Darryl Joannides

About 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.

Essentials of a Classic Italian

Last Update March 16, 2014 Leave a Comment

With sadness in my heart but many pleasurable memories due to the profound impression she had on my culinary life, today's Wine Finds are in memory of the great Marcella Hazan, who passed away last week at the age of 89. As a young chef pursuing all things Italian, it was definitely an a-ha moment for me when I turned … [Read more...] about Essentials of a Classic Italian

Wine Musings: Meeting Royalty

Last Update January 4, 2017 5 Comments

Penne all’Arrabbiata This great wine piece by Darryl Joannides includes a recipe for Penne all'Arrabbiata It was late January 1997 and a particularly dark, wet and dreary winter’s day. We were on the back end of a 3 week trip driving all over the Italian peninsula, and beginning to get that type of weary that sets … [Read more...] about Wine Musings: Meeting Royalty