Kev ua dej num hauv tsev kho mob tau qiv nws qhov kev txawj ntse rau Lub Tsev Dawb, thiab tam sim no rau peb
Dab tsi yog Qhov Kev Pab Cuam? Ntsib Eric Weiss
Ntau tshaj ob peb khoom kim heev cov neeg taug kev paub tias qhov kev pab cuam zoo li cas. Nws yog qhov tsawg tiam sis tseem ceeb heev.
Rarer tseem: qhov peev xwm los qhia qhov kev xav rau cov neeg ua haujlwm hauv tsev so. Nov yog Eric Weiss lub npe. Nws mus lub ntiaj teb ua tus pab tswv yim.
Hauv Eric cov lus, " Txoj haujlwm zoo kawg li txhais tau hais tias nrog cov tib neeg sib raug zoo li lawv yog tib neeg nyob hauv lub ntiaj teb, thiab ua raws li lawv txoj kev tsis ncaj ncees."
Lub tebchaws no tsis muaj zog Eric Weiss nyuaj. Nws loj hlob nyob rau hauv Tenafly, New Jersey, nyob thoob plaws hauv Hudson River ntawm Upper Manhattan. Thaum muaj hnub nyoog 13 xyoo, nws tau txais nyiaj txaus xa nyiaj cov ntawv xov xwm los ntawm Tebchaws Meskas rau thaum mus ncig xyuas cov menyuam.
Cov tub ntxhais hluas hauv tsev so uas tau pom tias nws nyiam lub neej hauv kev taw qhia. Ib tug ntawm nws txiv tus kws kho hniav yog tus VP ntawm National Maritime Union. Tus naiskhu no tau ua rau tus tub hluas Eric tau ua haujlwm rau SS Tebchaws Asmeskas thaum lub caij ntuj so thiab kev so haujlwm hauv tsev kawm ntawv qib siab thiab qib siab. (Cov dej hiav txwv no, tam sim no moored nyob rau Philadelphia, yog ib qho ntawm lub xyoo pua 20th lub nkoj nto moo tshaj plaws, thiab tseem tuav qee cov ntaub ntawv keeb kwm hla kev transatlantic.) "Kev ncig tebchaws tuaj txog zoo li lub neej qub rau kuv," Eric.
Tom qab kawm tiav ntawm Tsev Kawm Ntawv Nroog Boston, Eric nyob thiab kawm hauv Fabkis rau yuav luag 10 xyoo. Tom qab ntawd nws kawm zaub mov, haus dej caw, thiab tos txais tom Lub Tsev Kawm Ntawv Kev Ua Haujlwm ntawm America hauv Hyde Park, New York.
Eric tau xaiv los ntawm tus kws ua choj Roger Vergé los ua thawj American rau apprentice ntawm Le Moulin de Mougins, nws revered, peb-Michelin-hnub qub lub tsev noj mov nyob rau Fabkis Riviera. (International celebrity kws ua zaub mov Alain Ducasse pib tawm hauv tib chav ua noj.)
Tom qab Eric tau ntiav los ntawm Seagram Châteaux & Estate Wines nyob New York City.
Nws txoj hauj lwm: kom txaus siab rau lub tsev noj mov tshwj xeeb thiab cov neeg hauv tsev so hauv Seagram cov ntsiab lus sab saum toj kawg nkaus wine. (Cov neeg zoo li Bordeaux legends zoo li Châteaux Lafite, Haut Brion, thiab Petrus.) Ib lub sijhawm, Eric yog tus sommelier ntawm lub '21' Club.
Tau ntau xyoo, Eric tau mus ua ib qho kev pabcuam rau kev pabcuam tibneeg. Nws lub caij tam sim no yog nws lub New York-based lub tuam txhab pabcuam, Kev Txuj Ci Ua Haujlwm, nws tau tsim xyoo 1994. Nws thawj ntu yog kev ua haujlwm pabcuam rau kev ua haujlwm tos txais, nyob rau hauv Four-New Four Seasons Hotel New York.
Eric qhov kev pab cuam tau txais ntau ntawm kev ua haujlwm ntawm kev lag luam. Nws coj mus rau lub sijhawm rau 6 lub hlis dhau los ua Kev Tshaj Lij rau Kev Tshaj Tawm ntawm CNN's Financial Network. Eric lub ntsiab lus: "txais qhov kev pab cuam uas neeg tsim nyog, txawm los ntawm cov kws kho tsheb, tus kws kho mob, lub tsev ntiav pw, lossis lub tsev so tsib lub tsev so."
Leej twg hais tias Eric yog tus "pab pawg neeg;"? Nws tsis ua li ntawd nws tus kheej. Nws tau raug hu ua "Service Guru" los ntawm cov xov xwm loj xws li CNN, New York Times, London Times, thiab Katie Couric.
Tab sis leej twg xav tau kev pabcuam? Eric tau qhia ib tug xov tooj ntawm cov neeg xiav-nti cov neeg tau txais kev txhim kho lawv qhov kev pabcuam. Ntawm lawv yog cov tuam txhab tsev so (xws li The Ritz-Carlton , Trump Chaw ntiav pw , thiab Four Seasons ) thiab cov kev pabcuam nyiaj txiag (xws li American Express thiab Goldman Sachs).
