Check out our Wine Talk show with Randy Wilson from Urban Cellars liquor stores and our special guest Chef Takashi Ito, a culinary business advisor for Blue Mountain Solutions with 40 years of experience in kitchens across Canada. 

Chef Takashi Ito, shares interesting stories that made him one of Victoria’s best known chefs as well as some tips on cooking with wine!

Key Moments:

1:27 – What is the whole premise behind “cooking with wine”?

3:25 – What wine would I use cooking with pork tenderloin?

4:47 – Match your wine region with your meal region

6:20 – Chef Takashi Ito’s past life as an ice carver in Saskatoon, SK

9:08 – Coq au Vin meal: changing the rules

9:43 – Tenderizing your meat with wine

11:18 – What do you pair with Elk meat?

12:36 – Old World or New World wine?

14:40- Unique wine under $20

18:37 – Chef Takashi Ito’s wine calendar: daily, weekly, and monthly wines

19:52 – Getting out of a wine rut and discover new wines

23:50 – When I cook with wine does the alcohol burn off?

28:39 – When you’re cooking wine do you also consume it?

31:38 – Can wine change the flavor of game meat like elk or moose?