Podcasts
Hour One: Moraga Bel Air, Cali Dumpling, lMS Brewing
Hour Two: lMS Brewing, New York Kitchen, Andrew Gruel
Segment One: Show Introduction and Preview with Executive Producer & Co-Host Andy Harris
Segment Two: Moraga Bel Air with Winemaker Paul Warson – Harvest Boot Camp
Segment Three: Cali Dumpling, Orange, with Chef / Proprietor Allan Tea
Segment Four and Five: ISM Brewing, Long Beach, with Ian McCall – Long Beach is a growing craft beer haven
Segments Six and Seven: Maiah Johnson Dunn, Beverage Education Manager – New York Kitchen, Canandaigua, Finger Lakes, NY
Segment Eight: Co-Host Chef Andrew Gruel with “Ask the Chef”
Andy Harris, Executive Producer and Co-host previews the show.
Winemaker Paul Warson oversees the operations of Moraga Bel Air, a 16 -acre estate vineyard and winery unusually located in the exclusive Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles. On Saturday, October 26 area wine aficionados will have the very special opportunity to visit the estate from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for a Harvest Boot Camp. It’s a “Crush Course” with Winemaker Paul for an up-close and in-depth look into what makes Moraga Wine so special. Guests will have the opportunity to see the vineyards and observe harvest and crush. Reservations are essential and the group size will be limited for the comfort of all guests. Winemaker Paul Warson joins us with all the quaffable details of the October 26 Harvest Boot Camp at Moraga Bel Air.
“After plenty of research and development with flavors from many of our California cultures, Cali Dumpling has deliciously reinvented the dumpling landscape and created an exciting, one-of-a-kind menu. These are dumplings done different and are available frozen online, at select grocery outlets or at their new restaurant in Orange.” The Cali Dumpling restaurant is now open seven days a week in the City of Orange, “featuring delicious organic potstickers with California-inspired sauces!” Proprietor and Chef Allan Tea joins us with all the steaming details.
The Great American Beer Festival held annually in Denver is the premier U.S. beer competition, crowning the finest beverages in over 100 beer and cider styles. Long Beach has an emerging craft beer scene as evidenced by their performance at the Great American this year. The 5-year old Trademark Brewing took home one Gold and one Silver. Ian McCall of ISM Brewing was awarded a Bronze (their first year) for Plough & Harrow in the Saison category. Ian McCall taps the keg on all the Long Beach craft beer happenings.
“Wine Educator and Wine Journalist Maiah Johnson Dunn tells heart-forward stories about New York wine.” She joins us to uncork her varied path to wine and her current duties at New York Kitchen in Canandaigua, NY, Finger Lakes. “After a 13-year career in experiential and event marketing, Maiah transitioned to the wine and hospitality industry. Her shift began with Chasing Grapeness, an Instagram account turned wine pairing dinner series focused on increasing industry diversity, equity, and inclusion. Following two sold-out dinners in 2020, she started writing about wine and never looked back. Maiah is the Beverage Education Manager at New York Kitchen in Canandaigua, New York, where her focus is building a warm and inviting educational space for everyone. Quarterly she co-teaches a class called DEI Over Wine, which breaks down the concepts of DEI into easily digestible conversations over a glass.”
Our own Chef Andrew Gruel, the menu-maker behind the full-service Calico Fish House (in the Sunset Beach area of Huntington Beach) provides another timely and informative “Ask the Chef” segment where he responds to listeners’ thoughtful inquiries. Chef Andrew has spoken about continuing supply chain concerns negatively impacting the restaurant industry. He is a big proponent of enhancing the domestic supply chain and the benefits therein. Chef Andrew explains.
All of this and heaping helpings of extra deliciousness on this week’s not-to-miss show!
Winemaker Paul Warson oversees the operations of Moraga Bel Air, a 16-acre estate vineyard and winery unusually located in the exclusive Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles.
On Saturday, October 26 local wine aficionados will have the very special opportunity to visit the estate from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for a Harvest Boot Camp. It’s a “Crush Course” with Winemaker Paul Warson providing an up-close and in-depth look into what makes Moraga Wine so special. Guests will have the opportunity to see the vineyards and observe harvest and crush. Reservations are essential and the group size will be limited for the comfort of all guests.
“Moraga Vineyards is one of the most unique wine estates in California. Located at a 550-900 foot elevation in the Santa Monica Mountains in the Los Angeles residential community of Bel Air, the winery and vineyard is the source of remarkably refined wines that perfectly reflect a union of distinctive terroir and the gentle guidance of focused winemaking.” The property is now owned by media magnate Rupert Murdoch but the vineyard and winery was originally founded by the late Tom Jones, the long-time CEO of Northrup Corporation and a serious wine enthusiast.
