On Today's Show: CRNtalk.com
Dakota Weiss Executive Chef
Hotel Shangri-La Exquisitely Re-Imagined Santa Monica Hotel, A Chic Sanctuary Of Style. Overlooking the Pacific since 1939, Hotel Shangri-La , a dramatic beacon of Art Deco beauty, Hollywood allure, and Los Angeles history.
Erica Cohen /Lori Barbera "BABY'S BADASS BURGERS"
Baby's Badass Burgers sprang from the imaginations and experiences of ex-New Yorker restaurateur Erica Cohen and celebrated event planner Lori Barbera . Cohen launched her career in the restaurant world as one of the founding partners in the first of The ONE Group's many restaurants, for whom Barbera serves as Los Angeles Events Director as well as an investor. Cohen, a passionate foodie and burgermeister at heart who had "been searching for the perfect, quintessential cheeseburger since [she] was a little girl," decided that in order to satiate her quest she would have to create her own flawless burger: the Simple Original Beauty on the BBB menu.
The "Wine Guru" - Joel M. Fisher, PhD
the wine columnist for the Culinary Connection of the Chefs de Cuisine Association of California. He was a Contributing Editor of Patterson's Beverage Journal.
Woodstock Country Inn - Woodstock NY OWNER Carol Wandry
Two miles from the center of the renowned artist colony of Woodstock, New York, a long driveway off a peaceful country road leads you to the grace and charm of the Woodstock Country Inn. Set amidst acres of rolling meadows, woods and the Catskill Mountains, this island of tranquility offers swimming, hiking, cross-country trails, nearby skiing at Hunter, Windham, and Belleayre Mountains, and quality country comfort. Historic Artist's Home - Built as the home of Woodstock artist Jo Cantine, the house and magnificent setting reflect the artist's creativity and appreciation of nature. Great windows and doors were abundantly placed to capture the shimmering light and natural beauty of the Catskill Mountains. Cantine lived to be 94 and enjoyed a successful career, with shows at prestigious New York City galleries and museums, and a painting in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Several of her luminous paintings, and her hand-painted furniture are displayed in the common room and bedrooms of the bed and breakfast. The Woodstock Country Inn was established in 1987. Renovations were made with a desire to allow for maximum privacy and comfort for guests, while maintaining the charm and ambiance of a 19th Century farmhouse. The heated in-ground pool is set in a wildflower meadow overlooking mountain views and is open from May to October. The pool uses a salt water filtration system, eliminating the need for chlorine or any other harsh chemicals. Adirondack chairs and hammocks are strategically placed for optimum relaxation and meditation.
The Inn is ideally located only 2 miles from the shops, galleries and music of Woodstock, a short hike to Cooper Lake, and less than a mile to the Bear Cafe and Bearsville Theater. Hiking and cross-country ski trails, antique shops, and fabulous restaurants are all only minutes away. Nearby activities also include road and trail biking, apple picking, tubing, canoeing, horseback riding, boat rides on the Hudson River, tennis and golf. Four ski centers (including Hunter Mountain) are close . 845 679 9380
Woodstock Music & Art Fair (informally, Woodstock or The Woodstock Festival) was a music festival, billed as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music", held at Max Yasgur's 600 acre (2.4 km²; 240 ha, 0.94 mi²) dairy farm in the rural town of Bethel, New York from August 15 to August 18, 1969. Bethel, in Sullivan County, is 43 miles (69 km) southwest of the town of Woodstock, New York, in adjoining Ulster County. During the sometimes rainy weekend, thirty-two acts performed outdoors in front of 300,000 concert-goers. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most pivotal moments in popular music history and was listed on Rolling Stone's 50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock and Roll. The event was captured in the successful 1970 documentary movie Woodstock, an accompanying soundtrack album, and Joni Mitchell's song "Woodstock" which commemorated the event and became a major hit for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
Dottie Jordan Pres & CEO Virginia Peninsula C of C Newport News, VA
Newport News is an independent city in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. It is at the south-western end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffe's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river's mouth at Newport News Point on the harbor of Hampton Roads. The area known as Newport News was part of Warwick County, one of the eight original shires of Virginia formed by the House of Burgesses in the British Colony of Virginia by order of King Charles I in 1634. The county was largely composed of farms and undeveloped land until almost 250 years later. In 1881, 15 years of explosive development began under the leadership of Collis P. Huntington, whose new Peninsula Extension of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway from Richmond opened up transportation along the Peninsula and provided a new pathway for the railroad to bring West Virginia bituminous coal to port for coastal shipping and worldwide export. With the new railroad came a terminal and coal piers where the colliers were loaded. Within a few years, Huntington and his associates also built a large shipyard.
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Monday, August 17, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
Fri Aug 14, 2009
On Today's Show: CRNtalk.com
John Melendez - "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" / "The Jay Leno Show"
After 15 seasons on Howard Stern’s Radio Show, Mr. Melendez, known to Stern fans as “Stuttering John,” has just finished his fifth season on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. On the tonight show besides being the show’s nightly announcer, Mr. Melendez was also involved in comedy sketches and correspondence pieces as well as being the daily warm up performer for Jay. Mr. Melendez just signed on to be a writer on the new Jay Leno Show airing on NBC at 10:00pm as well as continuing to be the shows warm up performer. Mr. Melendez, who began with The Howard Stern Show as an intern in college, landed on the air almost immediately. During his 15 seasons with Stern, Melendez gained national acclaim and recognition with his daring interview style and prominent personality. In addition to interviewing countless celebrities on the radio, Melendez was simultaneously hired as a field reporter for the nationally syndicated Howard Stern Television Show, where he worked for two seasons as an interviewer and in sketch pieces for the show’s recurrent man-on-the-street segments. He continued his television work for Stern on the highly- rated E! television show. Aside from his notable work with Stern, Mr. Melendez’s feature credits include Private Parts, Dude Where's My Car, and Osmosis Jones. On television, he is credited with appearances on the reality series I'm A Celebrity, Get Me out Of Here, Celebrity Fear Factor, guest starring roles in Wings, and Baywatch Night, and in the animated series, Tripping the Rift, on the Sci-Fi channel. Last year Mr. Melendez starred in a full-length feature, National Lampoon's One, Two, Many, which he wrote and produced. (Ice House - Pasadena, CA this weekend)
Larry Van Aalst Sommelier "Equus Restaurant"
The Equus Restaurant and Loungebar has been transformed into an inviting casual dining experience. The California fusion menu highlights local ingredients and emphasizes classic flavors with Mediterranean, Spanish and French influences. The Loungebar features Friday evening wine tasting and Saturday entertainment. Equus Restaurant and Loungebar…make it your next stop. Host of "WCOW Sonoma County Wine Report"
JEWEL Singer - Songwriter
Singer-songwriter Jewel is releasing her first-ever independent ALBUM. Lullaby is jam packed full of soothing songs that both kids and adults can enjoy. The popular singer, who was homeless before being discovered, says the 15-track album is filled with a collection of lullabies, many she wrote to help her to sleep during difficult periods in her life. Jewel joins us from her hometown of Stephenville , Texas the place where THE “Sleep Better, Dream Bigger,” Project haS been THIS SUMMER, teaching america how to get a better NIGHT’S sleep and to dream big . It comes as no surprise that Jewel, an acclaimed American singer, songwriter, actress, poet, painter, philanthropist and daughter to an Alaskan cowboy singer-songwriter, finds herself in the embrace of country music for the release of her seventh career album, Perfectly Clear. From the remote ranch of her Alaskan youth to the triumph of international stardom, the three-time Grammy nominee, hailed by the New York Times as a “songwriter bursting with talents” has enjoyed career longevity rare among her generation of artists. Whether alone with her guitar or fronting a band of ace musicians, Jewel has always been a charismatic live performer, earning the respect of other singer-songwriters such as Merle Haggard, Bob Dylan and Neil Young, who, not only invited her to open their shows, but mentored her in the early phases of her career. Her singular style and beauty continuously land her on the covers of such diverse magazines as Time, People, Entertainment Weekly, Vanity Fair, InStyle, Glamour and Seventeen. Stuff listed her among its '102 Sexiest Women in the World’ while Blender went further, crowning her 'rock’s sexiest poet. ‘ Sitting around a campfire on her ranch in Alaska , as a young girl, Jewel was first exposed to songwriting by her father and it has carried with her throughout her career. “I’m first and foremost a songwriter. I’ve been writing music since I was young- I got it from my dad. He was a cowboy and a songwriter. That to me is what country music is all about- telling a story that’s honest and true- that reveals something of yourself. I’m thrilled to be in front of an audience that prizes storytelling above all other things.” Jewel currently lives on a working ranch in Stephenville , Texas with World Champion bull-riding superstar, Ty Murray.
Lee Hodo - Marketing Manager- Russian River Valley Winegrowers
Created, organized, and hosted by the Russian River Valley Winegrowers, Grape to Glass encourages you to “Live Like a Local” and get fully immersed in one of California’s most unforgettable wine regions. Join our family of winegrape growers, winemakers, chefs and innkeepers August 14 –16, 2009:
• Get your boots dirty and your wine knowledge
• Taste your way to a winning hand at the Winery Poker Run.
• Take in Sip ‘N’ Cinema – Where Hollywood meets Wine Country at MacMurray Ranch –
• Experience the Russian River Valley Lifestyle by land, water and air -
• Enjoy wine country at its best at the Hog in the Fog Winegrower BBQ
• Wings, Wine and Wind-down / the “Wings Over Wine Country” Air Show,
14TH ANNUAL Grape to Glass Weekend August 14–16, 2009 Sonoma County, CA
Outstanding Russian River Valley Wines / Hands-On Vineyard and Winery Experiences
Wine Country Regional Cuisine
Steve Evans - "The Movie Guy
What's happening at the movies this weekend? Steve has all the info on what to see or maybe what to pass up. The hottest films and the biggest bombs from "The Movie Guy".
