Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Wed Jun 03, 2009

On Today's Show: CRNtalk.com

Adam Ried - Boston Globe Magazine
"Thoroughly Modern Milkshakes: 100 Classic & Contemporary Recipes"

Adam Ried is the cooking columnist for Boston Globe Magazine and the kitchen equipment specialist on the PBS show America’s Test Kitchen. For ten years he was an editor for Cook’s Illustrated and was responsible for the magazine’s kitchen equipment testing and ingredient tasting features. America’s frosty favorite goes twenty-first century. Milkshake. Frappe. Cabinet. Velvet. Whatever you call it, the quintessentially American combination of milk, ice cream, and syrup has delighted generations, invoking memories of soda fountains and high-school sweethearts. In this collection of recipes, Adam Ried infuses the classic shake with unexpected flavor twists that bring the milkshake into the twenty-first century. Recipes such as the Mexican Chocolate Shake with Chipotle and Almond or the Maple-Bacon Shake reveal the flavorful punch of unlikely food combinations. And Ried doesn’t forget to include old-time favorites such as the little-known Rhode Island Cabinet (coffee shake) and the Black and White. Whether you are entertaining friends or craving something sweet, Ried shows you that the simple addition of sorbet or spice can rouse new flavor riches. With descriptions of unusual ingredients and key equipment, Thoroughly Modern Milkshakes will inspire even the most uncompromising of milkshake lovers to give the familiar a new twist.

Larry Lipson - Costa Rica wine correspondent
He's been the Daily News restaurant critic for 50 years, but Larry Lipson has finally called it quits: "Sure, there have been editors who have leaned somewhat heavily on me - especially during one period when I was the only restaurant critic/writer in America featured in a newspaper seven days a week." Talk about knowing the restaurant scene in LA.

Phil Lempert - "Supermarket Guru"
100,000 American Votes Are In! Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert Unveils theMost Innovative Products to Hit Shelves this Year . Ever worry that shiny new deal on the store shelf might be a big dud? For the first time, 100,000 Americans have taken out the guesswork from the grocery aisle. An award that gets people to vote on the best and most innovative products of the year has now come to the U.S. Trusted for more than two decades in Europe, the Product of the Year (POY) award enrolls 100,000 consumers to review, vote and ultimately guide shoppers on the best new products each year. The distinctive red POY logo then serves as a shortcut for shoppers in the supermarket, saving time and money. Americans will start seeing the logo for the first time this year. The Product of the Year award is the world’s largest and most representative consumer vote on product innovation. It was established 22 years ago in France, and it currently operates in 28 countries worldwide. America’s Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert will unveil what Americans thought were the most innovative products being introduced in 2009 across various categories – from food to personal care to household products

Terry Hall - Napa Valley Vintners Communications Director
Auction Napa Valley - The American Wine Classic June 4 - 7, 2009 - Sometimes it's all in the numbers, like a well-played Tarot reading. In 2009, Auction Napa Valley celebrates 29 years of incredible community fundraising. And as fate would have it, our own "Route de Grand Cru," Highway 29, is the thread of highway that binds us all together, one jewel box village to the next...and maybe the health benefits of our wine might just be our secret fountain of youth, allowing all who venture here to stay forever 29. So please join our fete celebrating all things bright and wonderful from Napa Valley to you, our guests at Auction Napa Valley 2009! Join the Napa Valley Vintners and the Trefethen Family ~ John, Janet, Loren and Hailey~ the 2009 Auction chairs, during this magical time of year in Napa Valley. Auction Napa Valley, was established in 1981 by the Napa Valley Vintners to raise needed funds for healthcare, youth services and affordable housing non-profits. We have been blessed over the years to host wine lovers from both near and far, bidders who have helped shape the Auction as the premier charity wine auction in the world--this must attend event convenes the first weekend in June each year. Since that first Live Auction, held as it is today on the lawn at the beautiful Meadowood Napa Valley, we have been able to give to our community more than $85 million. Raising money for great causes can also be great fun as we offer the world-renowned hospitality of our vintners valley-wide at Auction Eve soirees, private dinners and lunches with the winemakers in their homes and wineries and the not-to-be-missed Friday Taste Napa Valley Marketplace and Barrel Auction at Robert Mondavi Winery--the consummate food and wine festival of the year.