Traveling Time! The Great Larry Lipson Tells Us About His Latest Finds
Reporting from Costa Rica, CRN's international wine correspondent Larry Lipson will tell us about his latest Wine finds, including wines UNDER $10!Larry always has something cooking up at the Lipson Institute of Advanced Wine Studies!
Larry forages all of Costa Rica for the absolute best wines. No region is spared from his intense search. No mountain or range or valley is safe from his reach. He leaves no grape unturned, this man of passion. Wine is his life. His love for wine is only paralleled with his love for his lovely partner in wine, Lillian Lipson.Be fully prepared for this master of vino as he shares his food and wine pairing techniques and experiences with you on this great day in America - and the world.
Chris Slaughter Recently Appointed Executive Director of Santa Maria Valley Wine Country Association, Talks To Us About The Holidays In Wine Country And Upcoming Events
Newly appointed Executive Director for the Santa Maria Valley Wine Country Association, Chris Slaughter, brings 25 years of marketing, public relations, event planning and entertainment production to her position. For the last three years, Slaughter has been working in sales and marketing for CafeFX, an internationally renowned feature film visual effects studio. Since moving to Santa Maria 15 years ago, she has been involved in numerous non-profits, including the Orcutt Children’s Arts Foundation, where she is a founding board member and five-year president.Previous to Santa Maria, Slaughter was Marketing Director of Steven Spielberg’s Century City and Las Vegas DIVE! restaurants and worked in marketing and advertising in Los Angeles and Chicago. A graduate of UCLA, Slaughter first worked for Entertainment Tonight and was Associate Producer of Personalities, a nationally syndicated daily news magazine. "For the past 15 years I have developed a passion for the world class wines of the Santa Maria Valley and have had the pleasure of knowing the friendliest, and finest, winemakers in the industry, right here in our backyard. Now the opportunity to promote the Santa Maria Valley wine community is a dream job come true," says Slaughter.
Santa Maria Valley Wine Country Association Board President and General Manager of Riverbench Vineyard and Winery, Laura Mohseni says of Slaughter’s appointment,"We are so proud to have Chris Slaughter leading the Association in 2011. Chris’ professional experience and background are stellar; her interest in the position is proof that SMVWINES is well on its way to achieving more and more recognition for our area." Slaughter and her husband have two teenage daughters and reside in Santa Maria, California.
Chef Piero Biondi The Original Host Of "What's Cookin", Returns to Talk To Us About The Best Ideas For Holiday Meals
Piero Biondi is eminently qualified to discuss all aspects of the culinary art, as one of the hosts on CRN's popular daily food and beverage program, "What's Cookin". He arrived in the US from his native Italy at age 15, speaking no English but possessing a practical knowledge of the kitchen and food. He started his apprenticeship at Gusti's, a fashionable restaurant in Washington, D.C. He eventually worked his way up to head chef. While in Washington he prepared special dinners for then Vice President Richard Nixon, and for members of the Supreme Court. He eventually moved to California and opened Piero's Restaurant and Trattoria, a favorite dining spot near the NBC studios in Burbank.Piero Biondi has more than 30 years experience as a chef and has hosted his own successful radio talk show for many years. He also was the owner and head chef of his own restaurant. "Piero's" in Burbank, California for more than 3 decades. He has been called, "the Julia Child of talk radio" and his expertise and communication with the CRN listeners is key as the host of "What's Cookin' ".
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