We welcome Anthony Gopal to The Premier Cru, who is the Head Sommelier at KOL.

KOL is the brainchild of Santiago Lastra (Head Chef). The principle aim of the cuisine is to transport the flavours and soul of Mexican food using local British produce. Since opening in 2020, KOL has received a Michelin star and also been listed in The World's 50 Best Restaurants.

Anthony has done an incredible job developing the wine offering, creating an unrivalled list of wines from top producers based in central and eastern Europe. On the episode we taste wines by:

Andreas Tscheppe

Marko Fon

Schäfer-Fröhlich

We also introduce you to KOL and discuss what it takes to become a Michelin star restaurant.

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We welcome Melania Battiston to The Premier Cru. Melania is one of the UK's top young sommeliers, having worked at The Medlar and Aman Hotel Group whilst running her own coaching business and judging at the Decanter World Wine Awards.

Melania's latest adventure is joining David Liverpool and the team at Cornus, a new roof-top restaurant based in Belgravia. They serve delicious food grounded in the principles of French cuisine - think lobster pasta topped with caviar and Amalfi lemon. C'mon!

The wine programme is equally exciting as the food, bringing together all of Melania's experience with exceptional prices. Get yourself a reservation now!

On the episode we discuss what it takes to become a top sommelier and introduce you to Cornus.

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We welcome Ed Templeton to The Premier Cru, who is the Co-Founder of Carousel. What differentiates Carousel from other restaurants?

Well, they have a weekly chef in residency programme, inviting new chefs each week from across the world to showcase their cuisine to London customers. It is a culinary hub where you can explore different cuisines, cultures and real creativity. On top of that they also have a wine bar and a Mezcaleria acting as more casual spaces in which to enjoy Carousel if you don't feel like fine dining.

Given we invited Ed to join The Premier Cru - you guessed it - they also have a brilliant wine programme, run by Joshua Bratt, who also runs a series of wine raves called Close Ties. With a weekly changing menu, they need a strong wine list to pair with an eclectic range of dishes.

Join us as we discuss how:

• Carousel was founded
• To run a weekly chef in residency programme
• The Carbonara King caused havoc this year

We also try three brilliant wines from the Carousel list:

• Carousel "House white", by Valle Reale, Abruzzo, Italy, NV
• Vi di Taula, by Els Jelipins, Penedes, Spain, 2022
• VB1, by Selvadolce, Liguria, Italy, 2019

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