Many sommeliers enjoy unwinding with a beer after a full workday spent talking about wine with clients, matching wines to dishes, tasting wine, drinking wine….wine, wine, wine. Can you tell us your favorite beer these days, and what you like about it? Don’t feel that it needs to be a high-falutin’ beer either; if your favorite place serves cold Schlitz on tap and that’s what you gravitate toward, then say so. And don’t hesitate to provide some very brief background info on your selection or a short tasting note.
Belinda Chang, Wine Director, The Modern (New York City). Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, my two favorite books were from Jay McInerney’s pre-wine writer days: Bright Lights, Big City and Story of My Life. I dreamed of living the fast life in New York City and demanding that all potential boyfriends stock their refrigerators with Amstel Light and Cristal for me like the character in the later book. READ MORE »
