Planning on a little holiday entertaining…don’t want to do all the work, yet still have a class act dinner for 8, 10 or 12 in your own home? You need my guest “Chef H!” Harry Pape has been a BIG part of the charity scene for many years, donating his culinary talents to many great live auctions. Now that former business executive Pape has a little more time on his hands, he is doing in-home event creation featuring several great menus and some creative wine pairings.
It’s not too late to find a date for your holiday event and let Chef H do all the work, you just provide the table, linens and the guests…Harry does it all. Tune in for this fun show. Check out www.chefh.net
There’s more food, wine and fun for your ears in the second half…I’ll be talking to Chef/Restauranter Mark Peel about his new book – “Family Dinner Night”
A sumptuous collection of the best “Family Dinner Night” recipes from Mark Peel’s award-winning Los Angeles restaurant, Campanile
For more than ten years, acclaimed chef Mark Peel has used Campanile’s Monday night dinner menus to present his own special takes on popular comfort food dishes like eggplant parmesan and beef goulash. In New Classic Family Dinners, he shares recipes for more than 200 of his best-ever versions of family favorites such as Macaroni and Cheese with Wild Mushrooms, Steak with Anchovy Butter, and Monkfish Osso Bucco.
Peel’s explanations and excellent guidance make it easy to follow the recipes, both for those relatively new in the kitchen as well as for more experienced cooks.
Click here to get a copy NOW!
…and the Good Life Guy Wine of the Week:
2003 E. Guigal Chateauneuf-du-Pape
80% Grenache, 10% Syrah, and 5% Mourvèdre and others from 45 year-old vines. A deep dark red in the glass with aromas of spices and mature red fruits. In the mouth, round tannins with powerful complexity. A rich unctuous wine with notes of mature plums, hazelnuts and red fruits. A very rich wine full of harmony and balance.
Serve with: Red meat, game bird and cheese.