John Melendez - "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" / "The Jay Leno Show"
After 15 seasons on Howard Stern’s Radio Show, Mr. Melendez, known to Stern fans as “Stuttering John,” has just finished his fifth season on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. On the tonight show besides being the show’s nightly announcer, Mr. Melendez was also involved in comedy sketches and correspondence pieces as well as being the daily warm up performer for Jay. Mr. Melendez just signed on to be a writer on the new Jay Leno Show airing on NBC at 10:00pm as well as continuing to be the shows warm up performer. Mr. Melendez, who began with The Howard Stern Show as an intern in college, landed on the air almost immediately. During his 15 seasons with Stern, Melendez gained national acclaim and recognition with his daring interview style and prominent personality. In addition to interviewing countless celebrities on the radio, Melendez was simultaneously hired as a field reporter for the nationally syndicated Howard Stern Television Show, where he worked for two seasons as an interviewer and in sketch pieces for the show’s recurrent man-on-the-street segments. He continued his television work for Stern on the highly- rated E! television show. Aside from his notable work with Stern, Mr. Melendez’s feature credits include Private Parts, Dude Where's My Car, and Osmosis Jones. On television, he is credited with appearances on the reality series I'm A Celebrity, Get Me out Of Here, Celebrity Fear Factor, guest starring roles in Wings, and Baywatch Night, and in the animated series, Tripping the Rift, on the Sci-Fi channel. Last year Mr. Melendez starred in a full-length feature, National Lampoon's One, Two, Many, which he wrote and produced. (Ice House - Pasadena, CA this weekend)
Larry Van Aalst Sommelier "Equus Restaurant"
The Equus Restaurant and Loungebar has been transformed into an inviting casual dining experience. The California fusion menu highlights local ingredients and emphasizes classic flavors with Mediterranean, Spanish and French influences. The Loungebar features Friday evening wine tasting and Saturday entertainment. Equus Restaurant and Loungebar…make it your next stop. Host of "WCOW Sonoma County Wine Report"
JEWEL Singer - Songwriter
Singer-songwriter Jewel is releasing her first-ever independent ALBUM. Lullaby is jam packed full of soothing songs that both kids and adults can enjoy. The popular singer, who was homeless before being discovered, says the 15-track album is filled with a collection of lullabies, many she wrote to help her to sleep during difficult periods in her life. Jewel joins us from her hometown of Stephenville , Texas the place where THE “Sleep Better, Dream Bigger,” Project haS been THIS SUMMER, teaching america how to get a better NIGHT’S sleep and to dream big . It comes as no surprise that Jewel, an acclaimed American singer, songwriter, actress, poet, painter, philanthropist and daughter to an Alaskan cowboy singer-songwriter, finds herself in the embrace of country music for the release of her seventh career album, Perfectly Clear. From the remote ranch of her Alaskan youth to the triumph of international stardom, the three-time Grammy nominee, hailed by the New York Times as a “songwriter bursting with talents” has enjoyed career longevity rare among her generation of artists. Whether alone with her guitar or fronting a band of ace musicians, Jewel has always been a charismatic live performer, earning the respect of other singer-songwriters such as Merle Haggard, Bob Dylan and Neil Young, who, not only invited her to open their shows, but mentored her in the early phases of her career. Her singular style and beauty continuously land her on the covers of such diverse magazines as Time, People, Entertainment Weekly, Vanity Fair, InStyle, Glamour and Seventeen. Stuff listed her among its '102 Sexiest Women in the World’ while Blender went further, crowning her 'rock’s sexiest poet. ‘ Sitting around a campfire on her ranch in Alaska , as a young girl, Jewel was first exposed to songwriting by her father and it has carried with her throughout her career. “I’m first and foremost a songwriter. I’ve been writing music since I was young- I got it from my dad. He was a cowboy and a songwriter. That to me is what country music is all about- telling a story that’s honest and true- that reveals something of yourself. I’m thrilled to be in front of an audience that prizes storytelling above all other things.” Jewel currently lives on a working ranch in Stephenville , Texas with World Champion bull-riding superstar, Ty Murray.
Lee Hodo - Marketing Manager- Russian River Valley Winegrowers
Created, organized, and hosted by the Russian River Valley Winegrowers, Grape to Glass encourages you to “Live Like a Local” and get fully immersed in one of California’s most unforgettable wine regions. Join our family of winegrape growers, winemakers, chefs and innkeepers August 14 –16, 2009:
• Get your boots dirty and your wine knowledge
• Taste your way to a winning hand at the Winery Poker Run.
• Take in Sip ‘N’ Cinema – Where Hollywood meets Wine Country at MacMurray Ranch –
• Experience the Russian River Valley Lifestyle by land, water and air -
• Enjoy wine country at its best at the Hog in the Fog Winegrower BBQ
• Wings, Wine and Wind-down / the “Wings Over Wine Country” Air Show,
14TH ANNUAL Grape to Glass Weekend August 14–16, 2009 Sonoma County, CA
Outstanding Russian River Valley Wines / Hands-On Vineyard and Winery Experiences
Wine Country Regional Cuisine
Steve Evans - "The Movie Guy
What's happening at the movies this weekend? Steve has all the info on what to see or maybe what to pass up. The hottest films and the biggest bombs from "The Movie Guy".
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Wed Aug 12, 2009
On Today's Show: CRNtalk.com
Chef John Rader P.Diddy's former Executive Chef
Chef John Rader, who has cooked for celebrities such as Sean "Diddy” Combs, Tyra Banks, and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, uses the blessings of his culinary talents to help inner-city youths. Chef John is the Celebrity Chef Ambassador of Governor Schwarzenegger's founded After-School All-Stars, Los Angeles' health and cooking programs. Geared to enable students to make better eating decisions, the kids in the program are also able to showcase the dishes that they prepare in ASAS-LA cooking courses and cook the recipes for their families at home. Founded by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2002, the organization is a leading middle and high school after-school program provider whose programs educate, enlighten and inspire thousands of students each day through after-school activities centered around health, fitness and nutrition; the visual and performing arts; and youth leadership and community service learning. ASAS-LA brings innovative, cutting-edge enrichment programs to middle and high school youth that contribute to reducing drug use, crime and violence; while increasing the safety of students in the after school hours. The organization serves 10,000 disadvantaged students located in at-risk areas throughout LA County. Kobe Bryant is the charitable foundation's National Celebrity Ambassador.
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.
World Master Chef, Jimmy Gherardi - Chief Culinary Advisor for Pierre Foods - nationally recognized as an industry leader in providing delicious, high-quality meat and sandwich products for vending, convenience stores, schools, food service and grocery retailers. Chef created their revolutionary School Food Service Program. He lends his professional expertise to help busy School Food Directors create fun and nutritious meals and side items to increase student participation in school lunch programs .
Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce
Ginanne M. Italiano The Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce
an organization that represents more than 800, and growing, businesses located in Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Friendship Heights, Potomac, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Germantown, Silver Spring, Washington, D.C., Prince George’s County and Northern areas of Virginia. Membership in the Chamber is open to businesses of all types and sizes—from sole proprietorships to international companies. If you do business in Montgomery County, then the Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce is the group that you want to associate with.
Chef John Rader P.Diddy's former Executive Chef
Chef John Rader, who has cooked for celebrities such as Sean "Diddy” Combs, Tyra Banks, and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, uses the blessings of his culinary talents to help inner-city youths. Chef John is the Celebrity Chef Ambassador of Governor Schwarzenegger's founded After-School All-Stars, Los Angeles' health and cooking programs. Geared to enable students to make better eating decisions, the kids in the program are also able to showcase the dishes that they prepare in ASAS-LA cooking courses and cook the recipes for their families at home. Founded by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2002, the organization is a leading middle and high school after-school program provider whose programs educate, enlighten and inspire thousands of students each day through after-school activities centered around health, fitness and nutrition; the visual and performing arts; and youth leadership and community service learning. ASAS-LA brings innovative, cutting-edge enrichment programs to middle and high school youth that contribute to reducing drug use, crime and violence; while increasing the safety of students in the after school hours. The organization serves 10,000 disadvantaged students located in at-risk areas throughout LA County. Kobe Bryant is the charitable foundation's National Celebrity Ambassador.
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.
World Master Chef, Jimmy Gherardi - Chief Culinary Advisor for Pierre Foods - nationally recognized as an industry leader in providing delicious, high-quality meat and sandwich products for vending, convenience stores, schools, food service and grocery retailers. Chef created their revolutionary School Food Service Program. He lends his professional expertise to help busy School Food Directors create fun and nutritious meals and side items to increase student participation in school lunch programs .
Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce
Ginanne M. Italiano The Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce
an organization that represents more than 800, and growing, businesses located in Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Friendship Heights, Potomac, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Germantown, Silver Spring, Washington, D.C., Prince George’s County and Northern areas of Virginia. Membership in the Chamber is open to businesses of all types and sizes—from sole proprietorships to international companies. If you do business in Montgomery County, then the Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce is the group that you want to associate with.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Tues Aug 11, 2009
On Today's Show: CRNtalk.com
Celebrity Chef Roy Yamaguchi - Roy's Los Angeles
Based on childhood memories of the feelings and flavors of Hawaii, Roy invented what he refers to as “Hawaiian Fusion® Cuisine” — a tempting combination of exotic flavors and spices mixed with the freshest of local ingredients, always with an emphasis on seafood. Born in Tokyo, Yamaguchi vividly recalls visits with his grandparents to Maui, where he had his first tastes of fish, crab, octopus and lobster bought fresh at oceanside piers. Thusly inspired, he graduated the Culinary Institute of America in New York at the age of 19, where, after several years of intense training, he became a Master Chef. Thoroughly imbued by this discipline, Roy found the confidence to tackle his first experience as executive chef at Le Serene in Los Angeles in 1979. This was followed by a few memorable months at the eternally posh Michael's in Santa Monica, working for California Cuisine originator Michael McCarty. In 1984, he opened his own restaurant in Los Angeles called 385 North. However, the desire to further expand his culinary horizons while getting closer to his roots led Yamaguchi to move to Hawaii in 1988 and open Roy’s. Soon after the original Roy’s opened in Honolulu, Food & Wine Magazine dubbed it the "crown jewel of Honolulu's East-West eateries," and it was named one of Conde Nast Traveler's "Top 50." Gourmet acknowledged Yamaguchi as "the father of modern East-West cooking" while the New York Times described him as "the Wolfgang Puck of the Pacific." Yamaguchi is now regarded as a pioneer who mastered a distinctive style, which brought his cooking to the forefront of contemporary gastronomy. As testimony to his success, there are now 35 Roy’s, including 26 in the Continental US, 7 in Hawaii, 1 in Japan and 1 in Guam. Honored early in his career with the prestigious James Beard "Best Pacific Northwest Chef" award, Yamaguchi has hosted six seasons of the PBS-TV show, Hawaii Cooks with Roy Yamaguchi seen on more than 300 stations in all 50 states, as well as in over 60 countries. Equally notable, he was a featured chef on the acclaimed TV Food Network program, My Country, My Kitchen which takes viewers back to his roots in Japan.
Yamaguchi has also published three cookbooks, Roy’s Fish and Seafood, Roy’s Feasts from Hawaii and Hawaii Cooks: Flavors from Roy’s Pacific Rim Kitchen.
