Wine and Cuisine
In this episode of the Culture Lounge podcast, recorded at Assouline's New York headquarters, Jeannie Cho Lee, the first Asian Master of Wine, and chef Brian Kim, founder of OEG Hospitality and chef-owner of the Michelin-starred Oiji Mi and Bōm, come together to consider what it means to eat and drink beautifully today. Friends for more than a decade, they trace the winding routes that led each of them into food and wine against their parents' wishes, and the years spent learning the grammar of flavor: fermentation and the hundreds of kimchis that live in a Korean kitchen, acidity and tannin and the way a full-bodied red will keep chili burning on the palate twice as long.
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Wine and Cuisine
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Cuisine with Mario Carbone and Jeff Zalaznick
Mario and Jeff share how a joint love of Italian-American food led to the creation of Carbone, and describe the first meals that sparked their love of cuisine.
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Fargo and Cho share their gateways into the fashion world, transport us to memorable runway shows and describe their favorite looks they’ve ever worn.
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