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About Melanie Young

The Connected Table is a media production company, radio show, podcast and blog specializing in wine, food and travel. Listen to The Connected Table LIVE and The Connected Table SIPS on iHeart and other major podcast platforms. Melanie Young and David Ransom are wine and food specialists, speakers and writers. We are experts in helping brands promote their products, destinations and services through custom content.

Pati Jinich’s Matzo Ball Soup Has Kick!
Pati Jinich’s Matzo Ball Soup Has Kick!

Pati Jinich’s Matzo Ball Soup Has Kick!

By Melanie Young|2018-03-30T03:01:51+00:00March 30, 2018|

As the snow flurries fell during the third (or fourth?) [...]

Sipping Bordeaux Blancs
Sipping Bordeaux Blancs

Sipping Bordeaux Blancs

By Melanie Young|2018-03-15T15:45:24+00:00March 15, 2018|

Many wine aficionados are familiar with the red wines of [...]

Meet “Mr. Spain” at Kysela Pere et Fils
Meet “Mr. Spain” at Kysela Pere et Fils

Meet “Mr. Spain” at Kysela Pere et Fils

By Melanie Young|2018-03-10T22:25:42+00:00March 10, 2018|

Jen Riis, aka "Mr. Spain," scouts wines for Kysela [...]

Meet Champagne Jacquart Cellarmaster Floriane Eznack
Meet Champagne Jacquart Cellarmaster Floriane Eznack

Meet Champagne Jacquart Cellarmaster Floriane Eznack

By Melanie Young|2018-03-05T02:39:07+00:00March 5, 2018|

For International Women's Month in March, we're recognizing inspirational women [...]

Chinese New Year Bites- Gung Hay Fat Choy!
Chinese New Year Bites- Gung Hay Fat Choy!

Chinese New Year Bites- Gung Hay Fat Choy!

By Melanie Young|2018-02-21T15:34:09+00:00February 21, 2018|

We never need a holiday to enjoy Chinese food, but [...]

Celebrating 50 Years with Trefethen Family Vineyards
Celebrating 50 Years with Trefethen Family Vineyards

Celebrating 50 Years with Trefethen Family Vineyards

By Melanie Young|2018-02-07T14:39:47+00:00February 7, 2018|

"What were you doing 1968?" That was the opening question [...]

Prosecco’s Enore Ceola, Managing Director & CEO, Mionetto USA
Prosecco’s Enore Ceola, Managing Director & CEO, Mionetto USA

Prosecco’s Enore Ceola, Managing Director & CEO, Mionetto USA

By Melanie Young|2018-01-25T13:49:40+00:00January 25, 2018|

Sales of Prosecco, the sparkling wine produced in the Veneto [...]

Thomas Waugh’s Cocktails Dazzle at The Pool Room Lounge
Thomas Waugh’s Cocktails Dazzle at The Pool Room Lounge

Thomas Waugh’s Cocktails Dazzle at The Pool Room Lounge

By Melanie Young|2017-12-25T21:47:40+00:00December 25, 2017|

Normally, we are not Cocktail Lounge Lizards. My idea of [...]

Isabel Legeron MW on the Appeal of Natural Wine

By Melanie Young|2017-12-24T21:51:51+00:00December 24, 2017|

Isabel Legeron is France's only female Master of Wine and [...]

From Valpolicella- Raffaele Boscaini, Masi Agricola
From Valpolicella- Raffaele Boscaini, Masi Agricola

From Valpolicella- Raffaele Boscaini, Masi Agricola

By Melanie Young|2017-12-24T15:13:23+00:00December 24, 2017|

We visit Valpolicella, the "land of many cellars," with Raffaele Boscaini, [...]

Laura Bianchi, Castello di Monsanto, Chianti Classico
Laura Bianchi, Castello di Monsanto, Chianti Classico

Laura Bianchi, Castello di Monsanto, Chianti Classico

By Melanie Young|2017-12-23T23:43:10+00:00December 23, 2017|

We met the lovely Laura Bianchi last July when she came to [...]

The Feast of Seven Fishes (and Pastas)
The Feast of Seven Fishes (and Pastas)

The Feast of Seven Fishes (and Pastas)

By Melanie Young|2017-12-23T23:32:59+00:00December 23, 2017|

Even though neither of us grew up in an Italian-American [...]

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