http://traffic.libsyn.com/culinaryroundtable/SavourFoodWineShow.mp4Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Jennifer and Chef Mark taste the many dishes and drinks on offer at the Savour Food & Wine Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia. A production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com
We were fortunate to have sunny weather for our trip to Nova Scotia last week, where we attended the Savour Food & Wine festival featuring some of Nova Scotia’s best chefs, winemakers and brewers. This is the event’s 7th year, and takes place throughout the month of February with tasting dinners, wine tastings and cooking classes throughout the region. (Now, dear readers, if you’ve been following closely — and we know you have — you saw that our first tasting dinner was at The Five Fisherman.) Presented by the Restaurant Association of Nova Scotia, Savour has built up a great…
We kicked off our tour of the Savour Food & Wine Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia last night with a tasting dinner at The Five Fisherman, situated in one of the city’s oldest buildings. Chef Dafydd Williams-Jones and restaurant manager Gary MacDonald treated us to a tasting of Nova Scotia specialties, which were wonderfully enhanced by the presence of sommelier Avery Gavel and Gary Ramey of Blomidon Estate Winery, who guided us through each course with a selection from his and other local vineyards. Here is a little sampling of what we tasted last night. We wish you could have…
After four years of cooking and a few name changes, we’re proud to announce the release of our first cookbook! We’ve taken recipes both old and new and put them into a year’s worth of easy entertaining menus, so from a casual comfort food spread to a romantic dinner for two, you will have a collection of recipes, entertaining tips and techniques at your fingertips. The Gilded Fork: Entertaining at Home, A Year of Dinner Parties Now more than ever, people are looking for economical ways to entertain, and we’re always up for a friendly gathering at home. We’ve been…
http://traffic.libsyn.com/culinaryroundtable/InFlightMeals.mp4Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed CMN Video: In Flight Meals We learn what SWISS International Airlines is doing to improve the image of airplane food with their new In Flight Meal Service in Premium classes. We fly from New York to Zurich and pay a visit to the Gate Gourmet facility where the meals are made. A production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com
http://traffic.libsyn.com/culinaryroundtable/Brunello.mp4Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed CMN Video: Brunello Luncheon We attend the Brunello di Montalcino Preview Luncheon for the 2004 vintage at the Villard Mansion of the New York Palace Hotel. Chef James Staiano shows us how each dish for the meal is prepared. A production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com
http://blip.tv/file/get/Foodphilosophy-FP82ChefBrianScheehser385.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Chef Brian Scheehser of Trellis Restaurant in Kirkland, WA joins me to talk about farm to table, sustainable cuisine and his tips for preserving delicious fruits and vegetables through the winter months. In these times, we can all use some help with that! http://www.trellisrestaurant.net Food Philosophy is a production of the Culinary Media Network (www.culinarymedianetwork.com). Music: Beau Hall (www.beaurocks.com) and George Fletcher’s Bourbon Renewal (www.georgefletcher.com).
http://traffic.libsyn.com/culinaryroundtable/ShuckingScallops.mp4Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed CMN Video: Shucking Scallops We’re back on the dock at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, as we learn all about Scallops from Norman Kaizer and Wallace Skinner, 2 seasoned Nova Scotia Fishermen. Jennifer learns how to Shuck Scallops, or as the locals say, “Shock Scollops”. A production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com
http://traffic.libsyn.com/culinaryroundtable/ColonialBaking.mp4Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed CMN Video: Colonial Baking Lara Templin, Historical Interpreter from the Jamestown Settlement in Virginia, shows us how Colonists baked bread 400 years ago, using a Cloam oven. Learn more about the Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center at www.historyisfun.org A production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com
http://blip.tv/file/get/Foodphilosophy-FP81AuthorKathleenFlinn289.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Kathleen Flinn, author of The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry joins me to talk about her journey through love, life and cooking — and how oddly similar our lives are. www.kathleenflinn.com We’re giving away a free copy of her book to someone on our mailing list, so get thee to www.culinarymedianetwork.com and sign up for our free e-mail newsletter! There’s also new site coming, and we’re traveling all over the planet, so get the latest news from me to you. Happy holidays! Music: Beau Hall (http://www.beaurocks.com/) and George Fletcher’s…
http://traffic.libsyn.com/foodphilosophy/JeanLouisBeardHouse2.mp4Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Jennifer Iannolo joins her friend Chef Jean-Louis Gerin as he serves a dinner at the James Beard House in New York. We go behind the scenes and watch as Jean-Louis and his team plate up the dishes. A production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com
http://traffic.libsyn.com/foodphilosophy/BeerPairingsKingsmill.mp4Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Jennifer speaks with Chef Brent Wertz of the Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Virginia about his innovative pairings of beer with food. Chef Brent explains the best way to pour a beer, and shows that beer can even go well with dessert! A production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com
