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By The Glass

Chris Poldoian

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Frequency: 1 episode/13d. Total Eps: 74

A podcast dedicated to boozy beverages and the people who make & drink them. Thoughtful interviews about the food & beverage industry that are published weekly and hosted by Texas-based sommelier Chris Poldoian.

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74. Finding the Music in Hospitality with Kate Nye

Friday, October 21, 2022 • Duration 51:14

Kate Nye is a classically trained musician who studied in Austria and France before moving to Austin, where she worked as a bartender and sommelier. After years of working in wine distribution, Kate moved to West Texas to join the Marfa Spirit Company as the distillery's Head of Hospitality.

In today's episode, Kate talks to Chris about molasses, Italian red wine, the Austin Wine Merchant, the Marfa Dairy Queen's underground podcast, ranchwater cocktails, and the role of music in bartending and B2B sales.

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73. Building a Sustainable Food System with Blue Horizon’s Matteo Parenti

Wednesday, October 12, 2022 • Duration 38:22

Matteo Parenti is the Director of Growth at Blue Horizon — a Zürich-based VC firm that invests in plant-based and lab-grown foods. Blue Horizon was one of the first companies to invest in Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat, and their portfolio includes mycelium steaks, plant-based seafood, lab-grown breast milk, and more. Matteo worked in investment banking for Rothschild & Co in New York City and got his MBA at INSEAD in France before moving to Switzerland.

In today’s episode, Matteo talks to Chris about biomass fermentation, Zürich’s bathhouses, using CRISPR to save bananas from extinction, upcycling food waste, the celebratory culture of meat, his grandmother’s meatloaf recipe, the difference between McDonald's in Switzerland and in New York, the trademark implications of making vegan cheese in specific styles, the branding and pricing strategy of meat alternatives, the location of these products in the grocery store, the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the food supply chain, and the most common pitfall when making a Negroni.

Learn more about Blue Horizon's approach to impact investing at their website.

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64. The Patina of Montrose with Levi Lemaster

Tuesday, October 5, 2021 • Duration 53:32

Levi Lemaster is an architectural designer for hospitality clients in Houston. He has helped design beloved spaces like Nancy's Hustle, Better Luck Tomorrow, and Penny Quarter (now Tongue-Cut Sparrow). Levi and Chris contextualize the Houston dining experience through history, architecture, and aesthetics. Levi talks about the changing scene in Montrose, the rare occasion for instant coffee, the perfect road-trip aperitivo, the pitfalls of the East River development, his top five destinations in Houston, and the How Long Gone tour.

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63. Differentiating Hotel & Restaurant Wine Lists with Patrick Olds

Wednesday, September 22, 2021 • Duration 48:41

Patrick Olds is the wine director for McGuire Moorman Lambert Hospitality, the group behind some of Austin’s best restaurants — Jeffrey’s, June’s All Day, Clark’s, Perlas, Josephine House, and more.

In this episode, Patrick discusses opening Hotel Saint Vincent, MMHL’s first foray into New Orleans. He and Chris discuss favorite Pinot Noir bottlings from Sonoma, St Vincent's concert at Hotel Saint Vincent, Italian-focused wine lists, the parallels between Austin and NOLA, the best brands of vegan cheese, and Patrick’s wine aspirations for his hometown: St. Louis.

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62. Texas Report with Valerie Trasatti & Drew Gimma

Monday, September 13, 2021 • Duration 45:07

Valerie Trasatti worked as a pastry chef for nearly a decade in Houston and Las Vegas at hotels and restaurants. She now works as a private chef and culinary consultant. Drew Gimma has spent his career baking bread, most notably at Per Se in New York City. After opening Common Bond, BLT, and Squable in Houston, he took on the Director of Operations Role at Breadman Baking Company, the city's top bread wholesaler.

Valerie and Drew give Chris a full report on what's been going on in Houston since he moved to France. They discuss regressive politics of the Texas State Legislature, rising cases of the delta variant, vaccine-mandates in hospitality establishments, as well as the labor shortage in restaurants.

If you're looking to support the fight against SB8, below are a couple of organizations worth supporting:

I'll Have What She's Having

Lilith Fund

Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast

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61. The Human Scale of Winemaking & Importing with Stephen Bitterolf

Tuesday, August 31, 2021 • Duration 54:54

Stephen Bitterolf is the founder of Vom Boden, one of the top importers of German wine in the USA. The company began as a curated selection of Mosel bottlings but now is synonymous with minimal intervention wine from lesser-known regions like Baden, Franken, and the Obermosel.

