Talking Food and Wine with Chef Michael Schlow

Talking Food and Wine with Chef Michael Schlow – Episode #613

January 27, 2009

Gary Vaynerchuk returns to Boston for a visit with one of the leading chefs in the United States.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Movia Ribolla Gialla
2002 Bressan Pinot Nero
2004 Terriccio Tassinaia

Links mentioned in today’s episode.

Via Matta

144 Responses

January 27, 2009

manonthemoon
This should be good.
January 27, 2009

Slushpuppy
Smell it first! TR
January 27, 2009

Susan
Gary & Chris, Help a girl out!! Trying to digg this one but no link!!!
January 27, 2009

Hinrgman
Great Episode

Gary out and about!
January 27, 2009

ILKKA S.
Good show!
January 27, 2009

Adam J
Top Ten?!
January 27, 2009

Glenn P
Great guest! Would love to have more shows like this!
January 27, 2009

Vanguy
Looks great! Will catch in a couple hours.
January 27, 2009

Mario
I’m driving to Boston tomorrow. Get the brick ready – I want that chicken.

Awesome show, G
January 27, 2009

Jay
Good guest and a good show. I wish you would have focused a little bit on the pairings with the last two.

QOTD: Never been. God, I hate the Red Sox.
January 27, 2009

RANDI
GARY!!!!
Im going to Boston this weekend!!!
Ive been to Radius..was with a large party..and the whole experience was awesome..I will def. visit Via Matta…and def. look for Michael!

QOTD: Sorellina (But lookn forward to Via Matta)

Great Ep!! Michaels can cook for me ANYTIME! lol
xoxox
January 27, 2009

Lawrence Leichtman
Difficult episode to hear with the room reverb. Interestingly, I had the Bressan Pinot Nero at Ombra in the Borgata last week and really enjoyed it. Went well with a veal ragu.
January 27, 2009

Slushpuppy
Gary: Great guest and conversation! I started cooking in my early teen’s. I wish we had the quality restaurants in Reno that you can enjoy on the coast.
P.S. Matt, please take a filming lesson from Mott; you need to re-focus when you zoom-in to the wine label. Smell it first! TR
January 27, 2009

BobbyTiger
Have only been to Boston one time in my life. I was 23 years old.
That was 43 years ago. The chances that I’m going back again are kinda low.
Did enjoy Chef Schlow.
Out son is a celebrity chef, and while he does not work at restaurants, I can’t tell you how hard these people work. The hours are very long, initially the money sucks, and the student loans…….well, are student loans.
But you can see the passion that Chef has for the food.
I don’t know, maybe I will return to Boston some day.
January 27, 2009

BostonKeith
This is my first post. I just recently found this place after researching the speaker at a seminar at the Boston Wine Expo (which I took, and was very good). So how could I not post on an episode about Boston. Although I’m familiar with Chef Schlow I have yet to visit his restaurants, but look forward to doing so.

Anyways good episode and now to answer the QOTD

My new favorite restaurant is Toro.
January 27, 2009

Adam J
I’ve got to keep it real and shoot it staight like GV does; probably my least favorite guest on WLTV. Not even going to answer the QOTD. As always though….Thanks for the show Gary!
January 27, 2009

patrick hill
boston is great you must go to the north end great restaurants this from a chicago guy by the way its time for another chicago trip think spring or summer
January 27, 2009

Mike F
QOTD – Santarpio’s Pizza in East Boston, best pizza i’ve ever had hands down…
January 27, 2009

F Jackie Martling
Let’s see, Great chef (check), Great wine (check), Gary not caring about the food or the pairing (double check).
January 27, 2009

Dr T in NC
qotd — never been to Boston, but if I do, would love to try this place!
January 27, 2009

SargieAZ
Old Boston boy now in the Valley of the Sun. QOTD; Les Zygomates ( Les Zyg) .

Nice show!
January 27, 2009

SurfCityJay
Man O Man… wish I new about this guy when I was in Boston in 2002…

Derek/Ana… you need to go (if you have not already) and do a review for us!!!

