Jun 19 Robert Hall Winery

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Guy

My guest this week is Caine Thompson Managing Director of Robert Hall Winery in Paso Robles.

Founded in 1999 by the late entrepreneur Robert Hall, Robert Hall Winery showcases the best Paso Robles has to offer. The winery has three estate vineyards in the Geneseo and Estrella Districts, totaling 136 planted acres of fruit. In addition to growing Estate Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, and Syrah, the winery also sources grapes across the Paso Robles AVA. This provides Head Winemaker Don Brady with a broad range of soils and micro-climates that, together, create optimal fruit for the beautiful wines that capture the essence of Paso Robles.

Brady has been with the winery since its inaugural vintage. Under his winemaking expertise with Winemaker Amanda Gorter, Robert Hall continues to promote the Paso Robles wine region as one of the top winegrowing regions in California. Together, Brady and Gorter craft wines inspired by the pioneering spirit of the winery’s founder and the honest pursuit of The Good Life. Well-Earned. Visit Robert Hall Winery online at www.roberthallwinery.com.

Thompson joined Robert Hall Winery in 2020 after three years as President of Rabble Wine Co. and has over 15 years of industry experience.  His broad experience in the wine industry extends internationally and ranges from General Management at Locations Wine by Dave Phinney in Napa Valley, to Managing Director of the natural and biodynamic New Zealand winery, Pyramid Valley Vineyards, to Managing Partner of New Zealand’s first precision viticultural company, Spatial Solutions.

As Managing Director of the winery, Thompson will work closely with the hospitality, tasting room, wine club, and winemaking teams to evolve the winery’s direct-to-consumer sales, consumer experience, and community relations. Thompson will also work closely with the winemaking team on the winery’s tasting room only wine offerings. Caine will also join the executive leadership team at O’Neill as the company looks to continue its rapid growth in the US.

FREE Virtual Wine Tasting

Join me Saturday June 19, 6:00 p.m. Central
for a Facebook LIVE Virtual Wine Tasting
The Paso wines of Robert Hall with special guest Caine Thompson,
Managing director of Robert Hall Winery

Paso Robles is a magnificent place to grow grapes and these wines from Robert Hall are classic examples of the quality wines being produced!  Buy the wines at Jacob Liquor Exchange on North Rock Road or call your local wine merchant to order.

  • 2019 Robert Hall Sauvignon Blanc
  • 2018 Robert Hall Paso Red Blend (This wine not available in Kansas yet 🙁 )
    order direct online www.roberthallwinery.com
  • 2017 Robert Hall Merlot 
  • 2018 Robert Hall Cabernet  

Print this for wine info: Robert Hall Tasting Guide  Go here to join the tasting!

 

Robert Hall Winery is nestled into the hillside east of Paso Robles, the heart of California’s enchanting Central Coast. “Our estate grown vineyards allow our winemakers to maintain a high level of control and capture the big, bold characteristics of Paso fruit in every bottle. With a maritime climate of warm days and cool nights, a variety of soil types, and diverse elevations, Paso Robles provides the perfect canvas for developing rich, complex flavors. As one of the most recognized wineries to call this area home, we are proud of our roots and strive to make wines that truly showcase the essence of Paso Robles.”  www.roberthallwinery.com

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Jun 12 – This Week’s Show

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Guy

My guest this week is Brent Delman aka “The Cheese Guy!”

Yonkers, NY-based Brent Delman has been involved in the specialty food business for more than two decades. His 35+ varieties of handcrafted kosher cheese range from several types of raw, organic, and sharp cheddars to gouda, brie, assorted Italian sheep milk cheeses, aged Parmesans, fresh mozzarellas, havartis, spicy varieties and more. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter or Instragram

It started in June,1937 as a way to sell excess milk in the warm summer months. Within two years, National Dairy Month had moo-ved into the public eye. Today it’s a full-blown celebration of all things dairy, with parades, festivals, and farm-inspired activities all around the U.S. in the month of June.

Cheesemaking has been around for more than 7,000 years. By some estimates, there are some 1,800 types of cheese to choose from today!

While you’re pondering the possibilities for your next wine-and-cheese party, here are some fun facts about everyone’s favorite blend of milk, salt, and live microbes.

1. Cheese can be made from the milk of cows, sheep, goats, reindeer, buffalo, and even yaks. But the world’s rarest and most expensive cheese is made from the milk of Serbian donkeys.

2. Scientists in Switzerland have researched the effect of music on cheese. Their conclusion: exposure to music produces a milder flavor than that of cheese raised in silence. Interestingly, hip-hop cheese has a slightly stronger—some might call it funkier—flavor.

