OTM at the 5th Anniversary Charleston Food & Wine Festival. Frank McMahon, Executive Chef, Hank's Seafood Restaurant; Todd Garrigan, Executive Chef, Amen Street, Stephen Kish, CEO, 82Queen; Holly Herrick, The Charleston Chef's Table; Chris Hastings, Chef-Partner, Hot & Hot Fish Club, Birmingham AL; Farmer Lee Jones, Chef's Garden, Huron OH; James Peterson, author of 15 Cookbooks & Culinary Instructor, Brooklyn NY.
Chef Gui Alinat, The Chef's Repertoire; Cathy Erway, The Art of Eating In: How I Learned to Stop Spending and Love the Stove; Michele Scicolone, Italian Slow Cooker. Previewing the Charleston Food & Wine Festival, March 4-8, and the New Orleans Wine & Food Experience, May 25-29. We'll see you there!!
Fine Dining in London for Valentine's - Part 2. Sam Hart, Fino Restaurant - great Spanish Tapas-style dining in Fitzrovia; Bernard Yeoh, Gourmet Chinese-inspired cuisine in classy Mayfair - new Meat & Fish treats, non-traditional Desserts, Great Wines too; Paul Merroney, Giaconda, Fine Tasty food on funky Denmark Street - go hungry! And a run-down on other Great Places we didn't have time for.
Fine Dining during our Valentine's London adventure - Part 1. Richard Corrigan, Corrigan's Mayfair, Lusty, Flavorful dishes a la Lindsay House in fancy new quarters just off Park Lane; Peter Prescott, Boundary Restaurant-Hotel complex in Shoreditch, Fine-dining Restaurant, casual Albion Cafe & Bakeshop & 17 elegant rooms; Mohammed Bader-Alden Antabli, Al Waha, Westbourne Grove, Middle-eastern (Lebanse & Syrian) inspired menu.
OTM wishes you all a Happy Valentine's Day!! In celebration a program dedicated to Food & Love, including Aphrodisiacs; Chef Janine Falvo, Carneros Bistro & Wine Bar, Sonoma CA, Annual Aphrodisiac Menu; how to make "Sweets for the Sweet", Peter Grewling, Chocolates & Confections; Michele Maisto, The Gastronomy of a Marriage; Patricia Mack, Delicious Grapefruit Recipes, yes it's an Aphrodisiac; Brianna Blue, Stemilt Growers,Wenatchee WA. the delicious Pinata Apple, honoring the very first Aphrodisiac!
Clifford Wright, The Best Soups in the World; from Portland OR, Steve Smith, Steve Smith Teas, ultra-fine teas & Matt Christianson, Chef, Urban Farmer Steakhouse; Simona Bunin, Gourme Mist, the Essential Olive Oil & Balsamic Vinegar Spray Misters.
OTM finds out "what & where to...." with Lessley Anderson, Senior Editor, Chow.com, "dedicated to food in all of its glory", discussion on Food Trends 2009 versus 1999; Robert Reid, US Travel Editor, Lonely Planet, The Best in Travel 2010 & 1000 Ultimate Ultimate Experiences; Sous Chef Matt Cleal, Simpson's Birmingham, UK, Peter's Birthday Treat; Talking to Experts on North American Whiskey at The 2009 Pittsburgh Whiskey Festival.
John Besh, Chef-owner Restaurant August, Besh Steak, Luke, Domenica, La Provence, etc., New Orleans, My New Orleans; then a "Cheese Course"; Allison Hooper, Vermont Creamery, In a Cheesemaker's Kitchen; Tom Slattery, Global Sales & Marketing; US Distributor for Collier's Welsh Cheddar, Fayrefield Foods Ltd; Crewe, UK.
Via Veneto, Rome at its swankiest!! & a Great Book about Beer. Michele Buono, General Manager & Barbara Legnani, Meeting & Events Supervisor, Grand Hotel Flora; Cinzia Fanciulli (then General Manager, since moved to new opportunity) Grand Hotel Via Veneto; Christina Perozzi, The Naked Pint: An unadulterated Guide to Craft Beer.
Rome at Christmas - the Eternal City still is - and we dined accordingly. Massimo Tezulli, Sommelier & Marco Gallotta, Chef, co-owners, with translation by Cristina, Primo al Pigneto; Gianni & Chef Iole Cappellanti, Paris Ristorante; Silvia Sallorenzo, Chef-Partner Babette Ristorante; Frasca Leonardi, Da Sabatino, Cave San Ignazio.
Thinking of The American South, Foods & Destinations. Matt & Ted Lee, Simply Fresh Southern: Knockout Dishes with Down-Home Flavor; Sam Beall, Owner, The Blackberry Farm luxury Estate & Spa, Walland TN, The Blackberry Farm Cookbook; Chris Hastings, Co-owner & Chef, The Hot & Hot Fish Club, Birmingham AL, The Hot & Hot Fish Club Cookbook.
Cheese, Glorious Cheese!! Max McCalman, Curriculum Director of the Cheese Education Program at Artisinal, NYC, Mastering Cheese: Lessons for Connoissership from a Maitre Fromager; Mike Gingrich, Co-owner, Uplands Cheese - Pleasant Rideg Reserve, Dodgeville WI; Sid Cook, Master Cheesemaker, Carr Valley Cheese, LaValle WI; Pat Ford, Owner & Cheesemaker, Beehive Cheese, Uintah, UT.
