A bi-weekly conversation with chefs, bartenders, winemakers, and farmers - with a focus on happenings in the food and beverage community in the Midwest. Arthur Black is a member of the Society of Wine Educators, a Certified Specialist of Wine, a Certified Spanish Wine Educator, a Certified French Wine Educator, a Certified Sake Specialist, Certified Spirits Specialist, Advanced Sommelier, Level 1
Cicerone, Advanced Level III through the Wine and Spirits Education Trust, a wine, beer and spirits writer and has lectured and taught at copious venues and several universities. As an active educator in the American sommelier community. He is also the founder and President of the Indiana Craft Beverage Association. There are few things in life he enjoys more than yoga and a glass of grower champagne (and not together). Ed Rudisell is a restaurateur that owns and operates Black Market, Rook, and Siam Square in downtown Indianapolis, is Joshua Gonzales' partner at the award-winning cocktail bar, Thunderbird, and a partner at an upcoming Spanish restaurant in Seattle. As a rum geek, he teaches rum classes around Indianapolis to local bartenders and restaurants, and travels abroad to visit rum distilleries when possible. To unwind, you'll often find him relaxing with a Ti' Punch. And they both love to listen to metal, are heavily tattooed, and have a tendency to curse at inappropriate times. And a special thanks to Brad Shoemaker of Creative Zombie Studios for the audio engineering.