Awesome Guest, Awesome Wine, Awesome Food… I’ve GOT to go…

QOTD: When I was there in ‘02, we went to ‘ye Olde Union Oyster House’… supposed to be the oldest restaurant in the U.S. Not bad, but I wish we were able to go to Via Matta!!!
January 27, 2009

Bobby Bo
Great shout out to the Jerz!!! Hunterdon county, Summerville. Watch out, we are everywhere!
January 27, 2009

Bob W/
Probably one of the best shows EVER. Great guy….I need to have dinner here when I’m in Boston the next time.
January 27, 2009

Paul
I loved Daily Catch! Giacomo’s will be the next place I hit up.
January 27, 2009

Ron
Great show, awesome guest,if I ever make it to Boston.
January 27, 2009

sharon
Love the Bambi story. Adorable! Next time we’re in Boston we’ll be stopping in at Via Matta. I like the simplicity the salmon/fennel and the brick weighted chicken. Any recipes BTW?
January 27, 2009

sam
QOTD: Never been to Boston. I’d visit Schlow’s restaurant in a heartbeat if I happened to visit.

Good show…The food sounded great though there wasn’t much tasted.
January 27, 2009

Tom
Two great stories! There aren’t enough Bambi and Threes Company references now-a-days.

QOTD: I haven’t been to Boston yet, but would love to.
January 27, 2009

Kolef88
Chef Schlow is a funny and affable guy and a good guest. Will try his restaurant next time I’m in Boston.
January 27, 2009

Susan
Matt, Did NOT know ur a video expert as well..more surprises!!!!
January 27, 2009

SS Chris
Great show.

My go to restaurant has been Artu’s in the North End (love the Balsamic Chicken), but Via Matta will be my next stop. I’ve seen that Brick Chicken before, but never tried it….it looks amazing!!
January 27, 2009

Hello Vino
Love the food and wine show, Gary V, and on location, too – NICE!

QOTD: Fav restaurant in Boston – Durgin Park at Faneuil Hall with the outdoor seating (it’s all about the atmosphere for me).

- Rick from Hello Vino
January 27, 2009

Josh
Who the heck is this fakey-fake Mr. Chef? Unbelievable how some of these “top notch” Americans do not have any table manners or manners at all! I stopped watching this episode when this guy started speaking while still food in his mouth. Damn, what an idiot, and this guy is supposed to know something about food. If you don’t have manners and that certain finesse in everything you do… I never want to find myself in a restaurant with a Chef like this guy, I just know the food will be o-ver-pri-ced and pretentious.
January 27, 2009

RANDI
Gary!!
You know I love you…but..ummm…Im watching again…& Michael Schlow is just so awesome…is he single? Please pass him my info. lol (Im not kidding)
January 27, 2009

Michael Schoonmaker
What a great guest! To be totally honest, I had never heard of him. I just moved to the Boston area (Maynard, MA), and don’t watch TV or follow food at all. I just cook what I’ve learned from home / college / San Francisco / Minneapolis.

QOTD: None – I haven’t been around long enough to have a favorite. Definitely dropping by your restaurants now, though.
January 27, 2009

Alan and Gayle
Great episode…Michael has that “uncle” feeling. Wish he was my Uncle!!! “uncle Mike, whats for dinner?”

Fun to watch the foot traffic on the street and to peep into the windows across the street…..

Very voyeuristic…….LOL
January 27, 2009

Tom Langan
Why didn’t you try the food with the wine? That was a real dis to the chef, IMHO. Good show though.
January 27, 2009

WineWoman
Loved the atmosphere. Great guest–it always comes back to the dirty Jerz.
I haven’t been to Boston since 1980???, but when I go back I will definitely try Via Matta.
January 27, 2009

Corktraders
QOTD: Just got back from our 1st trip to Boston (09′ Wine Expo) With only 4 evenings we had to choose wisely. We did spend and evening at “Great Bay” and it was phenomenal! From the service at the bar (Thanks Jonathan) to our dinner, this was our favorite night out. Order the Muscles!
January 27, 2009

Derek F.
I just LOVE to see episodes of WLTV filmed in Boston!! great job on the camera Mott..I mean Matt!!

QOTD: Top of the hub, Prudential Building
January 27, 2009

Dr. Dan
QOTD: I’ve never been to Boston, so… But, I love simple, fresh, and straightforward Italian food.
January 27, 2009

Exdamyankee
Great show today! Really enjoyed it, but why didn’t you sample the vittles???

QOTD: Lived in Boston for 13 years, and there were so many great restaurants I remember but it’s been so long (1991) I don’t even know it they’re still around: Maison Robert of course, Grotto La Strada in the North End was one of my favorite Italian places, Portugese at Casa Portugal in Cambridge, Mexican at Sol Azteca on Beacon St,, and so many more.

Next time I get to Boston I’ll make it a point to get to Via Matta. Looks like my kind of place.
January 27, 2009

DAv A
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January 27, 2009

Scott - Boston
I second that Paul : The Daily Catch! Giacomo’s isn’t the “stand out” that everyone says. It’s good, like a lot of restaurant in Boston, but The Daily Catch’s food is a true stand out.

