Pat Willard
11/17/2008: Pat Willard is the author of the recently published, 'America Eats!--On the Road with the WPA. She has written three other books about food and has written numerous articles and maintains her webs....
Patricia Wells Returns
Author, Teacher
11/5/2008: Patricia Wells has lived in Paris with her husband, Walter Wells, for nearly 30 years. She runs a popular cooking school in Paris and is the author of over 10 books. She was also the restaurant crit....
- We've Always Had Paris at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.patriciawells.com
Aldo Sohm
10/22/2008: To say that Aldo Sohm knows wine is an understatement. The Austrian-born Sohm, who is currently the wine director at New York's Le Bernardin, was named the Best Sommelier in the world in May of th....
Livio Felluga
Italian winemaker
9/18/2008: Livio Felluga is an Italian winemaker whose estate reaches over 160 hectares in the hill country of Collio and Colli Orientali del Friuli. His wines range from dry to sweet and from red to white. Hi....
Michaele Weissman
Journalist and Author
9/3/2008: Michaele Weissman is a journalist and author who writes about food, families, business, and American culture. Her work appears frequently in publications such as the New York Times, the Washington Po....
- God in a Cup at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- michaeleweissmanwrites.com
Georgeanne Brennan
Author
8/27/2008: There are certain words which come to mind when you hear the name Georgeanne Brennan. Cookbook author, food journalist, cooking teacher. Prolific. Winner of a James Beard Foundation Award. Brennan pub....
George Naylor
Corn and soybean farmer
8/20/2008: George Naylor is a corn and soybean farmer from Churdan, Iowa. He is best known from Michael Pollan's best-selling book, The Omnivore's Dilemma. George was featured as a family farmer trying t....
Sergio Esposito
Owner of Italian Wine Merchants in New York City
7/16/2008: Sergio Esposito is the owner of Italian Wine Merchants in New York City. He speaks at and hosts wine dinners throughout the country, has a much-visited Web site, and writes a popular e-mail newsletter....
- Passion on the Vine at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.italianwinemerchantstore.com
Stephanie Izard
Top Chef
6/30/2008: Most people know our next guest by her first name. Her fans love her food, her grace, and of course her smile. We're proud to introduce Bravo TV's Season Four "Top Chef," Stephanie I....
Dr. Gary Paul Nabhan
Conservation Scientist
6/25/2008: Dr. Gary Paul Nabhan is a world-renowned conservation scientist. He is the author of countless books about America's environmental biology and a many-times-over winner of science awards, notably a....
- Renewing America's Food Traditions at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.environment.nau.edu/raft
Taras Grescoe
Author
6/20/2008: Taras Grescoe has written articles on travel for The Times, Independent, Conde Nast Traveller (U.K.), National Geographic Traveler and the New York Times. His bestselling first book Sacre Blues: An Un....
- Bottomfeeder at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.vehiculepress.com/montreal/gallery/grescoe.html
Dr. Daphne Miller
Author of The Jungle Effect
6/11/2008: Dr. Daphne Miller is the author of The Jungle Effect, which is not the ordinary diet book. Instead of miracles, Dr. Miller explains how returning to an indigenous diet will help Western society from d....
- The Jungle Effect at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.drdaphne.com
Frederick Kaufman
Professor of English at the City University of New York
6/5/2008: Frederick Kaufman is a professor of English at the City University of New York. He has written about American food culture and other subjects for Harper's Magazine, the New Yorker, Gourmet, Gastro....
- A Short History of the American Stomach at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- frederickkaufman.typepad.com
Mark Kurlansky
5/29/2008: Mark Kurlansky is an award-winning and best-selling author who has written more than a dozen books -- most of which explore the history of food and humanity. He's with us today to expand a bit mo....
- The Last Fish Tale at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
Alan Richman
5/22/2008: Alan Richman is a contributing writer for GQ, Conde Nast Traveler, and Bon Appetit, as well as the Dean of Food Journalism at the French Culinary Institute. He joins us today to discuss his recent a....
Cat Cora
5/16/2008: Cat Cora isn't just one of the best female chefs, she's one of the country's biggest culinary superstars, period. Cat has starred in a number of TV shows and has written several books, bu....
Judith Jones
5/15/2008: Judith Jones is senior editor and vice president at Alfred A Knopf, where she has worked since 1957. She is co-author with Evan Jones of three books. Recently, she has contributed to Vogue, Saveur, ....
- The Tenth Muse at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
David Wondrich
5/9/2008: David Wondrich is widely recognized as one of the world's foremost authorities on cocktails and their history. He is one of the founders of Beverage Alcohol Resource, has worked with the Museum o....
