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Monday Meditations with Wine – Special Guest Taariq David 2/21/22 – Correction

Monday Meditations with Wine is a weekly live interview session on BRAVO!’s Facebook page highlighting hospitality, culinary, and beverage industry professionals from the American South. This weekly series is meant to shine a light on the enthusiastic, passionate, professionals in the south blazing trails in their respective fields. We are telling the stories of the south’s brightest in the hospitality industry.

So, grab your favorite glass of wine and experience southern hospitality from your living room, office, dorm room, or where ever you please every Monday at 6 PM CST.

In this week’s episode Chuck will be interviewing Taariq David who hails from Washington, DC, and currently calls Water Valley, MS home with his wife and four daughters. Taariq David has over 25 years of restaurant experience in the kitchen and dining room. He has served as everything from busser to General Manager. Taariq David is the definition of a true entrepreneur and has excelled as a 2021 member of the Big Bad Business Lab. The Lab is funded by Yoknapatawpha Arts Council (YAC) and in part through grants from the National Endowment for the Arts Our Town program and the Mississippi Arts Commission. The Lab offers entrepreneurs a place to self-define their goals and professional development support to achieve these goals.

David owns David Hospitality Services and is the co-founder of Hospitality Bruhs. These are restaurant consulting businesses that also focus on cocktails. These businesses are designed to teach locals how to replicate restaurant-quality food and cocktails at home. David is most excited about his small business because it focuses on empowering others while being something that he has created from start to finish.

Taariq started his own business due to restaurants shutting down during COVID. Creating his own vision through cocktails and food was a dream of his that he had wanted to do for a while, and with the onset of covid, he was able to accomplish his dream. Another reason for starting his own business was so that he did not have to continue living paycheck to paycheck. Taariq is currently working with Fox Sports Center and is being featured in their segment Ultimate College Roadtrip. Check out Taariq’s latest cocktails and cuisine at @Taariqdavid or @hospitalitybruhs on Instagram!

Watch Live Monday 2/14/22 on Facebook Live: https://fb.me/e/1YPIwzUfA

Interested in learning more about Taariq David check out these great blogs and videos as well as his social media.

https://www.oxfordarts.com/bbbblog/732-a-true-entrepreneur

https://www.facebook.com/taariq.david

https://www.instagram.com/taariqdavid/?hl=en

https://vimeo.com/512363181 – Business in a Virtual World

http://www.invitationmag.com/post/creative-cocktails-featuring-taariq-david – Creative Cocktails: Featuring Taariq David

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Replay – Monday Meditations with Wine’s 2/7/22 Special Guest Ray Sholes

Monday Meditations with Wine is a weekly live interview session on BRAVO!’s Facebook page highlighting hospitality, culinary, and beverage industry professionals from the American South. This weekly series is meant to shine a light on the enthusiastic, passionate, professionals in the south blazing trails in their respective fields. We are telling the stories of the south’s brightest in the hospitality industry.

So, grab your favorite glass of wine and experience southern hospitality from your living room, office, dorm room, or where ever you please every Monday at 6 PM CST.

This week’s special guest will be Ray Sholes from Miami, Florida. Ray Sholes is a Sommelier, wine educator, wine judge, and business owner – The Royal Vines. Ray has a discerning palate and is a passionate wine lover. He is known not only for his incredible tasting abilities and vast knowledge, but also for his friendly, relaxed, and entertaining approach to wine education.

Growing up in Compton, California Ray admits, “I come from a world where an education in fine wines, sake, craft brews, and spirits did not exist.” His fascination for wine took off after graduation from Johnson & Wales University where he earned his Bachelors of Food Service Management. His thirst for wine has taken him across the globe and has helped hone his skills beyond textbooks. Ray has spent more than 15 years in the restaurant and hospitality industry where he has experience with wine list creation, dynamic staff training, and restaurant management and consultation.

When he isn’t hosting tasting events, he works as the Sommelier at Micheal’s Genuine in the Design District of Miami, FL. Ray encourages his clients to benefit from his expertise to make their events not only a success, but a memorable one; that your family, friends, co-workers, and team will talk about for years to come!

Click Here to watch Live Monday, February 7th at 6 PM CST: https://fb.me/e/1uJbpM0OR

Replay of Monday Meditations with Wine – Monday, January 31, 2022 Special Guest Charles Springfield

Here is the replay from last night’s Facebook Live – Monday Mediations with Wine – Hosted by Chuck Nix aka The Bearded Wineaux with special guest Charles Springfield.

Chuck and Charles covered many subjects from Charles’s time here in Jackson, his transition from Mississippi to New York, Charles’s upcoming docuseries, and most importantly WINE!

So, pour a glass of your favorite wine, kick back and enjoy!

Monday Meditations with Wine – Starting January 31st at 6 PM

You’re invited to join Chuck Nix aka
The Bearded Wineaux
for Monday Meditations with Wine!

What are Monday Meditations with Wine you ask?

Monday Meditations with Wine began as a way to connect wine professionals through virtual means starting in 2020.  The interview series was originated by JSU Graduate and Certified Sommelier Charles Springfield.  Among his wine accolades, Charles is also an award-winning Journalist formerly of The Clarion Ledger in Jackson, MS, and the Times-Picayune Newspaper based out of New Orleans.

In December 2021 Charles decided to step away from his Monday Meditations live stream to focus his attention on other avenues of his career and has passed the baton to BRAVO!’s very own Chuck Nix aka The Bearded Wineaux. Chuck joined the BRAVO! team in December 2021 as our sommelier and assistant service manager. Chuck is a Specialist of Wine with The Society of Wine Educators and a Certified Sommelier with The Court of Master Sommeliers and a southern hospitality veteran of 20 years and counting.

Starting Monday, January 31st at 6 pm CST Chuck will host his first Monday Meditation with Wine. Monday Meditations with Wine will be a weekly live interview session highlighting hospitality, culinary, and beverage industry professionals from the American South. The southern gastronomic community is burgeoning and the roots run deep here. This weekly series is meant to shine a light on the enthusiastic, passionate, professionals in the south blazing trails in their respective fields. We are telling the stories of the south’s brightest in the hospitality industry.

So, grab your favorite glass of wine and experience southern hospitality from your living room, office, dorm room, or wherever you please, every Monday at 6 PM CST on Facebook Live, with your host Chuck Nix aka The Bearded Wineaux.


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