Cru 16: Hope and Jason Ruhe, Owners of Brick & Mortar
A true Power Restaurant couple, Hope and Jason have been hustling the Tampa Bay food scene almost all their lives. They’d been everywhere before start...
At the Wine Bar with Cru Cellars
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A podcast about wine & restaurants, hosted by Cru Cellars owners Jen and Torrey. Each week we taste a new great wine, interview a player in the restaurant scene or in the wine business, and review a restaurant in the Tampa Bay area. We also like to call winemakers, teach you wine words that make you sound smart, answer wine questions, and discuss wine trends. The best wine bar in Tampa Bay wants to show you how to drink great wine with any budget. Subscribe now.
Cru 15: Shaun C. Wright, Fine Wine Manager (North Florida) of Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits
Ever wonder why you can’t find the same wines in every US state? Curious about alcohol’s 3-tiered distribution system? (3 Tiers: Licensed Producer, L...
Cru 14: Joel Davis, Owner of Commune + Co. hand crafted coffee, and Union coffee and tea bar in Armature Works
Jen and Jackie talk to Joel about what makes him tick. Of course he obsesses about the quality of the coffee he serves, but it’s his love for people ...
Cru 13: Kendrick Lindsey, Wine Steward at Cru Cellars
Check out our surprise Exit Interview with Kendrick Lindsey! Kendrick is Wine Steward at Cru Cellars and an opinionated authority on the Tampa dining ...
Food Fight Series 19: Chef David Benstock and General Manager Ronald Randall of IL Ritorno
Chef David is the Owner and Executive Chef of IL Ritorno, a modern Italian restaurant in St. Petersburg. He’s cooked at the James Beard House, and he’...
Food Fight Series 18: Chef Tyson Grant of Parkshore Grill
He’s been named “Best Chef of Tampa Bay” in three different years by Tampa Bay Magazine. Chef Tyson was also appointed as a Chef Ambassador to the Dep...
Food Fight Series 17: Chef Ted Dorsey of the Mill
Chef Ted has quite a Tampa Bay pedigree. The Le Cordon Bleu graduate worked at Mise en Place before becoming Executive Sous Chef at Chez Bryce. He dev...
Food Fight Series 16: Chad Johnson, Executive Chef of Epicurean Hotel and Haven
When he was a young man, Chef Chad struck out for New York from Kentucky. There he attended the French Culinary Institute before working at Montrachet...
Food Fight Series 15: Chef Jonathan Atanacio of Élevage
Chef de Cuisine Jonathan Atanacio grew up in NYC and went to culinary school at The Art Institute. He worked with Francois Payard, became Chef de Cuis...
Food Fight Series 14: Chef Rachel Bennett of The Peabody
Executive Chef Rachel Bennett just opened The Peabody in St. Petersburg. I mean, like, days ago. How she managed to scrape herself together enough to ...