Sep 2 – George Geary & Fair Foods

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Guy

My guest this week is Chef, Cooking Instructor, and Cookbook Author George Geary with his latest book “Fair Foods: The Most Popular and Offbeat Recipes from America’s State and County Fairs.“

Fair Foods is an illustrated cookbook featuring the recipes of the most popular and offbeat food served at state and county fairs across the USA.

Packed with 120 original recipes created by award-winning chef, best-selling author, and renowned educator George Geary, Fair Foods includes such state and county fair classics as Texas Maple Bacon Donuts, The World’s Gooiest Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting, Aztec Hot Chocolate, Witch’s Brew, Caramel Kettle Corn, Fried Sweet Potato Sticks, Ten-Pound Cheesebuns, Cheesecake on a Stick, Chocolate-Encased Bacon, Fried Coca-Cola, Fried Guacamole, Fried Oreo Cookies, BBQ Turkey Legs, Bacon-Wrapped Chicken and Waffles, Blue Ribbon Chili, Pork Chop on a Stick, and Spicy Peanut Butter and Jelly Burgers.

Each page in Fair Foods is lavishly illustrated with both vintage and contemporary photographs of America’s most beloved fair foods, as well as fun and lively images of rides and attractions and nostalgic ephemera. Fair Foods is not only mouthwateringly addictive, it also captures the joy and spirit of America’s greatest state and county fairs.

George Geary

George Geary is an award-winning chef, best-selling author, and renowned educator. A former pastry chef for the Walt Disney Company, Geary is a Certified Culinary Professional, and was recently chosen as the Culinary Educator of the Year by the International Association of Culinary Professionals. He is perhaps best known for creating all of the cheesecakes for The Golden Girls and other top-rated television programs. Geary has worked as a critic and/or judge for ABC’s The Taste with Anthony Bourdain, The American Baking Competition with Jeff Foxworthy, Hell’s Kitchen, Supermarket Superstar, and many other popular television shows. He also teaches cooking classes aboard Holland America Lines.  Geary is the author of L.A.’s Legendary Restaurants, as well as nine cookbooks including The Cheesecake Bible, The Complete Baking Cookbook, and 125 Best Cheesecake Recipes. He is presently the featured chef on the San Diego Living television show on the CW Network. Geary lives in Los Angeles. Learn more at www.georgegeary.com
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Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
2014 J. Lohr South Ridge Syrah from Paso Robles
Image result for 2014 J. Lohr South Ridge Syrah90% Syrah and 1% Viognier. Varietal aromas of blueberry and black tea are lifted by barrel aging on lees in a 60/40 blend American and French oak barrels. A touch of white pepper on the palate opens up slowly to reveal baking spice and pomegranate fruit on the finish.  Wine Enthusiast 91

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Aug 19 & 26 Shows

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Guy

I’m doing research in Bordeaux so here are two great shows I recorded for your listening pleasure!  😉

Aug 19:
It’s all about Beetology, a healthy great tasting beverage that is available locally.  Joining me is the Chef Beetologist from Kayco the producer Charles Herzong.  Beetology comes in several flavors  my favorite Beet and Tropical Fruit.

Kayco expanded its beverage portfolio with the introduction of Beetology, a line of organic, cold-pressed juices. The product line is available in five varieties — Beet + Lemon + Ginger; Beet + Veggie; Beet + Tropical Fruit; Beet + Berry; and Beet + Cherry — that are all 100 percent non GMO, USDA certified organic and certified Fair Trade, the company says. Each variety features 100 percent juice and does not include preservatives, additives, and artificial colors or flavors, it adds. An 8-ounce bottle of Beetology has a suggested retail price of $3.99.

 

Aug 26:
My guest is Kat Odell.  Kat is the contributing editor of Eater.com and the fouding editor of their popular Drinks column. She has appeared many TV programs and is now the author of “Day Drinking – 50 Cocktails for a mello buzz”When the occasion calls for a drink, but not for getting drunk, mix up a batch of day drinks—low-alcohol cocktails that are festive, mouthwateringly delicious, and light on the booze.

