It’s Chile Fest at Johnson’s Garden Centers August 19-21
Join Good Life Guy prior to this week’s show at Johnson’s Garden Center East, just off Woodlawn South of East 21 Street across from Britanny Center for a Hatch Green Chile Cooking Demo and tasting. The FUN starts at 10:00 a.m. with a a brief talk about these special peppers and a demonstration of several recipes including a Crunchy Wheat Grilled Cheese & Green Chili Sandwich.
It’s FREE – Call 316 687-5451 to reserve a seat
My guest this week is the world famous cheese guru and good friend Laura Werlin with her latest book “Grilled Cheese Please – 50 Scrumptiously Cheesy recipes”
Laura Werlin is one of the country’s foremost authorities on cheese. She is the award-winning author of five books on the subject, is a sought-after speaker and spokesperson for consumer and trade organizations, and is a frequent television and radio guest.
An expert in cheese and wine pairing and American artisan cheese, Werlin received the James Beard award for her book The All American Cheese and Wine Book, which was the first of its kind in America to focus entirely on cheese and wine pairing. Her newest book centers on America’s favorite sandwich – and hers – grilled cheese. Grilled Cheese, Please! Her previous grilled cheese book, Great Grilled Cheese, was the winner of the World Gourmand award for best cheese book in the world.
Want to see what’s inside? Take a look at this video to see its contents brought to life.
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Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
2010 Y Rousseau Old Vines Columbard, Russian River Valley
Colombard is a variety originally from the South-West of France where it has been grown for hundreds of years. Yannick made his first Colombard in 1996 in the heart of Gascony. The grapes for Y Rousseau Old Vines Colombard come from the last Colombard vines planted in the Russian River Valley. Yannick chose to make this wine because of its unique character and to bring a slice of Gascony to American wine lovers.
“Yannick decided, after finding a grape variety that he loves, that he simply had to make the wine. His Colombard is one of the finest white wines I have ever tasted.” Dan Berger.
The aromas show an early grapefruit concentration, fresh pears, green apple and hints of jasmine. In your mouth, the wine blossoms like a flower, you get all the aromas plus citrus fruit and the wine opens to a very bright citrus blossom flavor. There is a beautiful balance between the acidity, the texture and the richness.