MICHAEL COHEN (Bravo's "MIAMI SOCIAL")
Michael is one of Miami's "in the know," tapped into the media world as a freelance editor covering local entertainment and A-list celebrities for magazines such as In Touch. He also commentates for local and national TV shows such as CNN’s “Showbiz Tonight.” He is currently working hard at launching his own website – thestylelabonline.com – an e-commerce site that will cover all that is fashionable. His job allows him the freedom to explore the hottest Miami locales, including lunch meetings at the chicest hotel pools and cocktails on the hottest rooftop lounges. A lover of the outdoors, he enjoys life with his three-year-old poodle, Austin, all while looking for love in the sometimes complicated and dramatic world of South Beach.
Chef John Rader P.Diddy's former Executive Chef
Chef John Rader, who has cooked for celebrities such as Sean "Diddy” Combs, Tyra Banks, and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, uses the blessings of his culinary talents to help inner-city youths. Chef John is the Celebrity Chef Ambassador of Governor Schwarzenegger's founded After-School All-Stars, Los Angeles' health and cooking programs. Geared to enable students to make better eating decisions, the kids in the program are also able to showcase the dishes that they prepare in ASAS-LA cooking courses and cook the recipes for their families at home. Founded by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2002, the organization is a leading middle and high school after-school program provider whose programs educate, enlighten and inspire thousands of students each day through after-school activities centered around health, fitness and nutrition; the visual and performing arts; and youth leadership and community service learning. ASAS-LA brings innovative, cutting-edge enrichment programs to middle and high school youth that contribute to reducing drug use, crime and violence; while increasing the safety of students in the after school hours. The organization serves 10,000 disadvantaged students located in at-risk areas throughout LA County. Kobe Bryant is the charitable foundation's National Celebrity Ambassador.
Cathy Miller - Director of Tourism "Destination Toledo"
Toledo is in the center of a region rich in historic interest. The settling of the Northwest Territory was marked by frequent battles between the Indians and the settlers, so Toledo - as the meeting point of early Indian trails and the advance guard of the pioneer - has more than its share of historic spots. As early of 1805, a treaty with the Indians was signed at Fort Industry that stood on a bluff at Swan Creek and the Maumee River. Later, Peter Navarre, famed Indian scout, lived in what is now East Toledo and his work was largely responsible for Perry's famous victory at Put-In-Bay - a short distance from Toledo in Lake Erie. The names of Turkey Foot Rock, Fort Meigs, Battle of Fallen Timbers and others are familiar to students of early American History and these historic places center within a radius of 12 miles of Toledo.
Port Lawrence, the first settlement, was laid out in 1816 and in 1832 another settlement called Vistula was founded about a mile down the river. The two villages were consolidated and named Toledo and the latter was incorporated on January 7, 1837.
Celebrity Chef Roy Yamaguchi - Roy's Los Angeles
Based on childhood memories of the feelings and flavors of Hawaii, Roy invented what he refers to as “Hawaiian Fusion® Cuisine” — a tempting combination of exotic flavors and spices mixed with the freshest of local ingredients, always with an emphasis on seafood. Born in Tokyo, Yamaguchi vividly recalls visits with his grandparents to Maui, where he had his first tastes of fish, crab, octopus and lobster bought fresh at oceanside piers. Thusly inspired, he graduated the Culinary Institute of America in New York at the age of 19, where, after several years of intense training, he became a Master Chef. Thoroughly imbued by this discipline, Roy found the confidence to tackle his first experience as executive chef at Le Serene in Los Angeles in 1979. This was followed by a few memorable months at the eternally posh Michael's in Santa Monica, working for California Cuisine originator Michael McCarty. In 1984, he opened his own restaurant in Los Angeles called 385 North. However, the desire to further expand his culinary horizons while getting closer to his roots led Yamaguchi to move to Hawaii in 1988 and open Roy’s. Soon after the original Roy’s opened in Honolulu, Food & Wine Magazine dubbed it the "crown jewel of Honolulu's East-West eateries," and it was named one of Conde Nast Traveler's "Top 50." Gourmet acknowledged Yamaguchi as "the father of modern East-West cooking" while the New York Times described him as "the Wolfgang Puck of the Pacific." Yamaguchi is now regarded as a pioneer who mastered a distinctive style, which brought his cooking to the forefront of contemporary gastronomy. As testimony to his success, there are now 35 Roy’s, including 26 in the Continental US, 7 in Hawaii, 1 in Japan and 1 in Guam. Honored early in his career with the prestigious James Beard "Best Pacific Northwest Chef" award, Yamaguchi has hosted six seasons of the PBS-TV show, Hawaii Cooks with Roy Yamaguchi seen on more than 300 stations in all 50 states, as well as in over 60 countries. Equally notable, he was a featured chef on the acclaimed TV Food Network program, My Country, My Kitchen which takes viewers back to his roots in Japan.
Yamaguchi has also published three cookbooks, Roy’s Fish and Seafood, Roy’s Feasts from Hawaii and Hawaii Cooks: Flavors from Roy’s Pacific Rim Kitchen.
MICHAEL COHEN (Bravo's "MIAMI SOCIAL")
Michael is one of Miami's "in the know," tapped into the media world as a freelance editor covering local entertainment and A-list celebrities for magazines such as In Touch. He also commentates for local and national TV shows such as CNN’s “Showbiz Tonight.” He is currently working hard at launching his own website – thestylelabonline.com – an e-commerce site that will cover all that is fashionable. His job allows him the freedom to explore the hottest Miami locales, including lunch meetings at the chicest hotel pools and cocktails on the hottest rooftop lounges. A lover of the outdoors, he enjoys life with his three-year-old poodle, Austin, all while looking for love in the sometimes complicated and dramatic world of South Beach.
Chef John Rader P.Diddy's former Executive Chef
Chef John Rader, who has cooked for celebrities such as Sean "Diddy” Combs, Tyra Banks, and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, uses the blessings of his culinary talents to help inner-city youths. Chef John is the Celebrity Chef Ambassador of Governor Schwarzenegger's founded After-School All-Stars, Los Angeles' health and cooking programs. Geared to enable students to make better eating decisions, the kids in the program are also able to showcase the dishes that they prepare in ASAS-LA cooking courses and cook the recipes for their families at home. Founded by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2002, the organization is a leading middle and high school after-school program provider whose programs educate, enlighten and inspire thousands of students each day through after-school activities centered around health, fitness and nutrition; the visual and performing arts; and youth leadership and community service learning. ASAS-LA brings innovative, cutting-edge enrichment programs to middle and high school youth that contribute to reducing drug use, crime and violence; while increasing the safety of students in the after school hours. The organization serves 10,000 disadvantaged students located in at-risk areas throughout LA County. Kobe Bryant is the charitable foundation's National Celebrity Ambassador.
Cathy Miller - Director of Tourism "Destination Toledo"
Toledo is in the center of a region rich in historic interest. The settling of the Northwest Territory was marked by frequent battles between the Indians and the settlers, so Toledo - as the meeting point of early Indian trails and the advance guard of the pioneer - has more than its share of historic spots. As early of 1805, a treaty with the Indians was signed at Fort Industry that stood on a bluff at Swan Creek and the Maumee River. Later, Peter Navarre, famed Indian scout, lived in what is now East Toledo and his work was largely responsible for Perry's famous victory at Put-In-Bay - a short distance from Toledo in Lake Erie. The names of Turkey Foot Rock, Fort Meigs, Battle of Fallen Timbers and others are familiar to students of early American History and these historic places center within a radius of 12 miles of Toledo.
Port Lawrence, the first settlement, was laid out in 1816 and in 1832 another settlement called Vistula was founded about a mile down the river. The two villages were consolidated and named Toledo and the latter was incorporated on January 7, 1837.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Mon Aug 10, 2009
On Today's Show: CRNtalk.com
Ray Foley "The Best Summer Drinks: 500 Incredible Cocktail and Appetizer Recipes" A bartender for over 20 years and publisher of Bartender Magazine. Ray is the founder of the Bartenders Foundation Inc., as well as the author of Bartending for Dummies. Ray resides in New Jersey with his wife and partner, Jaclyn. From Bartender Magazine, the number one publication for the bartending trade and the most respected name in bartending comes "The Best Summer Drinks" the perfect recipe guide for the hottest drink time of year. Written by the ultimate authority on bartending, this book contains 500 summer cocktail and appetizer recipes submitted by the world's best bartenders, including: Summer Breeze, Fourth of July, Blue Lemonade
The "Wine Guru" - Joel M. Fisher, PhD
is the wine columnist for the Culinary Connection of the Chefs de Cuisine Association of California. He was a Contributing Editor of Patterson's Beverage Journal.
COUNTRY SUPER STAR LEANN RIMES
Margaret LeAnn Rimes, known simply as LeAnn Rimes, (born August 28,1982) is an American country singer-songwriter and actress, best known for her rich vocals similar to legendary country music singer Patsy Cline, and her rise to fame at the age of 13, becoming the youngest country music star since Tanya Tucker in 1972. Grammy Award-Winning Singer Shares her Story; Encourages Psoriasis Patients to Actively Manage their Disease. According to the National Institutes of Health, as many as 7 million Americans have psoriasis.
"Everyday Indian: 100 Fast, Fresh and Healthy Recipes". This new cookbook introduces a modern concept in Indian cuisine -- dishes that can be prepared in less than 25 minutes. The healthy recipes in Everyday Indian prove that Indian cooking doesn't have to be complicated. Bal Arneson provides recipes that use everyday spices and common techniques to create simple, mouthwatering dishes that even the novice cook can whip up at home. Bal Arneson was born in Punjab, India, where she learned to cook traditional Indian cuisine from her elders at the age of nine. Today she teaches cooking classes and is sponsored by Cuisinart and Denby. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Ray Foley "The Best Summer Drinks: 500 Incredible Cocktail and Appetizer Recipes" A bartender for over 20 years and publisher of Bartender Magazine. Ray is the founder of the Bartenders Foundation Inc., as well as the author of Bartending for Dummies. Ray resides in New Jersey with his wife and partner, Jaclyn. From Bartender Magazine, the number one publication for the bartending trade and the most respected name in bartending comes "The Best Summer Drinks" the perfect recipe guide for the hottest drink time of year. Written by the ultimate authority on bartending, this book contains 500 summer cocktail and appetizer recipes submitted by the world's best bartenders, including: Summer Breeze, Fourth of July, Blue Lemonade
The "Wine Guru" - Joel M. Fisher, PhD
is the wine columnist for the Culinary Connection of the Chefs de Cuisine Association of California. He was a Contributing Editor of Patterson's Beverage Journal.
