to top jobs in hotspots such as Michael’s Genuine, while simultaneously raising her daughter. Here, she tells us how joining forces together is the only way to break the glass ceiling and bring about lasting change
With Indigenous cuisine experiencing at last a much-needed renaissance across the US, Stephanie Gravalese meets three chefs leading conversations around the movement’s ties to cultural preservation and culinary innovation
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