Jun 11 – Maximilian Riedel & Local Eats London
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Maximilian & Guy
First up is Maximilian Riedel. Max was in Wichita several weeks ago and I had the pleasure of sitting next to him at lunch served by Scotch & Sirloin. In addition to our love of wine and fine crystal, we both have a love of speed. Mine is centered around airplanes and but both love exotic fast cars. Later that evening at the Hereford House I got to see Max in action during the Riedel Sommelier tasting. As always at these glass specific comparison tastings, the crowd was amazed at the difference quality stemware makes for wine enjoyment. His father Georg would be proud!
Scotch & Sirloin
Maximilian J. Riedel, appointed CEO and President of RIEDEL Crystal in 2013, is the 11th generation of the family-owned company based in Kufstein, Austria. Best known for the revolutionary stemless “O“ glassware series, which he designed and marketed in 2004, Maximilian has earned accolades from The Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco MoMA, the Corning Museum of Glass. Today, in addition to his leadership of RIEDEL Crystal worldwide, he is the principal designer of the glassware company‘s decanters. Maximilian further strengthened RIEDEL‘s commitment to the hospitality industry by the introduction of the RIEDEL Restaurant and Restaurant Sommeliers lines, which provide the company‘s glassware at lower cost and greater durability to restaurants and hotels, allowing greater access to beverage directors‘ favorite “wine tools“.
In the second half I’ll be talking to Natasha McGuinness about her new book ” Local Eats London.”
Interweaving Danielle Kroll’s whimsical illustrations with the informative, humorous reminiscences of author Natasha McGuinness’ culinary journeys in the vibrant city on the Thames, LOCAL EATS LONDON: Bangers & Mash, Pasties, Jaffa Cake and Other London Favorites is a charming guide to the traditional (and often underrated) British fare found in the markets, pubs, tea shops and cafes of the city. This easy-to-carry, mini tome will help travelers who are seeking the most delicious food the city has to offer—whether on the go, in need of tea and a nibble, or ready to sit down to a leisurely meal.
From high tea to late night snacks, and every meal in between, this enchanting guide is all any food-loving traveler will need to enjoy the wide variety of unique and tasty fare available in the capital. Rather than a restaurant guide, it is a description of the sometimes oddly named, traditional foods visitor will find in the markets, shops, pubs and restaurants of London. The author’s delectable adventures coupled with Danielle Kroll’s delightful images create a lyrical and witty chronicle of the delicious discoveries a foreigner will experience in this cosmopolitan city.
Chapters include Morning Food, Savory Food, Pub Food, Small Plates, Picnic
Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
2015 JAM Cellars Butter Chardonnay
According to the winery: “Rich, bold and luscious, this is an easy-to-love creamy California Chardonnay. Made in the tradition of Californian winemaking, the fruit we choose has juicy, ripe, stone fruit and baked-lemon aromas. Cold fermented to the perfect, rich creaminess and aged in our own blend of oak, gives this wine a lovely, long, vanilla finish that’s uniquely Butter!”
According to Good Life Guy: This wine is a great value and has all the bells & whistles of chardonnay at twice the cost. Buy it by the case as your house wine. It’s a flavorful beauty!
It’s always fun to talk to winemakers, learn their background, winemaking goals and styles and taste some of their handywork. This week my guest is Skip Coomber from Coomber Family Ranch winery. Skip was in Wichita a couple of months ago hosting a very special dinner at Scotch & Sirloin. I had the pleasure of sitting next to skip and talking wine while enjoying many of his products and the great food at Scotch & Sirloin. 
Cooking with the Muse offers 150 nutritious international recipes with a plenitude of imaginative poetry about food and ingredients, along with enlightening literary essays, playful culinary and historical notes, and 200 beautiful full-color photographs. Here’s a feast of words and images, with easy-to-follow steps for preparing individual dishes and whole meals.
Doors open at 1 p.m. for the Grand Tasting and Silent Auction. Tickets for the Grand Tasting are $45 (inclusive of convenience fee) and can be purchased at Century II’sWichitaTix box office, by calling (316) 303-8100 or online at ww.wichitatix.com. Tickets entitle participants to a tasting mug, program guide and a key to the world of beers. Also look for non-beer drinks, an array of beer-friendly food, a brew-lover’s Silent Auction with the opportunity to win lots of great prizes, and music. The Silent Auction is a benefit for Prairie Travelers/Andover Augusta Rail Trail Initiative (AARTI.)
From America’s “master griller” (Esquire), a step-by-step guide to cold-smoking, hot-smoking, and smoke-roasting, and a collection of 100 innovative recipes for smoking every kind of food, from starters to desserts.
The Kansas beef industry is vital to the Kansas economy, generating over $9 billion annually. Kansas is home to 6.25 million cattle as of Jan. 1, which is more than twice the human population of 2.9 million. Kansas also ranks third nationally in the value of beef and veal exported, at $787.7 million in 2014. The industry also supports more than 48,400 jobs in Kansas.