DISNEY CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL, AFFORDABLE WINE REPORT

GENERAL MANAGER, DISNEY CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE PARK GARY MAGGETTI TALKS ABOUT THIS YEARS FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL

DISNEY CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL
March 2 - April 12, 2018

The Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival, inaugurated in 2006, and revived in 2016 after a five-year hiatus, is an annual festival celebrating the cuisine, wine, and beer of California, taking place during spring.

The 2018 Food & Wine Festival has been expanded to SIX WEEKS!  Celebrity chefs scheduled include Robert Irvine, Guy Fieri, Cat Cora, Duff Goldman, and Alex Guarnaschelli.  Reservations for signature events, tastings and seminars are NOW AVAILABLE.


LARRY LIPSON BRINGS US HIS WEEKLY AFFORDABLE WINE REPORT

For fifty years Larry Lipson was the food critic for the Los Angeles Daily News and now reports from Florida weekly with his thoughts and favorite picks for Food & Wine.  His lovely Wife Lillian is also on hand at the Lipson Institute for advanced wine studies.

AUTHENTIC ITALIAN CUISINE IN SANTA MONICA

EXECUTIVE CHEF CLAUDIO MARCHESAN - OSTERIA BIGOLI IN SANTA MONICA

ITALIAN FOOD WITH A FLARE!
Chef Marchesan once again returns to Southern California to create his masterpiece restaurant in Santa Monica.  This intimate restaurant features some of his finest dishes he has created and perfected over the last 40 years. Old world food with a new flare.

ABOUT CLAUDIO MARCHESAN
Claudio Marchesan is a native of Grado, Italy. Chef Marchesan attended ENALC, the Professional Cooking School of Rome, from 1966 to 1968 where he studied under the guidance of the renowned Master Chef Giovanni Caruso, one of the still living prodigies of the one and only “August Escoffier”. After graduating from this prestigious school, Chef Marchesan apprenticed at several three star restaurants in his home region of Fruiuli. In 1981, gifted with new ideas and administrative knowledge, Marchesan joined the Bay Area’s innovative restaurant company, Spectrum Foods, under the leadership of famed restaurateurs Larry Mindel and Jerry Magnin. His first project was to launch the Union Street-located “Ristorante PREGO”, which was done with enormous success due to its open kitchen. Following the acquisition of Il Fornaio by Larry Mindel of Spectrum Foods, Marchesan joined his former boss and mentor in 1987 with the title of Executive Chef. He opened the first Il fornaio Cucina Italiana in Corte Madera, followed by other locations such as Del Mar, Palo Alto, Levi Plaza in San Francisco. Time came for Claudio Marchesan to fulfill his dream of opening his own restaurant. The opportunity came in exclusive Montecito, near Santa Barbara, where Marchesan opened Pane e Vino with enormous success. Another Pane e Vino opened in San Francisco to become for eleven consecutive years, the best Italian Trattoria according to San Francisco’s Focus Magazine. And then came the partnership with Rod Dyer in Los Angeles California that was located on Beverly Boulevard. Pane e Vino was considered to be one of the finest Italian restaurants in Los Angeles. Currently Claudio resides in San Francisco Californina where he is the owner/ operator at Eangelo. A small traditional Italian Trattoria in the Marina District. He has been in operation since 2005.

HOW TO MAKE EASTER FUN AND FESTIVE, THE VEGAS GURU® SHARES ALL THE INSIDERS TIPS AND SECRETS

LAUREN BARTH SHARES THE BEST IN EASTER DÉCOR, ENTERTAINING, TREATS AND MORE

The snacks, the baskets, the bunny… Easter is a time of treats and treating the ones we love. Momtrends expert Lauren Barth will share the best in Easter décor, entertaining, treats and more to make your loved ones the hoppiest bunnies on the block.