3. America’s favorite cheese isn’t American cheese. It’s cheddar. And while women are more likely than men to prefer brie, men tend to favor blue cheese.

4. Mexican scientists are working to transform the waste left over from cheese production into biofuel.

5.  A recent study found that wine and cheese could also lower the risk of developing Alzheimer’s.

National Dairy Month, says New York cheesemaker Brent Delman, is the perfect time to thank a dairy farmer and explore new ways to take cheesy goodness to gooier heights.

Good Life Guy’s Wine of The Week:
2019 IL Casato Pinot Grigio
“Racy and refreshing, with a sense of energy that awakens the palate, this juicy wine is an ideal partner for salads, seafood dishes or even that lazy quarantine lunch of canned sardines on crackers.”  Straw yellow color, intense and long lasting fruity and floral nose, with golden apple, litchi and hay hints. In the mouth it is dry, with great character and elegance, and a good balance between body and acidity.

Italian wine authority Luca Maroni lifted this bottle to the heights of the vintage with 96 points, putting it in the company of $70 bottlings from Friuli.

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Jun 6 – Catskills Cookbook – Gourmet Cookies

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Guy

My first guest is Courtney Wade with her book The Catskills Farm to Table Cookbook.

Features delicious recipes and breathtaking photography which will take you on a journey of upstate New York.

Fresh vegetables and fruit, meat, dairy, wild game and foraged produce all take center stage in The Catskills Farm to Table Cookbook–because that is what eating in the Catskills is all about! Farms and restaurants emphasizing the use of local foods and produce are also highlighted, creating a guide to the farm to table movement in the region. Knowing what goes into the food on your plate is not just a trend–it’s an understanding of the processes, the time, the individuals, the community, and the lifestyle behind it all. With its down-to-earth recipes and full-color images, let The Catskills Farm to Table Cookbook be your essential guide.

“Regional ingredients are put to delicious use in this bright new farm-to-table cookbook.” —The New York Times

Get a copy of The Catskills Farm to Table Cookbook!

 

COURTNEY WADE is a chef, photographer, influencer and graphic designer who lives on a farm in the Catskills in upstate New York. She is also the author of “Pancakes Make People Happy.”  Learn more about Courtney.

In the second half…it’s all about “The Cookie Guy” – Gourmet Cookies Delivered with Chef Owner Tim Smith.

Death by Chocolate Winner Tim Smith

The roots of The Cookie Guy reach back to the childhood of company founder and owner, Chef Tim Smith.  Even at an early age he experimented with different ways to make cookies in his small Wichita home.  Most turned out well but there were a few notable mis-steps.  No matter how good it looked, baked Play-doh made a bad cookie.

Holidays at the Smith household were filled with the aroma of fresh baked cookies.  Neighbors and friends gathered to be among the first to get them hot from the oven.  For those few precious moments everyone put aside their daily worries to share a simple pleasure of life.

That’s the spirit behind The Cookie Guy.  From office clerks to CEOs you’ll see broad smiles and twinkling eyes.  Our gourmet artisan cookies bring out the child in everyone.  That shared anticipation gives them an experience for which they are always thankful.

Learn more about The Cookie Guy and get cookies delivered today!  Follow the Cookie Guy on Facebook

Place orders from the “Request A Delivery” page or by telephone
(316) 207-2546  8:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday.

 

Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
Korbel Sweet Cuvée California Sparkler
Korbel Sweet Cuvée offers bright acidity, citrus and appealing tropical and floral flavors leading to a medium-sweet finish.  A delicate forward fruit character, good body and structure to balance the sweet finish. Citrus, tropical and floral flavors.

 

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May 29 – The Secret Ingredient Cookbook

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Guy

My guest this week is Kelly Senyei author of The Secret Ingredient Cookbook – 125 family-friendly recipes based on the author’s popular Just a Taste food site, with each recipe featuring a totally unexpected ingredient

Kelly Senyei, founder of the food site Just a Taste, has garnered millions of fans with a delicious hook–every one of her recipes has a secret ingredient, something totally unexpected that takes a dish from common to extraordinary. Some of the 125 tried-and-tested recipes are surprisingly simple, like her Vanilla Bean Drop Doughnuts made with Greek yogurt, or the Sweet and Tangy Baked Chicken Wings made with blackberry jam. Other recipes are nothing short of genius, such as Savory Caramel Corn made with bacon and thyme, Healthy White Chicken Chili made with hummus, and Salted Caramel Bread Pudding made with chocolate croissants.

