On This episode of the High Tea series, Gabriel Ornelas sits down with Dana Beninati, New York-based chef, instructor, writer and third level sommelier.
Dana has traveled the world cooking and competing in different kitchens and holds an M.B.A. in management and hospitality from Cornell University. She spent 6 years at The Food Network as their supervising culinary director and is an instructor at Sommelier Society of America, a judge for StarChef’s SommSlam and serves on the board of the Food Education Fund. She’s been featured in Better Homes & Gardens, Forbes, HGTV, and the Wall Street Journal.
In this episode, we discuss:
☑️Celebrating Women’s History Month
☑️Women in the wine industry (Kristin Olszewski, CEO of Nomadica)
☑️Sindyanna of Galilee, The Taste of Fair Trade
☑️Teaching the next generation
☑️Pairing, “One elevates the other”
☑️Science of flavor combinations
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