Salvo Russo is head of wine at London's Hippodrome Casino, which includes the fine-dining restaurant Heliot Steak House. Salvo moved to London from his native Italy at the age of 20 to pursue a career as a sommelier, working in numerous restaurants and bars. He has Level 4 WSET Diploma, is a WSET wine educator and one day dreams of making his own wine.
The best advice I ever got
Be grateful for what you have.
My life motto
Remembering that my thoughts are the primary cause of everything.
I am currently reading
Ordinary Wolves by Seth Kantner.
My most played music track
Nutshell (unplugged) by Alice In Chains.
If I didn’t do my current job I would be
A viticulturist.
Skill I don’t currently possess but would like to have
Knowledge of the wildness.
My favourite kind of exercise
Practising Shaolin Kung Fu.
I relax while
Practising Tai Chi.
I collect
Vintage Pendleton wool jackets.
My essential newspaper/magazine
Wired
My desert-island wine
Burgundy.
I have learnt a lot from
My wife, Hannah.
My last meal and sip will be
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche 2015 with beef Wellington.