Welcome back to Boston, Gary,

Scott – Boston
January 27, 2009

Scott EJ
Way to mix it up, G. I would love to hear your thoughts on the last two dishes, though. I love me some Italian.

QOTD: I ran the Marathon there two years ago and went to a few restaurants that were really nice and low-key. Meaning: not too touristy and ones where the locals ate. I don’t remember the names, but, I do know that we stayed in a very, very blue-collar part of town and the food shops were all very neighborhoody…in a good way.
January 27, 2009

Laurie in VT
I’m hoping the third time’s the charm on getting this episode to load and let me finish watching so I don’t have to switch to the Quicktime version.

Yep, it was. Good guest. I think Michael is even better at going off topic than Gary is! Fun, though.

QOTD: The only times I’ve been in Boston proper, other than for a Red Sox game (and fine dining is not on the agenda for that), has been with a batch of 5th or 6th graders on overnight field trips. I know we ate, but I have no recollection of where…
Time for an adult field trip, it seems! Via Matta sounds wonderful.
January 27, 2009

Donald Findley
Gary,
Wow you have a knack for comparing wines to food. This is my first time posting. So far i have watched 24 episodes and I wanted to say that you have me. Im in i have spent my time in 2008 devoted to wine. I have spent time drinking wines from around the world an I continue to come back to Spain. I would like to suggest a 2004 Tempranillo from Campo Viejo Reserva. I popped the bottle tonight and was amazed this was a new varietal that I tastes. I am 26 years old and very new to the wine world. By the way i would like to let you know that I am setting up and palate tasting for some friends of mine and then pair them to wines. I will let you know how it goes. When you talked to Jorge Ordonez was my first episode, loved it. You mentioned Muga but never got a response on it. I would love to know what you think of Muga, I have a 2003 unfiltered reserve in my cellar I love it.
Cannnot wait to hear from you

Semper Fidelis
Lance Corporal Donald Findley (USMC)
January 27, 2009

Jade
Great show Gary, Good chemistry between you two. I’d never heard of him before, now i want to come to Boston and try his restaurant. When are you coming out to Portland to try some Oregon Pinot Noir’s?
January 27, 2009

Cuse Wino
Very cool episode, great chemistry, great stories and
apparently great wine. Love the guests and love the show!
January 27, 2009

Marshall
The 2004 Movia Rebulla was killer!

QOTD:???Never Been sorry??
January 27, 2009

Adam Wallstein
Interesting stories. Could have used some more food discussion! Must have gotten carried away…
January 27, 2009

Justin L. Ove
That was an awesome show. Thanks guys! Loved the Bambi story, I laughed out loud.
QOTD: Never been to Boston (
January 27, 2009

thomas reynolds
Nice job great guest just wish he wasn’t a Cowgirls fan. Tell me he didn’t wear a Troy Aikman jersey under that chefs jacket
January 27, 2009

Yvettew
Michael, you’ve lived in East Brunswick, NJ???? No way!!! I’m from EB too! Small world.

I will definitely try to make it out to your restaurant next time I’m in Boston. Looks like an amazing place!

QOTD: Last time I visited Boston was a very quick trip and didn’t go out to a great restaurant for food. Went to faniel hall for some quick bites and that’s it.
January 27, 2009

JOEY
Hey Michael, Great show! Never had the op to eat in your restaurants, I left Boston in ‘95, but I’m sure they ROCK! My Fave Beantown rest: Massimino’s Cucina Italiana.
January 27, 2009

manonthemoon
Nice show even if he is a dirty dallas fan.

QOTD: No desire to ever go to Boston.
January 27, 2009

Alain
Great chow, fantastic momentum with real life story, the food and the wine to match two real people, congratulation and thank you. Alain
January 27, 2009

AaronB
QOTD: Haven’t been to Boston since I was like, 12. Sorry.
January 27, 2009

Charlie Macchia
Amazing show Gary, please do more like this – except – without it being goobed-up by bad sound: three words for when you’re traveling around and going quick setups:

Portable Shotgun Microphone !!!!

I don’t mean anything crazy either – nothing on the end of a pole with a fur wind filter required – ‘frinstance, this little puppy would’ve improved things here drastically:

Sennheiser MKE 400 Compact Video Camera Shotgun Microphone

Cost you a few hundred bones – but it’ll make doing shows like this one much more satisfying on the audience.

My apologies if you actually have a little guy like that but it just wasn’t switched on.

