Check out this recipe from Saveur for Lamb Burgers

Then it’s all about BURGERS…grilled, pad seared, broiled, America’s favorite outdoor food is getting a lot of press these days!  Books like “Burger Bar” by Hubert keller and leading food magazines like Saveur; i’ll give you my take on the perfect burger.

In the second half I’ll be talking to Tom Silberkleit about the latest edition in the series of California Directories of Fine Wineries – Central Coast edition.  Tom is a great guest and puts lots of work in to these books to showcase some of the finest wineries to add to your agenda when visiting.  Combined with the photography of Robert Holmes, this is another winner in the series.

With THE CALIFORNIA DIRECTORY OF FINE WINERIES as a guide, readers can explore world-famous Santa Barbara county, home to the landmark cellars of Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Maria Valley, and Santa Rita Hills; meander the scenic back roads of San Luis Obispo on the way to the premier wineries of Edna Valley; and travel to rustic Paso Robles. Featuring boutique tasting rooms, working ranches, warehouse wineries, and family-owned vineyards, this is an essential guide to destinations of charm and character. 

* A comprehensive, full-color guide to California’s Central Coast wine country.
* Features more than 180 color photographs by renowned travel photographer Robert Holmes.

Wine of the Week; something fun from the Central Coast….

2006 Cambria Katherine’s Vineyard Chardonnay

This classy 2006 Katherine’s Vineyard Chardonnay is bright with citrus, apple, peach, and vanilla aromas.  Rich mouth filling flavors of grapefruit, citrus blossom, white peach and sweet oak lead to a crisp finish with a lsting impression of spicy oak.  -  Dennis Shurtleff, Winemaker

Order one now; 800.760.5998

Then it’s all about Grilling with Beer, a book by my guest Lucy Saunders.    Wheather you drink one while grilling, use one in the marinade or sauce, or enjoy a few with the finished product, grilling and beer go together.  This book has recipes for bastes, BBQ suaces, mops, marinades & more, all made with craft beer.

Lucy edits the award-winning website, beercook.com and thinks of beer as food.  We first met at the Great American Beer Festival in 2007 and shortly after she was a guest with one of her other books; Cooking With Beer.

Check out the recipes at www.grillingwithbeer.com

Then it’s KC Masters BBQ competition info live from the event going on this Saturday June 13 at Old Cow Town.  I will be chatting with Greg “Hitman” Williams from sister station Power 93.9.  Even the our Mayor, Carl Brewer is competing in this years event.  Fun for all, head to Old Cow Town after the show!

“Wine of the Week” from from Napa producer John Buehler; 2007 Napa Zinfandel 

  
The grapes we choose for our 2006 Buehler Vineyards Napa Valley Zinfandel are a mix of those off our estate vineyards and grapes from other select Napa Valley high quality, low-yielding vineyards. Dry-farmed for over a decade, our 4.5 acre estate block consists of mature thirty-six year old vines which typically give us around 3.0 tons/acre of beautiful hillside zinfandel fruit. Interspersed among the head-trained vines are a handful of Petite Sirah vines representing perhaps 5% of the total vines in this block. A traditional field companion to Zinfandel in pre-prohibition California vineyards, Petite Sirah contributes pepper, color, and tannin structure to the wine.

“90 POINTS” – WINE SPECTATOR

 Good Life Guy says…buy by the case before it’s gone for ever, this is a great wine.