- Imbibe! at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
Corby Kummer
5/8/2008: Corby Kummer is one of the country's most respected food journalists. He is a writer for The Atlantic Monthly and the author of the book "Joy of Coffee" , which was heralded by the New Y....
- The Pleasures of Slow Food at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- The Joy of Coffee at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.theatlantic.com
Kim Haasarud and Jeanne Kelley
5/7/2008: She's "the Liquid Chef," a professional beverage mixologist. Her name is Kim Haasarud, and she is the founder of Liquid Architecture, creating original beverage and bar concepts from Los....
- Blue Eggs and Yellow Tomatoes at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- 101 Sangrias and Pitcher Drinks at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
Michael White
4/30/2008: Michael White has taken over the reigns as Executive Chef for two of New York's top Italian Restaurants L'Impero and Alto. He also is Chef -Partner at Due Terre in Bernardsville New Jersey.....
Eric Asimov
Chief Wine Critic for the New York Times
4/28/2008: Eric Asimov is the Chief Wine Critic for the New York Times. Although he formerly edited the renowned paper's "Living" and "Style" sections, he is most known for his reviews o....
Bradford Rand
President/CEO of Expo International and RAND International
4/22/2008: Bradford Rand is the President/CEO of Expo International and RAND International. Bradford and his talented team have produced over 500 tradeshows and special events over the last 14 years spanning a m....
Ania Catalano
Owner of The Gourmet Whole Foods Catering and Cooking School
4/21/2008: Ania Catalano, owner of The Gourmet Whole Foods Catering and Cooking School. She was diagnosed with hypoglycemia which led to her learning about agave nectar, an unrefined natural sweetener. Catalano ....
- Baking With Agave Nectar at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.gourmetwholefoods.com
Marc Vetri / Dr Elizabeth Babcock
4/18/2008: Marc Vetri is chef/owner of Vetri and Osteria Restaurants in Philadelphia. He has won the James Beard award for "Best Chef -- Midatlantic" and has been named one of America's top ten ne....
- Sharks of the Open Ocean at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.osteriaphilly.com
- www.pewoceanscience.org
- www.vetriristorante.com/index.php?a=biography
Andrew Zimmern
4/17/2008: Andrew Zimmern is currently the host (creator and co-producter )of 'Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern' the hit show on The Travel Channel. In addition he is a chef, teacher, former restaurant ....
Dan Koeppel
4/11/2008: Dan Koeppel is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir To See Every Bird on Earth. His stories have appeared in National Geographic, Adventure, Wired, Audubon, and Popular Science. He has tri....
- Banana at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
Will Allen
4/9/2008: Will Allen has been described as a visionary in organic farming. Allen co-manages the organic Cedar Circle Farm in Vermont and is the author of The War on Bugs, an expose on the fertilizer and pestici....
- The War on Bugs at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
Paul Grieco
4/7/2008: Paul Grieco, General Manager of Hearth Restaurant in New York City. He spent many of his early years in the company of his family perfecting the details of service. His career in New York City began a....
Cary Fowler
4/4/2008: Enough rice, maize and wheat to feed an army -- well, that's the hope (someday)! Nearly 3 weeks ago the Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened on a remote island in the Arctic Circle, with 100 million....
Suzanne Goin
4/2/2008: Suzanne Goin was named Best Creative Chef by Boston magazine in 1994, one of the Best New Chefs by Food & Wine in 1999, and was nominated for a James Beard Award in 2003, 2004, and 2005. She and h....
- Sunday Suppers at Lucques at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.aocwinebar.com
- www.devintavern.com
- www.lucques.com
- www.thehungrycat.com
Jack Babin and Tony Forder
3/26/2008: Jack Babin and Tony Forder are the co founders and publishers of The Ale Street News, the most circulated beer newspaper in America. Since 1992 Babin and Forder have been putting their love of beer an....
Frederick Kaufmann
3/21/2008: Frederick Kaufmann is a professor of English at the City University of New York. He has written about American food culture and other subjects for Harper's Magazine, the New Yorker, Gourmet, Gastr....
- A Short History of the American Stomach at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
Bill Kurtis
3/19/2008: Bill Kurtis is an acclaimed broadcast journalist who has worked in the profession for 40 years. Kurtis was the co-anchor for CBS Morning News, and the host of countless series and specials, most notab....
- The Prairie Table Cookbook at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.tallgrassbeef.com
Terrance Brennan
3/14/2008: Terrance Brennan is the Chef-Proprietor of Picholine Restaurant and Artisanal Bistro and Wine Bar, two highly acclaimed restaurants in New York City, and the founder of Artisanal Premium Cheese, a who....
Jose Andres
3/12/2008: If you've recently ordered tapas at your favorite trendy restaurant -- you can probably thank Chef Jose Andres for popularizing the Spanish 'appetizer.' For a number of years now, he'....
