After more than 16 years of working and living in New York
City, David Lynch decamped for the San Francisco Bay Area in 2009, joining the
Michelin-starred Quince Restaurant as its Beverage Director. David is also an
author whose book, Vino Italiano, is the
Italian wine lover's reference of choice.
Previous to becoming Beverage Director of Quince, David was
the longtime Wine Director, then General Manager, of New York's famed Babbo
Ristorante. In addition to his restaurant work, David remains active as a
writer, publishing articles on wine and food in publications such as Food
& Wine, GQ and Gourmet.
Before Babbo, David was a Senior Editor at Wine &
Spirits, where he won a James Beard
Journalism Award for his writing. In 2000, he left the magazine to travel
throughout Italy, an experience which not only spawned the IACP award-winning Vino
Italiano but launched a new career -- that
of a sommelier, working for Vino Italiano co-author Joseph Bastianich and chef Mario Batali. During his tenure,
David grew Babbo's wine program into one of the nation's best, winning a 2004
James Beard Restaurant Award for Outstanding Wine Service. He and Bastianich
published their second book, Vino Italiano Buying Guide, in 2004, and recently revised and updated that
volume, releasing the new edition in August of 2008. David also co-authored the
satirical Wine Snob's Dictionary
(Broadway Books; 2008) with Vanity Fair scribe David Kamp.
David lives with his wife, Josie, and their son, Ellis, in
San Anselmo, CA.