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A Light Lunch at Scacciadiavoli

Mike Madaio
Features
4 min read
Upon receiving the itinerary for our wine tour of Montefalco, the following entry immediately jumps out: 12:00 - Visit, tasting, and light lunch at winery Scacciadiavoli. Light lunch? In Umbria? Though my skepticism runs rampant, I’m intrigued to discover what might await us. In anticipation, we breakfast in traditional Italian

Explore Beer Aromas with Hop Blast

Mike Madaio
Beer Reviews
2 min read
Perhaps the most vivid memory of my wine training is of repeated olfactory forays into containers stuffed with leather, lavender, grass, beef jerky, etc., in order to discover signature wine aromas and flavors. Though it may be cliche to use the term wine epiphany, I certainly had my fair share
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Your New Favorite Tomato Sauce

Mike Madaio
Features
3 min read
In 2009, riding the wave of popularity  of Top Chef - and perhaps the peak of reality cooking shows in general - Bravo debuted Chef Academy, a new program following French celebrity chef Jean Christophe Novelli in his quest to open a training center that would groom amateur chefs into