DAVID YESKEL, THE VEGAS GURU® SHARES INSIDER TRAVEL INFO 

With a keen sense of humor, Yeskel is the ultimate source for anyone looking for the inside scoop for their readers and viewers on all matters regarding Las Vegas tourism. He'll talk about Las Vegas’ Guilty Pleasures, Vegas’ Top  Buffets and Vegas’ Best Kept Secrets!

03/09 ITS NATIONAL MEATBALL DAY, WICKED TUNA PREMIERES SUNDAY MARCH 11, STEVE EVANS THE MOVIE GUY

DONATELLA ARPAIA SHARES HER AWARD-WINNING MEATBALL RECIPE!

Donatella Arpaia is the trailblazing attorney-turned-culinary mogul who has become one of the most influential women in the world of food. Donatella opened her first restaurant, Bellini, in 1998 and then subsequently opened a string of successful and highly acclaimed restaurants in New York City, including the newly re-opened Mia Dona, Anthos, Kefi — as well EOS and bistro e, in Miami. She opened her ninth restaurant, Donatella, and her first bar, Dbar, in 2010.  Donatella has became a recurring guest judge on the Food Network programs Iron Chef America and The Next Iron Chef.



CAPTAIN DAVE MARCIANO FROM WICKED TUNA TALKS ABOUT THE 7TH SEASON PREMIER SUNDAY, MARCH 11 @ 9/8C ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Wicked Tuna’s seventh season finds the captains in need of redemption. Captain Dave Marciano of the Hard Merchandise  is out to turn things around after a disappointing season in Gloucester last year, in which he caught only five fish and landed near the bottom of the leaderboard. This year, Marciano is looking to start strong and land some big paydays as he teams up once again with his son and first mate, Joe, and welcomes a new crew member aboard — his oldest daughter, Angelica. For the Marciano clan, fishing is a family affair.



STEVE EVANS - THE MOVIE GUY

GREAT MOVIES OPENING THIS WEEKEND AND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS AND HOPES. FIND OUT WHAT MOVIES ARE WORTH YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY. GET SET FOR THE WEEKEND.

03/08 STARS OF NAPA VALLEY, UNIQUE PLACES TO STAY IN THE U.S.

• STARS OF NAPA VALLEY
• THE MOST UNIQUE PLACES TO STAY IN THE U.S.

03/07 I, TONYA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY MARCH 13TH, LARRY LIPSON’S AFFORDABLE WINE REPORT

• Veteran Producer-Screenwriter Steven Rogers talks about his Oscar winning film I, Tonya, available on Blu-Ray march 13th)
• Larry Lipson joins the show with his weekly Affordable Wine Report

03/06 BLUE PLANET II BREAKING FILMING BOUNDARIES AND TRAVEL TIPS FOR WOMEN TRAVELERS

• Explore the oceans’ depths in the highest resolution ever! BBC America’s breathtaking Blue Planet II now available on 4K Ultra HD 
• In honor of National Women’s History Month we’re talking top trips & tips for women travelers

03/05 HOW TO EAT PASTA AND LOSE WEIGHT, WAYS TO AVOID THE FLU ACCORDING TO THE CDC

• Eat pasta, enjoy wine and lose weight with Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn's The Mamma Mia! Diet
• Dr. Lisa F. Waddell helps us avoid the flu 

03/02 FROZEN FOOD TIPS, SPRING TRAINING TRAVEL AND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS

• Time-saving snack recipes with Ceci Carmichael 
• Planning a Spring Training trip on a budget with Travel Expert Jeanenne Tornatore 
• Steve Evans the Movie Guy

03/01 IT'S NOT DELIVERY IT'S DIGIORNO!

• Pioneering and beloved sitcom star Daphne Maxwell Reid talks about her career, passion for creativity and new book, “Grace + Soul & Motherwit”
• It’s a head-to-head showdown to measure which pizza makes for happier gatherings: fresh-baked from the oven or delivery? Steve Frye from Digiorno Pizza gives us the inside scoop!