Radio That Tastes Good
In honor of Lamb Lovers Month we talked to some of Seattle’s top chefs about their tips, pairings, recipes and more. Our first Lamb Loving chef is Brian Scheehser, Executive Chef of Trellis Restaurant in Kirkland. Scheehser practices sustainable farming on his 10-acre farm in Woodinville, where he grows and harvests fresh fruits, vegetables and [...]
Name: Juergen Grieb Location: Yakima, WA Winery: Treveri Sparkling Wine Cellars 1. Who or what inspired you to become a winemaker? My Father worked for the Bayer (yes the aspirin company) in Germany and was an agricultural engineer for their chemical division on the Mosel River helping out vineyards and orchards along the area. He was the top [...]
From net to table, no-one knows more about catching, cooking and eating salmon than La Donna Gundersen. A commercial fisherwoman in Alaska, she has just released her new cookbook, Salmon, Desserts & Friends. During the summer, while working 18+ hours a day side by side with her husband, Ole, on their fishing boat, she needs to [...]
Recently on Table Talk Radio we welcomed Joshua McNichols and his co-author, Annette Cottrell to chat about their new book The Urban Farm Handbook, a city slickers guide for growing, raising, sourcing, trading and preparing what you eat. An architect turned journalist, I met Joshua at the Quillisascut Farm School that I attended in August. [...]
Guest Post by Deba Wegner Finn Hill winemaker Rob Entrekin is the first to admit that his curiosity about wine got out of hand. The desire to understand how different winemakers turn grapes from the same harvest and vineyards into very different wines, was what started it all. Entrekin, who is a health care focused [...]
Guest post by Karen Rosenzweig In our increasingly politically-correct world of dining, we hear buzzwords such as organic, sustainable, local. But for many consumers it’s often hard to stay educated on these issues, and many fear the wrath of the food police if they make the wrong choice. It’s a good thing that chef/instructor/author Becky [...]
Guest post by Karen Rosenzweig Imagine you are a really good cook, the kind that friends always beg to host special parties because they know you will “wow” everyone. Imagine that you have become the designated Christmas dinner cook for a group of friends, and it has turned into a tradition for more than a [...]
Guest Post by Lisa Samuelson Sadly for those of us who live there, Mercer Island has never been known as a culinary mecca. That’s why the announcement this week of the opening of Stopsky’s Deli in May is generating much excitement. According to their press release, Stopsky’s aims to revive and modernize the deli by [...]
guest post by Lisa Samuelson Bravo TV rolled into town this week conducting an open casting call for Top Chef Season 9 and Top Chef Just Desserts 2 at Hotel 1000. Seattle is one of nine cities in the casting call road show. Bravo was pretty tight lipped about the process so wouldn’t divulge how many [...]
Guest Post by Yashar Shayan After my previous post of “The Ladies of the Label”, I think it’s appropriate to follow up with a few ladies who work behind the label; women winemakers that is. I’ve selected three of my favorites whom I think are making some of the best wine in the state, and [...]
