Babbo Ristorante Enoteca

So after so many years, I was with Nerai, with his group, decided that I really want to go back really kind of exclusively into wine.

And Babbo was looking for a wine director.

So it worked out.

I was hired last summer.

This industry, everything changes.

Pablo was there before.

Babbo was there after Mark Babbo's going to be there after me Babbo probably is going to be there I don't know even after Star Group sure probably will be yeah it's a place that it's going to be there forever I

have to I tell you it's I want to go to one or two of your favorite pairings but like I've been doing this for 30 years and most non-white people I know will say and honestly admit that Italy is their Achilles.

Right, I mean, I remember people, like, running recession specials.

I mean, I, I had just moved to New York, and I remember, like, Babbo was running recession specials-

Mm-hmm

... and, you know, crazy fixed price for $50, 'cause no one was going 'cause everyone was freaked out.

So your predecessor last week on the podcast was Adam Reiner.

And Adam Reiner spent years working for Carbone, Major Food Group, ZZs, Babbo.

You know, he's now a James Beard Award winning writer.

And he wrote a book called The New Rules of Dining Out.