Eric Felten
3/7/2008: Eric Felten writes the celebrated cocktail column "How's Your Drink?" for the weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal. In May 2007, he was honored with a James Beard Foundation award....
- How's Your Drink? at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.ericfelten.com
Vickie Smith
3/4/2008: Vickie Smith is the webmistress of www.missvickie.com, a frontrunner on the Internet for pressure-cooking websites. Since April 2001 her site has seen over two million visitors, and in January of this....
- Pressure Cooker Recipes at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.missvickie.com
Frank Evans - North American Truffles
2/29/2008: Frank Evans lives in Portland Oregon. He received a BSEE from the University of California at Berkeley. He is now retired after forty years of engineering in fields including instrumentation for hum....
- Field Guide to North American Truffles at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.natruffling.org
James MacKinnon
2/26/2008: James MacKinnon is the co-author (along with Alisa Smith) of Plenty: One Man, One Woman and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally. He is also the author of Dead Man in Paradise which won the 2006 Charles ....
- Plenty at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- 100milediet.org
Simon Hopkinson
2/21/2008: Simon Hopkinson was once called the best cook in Britain. He was the founding chef at Bibendum in London and has won awards for his column in The Independent. He is here today to discuss a book recent....
- Roast Chicken And Other Stories at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
Julie Reiner
2/13/2008: Julie Reiner, owner of The Flatiron Lounge, was born in Hawaii and worked as a cocktail server prior to moving to San Francisco, and ultimately Manhattan. She calls her style of drink-making "ne....
Amy Standen - Meatpaper
2/8/2008: Carnivores of the world unite: Meatpaper is a new magazine out of San Francisco that is getting a lot of buzz. The "Journal of Meat Culture" takes beef, pork, and all kinds of meat super-s....
Margaret M. Wittenberg
2/6/2008: Margaret M. Wittenberg is an acclaimed authority on natural and organic foods and environmental sustainability. She is VP of Communications and Quality Standards for Whole Foods Market Inc., the natio....
- New Good Food at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.wholefoodsmarket.com
Rob Ilvento
2/4/2008: They have sold more than 300 million chicken wings -- and it all started here in the Garden State! If you went to college in New Jersey in the last 15 years -- you probably ate at a Cluck U franchise....
Gael Greene
1/29/2008: For more than three decades, the impeccable tastebuds of Gael Greene spawned each weekly edition of her "The Insatiable Critic" column for New York magazine. Now, she remains on staff and c....
- Insatiable at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.citymeals.org
- www.insatiable-critic.com
Josh Ozersky
1/24/2008: Josh Ozersky is the online food editor for New York Magazine, helming the "Grub Street" blog. The former food writer for Newsday magazine, Mr. Ozersky is the author of three books: Archie Bu....
Paul Hobbs
1/22/2008: Paul Hobbs is one of the most sought-after winemakers on three continents. The Wine Spectator has hailed Paul among the top winemakers in California as well as in Argentina and Chile. The chef has som....
Don Harris
1/12/2008: Don Harris is the owner of La Tienda Importers, one of the most instrumental importers of the infamous and quite coveted, Jamon Iberico. Today, Don is here to talk with us about the long anticipated a....
Johannes Selbach
1/11/2008: The ancestors of the Selbach family have been cultivating Riesling since 1661. Today, Johannes Selbach and his wife Barbara are running the winery with passion for the wines and in respect of the long....
Ben Schott
1/4/2008: Ben Schott is the bestselling author of Schott's Original Miscellany, Schott's Almanacs, Schott's Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany as well as Schott's Food & Drink Miscellan....
- Schott's Food and Drink Miscellany at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- Schott's Miscellany 2008: An Almanac at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- Schott's Original Miscellany at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.benschott.com
Craig Shelton
1/2/2008: Craig Shelton is one of the nation's most celebrated chefs: the first person to grace the cover of Gourmet magazine, a James Beard Award winner, and the man behind the Garden State's first fo....
Bill Buford on Chocolate
12/28/2007: Not only does chocolate stir up so many emotions in countless people, but simply saying the words "dark-chocolate" to cocoa-philes is like saying something erotic: when dark chocolate hits ....
- Heat at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
Jacqui Naylor
12/20/2007: Jacqui Naylor has been called the "new voice of jazz" by Vogue. Jazz Times writes, "In the never-ending, 'next big thing' sweepstakes, bet on Jacqui Naylor." She is a tre....
Robert Tinnell
12/19/2007: Robert Tinnell is a prolific comic and graphic novel writer who also had a "prior" life as a Hollywood director (his movies starred Burt Reynolds, Elisha Cuthbert and Ryan Gosling). His Fea....
