July 11 – Maytag Blue & Alsatian White Wine

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Guy

We begin with the Old Town Farmer’s Market Report LIVE from the Plaza with Pat Randleas!

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Then it’s all about Maytag Blue Cheese…the history and story behing this famous cheese made in Iowa and revered by chefs and homecooks alike.   In 1941, Maytag Dairy Farms began producing its world famous blue cheese in the heartland of America, with milk from a prize-winning herd of Holstein cattle.  E.H. Maytag, son of the founder of the famous appliance firm, had established this herd of show cattle in 1919.  We’ll tell you all about the family, the products and some recipes for this great American cheese.  www.maytagdairyfarms.com

What wine to drink with Maytag Blue? 

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Belinda Chang, Wine Director at The Modern

Stay tuned for the second half with my guest Belinda Chang, Wine Director at The Modern, a great French/Alsatian style menu in New York City.  Taking Museum dining to sophisticated new heights, The Modern is a fine dining restaurant located at the Museum of Modern Art featuring the original French-American cuisine of Alsatian-born Chef Gabriel Kreuther.   www.themodernnyc.com

I met Belinda in Aspen where she was pouring wine Alsatian wines and pairing them with Maytag Blue cheese!  What an interseting match…

Wine of the Week: 2007 Lucien Albrecht Pinot Gris
Lucien Albrecht PG
This wine, made 100% from Pinot Gris, expresses the rich yet dry power and character of this exceptional varietal. The clay/limestone soil gives a creamy, velvety wine with a long finish. A great Alsatian wine from France

 

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July 4th – LIVE from The Farmer’s Market

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Guy

Happy July 4th!
I’ll be doing the show LIVE from the Plaza in Old Town followed by my annual grilling demo.  Come out and be a part of the FUN in Old Town.

This year it’s all about the BIG Green Egg.  I’ll be showing you how to prep a beef brisket from Dodge City Beef (available on the Plaza), how to season Cuban Style and prepare to cook low & slow on the BGE.

Then will be cooking some fresh garden vegatables from the market to go with free samples of Good Life Guy’s famous Cuban style beef brisket.  It’s not BBQ, it’s better 🙂

red_truck_minibarrell_Wine of the Week: Red Truck in the 3 Liter Barrel

  AS SEEN ON THE TODAY SHOW!! This little barrel is a great bargain because it holds 4 bottles of top-selling Red Truck Red Wine!! Same great wine, but in new eco-friendly packaging.
I’ll have samples for you to try with the Brisket.

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June 27 – Easy Chinese Stir Fries & Barefoot Riesling

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Guy

We begin with a LIVE Farmer’s Market update from the Plaza in Old Town with Pat Randleas.

easy chineseThen we’ll be talking to Helen Chen, the founder of Helen’s Asian Kitchen, a widely distributed Asian cookware line, and the author of Helen Chen’s Chinese Home Cooking and Peking cuisine.  Her mother, Joyce Chen, was a pioneering Chinese restauranteur and entrepreneur.  Helen served as the CEO of her mother’s company before launching her own business.  Helen’s latest book is the focus today…Easy Chinese Stir-Fries!

Inside, you’ll find many familiar dishes—Kung Pao Chicken, Moo Shi Pork, and Sweet and Sour Shrimp, to name just a few—and find out just how easy it is to prepare them at home. You’ll also discover lots of less familiar dishes that are equally delicious, such as Chicken with Cashew Nuts, Black Pepper Beef with Green Beans, and Shanghainese Shrimp with Peas. In addition, you’ll find nearly twenty healthy tofu and vegetable dishes, ranging from Grandmother’s Spicy Bean Curd to Garlicky Green Beans.

To help you get started, Helen provides a thorough overview of Chinese cooking techniques, equipment, and ingredients. You’ll discover why cornstarch is important, how much oil to use in a wok, and what kinds of soy sauce you should choose. With Helen’s clear instructions and straightforward recipes, you’ll soon be cooking and enjoying a wide variety of delectable stir-fries.

Throughout the book, more than thirty gorgeous color photographs show just how deliciously appealing these stir-fries can be. Complete with Helen’s fascinating notes on each dish, this handsome cookbook is just what you need to explore the simple pleasures of home-style Chinese cooking.

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Jennifer Wall Barefoot Winemaker

Wine of the Week:  NV Barefoot Riesling
Spicy Chinese Stir Fry and this light crisp off-dry Riesling are the perfect match!  Sweet fruit aromas of citrus flowers, crisp yellow apple and hints of lemon, this is a great wine for HOT weather.   I’ll be chatting with Jennifer Wall, winemaker at Barefoot about this wine as well as her other products. 
Note to self:  1.5 ltr Barefoot, all varietals are on sale at Jacob this weekend!!!

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June 20 – LIVE from Aspen Food & Wine Classic

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Guy

F&W-Logo-2009Join me this Saturday June 20, LIVE from one of the finest wine events in the country.  I’ll be broadcasting from the Trinchero Family Napa Breakfast.

Great guest from the event will share their thoughts on cutting edge food and wine topics, always lots of fun and full of surprises.

TDO deaverWine of the Week:
2005 Terra d’Oro Deaver Vineyards Zinfandel. 
We’ll talk to winemaker Chris Leamey about the famous vineyard and this great Amador County Zin. 

The 2005 Deaver is a balance of beauty, power and grace.  The deep eggplant hue suggest the richness and concentration in your glass.  Bark berry flavors are touched with pretty floral aromas and kissed with sweet caramel oak.  Long and luschious on the finish, this is a great wine!  Now where’s the BEEF?

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June 13 – Grilling with Beer, 2007 Buehler Zin

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Guy

We’ll start with the Live  Farmers’s Market update from the Plaza in  Old Town, 7:00am-Noon Rain or Shine – Great family entertainment, local produce and crafts. 

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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  🙂

  
buehler-zin-smallThe 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.

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