Not only is Portland's Erica Landon award-winning sommelier extremely well educated about the wines she recommends, she continues to make restaurant wine programs some of the best in the state. She's also quite nice. In a male-dominated field with a reputation for snobbery, Landon gracefully keeps her own counsel. "When I went to take my quarter master sommelier exam I was one … [Read more...] about Interview – Erica Landon, Sommelier
Interview: John Gorham – Toro Bravo
John Gorham, owner of Toro Bravo, Tasty n Sons, Mediterranean Exploration Company and more, sits down with Elizabeth Lopeman "My grandfather was a big foodie. He owned a crab shack in Baltimore and I would go stay for like a month of my summers with him. He was a bachelor who always had a new girlfriend so he was always wining and dining," reminisces Toro Bravo's John Gorham. … [Read more...] about Interview: John Gorham – Toro Bravo
Interview: Sarah Hart of Alma Chocolate
Gold and Chocolate Hart - Sarah Hart of Alma Chocolate makes religious icons you can sink your teeth intoNote - Alma Chocolate was sold to Moonstruck Chocolates in Summer 2018."My dad was a Presbyterian minister and he was a civil rights activist and really conscious of the unrest over Vietnam, so social justice was in my DNA," explains Sarah Hart, the Alma Chocolate … [Read more...] about Interview: Sarah Hart of Alma Chocolate