What's Cookin" Tuesday FEB 28, 2012
MIKE FARWELL - MANAGING PARTNER & WINE DIRECTOR - NOIR FOOD & WINE
After creating Wine Bar 112 at Restaurant Halie and then Old Pasadena?s Vertical Wine Bistro, Farwell has teamed with Chef Claud Beltran to fashion Noir in an intimately petite setting on Mentor Avenue. His goal, it seems, is to recreate the feeling that swept over him during a life-changing visit he made to Willi?s Wine Bar in Paris in 1980. ?I just thought the whole idea of sitting down in a bar or at a table and being able to taste wines from a specific region, actually have more than one, that you could compare, and just spend an evening thinking about the wine and also eating good food as opposed to going out to get good food and then hoping they had good wine. I don?t like that concept. I don?t think that?s what dining is all about. I never have,? Farwell told us on Noir?s opening night. The feeling is decidedly friendly ? despite Beltran?s wonderful cuisine the object here is casual conviviality opposed to serious ?haute cuisine? in hushed tones. ?If you?re driving around and you don?t have anything to do, you can just come in the door, sit down and have a glass of wine and get treated like family,? Farwell says, describing Noir?s personality. ?We?re not going to have that fine dining kind of atmosphere. We?re going to have a friendly atmosphere.?Noir serves an all small plates menu which, Farwell says, lends ?to that casualness where a person can sit down and order some French Fries and a glass of Chardonnay if they want, or they can order a piece of meat with a Bordeaux.?
DYLAN MINNETTE ("Rex" NBC's "AWAKE")
(PREM THURSAY AT 10 PM ON NBC)
Dylan Minette plays Rex, Detective Michael Britton's (Jason Isaacs) son, who - in one of Michael's worlds - is dealing with the loss of his mother after a tragic car accident in NBC's "Awake." Minette was born addicted to performing. At the age of six he booked his first job, a Sears print ad, after begging his parents to let him audition. Later, Minnette starred as Holly Hunter's nephew on the hit cable series "Saving Grace" for which he won the 2008 Young Artist Award. He is also known for his memorable performance as an earless patient who befriends Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) on "Grey's Anatomy," and for his recurring role on "Lost" as Jack Shephard's (Matthew Fox) son. Minette also recurred on TNT's hit show "Men of a Certain Age." Recently, Minette appeared in "Let Me In," which earned him rave reviews for his performance. His additional film credits include the Warner Brothers feature "The Clique." Along with his acting career, Minette also performs in a band called The Feaver. Minette was born in Evansville, Indiana, and now resides in Los Angeles with his parents
Chef Jeff Anderson, Exec Chef of Safeway
Chef Jeff Anderson is a graduate of the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY, and is always eager to share his extensive culinary knowledge. He participates in many consumer culinary events offering cooking tips and easy recipes to help consumers create better home-cooked meals. As the Executive Chef of Safeway's Culinary Center, Jeff is responsible for developing new recipes and product ideas. In his role, he educates consumers about Safeway's newest products shows how to use them in fresh and creative ways. Chef Jeff works with a team of top tier chefs who create innovative recipes that are delicious, affordable and simple for busy families to prepare. All natural has become a very popular food choice; in fact recently 25% of surveyed consumers have said that the best description on a food label is ?100 percent natural?. So Chef Jeff will share his favorite recipes for quick and easy skillet meals, using 100 percent natural food products. Some examples include: Brussel Sprouts and Bacon, Andouille Sausage Breakfast Scramble with Pesto and more! Chef Jeff is also on a quest to find a new addition to the Safeway Culinary Kitchens team. He will invite listeners to take their healthy home creations to a professional level by competing in Safeway Culinary Kitchens Search for our Next Chef competition. The finalists will have their recipes judged by Food Networks? Executive Chef Alex Guarnashelli. Not only will the winner win a full-time job in Safeway's Culinary Kitchens, their winning recipe will be developed into a new product and sold in Safeway?s 1,475 stores nationwide. Chef Jeff Anderson is a graduate of the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY, and is always eager to share his extensive culinary knowledge. He participates in many consumer culinary events offering cooking tips and easy recipes to help consumers create better home-cooked meals. As the Executive Chef of Safeway's Culinary Center, Jeff is responsible for developing new recipes and product ideas. In his role, he educates consumers about Safeway's newest products shows how to use them in fresh and creative ways.
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