Ntau cov khw noj mov thiab cov chaw ntiav pw tau ncig lub ntiaj teb tau ntiav cov Kev Kawm Txuj Ci kom ua hauj lwm nrog Eric.
Tau ntev tshaj li kaum xyoo, Eric qhov kev txawj ntse tau raug thov los ntawm ib qho chaw nyob hauv Washington, DC Yog tias, ib qho. Nws tau qhia lub Tsev Dawb rau qhov kev xaiv caw, qhov kev ua thiab qhov kev pab, thiab chav ua noj.
Txij xyoo 2011, Eric tau ua haujlwm nrog cov chaw mus ncig tebchaws hauv California kom siab rau lawv cov kev pabcuam. Nws tsim ib txoj haujlwm zoo rau lub lim tiam rau lub nroog Sonoma County qhov chaw pabcuam qub, Healdsburg . Tsis ntev tom qab, lwm qhov chaw ncig xyuas tebchaws hauv Northern California, suav nrog Mendocino thiab Sonoma Counties thiab Carmel-by-the-Sea, nrog rau cov kev qhia zoo sib xws.
Chaw Eric pom zoo koj tau ntsib: Buenos Aires , Argentina; Madeira ua ntej, ces tus so ntawm Portugal; Nyob rau hauv Fabkis: Claude Monet lub tsev thiab lub vaj nyob rau hauv Giverny, sab nraum Paris; Brittany rau ntawm ntug dej hiav txwv Atlantic (nyob ntawm L'Hotel Carantec thiab mus saib Finistere (qhia txog saum toj no); Corsica thiab Malta hauv Mediterranean; Tahilla Cove, Ireland;
Petersburg, Russia; Hauv Kalifonias: Sonoma thiab Mendocino, Qhov Rooj Noj Qab Haus Huv Xauv Chaw nyob Escondido, Lub Vaj Tsev Ahwahnee hauv Yosemite National Park; nyob rau hauv New England: Massachusett lub Berkshires (nyob Wheatleigh hauv Lenox) thiab Yankee Connecticut (nyob ntawm The Inn at Stonington thiab sail ntawm Connecticut River); nyob qhov twg koj tuaj yeem saib Federico Fellini films zoo li La Dolce Vita thiab Amarcord ntawm ib qho screen loj
Chaw Eric tsis yog rov qab mus rau: Las Vegas, Atlantic City, St. Maarten
Eric yuav tsum-tastes hauv Fabkis: nqaij noj nqaij choucroute nyob Paris 'Brasserie Bofinger; Nyob rau hauv Brittany: oysters tua nyob rau hauv Cancale strawberries los ntawm Plougastel Farmers 'Market, xiav lobster marbled nrog foie gras thiab smoked eel ntawm Tsev noj mov Patrick Jeffroy hauv Carantec; foie gras los ntawm thaj av Périgord; Chateau d'Yquem, nectar ntawm Sauternes dessert wines; cheeses unpasteurized, thoob Fabkis
Eric yuav tsum-saj hauv Teb Chaws Asmeskas: wines los ntawm Morlet Family Vineyards hauv Napa; Aziza Tsev noj mov hauv San Francisco; Penner-Ash Pinot Noirs los ntawm Oregon; Chaw noj mov Latour ntawm Crystal Springs Resort hauv New Jersey; élan Tsev noj mov hauv NYC; nws cov kws ua zaub mov / tus tswv David Waltuck nrhiav tau tus legendary Chanterelle; lub caij noj su ntawm Lone Mountain Ranch hauv Loj Ntuj, Montana; hiav txwv ntsev-caramel gelato ntawm Gelato Fiasco hauv Maine; jumbo scallops nrog lardons thiab smoked-lws suav vinaigrette nyob Swooner Tsev noj mov hauv Stonington, Connecticut
Tej yam Eric hlub txog kev mus ncig: "ntsib cov neeg tshiab, tom qab ntawd nrog nyob nrog lawv rau xyoo lawm"; "nrhiav kev tawm ntawm-tus-txoj-kev qhov chaw uas kuv muaj peev xwm ces qhia nrog cov phooj ywg;" "khaws ib phau ntawv ncig tebchaws mus ncig 40 lub xyoo dhau los no kuv thiaj tuaj yeem pab lwm tus nrog lawv cov kev qhia"
Tej yam Eric hlub txog kev ya: ua kom muaj kev lag luam los yog kev kawm ua ntej (los yog kev ua lag luam tseem ceeb ); cov davhlau cov neeg tuaj yeem xav txog kev muab kev pabcuam zoo; poob nthav ntau yam zaub mov noj ("nco ntsoov tshaj plaws, lub sijhawm Glorious Food, ib lub New York caterer, teem rau kuv Europe-khaus inflight noj hmo ntawm caviar, Champagne, thiab cw"); qhov yooj yim ntawm ntiav dav hlau : "koj tsis tas yuav nrog kev ruaj ntseg los yog ib qho 'Occupied' kos npe"
Tej yam Eric hates txog ya uas lub airlines yuav tsum hloov: kev ruaj ntseg kab (hooray rau TSA Precheck !); dictatorial, insensitive rooj laj kab mob; tos rau neeg caij tsheb thaum lawv fuss txog stowing lawv lub nra; cov neeg caij tsheb uas tawm lawv cov khau, tsis muaj thom khwm; ib txhia twb muab lawv ko taw tuaj; davhlau cov neeg ua haujlwm uas cia qhov kev tsis txaus ntseeg tshwm sim.
