Euphoria Greenville Food-Wine-Music event - on the spot interviews - Carl Sobocinski, Euphoria Co-Founder, Table 301 Restaurant Group; Michael Hepworth, Editor, Millionaire Magazine, Dubai; Kevin Rathbun, Chef-Owner, Rathbuns, Krog & Rathbun Steak, Atlanta; Michael Kramer, Executive Chef, The Tasting Room Wine Cafe, The Black Door & Max's Wine Dive, Houston TX;  Jane Hornby, What to Cook & How to Cook It, calling all the way from London; Paul Greenberg, Four Fish, a VERY important book about the future of Seafood availability & a great story about a boy & a man's relationship with Fishing.

Introducing Andrew Morrison, Executive Chef, Habitat Restaurant, The Fairmont Hotel, Pittsburgh.  Three great new Cookbook authors with interesting points of view.  First in the program Mark Bittman, TODAY show contributor & author of The Food Matters Cookbook: 500 Recipes for Better Living (also the great How to Cook Everything & How to Cook Everything Vegetarian; then Chef Andrew whose a friend of Mark's - and he's cooking a Tasting Menu from Food Matters on September 28;  Myra Goodman, Co-founder Earthbound Farm, Carmel Valley CA, The Earthbound Cookbook: 250 Recipes for Delicious Food and a Healthy Planet; J M Hirsch, Food Editor, Associated Press, High Flavor, Low Labor: Reinventing Weeknight Cooking.

A great new Chef & Restaurant in Pittsburgh, 2 Unusual Food-Drink products & the Ultimate Travel Book.  Justin Severino, Executive Chef-Partner, Elements Contemporary Cuisine, Pittsburgh; Joe Gozzi, Village Harvest Frozen Grains, produced by Otis Mcallister, San Francisco; Jovial King, Founder, Urban Moonshine Bitters & Tonics, Burlington VT; Robert Reid, Co-Author, Lonely Planet's The Travel Book: a Journey through every Country in the World.

Fascinating stories of loving couples who work together (just like Ann & Peter at OTM).  Christopher & Veronica Laramie, Owners, Chef & Pastry Chef, eVe Restaurant, Berkeley CA; Shauna James Ahern (husband Chef Dennis Ahern), Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef - note this book is already available for pre-order on OTM Bookshelf although the official date for availability is September 21; Peter Menzel & Faith D'Aluioso, What I Eat, Around the World in 80 Diets.

Maine Attraction Part 2, plus a great new Pittsburgh Restaurant.  Melissa Kelly, Chef Co-owner, Primo, Rockland (also Primo Orlando & Primo Tucson); Rick Hirsch, Chef Co-owner, Damariscotta River Grill, Damariscotta & The Anchor Inn, Round Pond; Bob Harkins, Partner, Maine Distilleries, Cold River Vodka and NEW Cold River Gin.  Spoon, a great NEW restaurant in Pittsburgh's East End "Restaurant Row", Chef-Proprietor Brian Pekarcik.  Bar & Dining Room open, "Burger Bar" coming soon. 

OTM's "Maine Attraction". Lots of people told us we should explore this northeastern-most state, so we finally did. And we found those Mainers & Maineiacs (they answer to both) were right. This program is "Down-East" in Portland and nearby Casco Bay. Lee Skawinski. Chef & Co-owner, Cinque Terre & Vignola; Jeff Buerhaus, Chef-owner, Walter's; Chebeague Island Inn, Casey Prentice, Co-owner & General Manager & Chef Justin Rowe; plus some thoughts on Maine Foods, some Portland places that we missed due to lack of time. Next week further afield...........

Savor Pittsburgh, a Great Party for a Great Cause, coming Sep 2, Merritt Spier of the Benificiary the American Respiratory Alliance of Western PA gives OTM the Scoop; Bacon, Bacon, Bacon Forever, Rocco "Boss Hog" Loosbrock talks about his passion & new links for Bacon Lovers - bacontoday.com, baconevents.com; Andy Crouch, American Craft Beer "Guru", Microbreweries in America: Great American Craft Beer, including a tribute to All-Time Beer Guru Michael Jackson; another in OTM's series of new Liquors, Beniotome Goma Shochu, with Tetsu Mogi of JFC International, the US Distributor.

