"Water is a beautiful thing and I just want people to experiment and enjoy it in a way that they've never done before, says Binder, 53, whose brimming passion gives his speech a staccato energy. Sensing my scepticism, he tells me it's OK to laugh at the concept of water connoisseurship. I've been trying to get restaurants to do this for years and I think people are nervous, because you're either going to be a pioneer or a joke."
"For diners at a fancy restaurant in Cheshire, there is now a new twist to the usual routine. First comes La Popote's menu, created by the owners, the chef Joe Rawlins and Gaelle Radigon, who live upstairs with their children. Next comes the wine list, which includes more than 100 bottles. And then, in what is very much a first for Cheshire, a water list."
La Popote, a converted redbrick barn restaurant in Marton, introduced a curated water list alongside its menu and a 100-plus bottle wine list. The owners, chef Joe Rawlins and Gaelle Radigon, live above the restaurant with their children. The water list offers seven choices ranging from local Crag from the Peak District to mineral-rich Vidago from a Portuguese spa town that costs 19. Doran Binder serves as a water sommelier and promotes water connoisseurship as part of a global movement to elevate water as a celebrated drink. Binder encourages experimentation despite scepticism, and staff recommend waters such as Lauretana or Icelandic Glacial for a crab starter.
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