Smackdown Cometh

Posted by Keith Wallace on Jan 25, 2013 in Philly | 0 comments

Henry Greenly

Last month, Jill Weber of Jet Wine Bar dominated in the Holiday edition of the Sommelier Smackdown. This month, the  magnificent Henry Greenly is taking up the challenge. Henry is guy behind the awesome wine list at Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse. He was recently named one of the top sommeliers in Philadelphia by CBS Philly (an honor he shares with our very own Keith Wallace).

The Smackdown Menu

• Porcini & Enoki Mushroom Soup
• Greens with a Classic Vinaigrette
• Fresh Gnocchi with Bone Marrow Ragu
• Bucheron “Cheese Log” with Pine Nuts and Figs (from Keith’s Corked & Forked cookbook)

Culinaria Popup: A Foodie Paradise.

Posted by M.L. Wolfsohn on Oct 22, 2012 in Restaurant Reviews | 0 comments

Culinaria Food & Wine Pairing Event

The Sommelier Smackdown!

Posted by Keith Wallace on Jan 6, 2011 in News | 0 comments

Check it out our Sommelier Smackdown. The best food & wine pairing event this year. Philly’s top sommeliers and my Wine School peeps compete to make the best food & wine pairings. And you get to try them all! Best of all, the people in the audience get to vote who wins the smackdown!

Sommelier Smackdown

Posted by Alana Zerbe on Jan 6, 2011 in Beer Reviews, News | 0 comments

“Tell him he can have my title, but I want it back in the morning.”   – Jack Dempsey’s response after a drunk challenged him to a fight.

Things are heating up around the Wine School, folks.  Seems there is a good old-fashioned sparring match coming up as sources have confirmed that Founder Keith “Wall-Eye” Wallace has officially challenged his trusty Instructor Brian “B.D.” Freedman to the ultimate duel:

It’s the Sommelier Smackdown End-of-Year Bout.  There will be wine.  There will be food.  There will be judgement.  Maybe not the “sweet science” you had in mind, but, a sweet science, nonetheless.

In the past months, Wallace and Freedman have gone up against some of Philly’s toughest contenders – Christophe Tassan, Ryan Davis, Jeff Bloom, Christophe Guillot, Anthony Masapollo – pairing food with wine on limited budgets and strict rules.  Some rounds have been won, some lost – with a few glorious victories going to each man.

To be certain, these aren’t exactly the halcyon days of Ali and Foreman.  Still, there will be plenty of ego entering the ring come Wednesday, December 12th, as Wallace and Freedman go head to head in THE wine and food match of the year.

Who’ll be standing four rounds and two hours later?   Purchase your seats, folks, and place your bets.  I’ve got a hunch many are going to want to be ringside for this one.   

Sommelier Smackdown, Wednesday, December 12, 7:30 – 9:30 PM. 

Keith “Wall-Eye” Wallace vs. Brian “B.D.” Freedman.     

We are in the Wine Spectator

Posted by Keith Wallace on Jan 5, 2011 in News | 0 comments

So how cool is this? The Wine Spectator picked up the Sommelier Smackdown story and ran it on the front page of their website. My goodness!