Category Archives: food

Meet the Wizard of Cheese, Max McCalman, Dec. 30, The Connected Table LIVE

Some people crave chocolate. Others love smoky bacon. Admittedly, I go weak at the knees over cheese. My love for cheese is so intense that at home David often hides the cheese from me. Once I start slathering a runny Camembert over toasted pieces of baguette, slivering Stilton to pair with my pears, putting slices of […]
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He Tastes and Rates the World’s Top Wines- Wine Spectator’s Thomas Matthews

What’s it like to oversee one of the world’s most read wine magazines? How much wine can you taste in a week? Wine Spectator Executive Editor Thomas (Tom) Matthews has spent the better part of thirty years reporting on the wine industry. He joined the magazine in 1988 starting as a reporter in the London […]
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Where Chefs Connect- StarChefs CEO, Antoinette Bruno

Antoinette Bruno left a lucrative career on Wall Street to follow her passion and desire to work in a more hospitable community. She found both in food.  She enrolled in the Chefs’ Program at Ritz Escoffier in Paris. After graduating, she earned her culinary stripes working in restaurants in the south of France and then returned to […]
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Inside Monet’s Garden: The Connected Table LIVE!

If you’ve ever visited the lush bucolic home of the painter, Claude Monet. you will be transformed by its beautiful gardens. Located in a the tiny and very pretty town of Giverny, France, it’s an easy day trip everyone must take from Paris and, please, allow plenty of time to savor it. Another way to […]
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Chewing the Fat on Eating Lean with Carolyn O’Neil, RD

This summer David and I have been busy getting our hands dirty making clean food, from fresh vegetable juices to pulp crackers to zesty dinner salads and fresh seafood boils. With a thirst for knowing how to eat healthier without sacrificing delicious decadence, we’ve invited noted nutrition expert, award winning food journalist and television personality […]
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The White Elephant Grand Opening Party

The White Elephant ‪#‎GRANDOPENING‬! NEW OWNERS! TOTALLY NEW MENU! Get Trunk with us! @The The Adventures of Pipeman Radio Show and W4CY Radio of Talk 4 Media partnered with ‪#‎iHeartRadio‬ will be broadcasting live 8-10PM ET on Saturday, August 1, 2015 . Meet and Greet with PipemanRadio hosts ‪#‎ThePipeman‬ & Michaela Paige Kaman from ‪#‎NBC‬ […]
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Frank Pellegrino Jr. Brings the Tradition of Rao’s Restaurant to the People

Being a successful restaurateur is never easy. Being the son of a legendary restaurateur sounds like it might be easier but not always. This is especially true when your name is Frank Pellegrino Jr. and your dad, Frank, Sr., runs New York City’s toughest table-to-book in town, Rao’s. We’ve never snagged a table at Rao’s NYC, which […]
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Chef Alon Shaya Explains Modern Israeli Cuisine July 8 on The Connected Table LIVE!

Chef Alon Shaya was born in Israel, raised in Philadelphia and now lives in New Orleans where he oversees the kitchens at Domenica and his namesake Shaya Restaurant, and is a partner in both with Besh Restaurant Group. He credits cooking with his mother and grandmother for fueling his career in food and the Culinary Institute of […]
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The How of TAO- The Connected Table LIVE! May 20th

TAO: the process of nature by which all things change and which is to be followed for a life of harmony (www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tao)  Tao (pronounced “dao”) means literally “the path” or “the way.” It is a universal principle that underlies everything from the creation of galaxies to the interaction of human beings. The workings of Tao are […]
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American Grilled’s Chef David Guas May 6 The Connected Table LIVE

May 4, 2015 – David Ransom and I have a special place in our hearts for New Orleans, the city where we were married in 2007. That’s why it’s a treat to have native New Orleanian David Guas on our May 6th show. This Harley-riding southern chef brought his love for New Orleans up the road […]
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