“Because they found their non-commercial vintages so enjoyable, the Joneses decided to officially launch Moraga Bel Air as a commercial entity. The first vintage, 1989, was produced by Bruno D’Alfonso at Sanford Winery in Santa Barbara County. D’Alfonso also made the 1990 and 1991 vintages. For the next several years the grapes were sent up to Etude Winery in Napa to be made by Tony Soter. Mary Hall, viticulturalist for Etude, was brought on as Moraga Bel Air’s original viticultural consultant and continued with Moraga even after she left Etude and joined Harlan Estate.”
“The 2005 vintage marked a significant milestone in Moraga’s history. A state-of-the art winery was completed on the property just in time for the 2005 harvest. This, coupled with the barrel-aging cave completed in 2004, established Moraga as an Estate Wine and one of the first commercial wineries to be bonded in the city of Los Angeles since Prohibition ended in 1933.”
“In 2013, at the age of 93 and with 24 vintages under his belt, Jones sold Moraga Bel Air to Rupert Murdoch. Mr. Murdoch made the property his West Coast home and is committed to carrying on the Jones’ legacy of producing top quality wine from one of California’s most unique estate wineries.”
Winemaker Paul Warson joins us with all the quaffable details of the October 26 Harvest Boot Camp at Moraga Bel Air.
For reservations please RSVP with Philip or Text him @ 831.600.6263. Reservations are limited…
“After plenty of research and development with flavors from many of our California cultures, Cali Dumpling has deliciously reinvented the dumpling landscape and created an exciting, one-of-a-kind menu. These are dumplings done different” and are available frozen online, at select grocery outlets or at their new restaurant in Orange.
“The Cali Dumpling restaurant is now open seven days a week in the City of Orange, featuring delicious organic potstickers with California-inspired sauces!”
Proprietor and Chef Allan Tea joins us with all the steaming details.
The Great American Beer Festival held annually in Denver (October 10th to 12th, 2024) is the premier U.S. beer competition, crowning the finest beverages in over 100 beer and cider styles.
Long Beach has an emerging and vibrant craft beer scene as evidenced by their performance at the Great American this year. The 5-year old Trademark Brewing took home one Gold (West Coast IPA) and one Silver (American Fruit Beer category.) Ian McCall of ISM Brewing was awarded a Bronze (their first year) for Plough & Harrow in the Saison category. ISM’s Ian McCall taps the keg on all the Long Beach craft beer happenings.
“Wine Educator and Wine Journalist Maiah Johnson Dunn tells heart-forward stories about New York wine.” She joins us to uncork her circuitous path to wine and her current duties at New York Kitchen in Canandaigua, NY.”
“After a 13-year career in experiential and event marketing, Maiah transitioned to the wine and hospitality industry. Her shift began with Chasing Grapeness, an Instagram account turned wine pairing dinner series focused on increasing industry diversity, equity, and inclusion. Following two sold-out dinners in 2020, she started writing about wine and never looked back.”
“Her bylines include Decanter Magazine, 585 Magazine, CITY Newspaper, Edible Finger Lakes, the New York Wine & Grape Foundation, and more. Her work on New York and Finger Lakes wines can also be found in the 5th edition of Jancis Robinson’s Oxford Companion to Wine, published in 2023.”
“Maiah is the Beverage Education Manager at New York Kitchen in Canandaigua, New York, where her focus is building a warm and inviting educational space for everyone. Quarterly, co-teaches a class called DEI Over Wine, which breaks down the concepts of DEI into easily digestible conversations over a glass.”
“In 2022, Maiah was named a New York Wine & Grape Foundation Unity Award recipient for her “enthusiastic support of the New York wine industry and exemplifying the use of wine as part of a happy, healthy lifestyle.””
“The Boston native lives and loves in Rochester, New York.”
Our own Chef Andrew Gruel, the menu-maker behind the full-service Calico Fish House (in the Sunset Beach area of Huntington Beach) provides another timely and informative “Ask the Chef” segment where he responds to listeners’ thoughtful inquiries.
Chef Andrew has spoken about continuing supply chain concerns negatively impacting the restaurant industry. He is a big proponent of enhancing the domestic supply chain and the cost benefits therein. Chef Andrew explains.
Podcasts
Hour One: Moraga Bel Air, Cali Dumpling, lMS Brewing
Hour Two: lMS Brewing, New York Kitchen, Andrew Gruel
Segment One: Show Introduction and Preview with Executive Producer & Co-Host Andy Harris
Segment Two: Moraga Bel Air with Winemaker Paul Warson – Harvest Boot Camp
Segment Three: Cali Dumpling, Orange, with Chef / Proprietor Allan Tea
Segment Four and Five: ISM Brewing, Long Beach, with Ian McCall – Long Beach is a growing craft beer haven
Segments Six and Seven: Maiah Johnson Dunn, Beverage Education Manager – New York Kitchen, Canandaigua, Finger Lakes, NY
Segment Eight: Co-Host Chef Andrew Gruel with “Ask the Chef”