Just because the secret ingredients are surprising doesn’t mean they’re expensive or hard to find, either. Kelly is a busy mother of three, and she made sure every ingredient can be found in any supermarket. Her family-friendly recipes cover every occasion, from crowd-pleasing snacks and 30-minute entrées to make-ahead sides and holiday-worthy desserts.

KELLY SENYEI – Founder of Just a Taste
I am a professionally trained chef, TV and podcast host, cookbook author and entrepreneur who develops all of the recipes, styles all of the food, takes all of the photos and washes all of the dishes for the countless creations coming out of my kitchen!

I received my undergraduate degree from Northwestern University, my master’s degree in broadcast television from The Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University and my culinary arts diploma with highest honors from The Institute of Culinary Education in New York City. I completed my apprenticeship in the Food Network Kitchens and previously worked at Condé Nast as an editor and on-air talent at Gourmet and Epicurious.  My husband and I live in San Diego, California with our three young sons.  Follow Kelly on Twitter & Facebook 🙂

Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
2019 Penley Phoenix Cabernet Sauvignon
Like a phoenix from the ashes, this cabernet rises from the glass with a complex bouquet of plum, blackberry and anise with a dusting of dark chocolate. It’s a delicious contemporary wine, intense and long on the palate with savoury tannins coating the mouth. It’s best drunk with food, with friends and with a roaring fire in the background. ABV14%

Critical Acclaim  WE94  Wine Enthusiast
This excellent wine offers aromas of blueberry, currant, terra cotta, iodine, savory spices and an umami-like seaweed nuance. There’s lovely depth of flavor, tannin structure and regional expression on the palate. Drink through 2040. Cellar Selection.

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May 22 – Chef Troy Jorge

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Guy

My guest this week is Chef Troy Jorge who has an interesting story and a rise to the highest level of Kitchen expertise as the head chef at one of Chicago’s top restaurants – Temporis.  Temporis, the 20-seat, Michelin-starred restaurant in West Town Chicago.

“Temporis is a special place. There’s an incredible level of talent and passion here, and I’m excited to be part of it,” says Jorge, who has spent most of his nearly 15-year career in the fine-dining realm.

Spring Tasting Menu, Heaven on a spoon!

A quick visit to Temporis web site will turn in to a long wistful visit ogling the Kitchen Art Work that Chef Jorge produces in what has been called a tiny kitchen by others.  The restaurant, with only 20 seats surely had to do some heavy pivoting during the pandemic but hopefully as things start to return to normal it will back in the running for yet another Michelin Star.

Temporis is intimate, unbound by the conventions fine dining. They offer an evolving 10-course tasting menu of progressive American cuisine featuring ingredients grown in their hydroponic garden. The name is unique and seems fitting.  Temporis, in Latin, is time. “As cooks, servers and students, we embrace and challenge time—stopping it when we ferment ingredients; stretching it when we bake with our three-year-old sourdough starter; and taking it back in dishes we make from memories we can’t forget.  There is always something new for us, and you, to experience and enjoy.”

Follow Temporis on Instagram & Facebook

Troy Jorge, Executive Chef
“Don’t talk about it, be about it.”  

If Troy hadn’t been kicked out of sewing class in high school, he might have been a fashion designer. Even now, his eye for lush color and layered detail shines through in his tasting menu at Temporis. A New Bedford, Massachusetts native, Troy took an interest in cooking during a junior high home ec class. After culinary school, he worked his way up over the next 14 years in some of Boston’s best restaurants, including Clio and Ostra. In 2015 he moved to Chicago to join the Michelin three-star Grace under chef and mentor Curtis Duffy, where he spent two years before joining the two-star Acadia. Off hours, Troy enjoys exploring the city on foot. His New Bedford accent and loyalty to the Celtics remain very much intact.

Good Life Guy’s Wines of the Week and Saturday nights VT wines:

Virtual Wine Tasting with Good Life Guy
A selection of Raymond Wines – May 22, 2021
Facebook LIVE, 6:00 p.m. Central

  • 2019 Raymond R Collection Sauvignon Blanc
  • 2019 Raymone R Collection Lot No 5 Red Blend
  • 2018 Raymond Reserve Selection Napa Valley Red Wine
  • 2018 Raymond Reserve Selection Napa Valley Cabernet

Buy the wines at Jacob Liquor on North Rock Road or your local wine merchant. Buy them all or what you like.  Can’t find the exact vintage?  Buy what’s available and join the FUN!
Download this: Raymond Tasting Guide  Go here to join the party:  Guy’s Facebook Page

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