Darryl Joannides

Darryl is the owner of cork • a bottle shop at 2901 NE Alberta Street, where he sells wine, beer, chocolate and olive oil and shares his passion for small, sustainable producers. Prior to starting cork in 2006, Darryl was the Chef/Owner of Assaggio, an Italian trattoria in the Sellwood neighborhood that was Willamette Week’s Restaurant of the Year in 1996 and received many accolades from local and national press during the 10 year period he and his wife ran the restaurant. As a chef, Darryl twice appeared on the Food Network and had a multi-page spread in Food & Wine Magazine all without ever winning a Quick Fire challenge! You can follow his regular musings on wine and food on Facebook or Twitter.