About

Welcome to WineDineWith.us

Your place to share culinary cultural experiences.  We hope to entertain and educate by sharing our experiences with local cuisine, culture and libations.  Enjoy!

We are Rodney Gagnon, Katrin Aback, Glenn Carr and Eleni Eliades.

Rodney is a technology entrepreneur, blogger, cyclist and wine geek residing in Boston, Massachusetts. His penchant for Internet product development is only surpassed by his passion for food, wine, and cultural adventures. A lifelong learner, Rodney met his WineDineWith.us cohorts when he decided to focus his studies on wine after years of arts and science education (he, not so secretly, aspires to become a winemaker). Not only is Rodney a principal writer here and on his blog, SpreadingIdeas.info, he is also our resident Wordpress geek.

Katrin is a development professional by day, who enjoys sharing her love of wine with friends and family. She has a passion for all things Argentine and is looking forward to exploring wine culture, dining experiences, and “green wines” here.

Glenn, after a somewhat rebellious and aimless life, went to culinary school, The Cambridge School of Culinary Arts, and found his vocation in life. While working in the sweet kitchen of a hotel as  pastry chef, he  developed an interest in things fermented – those ancient foods that rely on the transformation through fermentation of raw material into a preserved food. He thought that he was living in the best of times when micro-brew beers and artisanal bread became widely available. From there, Glenn went on to explore the world of cheese. And to complement his work in cheese, he decided to study wine. He took a course at The Elizabeth Bishop Wine Resource Center at the Metropolitan College of Boston University and was hooked, completing the entire course of study offered there. It was there he met his colleagues at WineDinewith.us.

Eleni loves liquids.  As a long-time competitive swimmer, it used to have something to do with water.  But one fateful day of wine tasting (thanks, Uncle Peter) changed all that, and she has been an aficionado of the grape ever since. A trained classical archaeologist, Eleni has traded digging in the ground to uncovering treasures in the form of exceptional wines and must-try dining experiences. Some of her favorites include Viongier, “pinks” and lesser known/appreciated varietals.  And more than just a fan, Eleni is one helluva untrained pastry chef, with specialties ranging from Puercoespin to anything found in or inspired by The Pyromaniac’s Cookbook.  As you might have deduced, Eleni met her superiors at the Elizabeth Bishop Wine program at BU.

All the very best,

Katrin, Glenn, Eleni and Rodney