Profiles
Unfiltered: Daniele Chelo, Clos Maggiore
Daniele Chelo, head sommelier at Clos Maggiore in London, got his big break at Jason Atherton’s Michelin-starred City Social, dreams of a vineyard in Langhe, and might have ended up a taxi driver had his path not led to the world of wine.
Guilty pleasures: Yann Prigent
In the latest installment of our Guilty Pleasures series, in association with Côtes du Rhône Wines, we chat game birds and the joys of Côtes du Rhône Villages with head sommelier of The Bleeding Heart Group, Yann Prigent.
Unfiltered: Daniel Manetti, The Connaught
Daniel Manetti, head sommelier at the two-Michelin-starred Hélène Darroze at The Connaught, shares his joy at finally tasting a bottle of Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, and why London is one of the best cities in the world to work in wine.
Honey Spencer and Elizabeth Haigh join forces
Sommelier Honey Spencer has joined forces with Pidgin’s former head chef, Elizabeth Haigh, on a series of pop-up dinners at Narroway Studio in Hackney.
Guilty Pleasures: Roger Jones
In the fourth instalment of our Guilty Pleasure series, in association with Côtes du Rhône Wines, we discover chef Roger Jones’ penchant for lambs testicles and secret visits to his restaurant’s cellar armed with his Coravin.
Unfiltered: Fabrizio de Fenzo, Ristorante Frescobaldi
Fabrizio De Fenzo, head sommelier at Ristorante Frescobaldi in Mayfair, set out on his path to becoming a sommelier at the tender age of 16, working at L’Anima, Sartoria and Petrus before finding a home at Frescobaldi.
Guilty pleasures: Jan Konetzki
In the next instalment of our Guilty Pleasures series, we speak to German-born Jan Konetzki, Director of Wine at London’s Four Seasons Hotel.
Khan: The restaurant industry can be quite isolating
Asma Khan, the first British chef to appear in the popular Netflix series Chef’s Table, has admitted that working in the restaurant industry “can be quite isolating”.
Unfiltered: Alex Freguin, Moor Hall
This year’s Taittinger Sommelier of the Year explains what being a sommelier means to him, shares the mortifying moment he spilt a glass of red wine over a bride, and why Manzanilla with a plate of anchovies is heaven on earth.
Gaetano Farucci named head chef at Le Gavroche
Michel Roux Jr has named 29-year-old Gaetano Farucci as the head chef of the two-Michelin-starred Le Gavroche in Mayfair, following the departure of former head chef Diego Ferrari.
Unfiltered: Melanie Brown, The Providores and NZ Wine Cellar
Melanie Brown, wine buyer for New Zealand restaurant The Providores and the founder of independent retailer The NZ Cellar, on learning to use a corkscrew, dreams of Anthony Bourdain, and how a bottle of Ata Rangi Craighall Chardonnay cemented her love of wine.