Rau ntawm Eric lub thoob daim ntawv: caij nkoj Antartica ntawm Seabourn; mus xyuas Dumbarton Caj Npab, "Kuv tus poj niam tsev neeg yawg nyob hauv Scotland;" Istanbul; Croatia (suav nrog Iavteb nyob deb); Tim lyiv teb chaws (dua); Asia (Tuam Tshoj, Nyiv, Nyab Laj, Bali); pom lub Galapagos 'cov tsiaj qus; hu nkauj nrog Roberta Flack. Eric lub ntsiab lus nyob hauv tsev so: Mr. Manager, koj puas yog ib tug txiv neej uas muaj hnub nyoog tsib xyoos los yog ib tug plaub-nas this nas? Eric rau ntawm cov ntsiab lus ntawm cov tsev so ; ib tsab ntawv qhib rau cov chaw ntiav pw: Eric rau ntawm cov dab tuag uas cov chaw ntiav pw hla qhov chaw ; 7 tiag tiag-lub tsev so horror zaj dab neeg thiab Eric lub mo kom tau koj lub tsev so kom zoo rau kev pab phem; eric tus nkag teb chaws nyob rau hauv peb zaj dab neeg nyob rau kev caij cov neeg sau ntawv 'fantasy cov chaw ntiav pw: ib tug npau suav phem heev Fabkis txoj kev tuaj; tus kws lij choj piav qhia ntawm ib qho chaw so ntawm Saint Lucia nyob hauv Caribbean, Ladera Resort.
Eric siv sij hawm ze ntawm Algarve, lub ntug dej hiav txwv uas yog lub tebchaws nyob sab hnub poob ntawm lub tebchaws Europe: Portugal tus sunniest puam chaw thiab Western Europe txoj kev mus ncig sab nraud: Lub Algarve ; l ; ajnAlgarve suav lub tsev fuabtais nres pousada inn (nrog lub pas pas): Pousada Palacio de Estoi ; ib lub tsev so tsev me nrog Relais & Chateaux Dining, ntawm lub zoo meej puam: Bela Vista Hotel & Spa .
Eric qhov kev saib zoo nyob rau sab qaum teb California txoj kev rov qab, Pacific-ntsib Sonoma County: w Napa, NoCal holidays, muaj kev sib tw nyiag tam sim no los ntawm Sonoma County ; Sonoma County muaj tshaj 450 qhov rooj ntoo. Eric tau xaiv 11 qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntawm Sonoma wineries rau ncig thiab tasting ; thiab ntawm ntau qhov ntawm cov kev xaiv noj mov, Eric xaiv 11 lub khw noj haus zoo tshaj hauv Sonoma; Eric tsis tuaj yeem hu xov tooj rau Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary Sonoma County lub tshav puam superstar ; ib hom neeg Asmeskas kev paub meej txog "Sonoma Serengeti": Safari West; hais tias Eric, qhov feem ntau deluxe txoj kev pom Sonoma County: siab saum toj no nyob rau hauv Cov Koob Tsheej Cov Kab Wine Country ; aA go-to get to to spot rau ib tus neeg ntxim nyiam kawg ntawm Tuscany hauv tshav ntuj Sonoma County: Applewood Inn, Tsev noj mov thiab Spa ; ib tug B & B nyob hauv plawv nroog Healdsburg nrog luscious paj teb, npau suav npau suav phem, thiab cov kws kho mob tshwj xeeb: Camellia Inn; mid-1800s lub tsev hauv tsev nrog chav zoo nkauj, khoom noj khoom haus zoo nkauj, thiab kev sib koom tes: Kenwood Inn thiab Spa ; ib lub tsev so boutique nrog ranch pedigree, zoo nkauj masseurs, martini bar thiab splendid steakhouse: MacArthur Place ; ib tug neeg txom nyem Victorian tsev nrog tsib lub hnub qub kev pabcuam thiab ib qho chaw sau txog NoCal chav ua noj: Madrona Manor ; famed ces rau tus noog, tam sim no rau oceanfront élan thiab nplua nuj: Bodega Bay Lodge; lub npe rustic rau ib qho ntawm Sonoma cov ntau lub tsev me me me: Farmhouse Inn .
Nyob qhov twg nrog Eric Weiss: ntawm nws lub tuam txhab lub chaw, ServiceArts; ntawm nws cov khoom rau Food Arts magazine; nyob rau hauv LinkedIn.