- Feast of the Seven Fishes at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.feastofthesevenfishes.com
Ben Kinmont
12/18/2007: Ben Kinmont is considered one of the United States' top dealers in rare and antique books on the topic of gastronomy. He is also a multimedia conceptual artist and has written many books and creat....
Father Greg Boyle
12/14/2007: Homeboys Bakery's motto is "job, not jails," and it's a project created by a Los Angeles-area priest that trains former gang-bangers baking and culinary skills. The men and women in....
Wes Brustead
12/12/2007: Wes Brustad President and CEO of the State Theatre located in the heart of New Brunswick is here today to talk about some very exciting holiday events coming up in the next few days and weeks.....
Natalie MacLean Holiday Wines
12/11/2007: Sometimes the toughest part about the holiday season is calculating how many pounds of turkey you'll need for all your guests, which vegetables to serve as side dishes, and whether your mother-in-....
- Red, White, and Drunk All Over at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.natdecants.com
Kathleen Flinn
12/7/2007: Kathleen Flinn is a journalist and food writer based in Seattle. Ms. Flinn's eccentrically titled memoir, The Sharper Your Knife, The Less You Cry, details her experiences after emptying her savin....
- The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears at the World's Most Famous Cooking School at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.kathleenflinn.com
Michael Green
12/3/2007: "Wine Lovers: The Musical" is the world's first, interactive wine-tasting musical, premiered off-Broadway the Saturday after Thanksgiving. It was the brainchild (or shall we say it cam....
Traci Des Jardins
12/1/2007: The news season of Food Network's "The Next Iron Chef" brings together eight of the nation's best chefs. These aren't "up and comers." They are established masters of....
- www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_io/text/0,3180,FOOD_30216_64345,00.html
- www.tracidesjardins.com
- www.tracidesjardins.com
Sanibel Sea School and Q Tonic
11/30/2007: Dr. James Bruce Neill is a marine biologist who is currently the Executive Director of the Sanibel Sea School. Neill dedicates his time to promote marine conservation through experiential education. H....
Iron Chef Michael Symon
11/27/2007: Michael Symon is one of America's leading chefs. Owner of restaurants Lola and Lolita in Cleveland, Symon has garnered recognition from Food & Wine magazine among other major publications. He ....
Lettie Teague
11/23/2007: Lettie Teague is an executive editor at Food & Wine magazine. She writes a monthly column for the magazine, "Wine Matters," for which she won the 2003 James Beard M. F. K. Fisher Disting....
- Educating Peter at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.foodandwine.com
Liz Pearson of Saveur Magazine Returns
11/23/2007: Liz Pearson is a returning guest to the show she is the director of the test kitchen at Saveur Magazine and also the writer of the Pantry section. She became the director in September of 2005 after ha....
Herb Eckhouse
11/19/2007: Herb and Kathy Eckhouse are the owners of La Quercia a company that creates artisan prosciutto, based in Iowa. They are a "green" and partially organic company that produces and delivers smo....
Next Iron Chefs: Marou Ouattara and Gavin Kaysen
11/16/2007: Morou is the chef and owner of Farrah Olivia Restaurant in Alexandria, Virgina. Growing up on the Ivory Coast, Morou's first inspiration in the kitchen came from his mother. Combining African, Fre....
- www.cafeboulud.com
- www.farraholiviarestaurant.com/ct/index.html
- www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_io/text/0,3180,FOOD_30216_64345,00.html
Chris Cosentino
11/15/2007: The new season of Food Network's "The Next Iron Chef" brings together eight of the nation's best chefs. These aren't "up and comers." They are established masters of ....
Michael Psilakis
11/14/2007: Among big league restaurateurs and celebrity chefs, his is a household name. It might be hard to pronounce, but Michael Psilakis is fast-becoming one of the top chefs in the nation. And his name -- ....
Next Iron Chef Aaron Sanchez
11/6/2007: Aaron Sanchez is a leading contemporary Latin chef in the United States. He co-hosted "Melting Pot" on the Food Network with fellow Chef Alex Garcia. He has opened several restaurants, inclu....
- La Comida del Barrio at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- Fix It and Enjoy It at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.aaronsanchez.com/work-cvbio.htm
- www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_io/text/0,3180,FOOD_30216_64345,00.html
- www.myriadrestaurantgroup.com/centrico
- www.paladarrestaurant.com
Jill Davie
10/26/2007: The new season of Food Network's "The Next Iron Chef" brings together eight of the nation's best chefs. These aren't "up and comers." They are established masters of ....
- www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_io/text/0,3180,FOOD_30216_64345,00.html
- www.josierestaurant.com/entermain.htm
Melanie Dunea
10/25/2007: Melanie Dunea is a world-renowned photographer, with her work featured in publications such as Vanity Fair, People, Newsweek, and Gourmet among many others. She has received many awards for her work i....