From brunch with friends to bridal showers and barbecues, from tailgates to snow days to afternoons hanging out on the beach, just about any daytime social occasion is greatly improved by a drink. And these 50 creative cocktails are just the thing.

Using beer, wine, sake, sherry, and vermouth, plus a variety of amari and other flavorful liqueurs like St-Germain, Campari, and Aperol, the cocktails (and mocktails!) of Day Drinking are easy to make and easy on the alcohol content. Here are light drinks for hot days, warm drinks for cool days, and an abundance of classic—and reimagined—low-proof spritzers, sangrias, micheladas, and so much more.

Of course there is some great Wine of The Week editions for both shows.

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Aug 12 – Lady Jane’s & Hatch Green Chili

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Guy

This week I’ll be live from Lady Jane’s Hair Cuts for Men.  There will be contests, music, and giveaways including the opportunity to wine $40,000 in the dice roll game.  You had to have pre-registered prior to this Saturday to have a chance to participate.

lady janes logoDetroit-based Lady Jane’s Haircuts For Men is expanding to Wichita this summer, the West location is open and there is plans for a new Eastside venue as well. The growing company has more than 80 stores either open or in the works nationally.  The company, which bills itself as a men’s haircuttery, has all corporate stores and is not a franchise. Lady Jane’s  specializes in haircuts for men in a “sporty, friendly” atmosphere.

Services include haircuts, highlights, shampoos, coloring and waxing. “It’s not strictly just a barbershop haircut,”  says the owner.  The chain’s first Wichita store is going to go at 2556 N. Maize Road here in Wichita.  Visit Lady Jane’s and learn more.

 

I’ll also be talking to my good friend Marty Johnson about this years Iron Chili Head event and the arrival of fresh green chili from Hatch New Mexico.  Marty says:

“If you love Wichita’s craft beer scene as much as we do, come celebrate the 2017 JGC Chile Fest at the 5th Ever Iron ChileHead Festival!”  Local food trucks and brewers have been busy creating recipes and brewing their own unique take on yummy creations using roasted Hatch Green Chile from Johnson’s Garden Center in preparation for this competition.

Be a part of the fun on Saturday, August 19 from 12-3 PM. Tickets will include a commemorative sampling glass, an Iron ChileHead Sticker and unlimited sampling from these great brewers: Aero Plains, Central Standard Brewing, Cinder Block Brewing (Kansas City), Crane Brewing (Kansas City), Hank is Wiser Brewing, Hopping Gnome Brewing, Kansas Territory Brewing (Washington, KS), Limestone Beer Co, Norsemen Brewing (Topeka), Radius Brewing (Emporia), River City Brewing, Three Rings (McPherson), Third Place Brewing, Walnut River Brewing and Wichita Brewing.

The featured food trucks include: BS Sandwich Press, Funky Monkey Munchies, Lumpia Palooza, Drink Local Beer Truck, Kamayan Truck, Surly Mermaid, Hot-2-Trot Hot Dogs, Lolo’s Crepes, Uno Mas, Let’m Eat Brats. There is no charge for the food truck competition, except for the menu items purchased at the individual trucks.

Also back this year is live music by the Bolzen Beer Band – a party punk polka trio from Lincoln, Nebraska!

You’ll be able to pick up your own Hatch Green Chile and Iron ChileHead swag at the event to take home. Grab your tickets for beer today either here or at either Johnson’s location! There will also a select few available for purchase at the door!      Learn more.

