Category Archives: W4CY Live Radio Shows

Love or Fear?

I believe that no matter what challenges we face in life we come from a place of love or fear. We can approach a situation with compassion, kindness or empathy or we can go to anger, jealousy, or hate. Regardless which of these reactions that we experience they are rooted in love or fear. I […]
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The Spirits Guru of Gardiner, NY

For 25 years “on the rocks” meant climbing the ‘Gunks in New York’s Hudson Valley and managing rock climbing gyms in New York City for native New Yorker  Ralph Erenzo. These days it has a new meaning  for him as Co-Founder of Tuthilltown Distillery,  located on a former gristmill in the verdant Gardiner countryside just a short […]
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Meet This Heavenly Bartender of the Year- The Connected Table LIVE July 13

We have many reasons to love New Orleans, from the amazing food and architecture to the southern hospitality and good friends and family. It’s our home away from home, and we always find reasons to return as often as we can. We enjoy visiting Chef Nina Compton’s Compère Lapin for the Carribbean spiced food and to […]
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Meet the Founding Father of New World Cuisine July 6- The Connected Table LIVE! 2pm ET

We love celebrating America’s Independence Day and hope you enjoyed as well. We wondered what the Founding Fathers drank to toast the signing of the Declaration of Independence. We’ve seen a number of references to Madeira.  Founding Father and First President George Washington owned a large distillery.Patrick Henry owned a tavern. Thomas Jefferson collected fine […]
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Joy to Your World

  I have this decorative sign on our wall in my kitchen.  I see it morning as I am brewing my English Breakfast tea. It is a great reminder because just seeing that word causes me to pause and think for a moment. It catapults me into the present moment with the thought of Where […]
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Laughter Needed Now!

With what has occurred in Orlando I know that the last thing we may be thinking about doing is laughing. Just seems like there is nothing to laugh about. Although that may be true on one hand, on the other it may be just what we need. Laughter has many benefits: It  relaxes the entire […]
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Meet the Golden Girl of Persian Cooking-May 11- The Connected Table LIVE!

There’s just something about the name “Persia” that seduces us. We are drawn to the flavors and aromas. Mint, cumin, cinnamon, oranges, pomegranates, dates and honey are ingredients we like add to many of our everyday dishes. Aside from Melanie’s coming of age tour to Israel as a teenager, we’ve only traveled to the Middle […]
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Talking to Mom On The Other Side

It’s Mother’s Day this Sunday and many of us have mothers that are no longer here with us physically. We yearn to talk to them and tell them one more time how much we loved them, how they changed our worlds, and how much we miss them. In a chapter of  Thomas Edison’s memoirs he […]
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Psychic Who Me?!

“Anyone who is operating from only their five senses these days is at a decided disadvantage.” Susan Dintino When is the last time you had a hunch about something that you followed and it proved to be exactly what you needed to do? We can call this a coincidence but if you look at it […]
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