Stephen talks with Chris about planning Vom Boden's summer camp, organizing Rieslingfrier, supporting the Ahr wine region after the July flooding, finding beauty in asymmetry, pairing Riesling with pizza, defining Sylvaner for American consumers, exploring Saale-Unstrut, championing varieties like Portugieser and Elbling, reevaluating the trajectory of German winemaking, and never losing sight of the big picture.

For information about Vom Boden's efforts to support the Ahr wine region, follow the link below.

https://www.vomboden.com/help-the-flood-ravaged-ahr-valley/

Wines Tasted in Today's Episode:

Hild Trocken Elbling
Julian Haart 1000L Riesling
Keller Limestone Kabinett Riesling
Stefan Vetter Steinterrassen 'Schale, Stiel und Stengel' Sylvaner
Enderle & Moll Liaison Spätburgunder

Today's episode was made in partnership with Wines of Germany. Learn more about German Wine by visiting their website or Instagram account.

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60. The Versatility of Riesling: Part 2 with Julie Dalton

Thursday, August 26, 2021 • Duration 40:43

In the second half of this deep dive into the role of Riesling on a restaurant wine list, Chris speaks to Julie Dalton of Mastro's Steakhouse about pairing the wines of Germany with everything beefy: from dry-aged new york strips to marbled ribeyes to steak tartare. Julie also breaks down the complex concept of dry extract and recounts the time she convinced a couple of German winemakers to buy Lucchese cowboy boots.

Julie is a Master Sommelier candidate with a master's degree in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University. Before moving to Houston as the head sommelier for the crown jewel of the Landry's Restaurant Group, Julie helped Raj Parr and Michael Mina open Wit & Wisdom, the restaurant inside the Four Seasons in Baltimore. She also worked for Terry Thiese, and her time on the import side informed the way she tells the story of German wine.

Wines tasted during this episode:

2017 Josef Spreitzer Oestricher Doosberg Alte Reben Trocken
2019 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Leistenberg Kabinett
2019 J.J. Prüm Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese

Thanks to our sponsor for today's episode, Wines of Germany. To learn more about German wine, visit www.germanwineusa.com.

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59. The Versatility of Riesling in Restaurants with Andres Blanco & Dale Ellington

Thursday, August 26, 2021 • Duration 51:35

Sommeliers around the world love to pair food with Riesling. In this two-part episode, Chris sits down with various wine professionals in Houston to discuss different styles of Riesling. In the first half, Chris chats with Andres Blanco and Dale Ellington about their experiences serving both dry and sweet Riesling in their respective restaurants.

Andres Blanco passed the Advanced Sommelier exam in 2019 and won the TexSom competition for Best Sommelier in Texas in 2017. Born in Mexico, Andres spent years working for James Beard Award-winner Chef Hugo Ortega at the coastal Mexican restaurant Caracol. Dale Ellington has poured wine at Houston's top two Japanese restaurants -- after tending bar at Uchi, he oversaw the wine program for sushi mecca Kata Robata. Chris, Andres, and Dale discuss getting guests out of their comfort zones, upending people's expectations with dry Riesling, and pairing oysters and unagi with wine.

Wines tasted during this episode:

2017 Josef Spreitzer Oestricher Doosberg Alte Reben Trocken
2019 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Leistenberg Kabinett
2019 J.J. Prüm Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese

Thanks to our sponsor for today's episode, Wines of Germany. To learn more about German wine, visit www.germanwineusa.com.

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58. Japanese Whiskey & Asahikawa Ramen with Christopher Huang

Saturday, June 26, 2021 • Duration 01:05:59

Christopher Huang is the founder and owner of Ninja Ramen, a ramen shop that specializes in Japanese and Taiwanese whiskey. Christopher chats with Chris about late-night guests, TABC quandaries, bathroom signs, Hanoi vs Saigon-style pho, whiskey dilution, tonkotsu broth-hacks, and the secret to a good Asian perm. Christopher also goes on the record for the first time about his new bar, which will open later this year.

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57. Foraging for Cali Herbs with Birk O'Halloran

Wednesday, June 16, 2021 • Duration 47:01

Birk O’Halloran is the founder of Iconic Wine and Rockwell Vermouth. He started Iconic Wine in 2011 while running a NY-based distributor that supported the New California wine movement. Recently, he created Rockwell: a project focused producing classic vermouth with American ingredients. For this episode of BTG, Birk chatted with Chris about foraging for Artemisia Californica, getting inspired by Dan Petroski, and navigating wine score submissions for Iconic Wines.

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