A Mostly Liquid program, that's also quite a bit Latino.  Inaki Orozco, Riazul Premium Tequila, Jalisco Highlands, Mexico; Chuck Giometti, AGWA de Bolivia, Bolivia & Amsterdam, Netherlands; Herbie Loebl, Co-owner, Gran Sierpe, manufacturer & distributor of Peruvian Pisco (previously broadcast, but included here to be with Tequila & AGWA); Kur Ammann, Founder, Rozendal Wines, Stellenbosch, South Africa, fine Wine Vinegars, including 2010 Sofi-award winner for Best New Product, Hibiscus Vinegar; Suan Brauner, Public Affairs Director, Blue Diamond (Almond) Growers, celebrating the Centennial of the Cooperative.

Award-winning Foods!  Joan McIsaac & Irene Costello, Co-founders & owners, Effie's Homemade Oatcakes, NASFT 2010 Gold Sofi Award Winner for Outstanding Cookie (also Corncakes & Pecan Nutcakes), Hyde Park MA; Josh Hochschuler, Creater & Founder, Talenti Gealto & Sorbetto, Minneapolis.  Authors of two interesting new books; Jennifer Schaertl, Gourmet Meals in Crappy Little Kitchens; Sherri Brooks Vinton, Put 'em Up - all about canning & preserving.

OTM sips a little wine & spirits; Paul Pacult, Founder, Ultimate Wine Challenge; Herbie Loebl, Co-owner, Gran Sierpe, manufacturer & distributor of Peruvian Pisco; Stefan Schachtell, Co-founder & owner, Black Rock Spirits, producers of Bakon Vodka, Seattle WA.  A change of pace - Ann Vanderhoof, Adventurer & Author, The Spice Necklace, Toronto, Canada & all around the Caribbean.

Euphoria preview - Greenville SC; Chris Stone, Director, Convention & Visitors Bureau; Carl "Soby" Sobocinski, Owner, Table 301 restaurant group, Euphoria Co-founder; Edwin McCain, Singer-Songwriter, Euphoria Co-Founder; Richard Peck, Wine Director, Table 301 & Euphoria; Victoria Moore, Chef de Cuisine, The Lazy Goat; Spencer Thomson, Chef-Partner, Devereaux's; Joe Clarke, Chef-Owner, American Grocery Restaurant; Shaun Garcia, Chef de Cuisine, Soby's.  For more information about Euphoria, Sep 23-26. Tickets are on sale now (at a discount) go to www.euphoriagreenville.com.

A vital message about Modern Eating from Michel Nischan, Sustainably Delicious: Making the World a Better Place, One Recipe at a Time, Founder, President & CEO of the Wholesome Wave Foundation, Co-founder, The Dressing Room: a Homegrown Restaurant, Westport CT;  NYC Dining with The Franks, Frank Castronovo & Frank Falcinelli, owners & chefs, Frankies Sputino restaurants, NYC, The Frankies Spuntino KitchenCompanion & Cooking Manual; Sherri Eisenberg, The Foodlovers' Guide to Brooklyn; Chef Sally Cameron, Everyday Gourmet Personal Chef Services, Orange County CA, Contestant in the Sears Chef Challenge.

More Alicante.  Silvia Castello Such, Co-owner, Nou Manolin & Piripi with translator Andre Belardo; Ramon Vilaseca Lalanda, Sommelier & Antonio Perez Planelles, Gerente (Owner), Darsena Restaurante 1961; Antonio Lopez, Manager, La Ereta.  Then an "antipodean shift" to the Great Barrier Reef Feast, July 23-25, Hamilton Island QLD, Australia; Jill Collins of Hamilton Island & qualia resort, Justin North, Celebrity Chef for GBRF Part 2, Chef-owner of Becasse & Etch, Sydney NSW. 

Lady Chefs of Spain from in and around Alicante.  Maria Jose San Roman, Monastrell, Alicante; Maria Carmen Velez, La Sirena & Quinta Lacy, Petrer; Maria Eugenia "Geni" Perramon San Roman, La Taberna del Gourmet, Alicante. 

OTM in Lisbon, Portugal - 2nd program.  Jose Avillez, Chef, Restaurante Tavares; Luis Baena, Chef-owner, Manifesto; Nathalie, Manager & co-owner, Olivier Restaurante; David Leite, The New Portugese Table (previously broadcast) .

OTM in Lisbon, Portugal - 1st of 2 programs.  Pedro Freitas, Owner, Bocca; Pedro Dias, Chef & Co-owner, Faz Figura; Ljubomir Stanisic, Chef-Owner & his wife Monica as translator; Restaurante 100 Maneiras; Julie Perrinot, Manager, Manifesto.