- My Last Supper at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.melaniedunea.com/splash.php
Roger Sherman
10/24/2007: Roger Sherman was nominated for an Oscar for best documentary, short subject for his film, The Garden of Eden. His newest film is The American Brew, which tells the history of beer in America. He jo....
- The American Brew at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.florentinefilms.com
Tom Philpott
10/19/2007: This year, the nation is slated to get a brand new Farm Bill, and of course, not everyone is championing the government's various proposals. The Dept. of Agriculture introduced the 180-plus page ....
Gary Allen
10/18/2007: Gary Allen is a food writer, an adjunct professor at the State University of New York's Empire State College, and presides as Web Master over the internet presence of the Study of Food and Society....
- The Herbalist in the Kitchen at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
Rowan Jacobsen
Oysters
10/17/2007: Rowan Jacobsen is a staff writer for the Art of Eating. He is also the author of Chocolate Unwrapped. He joins us today to discuss his new book, A Geography of Oysters: The Connoisseur's Guide t....
- A Geography of Oysters at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.oysterguide.com
Ray Isle Returns
10/12/2007: Ray Isle is the Senior Editor of Wine at Food & Wine magazine, where his "Tasting Room" column is published monthly. He previously held the position of Managing Editor at Wine & Spir....
Andrew Knowlton
Iron Chef Kick Off
10/11/2007: The Iron Chef phenomenon began in Japan, and quickly grew into several syndicated shows and spinoffs. The latest Iron Chef reincarnation: Food Network's "New Next Iron Chef," set to de....
- www.epicurious.com
- www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_io/text/0,3180,FOOD_30216_64345,00.html
- www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_io/text/0,3180,FOOD_30216_64345,00.html
Top Chef Hung Huynh
10/10/2007: Hung Huynh works as the Executive Sous Chef at one of the most expensive restaurants in Las Vegas, Guy Savoy. Born in Vietnam and trained in classic French and Asian cuisine, Hung Huynh believes in co....
Steven Witherly
10/4/2007: Steven Witherly has a PhD in human nutrition and over 23 years of experience as a food scientist. He is the current CEO and president of Technical Products Inc. and has just published a new book "....
- Why Humans Like Junk Food at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- technicalproductsinc.net
John Brunnquell
Cage-Free Birds
10/3/2007: John Brunnquell is a leading expert in the United States egg industry. He is the president of Egg Innovations, a farm operation held by his family for three generations. His company is 100% cage-free ....
Jairemarie Pomo
9/26/2007: Jairemarie Pomo teaches oyster appreciation and cooking classes and leads writing workshops in the San Francisco Bay Area. She joins us today to discuss her book, The Hog Island Oyster Lover's Co....
- The Hog Island Oyster Lover's Cookbook at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
Phoebe Damrosch
9/25/2007: Phoebe Damrosch is the author of Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter in which she describes her experience as a female captain at world-famous restaurant Per Se. She joins u....
- Service Included at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.phoebedamrosch.com
Dale Degroff
9/24/2007: The Guys welcome back Dale DeGroff, the worlds preeminent bartender (mixologist), this time from Shinn Vineyards on Long Island. For years he was the head bartender at New York's famed Rainbow Ro....
Claudia Roden
9/20/2007: Claudia Roden is a food writer who travels widely to research her award-winning cookbooks. Born and brought up in Cairo, Ms. Roden has been compiling recipes and investigating their context from a ver....
- Arabesque at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
Fritz Haeg
9/14/2007: Fritz Haeg is a L.A.-based architect and social designer who initiated the Edible Estates project which mutates front lawns into gardens of art and produce. Haeg's other projects include the Fritz....
Kurt Wenzel
9/13/2007: An old friend of Mark and Francis, Kurt Wenzel has just release his third novel, a satirical thriller set in Los Angeles.....
- Exposure at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- Lit Life at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- Gotham Tragic at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
Terrance Brennan
9/12/2007: Terrance Brennan is the owner of Picholine on 64th st in New York. He is the Chef-Proprietor of two highly acclaimed restaurants and Artisanal Premium Cheese, Terrance Brennan has established a solid....
- Artisanal Cooking at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.artisanalcheese.com
- www.picholinenyc.com
Barbara Shinn
9/7/2007: David Page & Barbara Shinn are partners in life and in business. They opened Home Restaurant on Cornelia Street in The Village 14 years ago offering "neighborhood cuisines." While they s....
David Page
9/6/2007: David Page & Barbara Shinn are partners in life and in business. They opened Home Restaurant on Cornelia Street in The Village 14 years ago offering "neighborhood cuisines." While they s....
