Richard Binder, General Manager of Phillipe - Home of the Original French Dip, Gives Us the Low-Down on This Los Angeles Landmark!
The French Dip sandwich was created at Philippe's back in 1918 by founder Philippe Mathieu. For beverages, Philippe's serves cans of soft drinks, freshly brewed iced tea, lemonade, coffee, select wines, and beer.
Historically, homemade wine had been available. The current owner, a wine aficionado, has added a small selection of California wines to the menu. Philippe's is famous for serving cups of regular coffee for 9 cents to this day, in honor of old-fashioned prices. The price was last raised from 5 cents in 1977.
For more on Philippe's, go to http://philippes.com/
Master Sommelier and Creator & Host of Wine Oh TV, Monique Soltani, Gives Us the Wrap-Up on the Pinot Shootout!
Who were the wine stars in the Pinot Shootout? Monique will tell all! The Shootout is all apart of the Annual Pinot Noir Summit that happened last weekend in San Francisco. Pinot Noir lovers, wine industry attendees and media tasted the selected wines and pit their palates against the expert panel. Each guest rated their preferences. Scores were tallied and compared with the findings of our panel. Monique Soltani is the Creator and Host of Wine Oh TV and holds a certification from the Court of Master Sommeliers. Monique is thrilled to share her passion for wine with the world. Monique hosts a weekly wine segment for AOL and covers Livermore, Sonoma, Healdsburg, and Santa Cruz. Monique also works as a food and wine reporter for the syndicated news magazine program California Life which airs throughout the state of California and works as a wine expert for Bestcovery.com.
Monique has over ten years experience working in the entertainment industry. Most recently Monique worked as a Host/Entertainment Reporter at KPIX-TV and KSEE 24 and Traffic Anchor at KPIX-TV. In addition to working as a broadcaster Monique studied acting at The Atlantic Theater Company in New York, comedy at The Groundlings and has worked on various films, television shows, commercials and voice overs.
Some of her hobbies include: wine tasting, working out, hiking, yoga and anything that involves sunshine and waves!
You can find out more about Monique by visiting her website www.moniquesoltani.com
You can find out more about the Pinot Noir Summit and Affairs of the Vine, the company that put it all together, at www.affairsofthevine.com
In Celebration of National Pig Day, We're Rustlin' Up Some Pork At Corky's Ribs & BBQ!
While Corky's has locations in other states, the finest BBQ in the world comes from Memphis, and the best BBQ in Memphis comes from Corky’s - where the recipe got it's start! At Corky’s, serving the world’s finest hickory-smoked ribs and BBQ is more than a commitment, it’s an on-going legacy of greatness. Born of a unique combination of place, history and just plain knowing what great ribs and BBQ are supposed to taste like, Corky’s unrivaled ribs and authentic, hand-pulled BBQ are meaty, succulent, and falling-off-the-bone-tender. Corky’s BBQ is made with old fashioned southern tradition- slow cooked in BBQ pits with hickory chips and charcoal, hand pulled to select only the best, and basted in our special blend of Corky’s sauces.
Corky’s truly is an award winning combination! That matchless Memphis heritage of unique flavorings, exemplified to perfection by Corky’s very own world-famous BBQ sauce, comes alive with each and every mouth-watering bite. You’ll swear that Beale Street is just around the corner, and that Corky’s is right smack in the middle of down-town “Hog Heaven”!
For more info, go to http://www.corkysribsandbbq.com!