Johnson’s Garden Center – 2707 W 13th St N, Wichita, 67203

Ego Bodegas - Marionette Red 2014Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
Ego Bodegas 2014 Marionette, Jumilla Spain
Rich berry and graham-cracker aromas announce a ripe, easygoing Monastrell-Syrah blend. Chewy and slightly sinewy in feel, this offers heaps of tasty but creamy oak and vanilla to go with spicy, herbal berry fruit. A creamy, thick finish is fitting for a warm-climate wine like this. Wine Enthusiast 90/100

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Aug 5 – Deepa’s Secrets

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Guy

My guest this week is Deepa Thomas with her new book “Deepa’s Secrets – Slow Carb/New Indian Cuisine”

A journey from old traditions to modern Indian cooking with deliciously simple and gut-healing recipes that leave you feeling fulfilled—rather than full. 

deepas secretsUpon learning that rice and bread were the culprits for her husband’s Type 2 diabetes, Deepa Thomas deconstructed and reinvented her native Indian cuisine. Deepa made anew seventy slow carb recipes, incorporating time-saving Western cooking techniques, breaking-news research on gut health and weight loss, and Ayurvedic wisdoms (“When diet is right, medicine is of no need; and when diet is wrong, medicine is of no use.”) After six months of cooking and eating “New Indian,” Deepa lost twenty pounds and freed her husband from a ten-year routine of insulin shots.

Part cookbook and memoir, Deepa’s Secrets introduces breakthrough slow carb and gut-healing recipes that are simple and nutrient-packed, without sacrificing its rich South Asian flavors. On a mission to demystify and make healthy an “exotic” cuisine, Deepa shares shortcuts and techniques that will make “New Indian” everyday fare. Bold and intimate, Deepa’s Secrets will undoubtedly change your cooking, and quite possibly your life!  Learn more here.

Deepa Thomas

Deepa Thomas

Deepa Thomas was born and raised in New Delhi. She founded Deepa Textiles, a $10-million enterprise that won twenty-three design awards. In 2010, she embraced a newfound passion in cooking. She lives in San Francisco, California.

Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
The Chilean Wines of Viejo Feo – Cabernet, Carmenere & Sauvignon Blanc
All these wines were good value and showed solid varietal character.  The Sauvignon Blanc was my favorite.

 

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Jul 29 – FRUIT with Nancie McDermott

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Guy

My guest this week is Nancie McDermott with her latest book in the “Savor the South” series simply titled FRUIT.

FFruitruit collects a dozen of the South’s bountiful locally sourced fruits in a cook’s basket of fifty-four luscious dishes, savory and sweet. Demand for these edible jewels is growing among those keen to feast on the South’s natural pleasures, whether gathered in the wild or cultivated with care. Indigenous fruits here include blackberries, mayhaws, muscadine and scuppernong grapes, pawpaws, persimmons, and strawberries. From old-school Grape Hull Pie to Mayhaw Jelly–Glazed Shrimp, McDermott’s recipes for these less common fruits are of remarkable interest–and incredibly tasty. The non-native fruits in the volume were eagerly adopted long ago by southern cooks, and they include damson plums, figs, peaches, cantaloupes, quince, and watermelons. McDermott gives them a delicious twist in recipes such as Fresh Fig Pie and Thai-Inspired Watermelon-Pineapple Salad.

McDermott also illuminates how the South–from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Lowcountry, from the Mississippi Delta to the Gulf Coast–encompasses diverse subregional culinary traditions when it comes to fruit. Her recipes, including a favorite piecrust, provide a treasury of ways to relish southern fruits at their ephemeral peak and to preserve them for enjoyment throughout the year.  Follow Nancie on Face Book and Twitter

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Nancie McDermott

Nancie McDermott is a North Carolina native, cooking teacher, and author of thirteen cookbooks, including her latest, Southern Soups and Stews: From Burgoo and Gumbo to Etouffee and Fricassee.
For more information about Nancie McDermott, visit nanciemcdermott.com

Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
Some fine bubbles from South Africa

NV Graham Beck Brut
44393011_1_640x640Made from a blend of new and reserve wines from grapes sourced from Robertson and Stellenbosch, this is a traditional-method sparkling wine that has undergone secondary fermentation and maturation on its lees in bottle for 15-18 months. An inviting nose full of lightly yeasty aromas. The palate offers fresh, gentle lime fruit delivered with a fine mousse, giving the wine a creamy texture on the finish.

Pick up a bottle or three at Jacob Liquor Exchange on North Rock Road here in Wichita and get a copy of Nancie’s book at Amazon.  Many of her recipes would be tremendously complimented by this bright effervescent sparkling wine.

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