In 2000, Blais relocated to Atlanta to oversee a local seafood concept. His wildly creative approach to cooking and cuisine led to the establishment of Trail Blais, a forward-thinking culinary company that has consulted on, designed, and operated some of Atlanta’s most popular eateries including multiple outposts of Flip Burger Boutique and HD-1. He recently launched The Spence, a new restaurant concept in Midtown Atlanta, and his debut cookbook Try This at Home was published on February 26, 2013. In Try This at Home: Recipes from My Head to Your Plate, Richard reveals a simplified approach to adventurous cooking by sharing new flavor combinations and textures to reinvent home cooks’ classic dishes. Each of the 125 recipes is straightforward enough to make at home, but for those who want to try using liquid nitrogen or a sous vide machine, Richard offers fun variations to his recipes that add another level of excitement in the kitchen.
Blais has appeared on “TODAY Show,” “Good Morning America,” “Live with Kelly,” and “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” as well as in numerous publications including The New York Times, InStyle, and Food & Wine magazine.
PROPRIETOR BOB ADLER - DEUTSCH VINEYARD
In 2004 we began our search for a small Napa vineyard that had the potential to yield the highest quality fruit from the best clone and root stock. The terroir had to be just right and so we knew the quest was going to take a while. In 2006, we received a call from our broker who described a parcel of land located in the “Rutherford Dust” that was soon going to be available. We rushed over and when we realized we had found our spot, we signed a purchase contract.We asked one of Napa’s best vineyard managers, Jim Barbour, to do whatever was necessary to make the vineyard produce the best grapes and he certainly did exactly that. In 2007, Jim called Vineyard 29’s wine consultant, Phillipe Melka, to come over and sample our grapes. He came over, tasted the juice, and immediately asked for them to be part of Vineyard 29’s wine program. Thus began our great relationship with Vineyard 29 and our introduction to Keith Emerson, Director of Winemaking.
Working with a top vineyard, top vineyard manager, and top winemaker, we were able to realize our dream, which has all been expressed in our first estate wine, the 2008 ADV. We hope you enjoy our wine as much as we have producing it.
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