Roger Sherman
8/30/2007: Roger Sherman was nominated for an Oscar for best documentary, short subject for his film, The Garden of Eden. His newest film is The American Brew, which tells the history of beer in America. He jo....
- The American Brew at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.florentinefilms.com
Julia Flynn Siler
8/29/2007: Julia Flynn Siler received her MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Business. She had written for The New York Times and had been a London-based correspondent for Business Week and The Wall S....
- The House of Mondavi at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.juliaflynnsiler.com
Ted Breaux Returns
Lucid is Available!
8/24/2007: Ted Breaux is a chemist and environmental microbiologist, who, in his spare time, has become one of the foremost authorities on absinthe. Besides being a knowledgeable source on the subject, he is al....
Dorothy Hamilton
8/23/2007: Dorothy Hamilton is the founder and CEO of the French Culinary Institute. She is the recently appointed chairwoman of board for the James Beard Foundation, chairwoman emeritus for life of the American....
- Chef's Story at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.frenchculinary.com
- www.jamesbeard.org
Evan Goldstein on Eatertainment
8/22/2007: Evan Goldstein is a James Beard Award-winning sommelier and author Perfect Pairing: A Master Sommelier's Practical Advice for Partnering Wine with Food. Having been the youngest to pass the master....
- Perfect Pairings at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.beamwineestates.com
Rebecca Mead
8/10/2007: Rebecca Mead is a staff writer at the New Yorker. She joins us today to discuss her new book, One Perfect Day: The Selling of the American Wedding.....
- One Perfect Day at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.rebeccamead.com
Wayne Curtis
Contributing Editor to Preservation magazine
8/9/2007: Wayne Curtis is a contributing editor to Preservation magazine, and his stories on travel, architecture, and history have appeared in the New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, The American Scholar, an....
- And a Bottle of Rum at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
Stephane Reynaud
Pork & Sons
8/8/2007: Author Stephane Reynaud has written the cookbook Pork and Sons, filled with fantastically vivid pictures of porcine delights. The book was awarded French Cookbook of the Year in 2006, but the title is....
- Pork and Sons at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.villa9trois.com
Tom Valenti
8/3/2007: The Guys welcome Tom Valenti to the show. Tom is chef/owner of Restaurant Ouest on The Upper West Side of Manhattan and has been one of the most important chefs in New York for a generation. His foo....
- Tom Valenti's Soups, Stews, and One-Pot Meals at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- Welcome to My Kitchen at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.ouestny.com
Margo True
Indian Classics
8/1/2007: Margo True is an editor at Sunset Magazine. She's written and edited for Saveur, Gourmet, and many other publications. The daughter of a foreign service officer, she spent much of her childhood tr....
Todd Lefkovic
7/19/2007: Todd Lefkovic is the owner of the Foods of New York Tours. He started the Village Walking and Tasting Tour eighteen years ago to let people know about good, affordable restaurants in the area. Expandi....
Patricia Wells
7/13/2007: Patricia Wells is one of the leading American authorities on French cuisine. She is a teacher and an award winning assembler of fine cookbooks. Her latest project is Vegetable Harvest: Vegetables at t....
- Vegetable Harvest at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.patriciawells.com
Jeff Roberts
The American Cheese Atlas
7/11/2007: Jeff Roberts helped establish the Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheese at the University of Vermont. He is a national director with Slow Food USA and co-chaired "Artisan Cheeses of America"....
- Atlas of American Artisan Cheese at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.cheesesociety.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=22
Art Seavey
Monterey Abalone
7/9/2007: Art Seavey is the co-head of the Monterey Abalone Company in California. He works with Trevor S. Fay in the farming and harvesting of seven types of Abalone. He also serves as the director for the C....
Nancy Silva
6/29/2007: Nancy Silva is a licensed naturopathic physician in the state of California specializing in clinical nutrition, herbal medicine, and lifestyle counseling. Having earned her Doctorate in Naturopathic m....
Ann Rogers
6/27/2007: As an advocate in preserving the dining and drinking history of New Orleans, Ann Rogers created the New Orleans Culinary and Cultural Preservation Society, Southern Comfort Cocktail Tour, and Tales of....
Joe Ganniscoli
6/26/2007: Joe Gannascoli is an experienced actor, chef and culinary entrepreneur. He was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and became a professional chef at 24. Following attempt at starting an acting caree....
- A Meal to Die For at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.josephrgannascoli.com
Farmer John Peterson
6/22/2007: The film "The Real Dirt on Farmer John" documents the dramatic failure of Farmer John's conventional farming operation and its resurrection into a thriving, organic CSA farm! The critica....