COUNTRY SUPER STAR LEANN RIMES
Margaret LeAnn Rimes, known simply as LeAnn Rimes, (born August 28,1982) is an American country singer-songwriter and actress, best known for her rich vocals similar to legendary country music singer Patsy Cline, and her rise to fame at the age of 13, becoming the youngest country music star since Tanya Tucker in 1972. Grammy Award-Winning Singer Shares her Story; Encourages Psoriasis Patients to Actively Manage their Disease. According to the National Institutes of Health, as many as 7 million Americans have psoriasis.
"Everyday Indian: 100 Fast, Fresh and Healthy Recipes". This new cookbook introduces a modern concept in Indian cuisine -- dishes that can be prepared in less than 25 minutes. The healthy recipes in Everyday Indian prove that Indian cooking doesn't have to be complicated. Bal Arneson provides recipes that use everyday spices and common techniques to create simple, mouthwatering dishes that even the novice cook can whip up at home. Bal Arneson was born in Punjab, India, where she learned to cook traditional Indian cuisine from her elders at the age of nine. Today she teaches cooking classes and is sponsored by Cuisinart and Denby. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Fri Aug 7, 2009
On Today's Show: CRNtalk.com
Megan Abrigo-"Face the Ace" NBC SUNDAY at 9 PM
Hostess for “Face The Ace,” NBC’s newest primetime poker show. Abrigo was born and raised on the island of Oahu where she began her career as a model. Hawaii’s lifestyle and culture has had a deep impact on this island girl. It shows in her easy going personality. She moved to Los Angeles where she graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a degree in Studio Art and Computer Science. Hollywood didn’t have to wait long for this natural exotic beauty to parlay her successful modeling career into film and television. Abrigo can be seen on NBC’s game show “Deal or No Deal” as briefcase number 6 on every episode since the pilot of the show, and makes regular appearances as the web cam girl on Comedy Central’s “Tosh.0.”
Abrigo has hosted an extreme sports show called “Dialed In,” getting to interview the riders and also show her own athleticism by trying the sport. She was featured in People’s 100 most beautiful people in May 2006 with the rest of the “Deal or No Deal” models and does other various print campaigns. She has the staring role in Chris Brown’s “Forever” music video and has recently done commercials for Spike TV, LA Inc., L’Oreal, Cover Girl, Planters Peanuts, and Coors Light. When Abrigo is not cultivating her passion of traveling the world, she enjoys photography, reading, spending time with her dog, and surfing. Hosted by Steve Schirripa ("The Sopranos"), Qualifiers Play Against World-Class Poker Pros in a Series of Heads-Up, No Limit Hold'Em Matches for a Chance at the Ultimate Prize of $1 Million
NBC BROADCAST SCHEDULE:
• August 1, 2009 – 9:00pm ET
• August 8, 2009 – 9:00pm ET
• September 12, 2009 – 2:00pm ET
• October 31, 2009 – 3:30pm ET
• November 14, 2009 – 3:00pm ET
• December 12, 2009 – 3:00pm ET
• January 2, 2010 – 2:30pm ET
Elie Seidman - CEO Oyster Hotel Reviews
Elie is the CEO of Oyster Hotel Reviews and one of its co-founders. Elie has been an entrepreneur nearly since graduating from college in 1997. After spending a year working for Trilogy in Austin, Texas (where he and Ajay Agarwal of Bain Capital Ventures first met), Elie moved back to the East Coast and was involved in the founding of his first company, Wired Business, a telecom services company funded by Norwest Venture Partners. In the fall of 2000, Elie founded Epana and, as its president and CEO, grew the company to more than 400 employees between 2002 and the end of 2005. Elie departed Epana in the spring of 2006 and spent a year as a venture partner at Lime Rock Partners, a private equity fund based in Westport, Conn. Elie resides in New York. He received his B.S.E. from the University of Pennsylvania. At Oyster Hotel Reviews, we have a very simple mission: to give a comprehensive preview of the hotels you might choose to stay at, from the beds you'll sleep in to the bathrooms you'll use to the food you'll eat. Our goal is to guide our users to the hotels that will best fit their needs. We do this by extensively photographing every place. Oyster Hotel Reviews employs tireless, smart, experienced travelers who have each seen and extensively evaluated dozens of hotels. Our team of full-time travel reporters evaluates each hotel based on the criteria that are most important to us as travelers. We use our findings to compare properties across vacation destinations to deliver consistent, objective appraisals. e visit and writing in-depth reviews based on our firsthand experiences. We pay to visit each hotel as guests. Management doesn't know we're coming to review the property, and we're not afraid to say when service wasn't perfect or a room was dirty. Our reviews are informed by the sights, smells, and sounds of a property, guest interviews, and our interactions with the staff. Unlike hotel websites, Oyster Hotel Reviews includes photos taken by our reporters to accurately reflect what it's really like to be there. We don't airbrush out power lines or adjacent buildings. The photos you see here represent the hotel as we experienced it. Other travel websites rely solely on user reviews, but those are often anonymous and unreliable. We work to differentiate one-time experiences from the parts of the hotel that will be the same when a user visits. Our reporters also have the experience to actually weigh both the upside and downside of a stay at every hotel. We focus on conducting honest reporting and thoroughly investigating each hotel we visit. Before you go on your next vacation and stay at your next hotel, see what www.Oyster.com has to say. Oyster Hotel Reviews. Been there. Slept there.
Tim Reid - Ripley's - "Ripley's Believe It or Not! Seeing Is Believing!"
This all new 6th title in the best selling Ripley's Believe It or Not! annual series, is a compendium of incredible bizarre facts, stories, interviews and features all presented in a stunning bright new design. This year the book also features icons that guide readers to astounding video clips on our new fully-integrated website, where they can see some of our subjects in action. Also, a dramatic eight-page gatefold section presents some extraordinary performers of the past, and additional black and white Ripley archive photographs feature throughout the book. Be amazed at the dentist with no arms, the snake that swallowed a wallaby, an underwater sculptor and a four-eared cat! For the legions of dedicated Ripley's fans, and anyone else on the planet who loves unbelievable facts and jaw-dropping images, the latest annual in this successful series is a feast of delights.
Ivano Toscani GM Anchor Bar - Buffalo, NY "Buffalo Wings"
On a Friday night in 1964, Dominic Bellissimo was tending bar at the now famous Anchor Bar Restaurant in Buffalo, NY. Late that evening, a group of Dominic's friends arrived at the bar with ravenous appetites. Dominic asked his mother, Teressa, to prepare something for his friends to eat. They looked like chicken wings, a part of the chicken that usually went into the stock pot for soup. Teressa had deep fried the wings and flavored them with a secret sauce. The wings were an instant hit and it didn't take long for people to flock to the bar to experience this new taste sensation. From that evening on, Buffalo Wings became a regular part of the menu at the Anchor Bar. The phenomenon created in 1964 by Teressa Bellissimo has spread across the globe. Although many have tried to duplicate Buffalo Wings, the closely guarded secret recipe is what makes Frank & Teressa's the proclaimed "Best Wings in the World."
Steve Evans - "The Movie Guy
What's happening at the movies this weekend? Steve has all the info on what to see or maybe what to pass up. The hottest films and the biggest bombs from "The Movie Guy".
Megan Abrigo-"Face the Ace" NBC SUNDAY at 9 PM
Hostess for “Face The Ace,” NBC’s newest primetime poker show. Abrigo was born and raised on the island of Oahu where she began her career as a model. Hawaii’s lifestyle and culture has had a deep impact on this island girl. It shows in her easy going personality. She moved to Los Angeles where she graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a degree in Studio Art and Computer Science. Hollywood didn’t have to wait long for this natural exotic beauty to parlay her successful modeling career into film and television. Abrigo can be seen on NBC’s game show “Deal or No Deal” as briefcase number 6 on every episode since the pilot of the show, and makes regular appearances as the web cam girl on Comedy Central’s “Tosh.0.”
Abrigo has hosted an extreme sports show called “Dialed In,” getting to interview the riders and also show her own athleticism by trying the sport. She was featured in People’s 100 most beautiful people in May 2006 with the rest of the “Deal or No Deal” models and does other various print campaigns. She has the staring role in Chris Brown’s “Forever” music video and has recently done commercials for Spike TV, LA Inc., L’Oreal, Cover Girl, Planters Peanuts, and Coors Light. When Abrigo is not cultivating her passion of traveling the world, she enjoys photography, reading, spending time with her dog, and surfing. Hosted by Steve Schirripa ("The Sopranos"), Qualifiers Play Against World-Class Poker Pros in a Series of Heads-Up, No Limit Hold'Em Matches for a Chance at the Ultimate Prize of $1 Million
NBC BROADCAST SCHEDULE:
• August 1, 2009 – 9:00pm ET
• August 8, 2009 – 9:00pm ET
• September 12, 2009 – 2:00pm ET
• October 31, 2009 – 3:30pm ET
• November 14, 2009 – 3:00pm ET
• December 12, 2009 – 3:00pm ET
• January 2, 2010 – 2:30pm ET
Elie Seidman - CEO Oyster Hotel Reviews
Elie is the CEO of Oyster Hotel Reviews and one of its co-founders. Elie has been an entrepreneur nearly since graduating from college in 1997. After spending a year working for Trilogy in Austin, Texas (where he and Ajay Agarwal of Bain Capital Ventures first met), Elie moved back to the East Coast and was involved in the founding of his first company, Wired Business, a telecom services company funded by Norwest Venture Partners. In the fall of 2000, Elie founded Epana and, as its president and CEO, grew the company to more than 400 employees between 2002 and the end of 2005. Elie departed Epana in the spring of 2006 and spent a year as a venture partner at Lime Rock Partners, a private equity fund based in Westport, Conn. Elie resides in New York. He received his B.S.E. from the University of Pennsylvania. At Oyster Hotel Reviews, we have a very simple mission: to give a comprehensive preview of the hotels you might choose to stay at, from the beds you'll sleep in to the bathrooms you'll use to the food you'll eat. Our goal is to guide our users to the hotels that will best fit their needs. We do this by extensively photographing every place. Oyster Hotel Reviews employs tireless, smart, experienced travelers who have each seen and extensively evaluated dozens of hotels. Our team of full-time travel reporters evaluates each hotel based on the criteria that are most important to us as travelers. We use our findings to compare properties across vacation destinations to deliver consistent, objective appraisals. e visit and writing in-depth reviews based on our firsthand experiences. We pay to visit each hotel as guests. Management doesn't know we're coming to review the property, and we're not afraid to say when service wasn't perfect or a room was dirty. Our reviews are informed by the sights, smells, and sounds of a property, guest interviews, and our interactions with the staff. Unlike hotel websites, Oyster Hotel Reviews includes photos taken by our reporters to accurately reflect what it's really like to be there. We don't airbrush out power lines or adjacent buildings. The photos you see here represent the hotel as we experienced it. Other travel websites rely solely on user reviews, but those are often anonymous and unreliable. We work to differentiate one-time experiences from the parts of the hotel that will be the same when a user visits. Our reporters also have the experience to actually weigh both the upside and downside of a stay at every hotel. We focus on conducting honest reporting and thoroughly investigating each hotel we visit. Before you go on your next vacation and stay at your next hotel, see what www.Oyster.com has to say. Oyster Hotel Reviews. Been there. Slept there.