Charlie
January 27, 2009

wrc105
Great Stories, loved that Flemington was dropped, remember the fairgrounds that’s now a Lowes? Too funny.

QOTD: Black Rose. Although it is a bar…but in the bar is a poem “Roisin Dubh” Named our daughter Roisin because we went to the bar when we were dating. Ahhhh Memories.
January 27, 2009

late-start
good show and have enjoyed meals at Via Matta, Alta Strada and Radius

QOTD: O Ya
January 27, 2009

Kazi
QOTD: No Name Restaurant.
January 27, 2009

Robin C
QOTD: If I were ever in Boston I would definitely go to to Via Matta. Great website. I love good Italian wines. Thanks, Michael, for visiting.
Gary, I tried to link up the the keynote speech at Affiliate Summit but I was unable to view it. I hope you link up the video or a copy of the speech. I’d love to hear it.
January 27, 2009

rose
gary-
first time poster – love you and the show. really excited to see chef michael schlow…the wines and food looked/sounded great. BUT why oh WHY couldn’t you just taste more of his food???? how bout a little tasty-taste? i was drooling, waiting for the verdict on the pasta and chicken dish and then no dice. i guess i will have to search out the yummy wines -
January 27, 2009

Stevengrande
Great job by two guys at the top of their game!

As a life long resident of Boston, I have had the pleasure of following Michael all along his journey here in our great city. I was working at the venerable Louis, Boston when he came to take over their Cafe. I was hooked and it hasn’t stopped since.

Although my favorite spot in Boston is not a Schlow establishment(Jody Adam’s No.9 Park takes that title)I know that after a long trip away from home, whenever I return, a visit to one of Michael’s places really hits the spot!

Thanks for the great WLTV GV!!
January 28, 2009

urbwes
QOTD: I’ve never been to Boston.

Good show
January 28, 2009

Little Jonny
Nice show, like the switcheroo. I like all the profanity Mike was willing to toss around!

QOTD: Never been
January 28, 2009

David T
Great guest with great personality!
QOTD: I was just in Boston about 4 years ago, sadly no restaurants from that trip stand out.
January 28, 2009

Chris
2005 Movia Ribolla Gialla is from Istria! Not Slovenia!
Trst zaj nas!
January 28, 2009

Joe Tom
wish you guys would have tasted the wine WITH the food.
January 28, 2009

Pete G
I enjoyed that one. Nice to get a chef’s perspective on the wine.

QOTD: Haven’t been to Boston in 20 years so I wouldn’t have a clue.
January 28, 2009

Troutmonster
QOTD: Via Matta does have a special place in my heart because it was where I celebrated my 19th birthday with my whole family, but not my favorite. Gonna go with either Mistral, L’Espalier, or Grill 23 if I’m in the mood for beef.
January 28, 2009

Phil G
That was fun…

QOTD – not there often enough to have a favorite, but will look for your places next time!
January 28, 2009

apj_bobswineguy
I was in Boston for the Wine Expo 05.
Sister lives there.(If you can call that living)
We had so much fun. Smith & Wollensky was new & happening that yr.
Zraly was at the next tbl w/ a bunch of prominent wine folks including many of the seminar speakers.
I was a newbie to the sommelier scene so it was great.
We went to some Italian place on the north side. Good stuff.
BUT…THE GRILLED SAUSAGE AT FENWAY THE SUMMER B4 WAS THE BEST!!!!!!!
January 28, 2009

apj_bobswineguy
Really loved the guest.
I started as a dishwasher at my stepfather’s place. (hand-scrubbing pots).
So, I really get what Michael is saying. You could not get a waiter job in fine dining so easy as it is now.

I’m glad I had to do it the way I did. I do have some youngster w/ great work ethic though.
But, you do also see alot of 20-somethings that believe $250-$300 a shift is their god-given right. Four hours for anything less is a waste of their time.
January 28, 2009

Vargas
Favorite WLTV episode yet. Michael Schlow is awesome. This episode make me love being human and also a man. The thought of half naked woman and food on the beach!!! I love it.
January 28, 2009

BANKNOTE
Great show Gary, I LOVE the restaurant setting! And having a chef as a guest is a perfect match.

I too started as a dishwasher, which turned into a busboy, then waiter. It was then that I discovered my love for wine, specifically Zinfandels.

So doing dishes contributed to me getting into the wine business! Who’d a thought?

QOTD: haven’t been to Boston for 31 years. I need to change that.
January 28, 2009

OSCAR FALCON LARA
Nice to see different shows on WLTV. I visited the website, they have nice looking food there, I haven’t been. You’ve manages to ad yet another entry into my “places to visit” journal, cool.

