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“Homegrown Talent” An Interview with Erika Garretsen,Corporate Beverage Manager & Sommelier By Lisa Gmur, CSW UNCORKED The story begins in 1980 when the first Landry’s Seafood Restaurant opened in Katy, Texas. One of the owners was Tillman Fertitta. A year later he partnered to open the more upscale Willie G’s Seafood & Steaks in nearby […]

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Brent Stone, COO & Winemaker, King Estate Winery

“The Kings of Biodynamics” An Interview with Brent Stone & Ray Nuclo By Lisa Gmur, CSW TANK TALK In 1990, Ed King discovered a parcel of land with rich soil for growing hay to feed local horse and cattle farms. By 1994, more than 100-acres were planted to create the most clonally diverse soil and […]

Carson Gray, Director of Adult Beverage & Restaurant Development, HMS Host

“On The Runway” An Interview with Carson Gray,Director of Adult Beverage & Restaurant Development By Lisa Gmur, CSW UNCORKED Founded in 1897, HMSHost started its Food & Beverage and retail business on big railway networks. By the 1920’s, the company expanded to include shipping as well. In the early Fifties it was the first company […]

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