Tim Reid - Ripley's - "Ripley's Believe It or Not! Seeing Is Believing!"
This all new 6th title in the best selling Ripley's Believe It or Not! annual series, is a compendium of incredible bizarre facts, stories, interviews and features all presented in a stunning bright new design. This year the book also features icons that guide readers to astounding video clips on our new fully-integrated website, where they can see some of our subjects in action. Also, a dramatic eight-page gatefold section presents some extraordinary performers of the past, and additional black and white Ripley archive photographs feature throughout the book. Be amazed at the dentist with no arms, the snake that swallowed a wallaby, an underwater sculptor and a four-eared cat! For the legions of dedicated Ripley's fans, and anyone else on the planet who loves unbelievable facts and jaw-dropping images, the latest annual in this successful series is a feast of delights.
Ivano Toscani GM Anchor Bar - Buffalo, NY "Buffalo Wings"
On a Friday night in 1964, Dominic Bellissimo was tending bar at the now famous Anchor Bar Restaurant in Buffalo, NY. Late that evening, a group of Dominic's friends arrived at the bar with ravenous appetites. Dominic asked his mother, Teressa, to prepare something for his friends to eat. They looked like chicken wings, a part of the chicken that usually went into the stock pot for soup. Teressa had deep fried the wings and flavored them with a secret sauce. The wings were an instant hit and it didn't take long for people to flock to the bar to experience this new taste sensation. From that evening on, Buffalo Wings became a regular part of the menu at the Anchor Bar. The phenomenon created in 1964 by Teressa Bellissimo has spread across the globe. Although many have tried to duplicate Buffalo Wings, the closely guarded secret recipe is what makes Frank & Teressa's the proclaimed "Best Wings in the World."
Steve Evans - "The Movie Guy
What's happening at the movies this weekend? Steve has all the info on what to see or maybe what to pass up. The hottest films and the biggest bombs from "The Movie Guy".
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Thu Aug 6, 2009
On Today's Show: http://www.crntalk.com
Brian Mitchell "The Psychology of Wine: Truth and Beauty by the Glass"
Since grape juice was first fermented, wine has captured the human imagination, engaging us in a uniquely personal way. According to authors Evan and Brian Mitchell, wine—more than any other organism, aesthetic object, or experience—reflects what it means to be human. The Psychology of Wine: Truth and Beauty by the Glass parts company from the overwhelming majority of books on the subject in that it is neither a profile of some aspect of the industry, nor a collection of tasting notes. Rather, readers are invited to explore the body, mind, and soul of wine from the perspectives of flavor, metaphor, geometry, gender, and human characteristics, including beauty, honesty, and subtlety. Attention is paid also to the historical, geographical, and psychological roots of our affinity with wine and to how the language of wine is intimate to our desires, habits, customs, and culture. Entertaining and highly informative, this book will lead readers to think about wine in fresh and challenging ways.
John M. Selman proprietor Malibu Village Wines
SEVENTH Annual Malibu Wine Classic. August 29, 2009 (Sat) 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
The Wine Classic showcases the most highly regarded wineries from Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, combined with top Malibu and Los Angeles area restaurants. The 2008 Malibu Wine Classic for Childhelp®, saw over 75 producers, 20 restaurants and 1000 plus attendees frolic at the Malibu Civic Center to enjoy wine, food and fun.
Chef Chris Cosentino co-host Food Networks "Chefs vs City"
This is the ultimate foodie tour. In each episode of Chefs vs. City, Food Network chefs Aarón Sánchez and Chris Cosentino challenge two local foodies in an action-packed food adventure to locate that city's biggest, boldest, most unexpected food places. From wine stomping in Malibu, to eating the spiciest curry in all of NYC, to braving the coldest room in Las Vegas, Chefs vs. City will test the wits, guts, and skills of both teams as they race to the finish line. Chris Cosentino's passion for food took seed well before he ever donned chef's whites. Growing up in Newport, Rhode Island's Italian-American community, he spent his time clamming, commercial fishing, and cranking the pasta machine in his grandmother's kitchen, developing an early affinity for great ingredients and hard work. Cosentino graduated from Johnson & Wales then went on to build his culinary résumé by working at a number of notable restaurants, including Red Sage in Washington, D.C. and Rubicon, Chez Panisse, Belon, and Redwood Park in the San Francisco Bay Area. His first executive chef position was at Incanto, which he joined in 2002, and his innovative interpretations of rustic Italian fare promptly earned the restaurant its first 3-star review from the San Francisco Chronicle. Since then Cosentino has gained national acclaim as a leading proponent of offal cookery. His approach is marked by a combination of sheer gusto, careful research and precise technique, and stems from a belief that no parts of an animal slaughtered for food should go to waste. From beef tendon to duck tongue to fish spine, he has demonstrated that the "fifth quarter" offers an untapped array of flavors and textures, proving that these "lost cuts" can make for elegant and mouthwatering dishes. Chris has a strong commitment to sustainable principles and humanely raised meats and is an avid researcher of ancient cooking techniques and culinary lore. His menus at Incanto serve to uphold respected culinary traditions and socially responsible practices, yet keep things interesting with adventurous creative meanderings. In addition to serving as Incanto's executive chef, Chris is co-creator of Boccalone (www.boccalone.com), an artisanal salumeria. Additionally, his abiding passion for offal has led him to work on the definitive cookbook on the subject, aimed at providing essential instruction on the preparation of offal for both professional and home cooks.
Joe Vento - Geno's Steaks Philadelphia, PA
Geno's Steaks was started by Joe Vento back in 1966. He figured that if he was going to sell a steak, he had to be where they were already eating them....at the "X" shaped intersection of 9th & Passyunk in South Philadelphia. Joe learned the cheese steak business from his father who in the early 1940's opened "Jim's Steaks". In 1966, Joe started "Geno's" with $6.00 in his pocket, 2 boxes of steaks and some hot dogs. His competitors all gave him six months to succeed and Joe laughed at them. As a twist of fate, there was already a Joe's Steak Place and Joe had to come up with a new name. He noticed a broken door in the back of his store on which a neighborhood boy by the name of "GINO" had painted his name. Joe liked the name but at that time, there was a food chain by that name and he did not want to confuse his business with that chain. So, he simply changed the "I" to "E" and decided to name his store GENO'S. In 1971, when their son was born, Joe and his wife Eileen decided to name him after their business. His son Geno works along with his father in a managerial capacity as well as handling many of the "behind the scene" tasks helping to make the business such a success. Since those days, Geno's has offered the best of cheese steaks. The ingredients are simple, exacting and never greasy thinly sliced rib-eye steak, melted cheese, oven-fresh baked bread and delicately grilled onions. Awaiting your piping hot sandwich on the counter outside are ketchup, mustard, relish and Joe's choice hot sauce. A Word of Warning! Be prepared and know how to order, because the service is fast and the line keeps moving. For example, on a cheese steak with onions specify which kind of cheese you'd like (Provolone, American or Cheese Whiz). By the time you have given your order, your money will be taken and your sandwich will be out the window nice and hot! At the next window you can pick up your soda, fries and coffee. Geno's is open 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a week. There is no indoor dining, but there are tables under canopies on the sidewalk for those who wish to enjoy sandwiches on the premises rather than drive off with them. Stop by when you're in town and see why Geno's Steaks has become a Philadelphia tradition.
Brian Mitchell "The Psychology of Wine: Truth and Beauty by the Glass"
Since grape juice was first fermented, wine has captured the human imagination, engaging us in a uniquely personal way. According to authors Evan and Brian Mitchell, wine—more than any other organism, aesthetic object, or experience—reflects what it means to be human. The Psychology of Wine: Truth and Beauty by the Glass parts company from the overwhelming majority of books on the subject in that it is neither a profile of some aspect of the industry, nor a collection of tasting notes. Rather, readers are invited to explore the body, mind, and soul of wine from the perspectives of flavor, metaphor, geometry, gender, and human characteristics, including beauty, honesty, and subtlety. Attention is paid also to the historical, geographical, and psychological roots of our affinity with wine and to how the language of wine is intimate to our desires, habits, customs, and culture. Entertaining and highly informative, this book will lead readers to think about wine in fresh and challenging ways.
John M. Selman proprietor Malibu Village Wines
SEVENTH Annual Malibu Wine Classic. August 29, 2009 (Sat) 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
The Wine Classic showcases the most highly regarded wineries from Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, combined with top Malibu and Los Angeles area restaurants. The 2008 Malibu Wine Classic for Childhelp®, saw over 75 producers, 20 restaurants and 1000 plus attendees frolic at the Malibu Civic Center to enjoy wine, food and fun.
Chef Chris Cosentino co-host Food Networks "Chefs vs City"
This is the ultimate foodie tour. In each episode of Chefs vs. City, Food Network chefs Aarón Sánchez and Chris Cosentino challenge two local foodies in an action-packed food adventure to locate that city's biggest, boldest, most unexpected food places. From wine stomping in Malibu, to eating the spiciest curry in all of NYC, to braving the coldest room in Las Vegas, Chefs vs. City will test the wits, guts, and skills of both teams as they race to the finish line. Chris Cosentino's passion for food took seed well before he ever donned chef's whites. Growing up in Newport, Rhode Island's Italian-American community, he spent his time clamming, commercial fishing, and cranking the pasta machine in his grandmother's kitchen, developing an early affinity for great ingredients and hard work. Cosentino graduated from Johnson & Wales then went on to build his culinary résumé by working at a number of notable restaurants, including Red Sage in Washington, D.C. and Rubicon, Chez Panisse, Belon, and Redwood Park in the San Francisco Bay Area. His first executive chef position was at Incanto, which he joined in 2002, and his innovative interpretations of rustic Italian fare promptly earned the restaurant its first 3-star review from the San Francisco Chronicle. Since then Cosentino has gained national acclaim as a leading proponent of offal cookery. His approach is marked by a combination of sheer gusto, careful research and precise technique, and stems from a belief that no parts of an animal slaughtered for food should go to waste. From beef tendon to duck tongue to fish spine, he has demonstrated that the "fifth quarter" offers an untapped array of flavors and textures, proving that these "lost cuts" can make for elegant and mouthwatering dishes. Chris has a strong commitment to sustainable principles and humanely raised meats and is an avid researcher of ancient cooking techniques and culinary lore. His menus at Incanto serve to uphold respected culinary traditions and socially responsible practices, yet keep things interesting with adventurous creative meanderings. In addition to serving as Incanto's executive chef, Chris is co-creator of Boccalone (www.boccalone.com), an artisanal salumeria. Additionally, his abiding passion for offal has led him to work on the definitive cookbook on the subject, aimed at providing essential instruction on the preparation of offal for both professional and home cooks.