QOTD: Nope , Excuse my lack of travel.
January 28, 2009

Vanguy
Very enjoyable ep. Some good stories in there.
January 28, 2009

Vanguy
QOTD: Haven’t been to Boston in nearly a dozen years, so dunno.
January 28, 2009

Kenny Galloway
CORRECTION: Well not really but I just wanted to comment that in the French wine documentary Mondovino (2006ish), which is an absolute MUST for any wine lover, James Suckling claimed bragging rights for the term “Super Tuscan” from a Wine Spectator publication back in the 70s I believe. So I’m just curious… is he stealing credit or is this disputed or was it just his article that had more of an impact, compared to Parker?
January 28, 2009

Beverly
Great show!!! Love it when you talk food with the wine. He was a super guest. Haven’t been to Boston in 15 years, want to go back. Hugs and kisses from Kentucky.
January 28, 2009

M
I enjoyed the show.

QOTD: I haven’t been to Boston in over 20 years.
January 28, 2009

Kathy Hughes
LOved the show ! My favorite Boston (area) restaurant is Saporitos Florence Club Cafe in Hull, MA (20 mins south of Boston on the shore). The chef/owners are Annemarie and Eric Stenfors (grads of CIA Hyde Park, NY). All the best from Naples Kathy, formerly Boston Kathy aka Champagne Lady.
January 28, 2009

David Dadekian
QOTD: Hmm, I don’t get to Boston to eat much because Providence is so stellar or I head to NY. But I did enjoy Chef Schlow’s interview very much. I just wish you had a better audio rig for working with guests or on location. A couple of lavs, a tiny portable mixer, it wouldn’t be hard. I think I really would have enjoyed this episode more if the sound was better.
January 28, 2009

J Crazy
Never been to Boston, sorry. But for sushi it’s Edogin, seriously the best restaurant in the sushi world. If either of you come out here to lil’ol Kashima then it’s my treat to take you there.
January 28, 2009

ChrisR
First of all, the mAtt-ster needs to work on the camera focus a little, especially for the zoom-in shots. But it’s gotta be tough work behind the camera trying to keep up with Gary, so I gotta give Matt some credit.

QOTD: I don’t know what it’s called, but we went to the Little Italy area for lunch at this small Italian place owned by this old Italian couple, and it was ridiculously good.
January 28, 2009

VinhoRanger
Gary love the raw and passion of the show keep the movement going!!

Deos chi Ben Soy

Rex
January 28, 2009

Richard Ritter
Mike’s got it right…Italian food should be prepared simply with the freshest ingredients possible. Catch it, kill it, pick it, dig it up, cook it and serve it. DONE

QOTD: I can’t remember the name, but it’s a Chinese restaurant in some industrial area that we go to whenever we’re in Boston. We’re the only people in the place who aren’t Chinese most of the time.
January 28, 2009

Heather W
Gary,

Awesome show even though every time you said Ribolla I heard Ebola. Also, I can’t believe you didn’t taste the food. Traditional spaghetti Bolognese and oh my gosh, that chicken under a brick looked delicious.

QOTD: I have yet to go to Boston, but my dad wants to open a restaurant based loosely on a restaurant that just so happens to be in Boston, The Butcher Shop.
January 28, 2009

Bennett A. Joseph
Hey, I’m another first-time poster.

Gary, Chef Schlow’s and your charisma really made this show for me–my favorite to date. Two talented guys like yourselves vigorously discussing their (remarkably complimentary) passions is truly entertaining and inspiring.

Thanks Gary, keep up the great work.
January 28, 2009

MattUD
Nice show, gotta love anything in Boston. Even though I currently do not live in Boston anymore, I visit it frequently and like to go eat at Douzo and Sibling Rivalry.
January 28, 2009

Doc P
QOTD: We haven’t been to a lot of Boston restaurants, but the ones that I really liked were

Pigalle
The Tamarind Seed (i think that is the name) in cambridge

We haven’t been to Via Matta; but it is now on the itinerary
January 28, 2009

SUNNY K
QOTD never been

Very BAD sound hard to enjoy episode

SORRY
January 28, 2009

wayno da wino
That Food looked gooooooooooooooood!!!! I Almost eat me computer
screen!!

qotd: Yo Michael, never been ta Boston, but it’s on me Bucket List!
When I get there, I’ll drop-by & have somma yur Grub!!!
January 28, 2009

Trevor G
Great show.
QOTD: In college we always used to go to the Pour House on Boylston. Certainly not fine dining, but still, killer food.
January 28, 2009

Kimberly
QOTD: Bin 26 Enoteca on St. Charles St. They have a great wine program and really great food! You should check it out for sure!
January 28, 2009

DF
I agree completely about doing everything you do with intention behind it, and effort. Life’s too short for halfway.

