My guest this week is Chef Virginia Willis with her latest book “Secrets of The Southern Table – A Food Lover’s Tour of the Global South.
In Secrets of the Southern Table, award-winning chef and cookbook author Virginia Willis takes you on a tour of today’s South—a region rich in history and cultural diversity. With her signature charm and wit, Virginia shares many well-known Southern recipes like Pimento Cheese Tomato Herb Pie and “Cathead” Biscuits, but also some surprising revelations drawn from the area’s many global influences, like Catfish Tacos with Avocado Crema, Mississippi-Style Char Siu Pork Tenderloin, and Greek Okra and Tomatoes. In addition to the recipes, Virginia profiles some of the diverse chefs, farmers, and other culinary influencers who are shaping contemporary Southern cuisine. Together, these stories and the delicious recipes that accompany them celebrate the rich and ever-evolving heritage of Southern cooking. Follow Virginia on Twitter and Facebook
Georgia-born, French-trained chef and food writer Virginia Willis has made cookies with Dwanye “The Rock” Johnson, catered a bowling party for Jane Fonda, foraged for herbs in the Alps, and harvested capers in the shadow of a smoldering volcano in Sicily — but it all started in her grandmother’s country kitchen. Her legion of fans loves her knack for giving classic French cooking a down-home feel and re-imagining Southern recipes en Français. Virginia’s newest cookbook, “Secrets of the Southern Table,” is now on bookshelves. Her previous book, “Lighten Up, Y’all: Classic Southern Recipes Made Healthy and Wholesome,” received a 2016 James Beard Foundation Award of Excellence. Learn more about Virginia and follow her culinary exploits at VirginiaWillis.com.
In the second half I’ll be talking to my good friend Mark Douglass of Douglass Wealth Management about the VIP Party associated with The Wichita Open, one of the best golf tournaments on the tour. Douglass Wealth management is one of the top sponsors of this fun party.
On the eve of the Web.com Tour, the annual SPLURGE! Tee Off Party allows Wichita’s “who’s who” to gather in a fun and fabulous fashion. The event will be held on June 15 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the BKD air-conditioned suite on Crestview Country Club’s 18th green, followed by music inside Crestview Country Club.
Splurge! and the Wichita Open are proud to announce that Raise My Head Foundation will be this year’s Splurge! night beneficiary. The mission of Raise My Head Foundation is to provide women who are breaking free from sex trafficking a safe residence away from damaging influences where they can receive healing and restoration..
The ticket price is $75 and can be purchased HERE
Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
Ocaso Rosé Extra Brut Sparkling Wine from Mendoza Argentina
A fun, affordable sparkling rosy from Ocaso. Pours a pale beautiful salmon color, with aromas of apple and pear skin up front. More apple skin on the palate, with delightful notes of red fruits and watermelon candy to balance the refreshingly dry finish. Looking forward to trying this wine with you LIVE in-studio, this wine is available at Jacob Liquor Exchange on North Rock Road and comes highly recommended.