Joe Vento - Geno's Steaks Philadelphia, PA
Geno's Steaks was started by Joe Vento back in 1966. He figured that if he was going to sell a steak, he had to be where they were already eating them....at the "X" shaped intersection of 9th & Passyunk in South Philadelphia. Joe learned the cheese steak business from his father who in the early 1940's opened "Jim's Steaks". In 1966, Joe started "Geno's" with $6.00 in his pocket, 2 boxes of steaks and some hot dogs. His competitors all gave him six months to succeed and Joe laughed at them. As a twist of fate, there was already a Joe's Steak Place and Joe had to come up with a new name. He noticed a broken door in the back of his store on which a neighborhood boy by the name of "GINO" had painted his name. Joe liked the name but at that time, there was a food chain by that name and he did not want to confuse his business with that chain. So, he simply changed the "I" to "E" and decided to name his store GENO'S. In 1971, when their son was born, Joe and his wife Eileen decided to name him after their business. His son Geno works along with his father in a managerial capacity as well as handling many of the "behind the scene" tasks helping to make the business such a success. Since those days, Geno's has offered the best of cheese steaks. The ingredients are simple, exacting and never greasy thinly sliced rib-eye steak, melted cheese, oven-fresh baked bread and delicately grilled onions. Awaiting your piping hot sandwich on the counter outside are ketchup, mustard, relish and Joe's choice hot sauce. A Word of Warning! Be prepared and know how to order, because the service is fast and the line keeps moving. For example, on a cheese steak with onions specify which kind of cheese you'd like (Provolone, American or Cheese Whiz). By the time you have given your order, your money will be taken and your sandwich will be out the window nice and hot! At the next window you can pick up your soda, fries and coffee. Geno's is open 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a week. There is no indoor dining, but there are tables under canopies on the sidewalk for those who wish to enjoy sandwiches on the premises rather than drive off with them. Stop by when you're in town and see why Geno's Steaks has become a Philadelphia tradition.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Wed Aug 5, 2009
On Today's Show: CRNtalk.com
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.
THE NEXT FOOD NETWORK STAR - MELISSA D'ARABIAN
Melissa, 40 (Keller, Texas), pairs her varied culinary and life experiences to provide food lifestyle solutions and approachable recipes for today's families. As a stay-at-home mom to four young daughters, she efficiently budgets time and money to prepare the finest in fresh, home-cooked meals every day. Melissa finds culinary inspiration in family, friends, cooking classes, and world travels.
Food specialty: Family cooking at its finest
Favorite restaurant: L'Alivi – a fabulous restaurant in Paris specializing in Corsican food; it's where my husband took me on our first date (and for our anniversaries)
Three foods you can't live without (other than bread or water): Olive oil (I use it like crazy), bacon (a little goes a long way), and chicken (cost-effective and versatile)
Food you won't go near: I don't like goat cheese. My husband is still trying to convert me (like he did for lamb). I try a goat cheese of his choosing once a year. Seven years, seven tries, and so far, I still don't like it.
Weirdest thing you've ever eaten: I don't think it's weird, but everyone I meet does: a huge plate of steamed broccoli served with a homemade citron mayonnaise. I can eat a pound of broccoli that way – it's addictive!
Interests: I love theatre, movies, writing, and reading non-fiction
Favorite Food Network chef: I love how they all have something different to offer; each one provides a solution to a different culinary "problem," but the one Food Network chef that had me standing in line for hours (in the rain and with a potty-training daughter) for a book signing is Bobby Flay. Who would ever guess that a year later I would get to cook for him?
Favorite shows (doesn't have to be Food Network): The Office, Iron Chef America, Amazing Race, American Idol, and Jon and Kate Plus 8
Favorite food destination: One of the best meals I ever had was an al fresco dinner in Kusadasi, Turkey. The vegetables were unbelievably fresh and sweet, the meat was all marinated in unusual flavors that worked perfectly, and the Turkish coffee was a perfect finish. Every meal I've ever eaten in Turkey has been a culinary adventure.
Culinary inspirations: I'm always imagining the role my food will take and how it nourishes others; it's always about the other person. My biggest inspirations are my family – my husband and my four daughters.
Three people, alive or dead, whom you'd like to invite to a dinner party: My mother – I miss her still everyday, but I'd love to have her so she could meet my daughters. Jay Leno – when I worked in Los Angeles, he was widely reputed as one of the hardest working and nicest men in Hollywood; I admire that. Oprah – she is a tremendous role model who uses her success to help others in countless ways.
Favorite books: The Prophet, Getting to Yes, The Dancing Wu Li Masters, the entire For Dummies series (you can become a weekend expert on almost anything!), The Writer's Journey, Nurturing Good Children Now, Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, The Bible
Favorite movies: The Graduate (reminds me of my mom), Mamma Mia (reminds me of my daughters), and Spy Game (one of my first dates with my husband)
Why do you think you should be The Next Food Network Star? I relate to people in a number of key demographics: the single career woman, the stay-at-home parent, and the working parent. I've been in all of these circumstances, and my experiences drive both my way of life and my culinary point of view. I have four kids (aged four and under), but I think the fact that I'm not "supermom" makes me accessible. I want parents across America to breathe a sigh of relief when they see me on TV and to say to themselves, "if she can do it, then so can I"
Alisa Barry award-winning Bella Cucina Artful Food in Atlanta
"You can't have wine without a little something to eat," says Alisa Barry as she rummages through her fridge. Four of her girlfriends have gathered in her kitchen for wine and conversation—and to get a head start on the holidays. They will prepare spice blends, flavored salts and other concoctions to bag, box, bottle and wrap as edible gifts. Barry, who runs the award-winning Bella Cucina Artful Food in Atlanta, is in her element. This is what she does for a living. Barry dollops a spoonful of Bella Cucina's lemon-pear marmalade on a platter for her guests, then adds slivers of goat gouda, sliced fennel-sultana bread and marcona almonds. The garnish: a branch snipped from one of the olive trees that, surprisingly, not only grow but bear fruit in Barry's garden. Barry lives a few minutes from Bella Cucina's downtown production plant and retail shop. The company's artisanal pestos, preserves and sauces are now a familiar presence in specialty food stores as well as national retailers like Whole Foods Market. These conserves are so good they are quickly put to good use rather than being pushed back into the nether regions of the pantry. The clear, curvaceous jars and the natural flavors of Barry's walnut-sage pesto, Meyer lemon spread and farmhouse sun-dried-tomato pasta sauce with capers all reflect her love of Italian culinary traditions and her refined-in-California sensibility.
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.
THE NEXT FOOD NETWORK STAR - MELISSA D'ARABIAN
Melissa, 40 (Keller, Texas), pairs her varied culinary and life experiences to provide food lifestyle solutions and approachable recipes for today's families. As a stay-at-home mom to four young daughters, she efficiently budgets time and money to prepare the finest in fresh, home-cooked meals every day. Melissa finds culinary inspiration in family, friends, cooking classes, and world travels.
Food specialty: Family cooking at its finest
Favorite restaurant: L'Alivi – a fabulous restaurant in Paris specializing in Corsican food; it's where my husband took me on our first date (and for our anniversaries)
Three foods you can't live without (other than bread or water): Olive oil (I use it like crazy), bacon (a little goes a long way), and chicken (cost-effective and versatile)
Food you won't go near: I don't like goat cheese. My husband is still trying to convert me (like he did for lamb). I try a goat cheese of his choosing once a year. Seven years, seven tries, and so far, I still don't like it.
Weirdest thing you've ever eaten: I don't think it's weird, but everyone I meet does: a huge plate of steamed broccoli served with a homemade citron mayonnaise. I can eat a pound of broccoli that way – it's addictive!
Interests: I love theatre, movies, writing, and reading non-fiction
Favorite Food Network chef: I love how they all have something different to offer; each one provides a solution to a different culinary "problem," but the one Food Network chef that had me standing in line for hours (in the rain and with a potty-training daughter) for a book signing is Bobby Flay. Who would ever guess that a year later I would get to cook for him?
Favorite shows (doesn't have to be Food Network): The Office, Iron Chef America, Amazing Race, American Idol, and Jon and Kate Plus 8
Favorite food destination: One of the best meals I ever had was an al fresco dinner in Kusadasi, Turkey. The vegetables were unbelievably fresh and sweet, the meat was all marinated in unusual flavors that worked perfectly, and the Turkish coffee was a perfect finish. Every meal I've ever eaten in Turkey has been a culinary adventure.
Culinary inspirations: I'm always imagining the role my food will take and how it nourishes others; it's always about the other person. My biggest inspirations are my family – my husband and my four daughters.
Three people, alive or dead, whom you'd like to invite to a dinner party: My mother – I miss her still everyday, but I'd love to have her so she could meet my daughters. Jay Leno – when I worked in Los Angeles, he was widely reputed as one of the hardest working and nicest men in Hollywood; I admire that. Oprah – she is a tremendous role model who uses her success to help others in countless ways.