QOTD: When I get back to Boston I will let you know.
January 28, 2009

Jesse
Excellent post. I really want some wine and italian food now.

QOTD: Only been up there once. I recall liking this seafood place – cant recall the name near downtown.
January 28, 2009

Salvatore
My favorite restaurant…..easy! My daughter & Son-in-law’s house. Better than 5 Star, food service and wine! Hands down !!

Fun show… Chef Mike; Very personable; easy to understand his success!

All the wine sounds delicious too!
January 28, 2009

danseng
Yes, Tony Romo will win the big game! Great story on being a Cowboys fan!

I’ve only been to Boston once and did the touristy Legal Seafood dinner so I guess that’s my pick. Sorry.
January 28, 2009

cthomasc
Fantastic guest, Gary. It’s great when you have such personable guests on the show. I thoroughly enjoyed this episode.

QOTD: I’ve never been to Boston, but hope to change that in the next year.
January 28, 2009

pawncop
Good episode, very good guest and you are still getting better as an interviewer.

QOTD – Have yet to go to Boston so do not have a favorite there.

Forget Romo, even though a long time Cowboy fan, they have way too much growing to do as a team. He cannot cut it.
January 28, 2009

BruceP
Nice episode. Never been to Boston, so no favorite restaurants, but I’m a fan of the Bruins (from way back in the Bobby Orr days).
January 28, 2009

Dale Cruse
QOTD: I live just outside of Boston but have not been to Chef Schlow’s restaurant. I hope to remedy that soon. However, my favorite restaurant in Boston in Troquet. Since I took Gary and Justin and Matt and Kristin and AJ there this past Saturday night, I’m wondering which Gary preferred.
January 28, 2009

Dominus
As Ed Sullivan would say, “a really fun, fun show.” I truly appreciate good cooks and one who has not forgotten their roots. Thank goodness he praised Bobby Flay since he is my culinary idol and all-around great guy.

My ONLY negative comment would be that it is really disconcerting to see “Not Available” on such great wines. I feel frustrated enough with work and life in general and then when I get the chance to try some great wines, you say “not available.” Sounds familiar from the women in my life.

QOTD: Unfortunately, I have never been to Boston. I took a business trip to Cambridge but did not stay long enough to try any restaurants. So my answer is “nicht.”

Cheers!
January 28, 2009

Gio
Nice show! Awesome that the 2002 Bressan Pinot Nero worked out the way it did.

I would have liked to have known more about the pairing as well. While I don’t necessarily choose my wines in restaurants to pair perfectly with food (sometimes I just want to sit with a wine through many courses and so I have time to think and enjoy it), it would have been nice to have known what particular aspects of the ingredients in the food drew you to choose the varietals you did. Basically, more technical things about how the food and wine play together.
January 29, 2009

Huntman24
Great show. Chef Mike seems like the nicest guy you could ever know. I’ve been to Boston 4 or 5 times over the last 10 years and I absolutely love it.

Gary, I gotta tell you, this show was like Kismit to me!!
First: I have been thinking a lot lately about getting back to Boston, and I actually went on line TODAY to start planning my next trip.
Second: I am from Fords, but all of my best friends lived in Edison, so I hung out there for most of my early years.
Third: I am a HUGE Cowboys fan!! (…not to mention a HUGE wine fan)
I would have given just about anything to be at that table with you guys.
I will definitely find my way to Via Matta when I get back to Boston. I am also a HUGE bolognese fan!!!!
January 29, 2009

Richard Arblaster
Great episode, what a nice guy Michael Schlow is. I’m definitely living in the wrong country.
January 29, 2009

innA
QOTD – never been to Boston and actually never heard of Schlow before.

Would love to see more shows with chefs.. Daniel Boulud, Wylie Dufresne.. or Gordon Ramsay would go down well haha
January 29, 2009

Rob B.
Good show, Michael seems like a really cool guy. QOTD: haven’t been to Boston in a while, they were still working on the big dig, the last time I was there. But we went to a nice Italian restaurant on the North End, Mother Anna’s which was nice.
January 29, 2009

catherine.
I didn’t know who schlow was, so i feel educated. what a cool guy. any episode with food is a good episode for me!
January 29, 2009

my2cents
Never been to Boston. Long drive from Sonoma county, that’s right Zin country!