- Farmer John's Cookbook at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.AngelicOrganics.com
- www.cavupictures.com/homeCAVU.html
- www.farmerjohnmovie.com/Home.html
Natalie MacLean (returns)
6/21/2007: Natalie MacLean is a wine writer and an accredited sommelier. She has won numerous awards including four James Beard Journalism Awards and she had been names the World's best drink writer. Her wri....
- Natalie's book at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.nataliemaclean.com
Steve Rinella Returns
6/20/2007: Steven Rinella is a Michigan native and a correspondent for Outside Magazine. He is a nature writer. His writings have appeared in the New York Times, Nerve Double Take and The Best American Travel Wr....
- The Scavenger's Guide to Haute Cuisine at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.stevenrinella.com
Trevor Corson
Author, The Zen of Fish
6/19/2007: Trevor Corson has written articles for Atlantic Monthly, the New York Times, and the Boston Globe. His work as a lobsterman and his subsequent research on the science of lobsters led to a feature art....
Liz Pearson
Kitchen Director, Saveur
6/15/2007: Liz Pearson joined Saveur in September 2005 as its kitchen director after having been both an intern and a freelancer for the magazine. A graduate of both Bard College and the Culinary Institute of Am....
Sasha Eisenberg
6/14/2007: In "The Sushi Economy", Philadelphia-based journalist Sasha Issenberg roams the globe in search of sushi and takes the reader on a cultural, historical and economic journey through the raw-f....
- The Sushi Economy at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
Tim O'Shea
6/13/2007: Tim O'Shea is the co-founder of CleanFish(tm), a company building the US market for artisan fisheries for both wild and cultivated seafood. In the face of large-scale industrial practices that da....
Andrew Zimmern
6/11/2007: Andrew Zimmern is a food writer, dining columnist and restaurant critic, radio talk show host, TV personality-writer-producer, chef and teacher. Zimmern is an associate editor, food critic, and resta....
Alan Brown
The Food of Kyoto
6/8/2007: Alan Brown is the recipient of many writing awards, including National Endowment for the Arts, Fulbright, and New York Foundation for the Arts fellowships, and the Pacific Rim Book Prize. His award-w....
- Audrey Hepburn's Neck at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
Gail Sokol
6/5/2007: Gail D. Sokol is an award-winning professional in the culinary arts industry with demonstrated success in baking and pastry arts, supervision and training, and classical cuisine. Chef Sokol brings her....
- About Professional Baking at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
Tony Soter
6/1/2007: Tony Soter is one of the most talented and influential wine makers in the world. Tony's fascination with the process of grape growing and wine making began when he first came to Napa Valley in 197....
Jens Schmidt
5/31/2007: Today we welcome to the show, Jens Schmidt, a renowned expert on Italian wines who offers his services to producers around the world. Along with his work as an international broker, Schmidt also is th....
Fedele Bauccio
5/30/2007: After a career in foodservice, Fedele Bauccio opened his own company in 1987, Bon Appetit Management Company. They serve 44 corporate clients and 39 educational institutions in 12 states and are comm....
Marco Pierre White
5/24/2007: Marco Pierre White was the youngest chef to achieve three Michelin stars and also the first chef to achieve three Michelin stars in England. Known as much for his quick temper as for his exceptional ....
- The Devil in the Kitchen at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.marcopierrewhite.org
Mimi Sheraton
5/17/2007: Mimi Sheraton was born into a food-loving family in Brooklyn. Her mother was an excellent cook and her father was a commission merchant in the Washington Market, a wholesale produce market. Growing up....
- Eating My Words at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
Fuchsia Dunlop
5/16/2007: Fuchsia Dunlop was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge University, and trained as a Chinese chef at China's leading cooking school, the Sichuan Institute of Higher Cuisine in Chengdu, where s....
- Revolutionary Chinese Cookbook at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.wildedibles.com
Lynne Olver / The Food Timeline
5/15/2007: A reference librarian with a passion for food history. Food history credentials include contributorship to the Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America. Ms. Olver consults regularly with food ....
John Kapon
5/10/2007: John Kapon is the co-owner and president of auctions, Acker, Merrall, & Condit. He writes a newsletter on wine called Vintage Tastings, in which he rates rare and older wines on a 100-point scale....
Adam Perry Lang Returns
5/9/2007: Adam Perry Lang has been on the foodie circuit for quite some time, with stints at Le Cirque, Daniel, and Chanterelle. He is now the proud owner of Daisy Mays BBQ USA and the Executive Chef of Robert&....
Nicholas Harary
Owner and Chef, Restaurant Nicholas
5/8/2007: Are most great dates related to food? The Guys ponder. Then they are joined but their friend and fellow restaurateur, Nicholas Harary of Restaurant Nicholas for a lively discussion on culinary educat....