Favorite books: The Prophet, Getting to Yes, The Dancing Wu Li Masters, the entire For Dummies series (you can become a weekend expert on almost anything!), The Writer's Journey, Nurturing Good Children Now, Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, The Bible
Favorite movies: The Graduate (reminds me of my mom), Mamma Mia (reminds me of my daughters), and Spy Game (one of my first dates with my husband)
Why do you think you should be The Next Food Network Star? I relate to people in a number of key demographics: the single career woman, the stay-at-home parent, and the working parent. I've been in all of these circumstances, and my experiences drive both my way of life and my culinary point of view. I have four kids (aged four and under), but I think the fact that I'm not "supermom" makes me accessible. I want parents across America to breathe a sigh of relief when they see me on TV and to say to themselves, "if she can do it, then so can I"
Alisa Barry award-winning Bella Cucina Artful Food in Atlanta
"You can't have wine without a little something to eat," says Alisa Barry as she rummages through her fridge. Four of her girlfriends have gathered in her kitchen for wine and conversation—and to get a head start on the holidays. They will prepare spice blends, flavored salts and other concoctions to bag, box, bottle and wrap as edible gifts. Barry, who runs the award-winning Bella Cucina Artful Food in Atlanta, is in her element. This is what she does for a living. Barry dollops a spoonful of Bella Cucina's lemon-pear marmalade on a platter for her guests, then adds slivers of goat gouda, sliced fennel-sultana bread and marcona almonds. The garnish: a branch snipped from one of the olive trees that, surprisingly, not only grow but bear fruit in Barry's garden. Barry lives a few minutes from Bella Cucina's downtown production plant and retail shop. The company's artisanal pestos, preserves and sauces are now a familiar presence in specialty food stores as well as national retailers like Whole Foods Market. These conserves are so good they are quickly put to good use rather than being pushed back into the nether regions of the pantry. The clear, curvaceous jars and the natural flavors of Barry's walnut-sage pesto, Meyer lemon spread and farmhouse sun-dried-tomato pasta sauce with capers all reflect her love of Italian culinary traditions and her refined-in-California sensibility.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Tues Aug 4, 2009
On Today's Show: CRNtalk.com
Natasha - "Addicted to Beauty" Oxygen Tuesday Night at 11 PM PT/ET
Oxygen pulls back the curtain on the tantalizing world of medi-spas with a new reality workplace dramedy series, “Addicted to Beauty." which follows the outrageous staff at Changes Plastic Surgery and Spa, located in Southern California. Dianne York-Goldman, socialite and marketing expert, has brought her over-the-top employees from her previous spa to help with this new venture with well-known plastic surgeon Dr. Gilbert Lee. The staff includes: Gary, the flamboyant and outspoken receptionist; Ronnie, the eccentric concierge; Natasha, Dianne’s levelheaded assistant and Shannyn, the whip cracking spa manager. However, this group may be no match for Melanie (aka, “Mel”), Dr. Lee’s no nonsense office manager who is not afraid of giving out tough love. The workplace antics get out of control when the staff must learn to work together for the common good of the business. As the pressure increases to get the spa up and running, personalities clash and chaos ensues. Natasha has to pick up Gary’s front desk slack, Ronnie is completely averse to having Shannyn as his boss and Mel becomes fed up with the incompetency of Dianne’s staff. Overall, it’s going to be a bumpy ride to success! The series is set to premiere Tuesday, August 4 at 11PM ET/PT on Oxygen. As executive assistant and confidante to Dianne, Natasha handles every detail of her personal and professional life. Although the two women often clash, Natasha is confident in her abilities and knows exactly how to manage Dianne. Natasha prides herself on being able to say what’s on her mind, which sometimes causes tension amongst her colleagues. As for her cosmetic practices, Natasha is one of the least nipped and tucked people in the office, only having had a breast augmentation. Natasha has aspirations to one day own her own spa. Her family is hugely important to her and she enjoys cooking and baking in her spare time.
Patrick O'Connell Chef/Proprietor - The Inn at Little Washington
Patrick O'Connell, a native of Washington , D.C. , is a self-taught chef who pioneered a refined, regional American cuisine in the Virginia countryside. He has been referred to as "the Pope of American Cuisine". Selecting The Inn at Little Washington as one of the top ten restaurants in the world, Patricia Wells of The International Herald Tribune hails O'Connell as "a rare chef with a sense of near perfect taste, like a musician with perfect pitch." The Inn at Little Washington was created by Patrick O'Connell and his partner in 1978. It became America 's first 5 Star country house hotel and the first establishment in the Mobil Travel Guide's history to ever receive two 5 Star Awards—one for its restaurant, the other for its accommodations. The Inn also received AAA's highest accolades: two 5 Diamond Awards and is rated number one in all categories year after year by the Washington D.C. Zagat Restaurant Survey. Patrick and The Inn have won a total of five awards from the James Beard Foundation including Restaurant of the Year in 1993, Best Chef in the Mid-Atlantic Region and the prestigious Outstanding Chef Award for 2001. O'Connell was one of the original inductees into "Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America " and is the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate Degree in the Culinary Arts from Johnson & Wales University . In 2008, The Inn celebrated its 30th Anniversary by commissioning a film documenting the evolution of American cuisine over the last three decades and honoring thirty American Culinary Pioneers who helped make this transformation possible. Patrick O’Connell is the author of the best selling cookbook, The Inn at Little Washington Cookbook, A Consuming Passion. His second book, Patrick O’Connell’s Refined American Cuisine was released in the Fall of 2004 and nominated for an IACP Cookbook Award. He has appeared on Good Morning America, The Today Show, the CBS Early Show, the Martha Stewart Show, the Diane Rehm Show, the Charlie Rose Show and is a frequent guest speaker at The Smithsonian Institution and The Culinary Institute of America.
Provincetown Chamber of Commerce - Cape Cod, MA
If armies travel on their stomachs its safe to say the same is true for tourists. No one has ever gone hungry visiting Provincetown. The real surprise for our visitors is the diversity and quality of our food - from local, ethnic ‘fast food’ to outdoor cafe fare to the gourmet cuisine served in elegant dining rooms of historic mansions. Think about a very small town having a dinner party and thirty thousand people show up – obviously it’s imperative everyone’s well-fed and happy. All of Provincetown’s restaurants are locally owned and express the individual owners’ tastes and commitment to their cuisine. Given the high cost of doing business in Provincetown, only the best survive and your palate is the beneficiary of this fact of local life.
Irene Zaremski-Saltrelli - Owner - Reen's Bed & Breakfast - Rochester, NY
Welcome to Reen's Bed & Breakfast, a comfortable, affordable alternative to a hotel. Everything is more expensive this summer - except a stay at Reen's! Located in northwest Rochester's Maplewood Neighborhood, it is just three miles north of downtown and four miles south of Lake Ontario. Easy access to expressways means it's minutes from anywhere. The Murphy family was the first to live here in 1910. Rose, Irene and Calissa, three of the six Murphy children, lovingly cared for their home for sixty years. The Julians and the Clarks were residents in the 1970s and 1980s and the Saltrellis have been here since 1989. There are two porches, two sitting rooms with fire places and beamed ceilings, two oak staircases, leaded windows, hardwood floors, two original bathrooms with footed tubs, a powder room, unpainted oak woodwork galore and a stained glass window. Hostess Irene Zaremski-Saltrelli opened Reen's in 2004.
Natasha - "Addicted to Beauty" Oxygen Tuesday Night at 11 PM PT/ET
Oxygen pulls back the curtain on the tantalizing world of medi-spas with a new reality workplace dramedy series, “Addicted to Beauty." which follows the outrageous staff at Changes Plastic Surgery and Spa, located in Southern California. Dianne York-Goldman, socialite and marketing expert, has brought her over-the-top employees from her previous spa to help with this new venture with well-known plastic surgeon Dr. Gilbert Lee. The staff includes: Gary, the flamboyant and outspoken receptionist; Ronnie, the eccentric concierge; Natasha, Dianne’s levelheaded assistant and Shannyn, the whip cracking spa manager. However, this group may be no match for Melanie (aka, “Mel”), Dr. Lee’s no nonsense office manager who is not afraid of giving out tough love. The workplace antics get out of control when the staff must learn to work together for the common good of the business. As the pressure increases to get the spa up and running, personalities clash and chaos ensues. Natasha has to pick up Gary’s front desk slack, Ronnie is completely averse to having Shannyn as his boss and Mel becomes fed up with the incompetency of Dianne’s staff. Overall, it’s going to be a bumpy ride to success! The series is set to premiere Tuesday, August 4 at 11PM ET/PT on Oxygen. As executive assistant and confidante to Dianne, Natasha handles every detail of her personal and professional life. Although the two women often clash, Natasha is confident in her abilities and knows exactly how to manage Dianne. Natasha prides herself on being able to say what’s on her mind, which sometimes causes tension amongst her colleagues. As for her cosmetic practices, Natasha is one of the least nipped and tucked people in the office, only having had a breast augmentation. Natasha has aspirations to one day own her own spa. Her family is hugely important to her and she enjoys cooking and baking in her spare time.
Patrick O'Connell Chef/Proprietor - The Inn at Little Washington
Patrick O'Connell, a native of Washington , D.C. , is a self-taught chef who pioneered a refined, regional American cuisine in the Virginia countryside. He has been referred to as "the Pope of American Cuisine". Selecting The Inn at Little Washington as one of the top ten restaurants in the world, Patricia Wells of The International Herald Tribune hails O'Connell as "a rare chef with a sense of near perfect taste, like a musician with perfect pitch." The Inn at Little Washington was created by Patrick O'Connell and his partner in 1978. It became America 's first 5 Star country house hotel and the first establishment in the Mobil Travel Guide's history to ever receive two 5 Star Awards—one for its restaurant, the other for its accommodations. The Inn also received AAA's highest accolades: two 5 Diamond Awards and is rated number one in all categories year after year by the Washington D.C. Zagat Restaurant Survey. Patrick and The Inn have won a total of five awards from the James Beard Foundation including Restaurant of the Year in 1993, Best Chef in the Mid-Atlantic Region and the prestigious Outstanding Chef Award for 2001. O'Connell was one of the original inductees into "Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America " and is the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate Degree in the Culinary Arts from Johnson & Wales University . In 2008, The Inn celebrated its 30th Anniversary by commissioning a film documenting the evolution of American cuisine over the last three decades and honoring thirty American Culinary Pioneers who helped make this transformation possible. Patrick O’Connell is the author of the best selling cookbook, The Inn at Little Washington Cookbook, A Consuming Passion. His second book, Patrick O’Connell’s Refined American Cuisine was released in the Fall of 2004 and nominated for an IACP Cookbook Award. He has appeared on Good Morning America, The Today Show, the CBS Early Show, the Martha Stewart Show, the Diane Rehm Show, the Charlie Rose Show and is a frequent guest speaker at The Smithsonian Institution and The Culinary Institute of America.
Provincetown Chamber of Commerce - Cape Cod, MA
If armies travel on their stomachs its safe to say the same is true for tourists. No one has ever gone hungry visiting Provincetown. The real surprise for our visitors is the diversity and quality of our food - from local, ethnic ‘fast food’ to outdoor cafe fare to the gourmet cuisine served in elegant dining rooms of historic mansions. Think about a very small town having a dinner party and thirty thousand people show up – obviously it’s imperative everyone’s well-fed and happy. All of Provincetown’s restaurants are locally owned and express the individual owners’ tastes and commitment to their cuisine. Given the high cost of doing business in Provincetown, only the best survive and your palate is the beneficiary of this fact of local life.