I had to stop the first time I started to watch this one as I thought Gary was going to talk all over the guest from the very beginning. I was glad I tried again as it was a decent episode.

The sound however blew big chunks!

Also how come you didn’t try the food parings? Just the fish and fennel. Next time have the kitchen bring things out as you move along, then it can still be hot, or at least steaming from the heat lamp hehe.

Gary where’s your check list for the show, forgetting a bucket until taping is under way. Come on dude we know you can be more organized than that.You need a little “to go” kit for road shows. Like having camping gear all packed and ready for spur of the moment weekends.

Thanks for continuing to fuel wine’s thunder.
January 29, 2009

Redbanker
This is the best buddy movie of ‘09. Normal guys with abnormal expertise meet up and bond. I could have watched 2 hours of this one.
January 29, 2009

Doug
Great guest. Love to hear people talk about how they got into the food/wine world.

QOTD: lived in Boston for two years during my starving student phase so didn’t get to too many higher end spots. But Sorrentos always treated me well.
January 30, 2009

Mason
LOVED this episode, Gary. If I could go back in time, I would have gone to culinary school…food and wine are very dear to me. Awesome guest, and great to see the food and wine pairing.

QOTD: I have never been to Boston, but if I get to go, I will visit one of Michael’s restaurants.
January 30, 2009

Sonia
Good Show and guest…. Never been to Boston.
January 30, 2009

Jayhitek
QOTD: Massamino’s when the kitchen is hot.
Grill 23 for a steak.
Sweet Basil’s in Needham
January 30, 2009

Brian Barrick
I lived in Boston for the better part of a decade, but I haven’t been back there in 20 years, so I don’t know if the restaurants I remember are even still around.

I love Italian food, and spent a lot more time in the Back Bay than the North End, so Via Matta is just the sort of place I would seek out. I hear the Crunchy Eggplant is not to be missed, and it would probably go great with that last wine you tasted on this episode.

When I think of Boston restaurants I think of seafood. Legal’s was always a favorite, but for a more authentic Boston experience I would suggest No Name or Union Oyster House.
January 30, 2009

Eric S.
Great show, I’m from Boston so it’s nice to see a sit-down with a chef from a restaurant i have been to. I think your best shows are when you have guests or have blind tastings, keep them coming!
January 30, 2009

Collin
QotD – Oleana in Cambridge, MA. Chef Ana Sortun.
January 30, 2009

Sharon
QOTD: Oh, Legal Seafoods I guess! The food bar at Whole Foods on Cambridge St. is pretty outrageous. I know it’s not actually a restaurant.
January 30, 2009

Jim in Atlanta
QOTD – I have been to Boston many times on business, but not in about 5 years. There are so many good seafood and Itlian restaurants. It is not fair to pick one after so many years away. The show was fun. Good food is so important to enjoying wine.
January 30, 2009

Ray Barnes
The decor and the food were very well presented. I wish Chris had been doing the video though.

QOTD – I have never been to Boston.
January 31, 2009

Dan-o
GV – this was one of the best shows I have watched in a while. Real good chemistry with you and your guest. Like the idea of sitting in a restaurant and discussing wine with a chef. You did not taste the dishes enough though.

QOTD – I have never been to one of your guests’ restaurants. However, I have liked Grill 23 and a restaurant in the north end (Italian obviously) whose name escapes me.
January 31, 2009

vinophilo
B/c I’m such a foodie and strong believer that wine should be drank with food, I’ve been watching for years and this was one of my top 3 episodes. Really. I’d strongly approve of more chef cameos. Thanks!
January 31, 2009

Chris Braun
A fun episode, but I wish you’d tasted all the foods and commented more on how the wines actually paired with them.

QOTD: I used to live in the Boston area but moved away 20 years ago. Most of my favorites are no longer around. Some favorites that are still there are L’Espalier, No Name, and Mamma Maria. One long-gone favorite that I remember most fondly was Le Bourguignon in Dedham, a great Provencal restaurant that had a cellar full of 1969 Burgundies that they sold at affordable prices (based more on what they’d paid than what they could get, I think).
February 1, 2009

Kelly Goff
FUN episode. I loved the chef, what a cool guy! Yes, you should have tasted more food on camera, but I loved hearing the stories.

QOTD: Never been to Boston, but I hope to check it out one day.
February 1, 2009

YoungDave
GREAT episode- reminds me of my Boston days- great town… miss it.