Steve Ettlinger
5/3/2007: Steve Ettlinger has been an author, editor, and book producer since 1985, and has helped create over forty books. Just a dozen of those titles account for over a million copies. Six books relate dire....
- Twinkie, Deconstructed at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.twinkiedeconstructed.com
Michael Petrone / AAA
5/2/2007: Michael Petrone has 30 years of experience working in association with the Hospitality Industry. He is a certified executive chef by the American Culinary Federation. The ACF is the largest and most....
Andrea Strong
5/1/2007: Andrea Strong writes Articles for the New York Post, Bloomberg news and the New York Times. She co wrote "Sparks in the Kitchen" with Katy Sparks. Andrea is a well known and respected source....
Eric Ripert
4/30/2007: Joining us today is Eric Ripert, executive chef and part owner of Le Bernardin in New York City. In 1995, Ripert earned a four star rating from the New York Times, and has subsequently been praised i....
Bruce Blumberg / George Staikos
4/26/2007: Too many calories and too little exercise are undeniably the major factors contributing to the obesity epidemic, but several recent animal studies suggest that environmental exposure to widely used ch....
Fred Plotkin
4/25/2007: Fred Plotkin divides his time between New York and the Italian Riviera. His writing concentrates on the subjects of Italy and opera.. Fred Plotkin is author of Italy for the Gourmet Traveler; Italy To....
- Italy for the Gourmet Traveler at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
Tim Olson
Winemaker/Partner, Olson Ogden Wines, CA
4/24/2007: One of The Guys favorite California winemakers, Tim, joins the guys to talk about Pinot Noir and Syrah, the Wine Country and even global warming. You can meet this talented and charming wine-maker on....
Marcus Samuelsson
4/23/2007: Marcus Samuelsson is the chef and co-owner of Aquavit, a restaurant offering innovative interpretations of classic Scandinavian cuisine that marries the traditional with the contemporary. He is also ....
- The Soul of a New Cuisine at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.aquavit.org/flash.html
- www.chefsforhumanity.org
Nanci Alexander
4/19/2007: Nanci Alexander has been a leader and visionary working for a more compassionate worldly outlook for animals. Nanci has been noted as saying she has always been concerned about animals and their right....
Grant Achatz
4/18/2007: Grant Achatz is the executive chef and owner of the number one restaurant in America, Alinea. Achatz has won nearly every major award, including being named "the best rising star chef" by t....
Gael Greene Returns
4/11/2007: Food and Wine Magazine has published its list of the Best Cocktails in America and The Best Cocktail Bars in America. Guess who's on it? <a href=/sle/rg/content/recipes/index.asp?ID=22>The....
- Insatiable at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- Food & Wine Cocktails 2007 at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
- www.citymeals.org
- www.remotelands.com
Barry Estabrook
4/9/2007: Barry Estabrook is a freelance writer for various publications. He has also published a novel entitled Bahama Heat. He joins us today to discuss his recent article in Gourmet Magazine, "Do I da....
Cynthia Clampitt
4/6/2007: Cynthia Clampitt is above all things a writer of food. With notable work on several internet websites and small columns in countless others, Clampitt is currently a writer for Hungry Magazine working ....
Anya Von Bremzen
4/4/2007: Russian-born Anya von Bremzen is a contributing editor at Travel + Leisure magazine, where she writes about restaurants around the world. She is the coauthor of Please to the Table:The Russian Cookboo....
- The New Spanish Table at Amazon.com: Read about it | Buy it
Nick Fauchald
4/2/2007: Nick Fauchald, senior associate editor of Food & Wine. Born and raised in Minnesota. Went to school at St. Olaf College, worked at a Minneapolis city/regional magazine after college, moved to New....
Sheila Bowman
Of the Monterey Bay Aquarium
3/30/2007: Sheila Bowman is here to speak with us today about Sea Food Watch at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Sea Food Watch is a program of Monterey Bay Aquarium designed to raise consumer awareness about the impo....
- www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/programmes/kill_it
- www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/seafoodwatch.asp
- www.outdoorchannel.com/showinfo.cfm?site=1&ShowID=624
Greg Christian
Founder, the Organic School Project
3/28/2007: Greg Christian is the founder of the Organic School Project. Inspired by the success he had from introducing an all-organic diet to his children, he decided to team with schools to improve the health ....
- organicschoolproject.org
- www.getmegregs.com
- www.gogoorganics.com
- www.gregchristian.com
- www.organicschoolproject.org
Iain Ball
3/26/2007: Iain Ball was born in Britain. For reasons that he can't quite recall he moved to Mumbai, India in November 2002, where he worked at the Indian Express newspaper before joining Time Out Mumbai mag....