He Took My Reservation For His Parents—Unaware The Restaurant Was My Brother’s

the restaurant’s award-winning sommelier—a 2015 Barolo from a small producer in Piedmont, a wine that paired perfectly with the braised short ribs I’d specifically requested for the menu. I’d chosen that exact vintage because my father had visited that region in 1998 and still spoke reverently about the vineyards. Every detail had been deliberate,continue reading …