At The Wine Bar With Cru Cellars

When in Rome, eat pizza. When in Tampa, eat Roman-style pizza. Jeff Gigante, well-known Co-Founder of Ciccio Restaurant Group, is opening his own restaurant in Hyde Park Village called Forbici... The post Food Fight Series 3: Jeff Gigante and Chef Jason Saldutti of Forbici Modern Italian appeared first on Cru Cellars Tampa.

Not many BBQ resumes come better than Lee’s. He (and I’m not making this up) left the Texas oil fields to study real barbeque under Pitmaster Roy Perez at Kreuz... The post Food Fight Series 2: Lee Jasper of Dr. BBQ appeared first on Cru Cellars Tampa.

“At the Wine Bar with Cru Cellars” is doing a special series on this year’s Tampa Bay Food Fight tampabayfoodfight.org. Cru Cellars is proud to host a food table and... The post Food Fight Series 1: Cliff Barsi, VP of Food Service & Social Enterprise, Metropolitan Ministries appeared first on Cru Cellars Tampa.

Jennifer, Sarah, and my umbrella Is she a cheese-maker from Brooklyn? An organic farmer from Oklahoma? A genetic preservationist from St. Augustine? Yes! A love of all things organic brought... The post Cru 12: Sarah Belyeu, Wine Director and Manager of edison: food+drink lab appeared first on Cru Cellars Tampa.

Randall Grahm, a.k.a. The Rhône Ranger, is the famous wine-maker and owner of Bonny Doon Vineyard. He’s in the Vintner’s Hall of Fame and was named Wine and Spirits Professional... The post Cru 11: Randall Grahm, Owner/Winemaker of Bonny Doon Vineyard appeared first on Cru Cellars Tampa.

Natural Wine is on everyone’s tongue, so we reached out to an expert: Gregory W. Van Hoesen. He’s the founder of City Beautiful Beverage Company, Florida’s leading source of Natural... The post Cru 10: Gregory W. Van Hoesen, Owner of City Beautiful Beverage Company appeared first on Cru Cellars Tampa.

Never heard of Caledon Concepts? If you live in the Tampa Bay region, then you already know them by their restaurants: Cevíche and Rococo. When Dave joined the team, he... The post Cru 9: Dave Madera, Director of Operations at Caledon Concepts appeared first on Cru Cellars Tampa.

Ryan has a thumb in every bottle: he’s made hundreds of wines over the years for customers at a custom crush facility. But he’s also worked on estate wines from... The post Cru 8: Ryan Rugg appeared first on Cru Cellars Tampa.

In 2014, when she was 21 years old, Jackie dove into the wine game in a big way. In just a few years she was already Assistant Wine Director of... The post Cru 7: Jacqueline Smith, Assistant Wine Director of Cru Cellars appeared first on Cru Cellars Tampa.

And you thought the Golden Ticket for the Wonka Factory was hard to get. As oenophiles wrestle in the streets for tickets to this year’s Bern’s Wine Fest (just a... The post Cru 6: Brooke Palmer Kuhl, Director of Bern’s Winefest and Kira Jefferson, COO of Bern’s Steak House appeared first on Cru Cellars Tampa.

Just what is “Tampa Ramen”? And why was it first discovered in NYC (and now available in Alabama)? Noel takes us through the start of his Ichicoro empire, and how... The post Cru 5: Noel Cruz, Owner of Ichicoro Ramen, Ichicoro Imoto, and Ichicoro Ane appeared first on Cru Cellars Tampa.

LOCALE Market and FARMTABLE Cucina 179 2nd Ave N., St. Petersburg, FL 33701 The world-famous Michael Mina Group took St. Petersburg by storm when they opened LOCALE and FARMTABLE Cucina... The post Cru 4: Julian Mayor, Beverage Director at LOCALE Market and FARMTABLE Cucina appeared first on Cru Cellars Tampa.

Our guest is Ty Rodriguez, Co-Owner of Rooster & the Till. www.roosterandthetill.com What do you ask the man with the hottest restaurant in town? He and Chef Ferrell Alvarez Ty... The post Cru 3: Ty Rodriguez, Co-Owner of Rooster & the Till appeared first on Cru Cellars Tampa.

Zach Groseclose is the accomplished Wine Director at Cru Cellars. www.crucellarstampa.com From a somm in NYC to the cutthroat world of internet wine sales in Florida, Zach has done it... The post Cru 2: Zach Groseclose, Wine Director of Cru Cellars appeared first on Cru Cellars Tampa.

Welcome to the first episode of “At the Wine Bar with Cru Cellars”! Featuring Jennifer and Torrey Bingham, Owners of Cru Cellars: the Best Wine Bar in Tampa Bay. (www.crucellarstampa.com) ... The post Cru 1: Jennifer Bingham, Owner of Cru Cellars appeared first on Cru Cellars Tampa.