"Gadgets & Grub", unusual Food Processing Equipment & Tempting Foods.  Mary Rodgers, Conair - Waring Pro Blenders, Waffle Makers etc., Livingston NJ; Todd Rodgers (no relation to Mary that we know of), Aromaco Rice Cooker with Saute-then-Simmer technology, San Diego CA; Beth Gallo, Creator, Mad Hectic Oatmeal, South Dartmouth MA; Edmund Varney, Ryan Lieullen, Leanne Goetz, Honey Ridge Farms, Honey-based products, Brush Prairie WA.

OTM in New Orleans for the Wine & Food Experience.  Greg Reggio, Zea Restaurant, Past President, New Orleans Wine & Food Experience & Randy Stein, Mr. B's Bistro, NOWFE Board Member; Ewell Smith, Exec. Dir., Louisiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board; Frank Brigsten, Brigtsen's, & Leah Chase, Dookie Chase - replay of their interviews upon acceptance of the James Beard Foundation 2006 Humanitarian of the Year award given to all New Orleans Restaurateurs & Chefs; Allison Vines-Rushing, Co-Chef & Co-Owner, MiLa; Phillip Youngberg, Vice President, M. S. Rau Antiques; John Concannon, 4th generation Owner, Concannon Vineyard, Livermore CA (interviewed in NOLA); Maurizio De Rosa, Feudi Di San Gregorio, Sorbo Serpica, nr. Naples, Italy (interviewed at the Pittsburgh Wine Festival).

Adam Perry Lang, Daisy May's BBQ NYC, Barbecoa, London opening October 2010 - a project with Jamie Oliver, author BBQ25; Grace Young, Stir-Frying to the Sky's Edge; Delores Custer, Food Styling; Jennifer Iserloh, Secrets of a Skinny Chef.

A Meat, Cutting & Sharpening Show.  Randy Strauss, Strauss Brands Free-Raised Veal, Milwaukee WI; Corey Milligan, New West Knife Works, Jackson Hole WY; Sam Weiner, Edgecraft, Chef's Choice Knife Sharpeners, Tea Kettles, etc, Avondale PA; James Villas, Pig: King of the Southern Table.

Barbara Lynch, renowned Boston Chef-Restaurateur including No. 9 Park & the new Menton, Stir: Mixing it up in the Italian Tradition; Eric & Bruce Bromberg, Blue Ribbon Restaurants NYC, The Bromberg Bros. Blue Ribbon Cookbook; Susan Loomis, Owner, On Rue Tatin Cooking School, Normandy France, Nuts in the Kitchen; Christine Schwartz Hartley, Specialites de la Maison.

Intrepid OTM dodges the Times Sq. bomb threat to make the James Beard Awards!!  Nothing could stop OTM from attending the 20th Anniversary Awards & Food-Wine Bash.  We caught up with some old friends among the Winners, and some new friends too; Daniel Boulud, Daniel NYC, Best Restaurant; David Kinch, Manresa, Los Gatos CA, Best Chef-Pacific; Sean Brock, McGrady's, Charleston SC, Best Chef SE; Clark Frasier & Mark Gaier, Arrows, Ogunquit, ME;

A break from Beards for George Mendes, Chef-owner, Aldea Restaurant, NYC; 

Back to Beards; Timothy Hollingsworth, Rising Star Chef, The French Laundry, Yountville, CA; Marc Forgione, Invited Chef, Restaurant Marc Forgione, NYC; Wayne Kostroski, Founder, Taste of the NFL, owner Cuisine Concepts, Minneapolis;

And who better to wrap up the program than Thomas Keller, Ad Hoc at Home, who just happened to win the Beard Award for Best Cookbook of the Year.  Enjoy!!!

Tasting California's best Cabernet-Sauvignon in Napa's Stag's Leap District; Nancy Bialek, Exec Dir. Stag's Leap District Winegrowers; Wine expert Lesley Sbrocco with Winemakers Elias Fernandez, Shafer, Elizabeth Vianna, Chimney Rock, Jon Emmerich, Silverado; Russell Weis, GM, Silverado; Douglas Fletcher, VI of Winemaking, Terlato-Chimney Rock; Jim Regusci, Regusci Winery; Lorrie Ilsley. Ilsley Vineyard.  Tara Weaver, The Butcher and the Vegetarian.

A miscellany of cuisines & cookbooks.  Frank Stitt, Owner, Highlands Bar & Grill, Bottega Favorita & Cafe Fonfon, Birmingham AL, Frank Stitt's Southern Table & Bottega Favorita: A Southern Chef's Love Affair with Italian Food; Deborah Madison, Seasonal Fruit Desserts; Jose Pizarro, Brindisa Restaurant, Borough Market, London UK, Seasonal Spanish Food; Leticia Moreinos Schwartz, The Brazilian Kitchen.