Sweets for the Holidays, or any other time for that matter. Rose Levy Beranbaum, Rose's Heavenly Cakes; David Guas, DamGoodSweet - Desserts to satisfy your sweet tooth, New Orleans Style, planning to open a Pastry-Savory Bakeshop in the DC area; DeDe Wilson, TV Cooking Personality, Unforgettable Desserts.
Lidia Bastianich, Felidia NYC, Lidia's Kansas City MO & Pittsburgh PA, Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy, with companion PBS series; Mark Peel, Chef-Owner, Campanile, Los Angeles CA, New Classic Family Dinners; The Great Grain versus Grass Fed Beef controversy: Chef Karla Contreras, Giant Eagle Market District & Chef Scott Popovic, Cetified Angus Beef, Wooster OH; John Wood, US Wellness Meats, Monticello IL.
Food & Dining Trends for 2010; Ree Drummond, "Pioneer Woman Cooks"; Denny Mike Sherman, DennyMike's BBQ 'Cue Stuff, York, Maine; Katya Popov & Olga Lenova, Fully Loaded Teas, Mississagua, ONT Canada
Soup, Pasta & Lebanese Cuisine. Marti Wymer, Creator, Spoonful of Comfort, Care Packages featuring Chicken Soup; Anna Thomas, Love Soup; Giuliano Hazan, Thirty Minute Pasta Cookbook: 100 Quick & Easy Recipes; Kamal Al-Faqih, Classic Lebanese Cuisine: 170 Fresh & Healthy Mediterranean Favorites.
OTM Thinking of Thanksgiving. Stephanie Beck, Meyer Corporation, manufacturers of the KitchenAid Roaster; Michael Symon, Chef-Owner, Lola, Lolita & Bar Symon, Cleveland & Roast, Detroit, Author, Michael Symon's Live to Cook, including invaluable tips to make your Roast Turkey a success; Lindsay Gifford, Gifford's Family Ice Cream, Makers of the "World's Best Chocolate Ice Cream" and many other flavors; Zora O'Neill & Tamara Reynolds, Forking Fantastic: Put the PARTY Back in the Dinner Party.
On the Menu's wonderful visit to Valencia, Spain - Part 2
Alejandro Garcia Llinares, Gerente, Casamontana, Valencia; Rafael Galvez Benedito, La Matandeta, Alfalar; Pepe Balaguer, Owner, La Pepica, Valencia; Jorge Breton Parts, Chef & Javier Andres, Co-owner, Lasucursal, Valencia; Maria Velasquez, Co-owner, Bodegas Los Frailes, Fontanars dels Alforins.
On the Menu's wonderful visit to Valencia, Spain - Part 1
Quique Dacosta, Chef-owner, Ristorante Quique Dacosta (formerly El Poblet), Denia; Raul Aleixandre, Chef-owner, Ca' Sento, Valencia; Ricard Camarena, Chef-partner, Arrop Ricard Camarena, Valencia & Arrop, Gandia.
Gesine Bullock-Prado, Confections of a Closet Master Baker, she's just as "no nonsense" as sister Sandra; Paula Wolfert, Mediterranean Clay Pot Cooking; Andrea Nguyen, Asian Dumplings; Laura Kelley, The Silk Road Gourmet.
Fred Noe, Master Distiller, Jim Beam, recorded at the 2008 Pittsburgh Whiskey Festival - the 2009 Festival is November 13 at Heinz Field; Bob Harkins, Cold River Vodka, Freeport Maine; Cristiano Creminelli, Creminelli Fine Meats, Salumi & Sausages, Springville UT; Geoff Repella, Byrd Cookie Company, Savannah GA.
On behalf of Cystic Fibrosis Pittsburgh Chapter's "A Passion for Wine", Nov 7, Ken Freeman, Freeman Winery, Sebastopol CA & Tim Kilcullen, Capital Wines & Spirits, North Wales PA; Interviews at Nicky USA's Wild about Game event, Mt. Hood OR; Geoff Latham, event sponsor & founder Nicky USA; Tom Douglas, Cook-off Judge for the event, owner Tom Douglas restaurants & other ventures & author of several cookbooks, Seattle WA; Dustin Clark, Executive Chef, Wildwood Restaurant, Portland OR; Mauel Recio, Viridian Farms, Dayton OR; Paul Bosch, Host Chef for the event & Executive Chef, The Resort at the Mountain, Welches OR; Philippe Boulot, Executive Chef, The Multnomah Athletic Club & Culinary Director, The Heathman Restaurant & Bar, Portland OR.
OTM in Portland OR - 2nd instalment. The Allison Resort & Spa, Newberg OR; General Manager Pierre Zreik, Executive Chef Nathan Lockwood; Indulge special event at The Jupiter Hotel, Stephen Cassell, Hotel spokesperson; David Kreifels, Chef-Owner, Laurelhurst Market; Jocelyn Barda, Co-Owner, Bakery Bar; Benjamin Bettinger, Chef-Owner, Beaker & Flask; Ryan Csansky, Owner-Distiller Artisan Spirits; Matt Mount, Distiller, House Spirits.
Portland OR Interviews - 1st installment: Greg Higgins, Chef-owner, Higgins Restaurant & Bar; Gabriel Rucker, Chef-owner, Le Pigeon; Doris Rodriguez-Platt, Owner, Andina Restaurant (Peruvian); Pradeep Chandrana, General Manager, East India Co. Gr...ill & Bar (yes, Indian).
Mike Colamenco, Mike Colamenco's Food Lover's Guide to NYC; Bettina Schormann & Jeff Crump, Earth to table: Seasonal Recipes from an Organic Farm; Madeline Scherb, Taste of Heaven.
