Great wine and great food. Is there anything more satisfying? Richard Harvey, owner and founder of specialty wine shop Metrovino and a veritable Calgary wine ambassador, simply says no. His vino store is located, in the back of The Cookbook Co., a specialty food and cookbook store in Calgary’s Design District. It’s a copacetic arrangement if there ever was one. “It’s not a coincidence that we’re next to them,” says manager Al Drinkle. Both establishments take a European approach, combining food and wine as inseparable components of cuisine culture. “They are separate businesses with separate goals, but we play a large role in what they do with food and vice versa,” says Al, adding that the shop often supplies wine for use in its neighbour’s culinary classes.