Irene Zaremski-Saltrelli - Owner - Reen's Bed & Breakfast - Rochester, NY
Welcome to Reen's Bed & Breakfast, a comfortable, affordable alternative to a hotel. Everything is more expensive this summer - except a stay at Reen's! Located in northwest Rochester's Maplewood Neighborhood, it is just three miles north of downtown and four miles south of Lake Ontario. Easy access to expressways means it's minutes from anywhere. The Murphy family was the first to live here in 1910. Rose, Irene and Calissa, three of the six Murphy children, lovingly cared for their home for sixty years. The Julians and the Clarks were residents in the 1970s and 1980s and the Saltrellis have been here since 1989. There are two porches, two sitting rooms with fire places and beamed ceilings, two oak staircases, leaded windows, hardwood floors, two original bathrooms with footed tubs, a powder room, unpainted oak woodwork galore and a stained glass window. Hostess Irene Zaremski-Saltrelli opened Reen's in 2004.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Mon Aug 03, 2009
On Today's Show: CRNtalk.com
Mayte Garcia - Judge on NBC's "Dance Your Ass Off" TONIGHT at 10 PM PT/ET
Mayte Garcia will showcase her knowledge of dance as a judge on Oxygen’s new dance/weight losscompetition series “Dance Your Ass Off.” Garcia started ballet training when she was three years old and soon after started performing as a belly dancer across the U.S. She appeared on the television program “That’s Incredible” as the youngest professional belly dancer at the age of eight. Garcia moved with her family to Germany and continued her study of dance, where she had the opportunity to perform with the classical ballet company Wiesbaden Staatstheater. In 1990, she caught the attention of music artist Prince and received her breakthrough role touring with Prince’s “Diamonds and Pearls” album and appearing in his music video “Seven.” Soon after, Garcia elevated her role and became the focus of his next album. Garcia’s exceptional choreography skills span a variety of dance styles, including hip hop, salsa and freestyle, and she has captured the attention of music icons, including pop superstar Britney Spears. Garcia was hired on by choreographer Wade Robson for the music video “Slave 4 U,” and was responsible for teaching Britney Spears the belly dancing moves for the video and her memorable live performance at the MTV Video Music Awards. She was also the director of the New Power Generation Dance Company and toured throughout the world showcasing the choreographic works of several well-known choreographers as well as her own.
Dr. Joel Fisher - The Wine Guru with a report on events nationwide
Joel M. Fisher, PhD is the wine columnist for the Culinary Connection of the Chefs de Cuisine Association of California. He was a Contributing Editor of Patterson's Beverage Journal. From 1999 to 2006 he was a wine instructor for the Culinary Arts Department of the Art Institute of California-Los Angeles and is a founding partner of the educational Wine Vine and Dine, which conducts programs throughout Southern California. Sommelier for the Escoffier Association of Southern California, Joel is also a member of Patterson Magazine's tasting panel.
Gary Jaffe Owner Jaffe Estates - Napa Valley and Alan Balik
Who’d have guessed that a person could spend so much time studying the heavens and still keep their feet firmly planted in the soil? For Gary and Pam Jaffe, spotting new stars in the Orion Nebula, or counting Saturn’s rings brings a fresh perspective on bud break along the vines, or the bright taste of young wine in the mouth. With its silver-domed observatory perched on the edge of the vineyard, Jaffe Estate marries the agricultural and the celestial, the earth and the sky, to create transcendent wines. Two of Gary’s enduring passions come together here: a lifelong fascination with astronomy and a love for the Napa Valley that began decades ago. Drawn first by the striking beauty of the Valley and surrounding hills, it was the collaborative approach to growing wine grapes that compelled him to stay. He had never before encountered an industry in which competitors routinely helped one another succeed. The more time he spent here, the clearer it became that Napa’s winemakers are committed to maintaining its reputation as the premiere viticultural region in the country. Collective success takes precedence over individual gain. Gary embraced the “we’re all in this together” spirit of the place, the mutual effort it takes to make some of the world’s finest wines. Now that the Jaffes live in the Valley year-round, they are able to fully participate while giving back to the community. Pam created the popular Holiday Home Tour as a fund-raiser for the St. Helena elementary school, and both she and Gary are active in a variety of charitable organizations. Then there are the groups of local school kids who visit the observatory for up-close views of star clusters, planets and other celestial sights. The Jaffes encourage every one of them to come back as often as they like. Most do--usually with an excited parent in tow. Pam exemplifies the ethos of both the Jaffe Estate and the larger Napa Valley. For her, this is the ideal place to raise a family, to commune joyfully with the natural world, to live life abundantly. Pam spent her young adulthood touring Asia and Africa. She lived on the retired Navy ship her documentary filmmaker father outfitted to accommodate his wife and children, along with a battery of cousins, friends, deck hands, tutors and film crew. And yet, for a woman who has traveled extensively--even to the stars--there is no better place than this patch of earth she and Gary tend as a loving legacy for their children.
Provincetown Chamber of Commerce - Cape Cod, MA
If armies travel on their stomachs its safe to say the same is true for tourists. No one has ever gone hungry visiting Provincetown. The real surprise for our visitors is the diversity and quality of our food - from local, ethnic ‘fast food’ to outdoor cafe fare to the gourmet cuisine served in elegant dining rooms of historic mansions. Think about a very small town having a dinner party and thirty thousand people show up – obviously it’s imperative everyone’s well-fed and happy. All of Provincetown’s restaurants are locally owned and express the individual owners’ tastes and commitment to their cuisine. Given the high cost of doing business in Provincetown, only the best survive and your palate is the beneficiary of this fact of local life.
Larry Van Aalst Sommelier "Equus Restaurant"
The Equus Restaurant and Loungebar has been transformed into an inviting casual dining experience. The California fusion menu highlights local ingredients and emphasizes classic flavors with Mediterranean, Spanish and French influences. The Loungebar features Friday evening wine tasting and Saturday entertainment. Equus Restaurant and Loungebar…make it your next stop.
Mayte Garcia - Judge on NBC's "Dance Your Ass Off" TONIGHT at 10 PM PT/ET
Mayte Garcia will showcase her knowledge of dance as a judge on Oxygen’s new dance/weight losscompetition series “Dance Your Ass Off.” Garcia started ballet training when she was three years old and soon after started performing as a belly dancer across the U.S. She appeared on the television program “That’s Incredible” as the youngest professional belly dancer at the age of eight. Garcia moved with her family to Germany and continued her study of dance, where she had the opportunity to perform with the classical ballet company Wiesbaden Staatstheater. In 1990, she caught the attention of music artist Prince and received her breakthrough role touring with Prince’s “Diamonds and Pearls” album and appearing in his music video “Seven.” Soon after, Garcia elevated her role and became the focus of his next album. Garcia’s exceptional choreography skills span a variety of dance styles, including hip hop, salsa and freestyle, and she has captured the attention of music icons, including pop superstar Britney Spears. Garcia was hired on by choreographer Wade Robson for the music video “Slave 4 U,” and was responsible for teaching Britney Spears the belly dancing moves for the video and her memorable live performance at the MTV Video Music Awards. She was also the director of the New Power Generation Dance Company and toured throughout the world showcasing the choreographic works of several well-known choreographers as well as her own.
Dr. Joel Fisher - The Wine Guru with a report on events nationwide
Joel M. Fisher, PhD is the wine columnist for the Culinary Connection of the Chefs de Cuisine Association of California. He was a Contributing Editor of Patterson's Beverage Journal. From 1999 to 2006 he was a wine instructor for the Culinary Arts Department of the Art Institute of California-Los Angeles and is a founding partner of the educational Wine Vine and Dine, which conducts programs throughout Southern California. Sommelier for the Escoffier Association of Southern California, Joel is also a member of Patterson Magazine's tasting panel.
Gary Jaffe Owner Jaffe Estates - Napa Valley and Alan Balik
Who’d have guessed that a person could spend so much time studying the heavens and still keep their feet firmly planted in the soil? For Gary and Pam Jaffe, spotting new stars in the Orion Nebula, or counting Saturn’s rings brings a fresh perspective on bud break along the vines, or the bright taste of young wine in the mouth. With its silver-domed observatory perched on the edge of the vineyard, Jaffe Estate marries the agricultural and the celestial, the earth and the sky, to create transcendent wines. Two of Gary’s enduring passions come together here: a lifelong fascination with astronomy and a love for the Napa Valley that began decades ago. Drawn first by the striking beauty of the Valley and surrounding hills, it was the collaborative approach to growing wine grapes that compelled him to stay. He had never before encountered an industry in which competitors routinely helped one another succeed. The more time he spent here, the clearer it became that Napa’s winemakers are committed to maintaining its reputation as the premiere viticultural region in the country. Collective success takes precedence over individual gain. Gary embraced the “we’re all in this together” spirit of the place, the mutual effort it takes to make some of the world’s finest wines. Now that the Jaffes live in the Valley year-round, they are able to fully participate while giving back to the community. Pam created the popular Holiday Home Tour as a fund-raiser for the St. Helena elementary school, and both she and Gary are active in a variety of charitable organizations. Then there are the groups of local school kids who visit the observatory for up-close views of star clusters, planets and other celestial sights. The Jaffes encourage every one of them to come back as often as they like. Most do--usually with an excited parent in tow. Pam exemplifies the ethos of both the Jaffe Estate and the larger Napa Valley. For her, this is the ideal place to raise a family, to commune joyfully with the natural world, to live life abundantly. Pam spent her young adulthood touring Asia and Africa. She lived on the retired Navy ship her documentary filmmaker father outfitted to accommodate his wife and children, along with a battery of cousins, friends, deck hands, tutors and film crew. And yet, for a woman who has traveled extensively--even to the stars--there is no better place than this patch of earth she and Gary tend as a loving legacy for their children.
Provincetown Chamber of Commerce - Cape Cod, MA
If armies travel on their stomachs its safe to say the same is true for tourists. No one has ever gone hungry visiting Provincetown. The real surprise for our visitors is the diversity and quality of our food - from local, ethnic ‘fast food’ to outdoor cafe fare to the gourmet cuisine served in elegant dining rooms of historic mansions. Think about a very small town having a dinner party and thirty thousand people show up – obviously it’s imperative everyone’s well-fed and happy. All of Provincetown’s restaurants are locally owned and express the individual owners’ tastes and commitment to their cuisine. Given the high cost of doing business in Provincetown, only the best survive and your palate is the beneficiary of this fact of local life.
Larry Van Aalst Sommelier "Equus Restaurant"
The Equus Restaurant and Loungebar has been transformed into an inviting casual dining experience. The California fusion menu highlights local ingredients and emphasizes classic flavors with Mediterranean, Spanish and French influences. The Loungebar features Friday evening wine tasting and Saturday entertainment. Equus Restaurant and Loungebar…make it your next stop.
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