QOTD: I have to say Finale, a dessert-centric restaurant where I worked for 3 years and began studying wine starting backwards- from the dessert wines that dominate the menu back to dry table wines and everything in between. Finale is a great spot to catch a sweet bite and a sweet sip after dinner, the theatre, or after a long evening walk around Beantown. Three locations in the city: Park PLaza (downtown near the Common), Harvard Square (Cambridge), and Coolidge Corner. Tell them Dave Alfano sent you…
February 1, 2009

Dessert Wine Nerd
Fantastic show. Being a cook myself, I love to listen to chefs talk about their passion and their foods. Michael is a wonderful person and he DOES have the passion inside of him. Best wishes to him and his restaurants. QOTD: Never been to Boston, but I do love Italian food so your restaurants seem like a perfect fit. See, easy homer answer!
February 2, 2009

KMurph
Fan-freaking-tastic episode! I wish I could’ve met Chef Schlow- he and GV looked like they had a lotta fun. Plus, the food looked good. That chicken under a brick sounded fabulous.

And good job Matt- the conditions weren’t as ideal as GV’s office, but the video was fine!

QOTD: Well, I’m a simple girl and I like the little hole in the wall restaurants in the North End. I go to the ones that *don’t* have valet parking. There was an old pizzeria that I used to go with my family that has since closed. The pizza was so good. Salivating now.
February 3, 2009

Lord Nouda
Do this more often. There must be a few restaurants in NYC where you can pull this stunt and actually taste wine in its natural habitat.

And Matt really needs some training on the camera. But hey, as Michael stated, you have to start small…

Excellent episode. Overall, a little too long. No worries!, though. I’ll keep on watching.

qotd: never been in Boston… will have to try soon
February 3, 2009

yowens
Great show, Mr. Shlow is a great guest. QOTD: Radius.
February 3, 2009

Zach
I’m sure this was a great episode…just like all of the others. However, I had to stop watching it 30 seconds in as I was so frustrated trying to listed to the echo. I had headphones on too! Please use body mics or at the very least table top mics for shows like this…PLEASE.
February 4, 2009

Ryan D
QotD: Never been to Boston. Been to the suburbs of it and to Cape Cod, never to Boston, though.
February 6, 2009

JayZee
Okay, this episode did not completely suck. Matt does need some training from Mott, though.

QOTD: Since I have only been to Boston a couple of times and I have never eaten at one of Michael’s restaurants, I’ll pass on that one.
February 12, 2009

chukhead-ted
michael is a very cool guy! keep the guests coming!
February 20, 2009

JudeMurphy
Whatever your restaurant is… eh… that one. Even though I’ve never been to Boston ; )
February 21, 2009

JB
>Chris
>2005 Movia Ribolla Gialla is from Istria! Not Slovenia!

Everything Movia is very much Slovenian (from the town of Ceglo in the Brda region – the eastern part of Italian Collio), except that some Slovenian winemakers also own land across the border in Italy. Besides that, there are lots of better-QPR ribollas (”rumena rebula”, as we call it) compared to Movia’s available here in Slovenia

Additionally, a part of Istria also belongs to Slovenia, but you will not find ribolla there. That is primarily the land of malvasia (”malvazija”) and rifosco (”refošk”).

>Trst zaj nas!

The correct wording is “Trst je naš”, meaning “Trieste belongs to us”, a nostalgic Slovenian mourning for losing Trieste and the surrounding territory to Italy after WWII.

Having said that, it is nice to see the first Slovenian wine tasted on WLTV. Hope more will follow
March 2, 2009

Valerie
You’re making me hungry!

QOTD: Never been to Boston, but would love to visit some day soon!
March 19, 2009

Gastro1
Yep Tassinia so much better than Tiagnello
March 31, 2009

Pavel Kucera
We import the Bressan Pinot Noir into the Czech Republic. As Fulvio Bressan says, the mark of a true winemaker is making a good wine in a bad year. It is a stellar wine. And, one should try the pinot grigio, pignol etc.
April 21, 2009

Paolo
Well you can sip Bressan wines in NY and NJ restaurants

NY
Angelo’s 677 Prime
August
Babbo
Bar Milano (now inoteca)
Blue Hill Restaurant
Blue Ribbon
Carmine’s Midtown
Chinatown Brasserie
Del Posto
Felidia Restaurant
Morandi
Oceana
Peasant
Red Cat
Tarry Lodge
The Harrison
The Michaelangelo Hotel
The Waverly Inn

in NJ
Crystal Springs Tavern
Eno Terra
Theater Square Grill

and probably some others that I am not aware of…