Show 237, August 19, 2017: Kyle Meyer, Wine Exchange, Wine Pairing Wisdom

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Adam Bell

Time to pull the cork on another installment of accessible and genuinely useful wine wisdom from our resident (and down-to-earth) wine authority Kyle Meyer, the Managing Partner of Wine Exchange.

What wines pair best with SoCal’s engagingly eclectic varieties of cuisine including Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese and Mexican? Think lightly fruity wines. Perhaps a bone-dry Riesling.

Also, the new Spanish and Italian whites from, perhaps, unfamiliar grape varieties matched with seafood. Think Chenin Blanc, Albarino and Vermentino…A myriad of appealing possibilities…

Show 189, September 17, 2016: Chef Jet Tila, Host, Chang Sensory Trails

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Adam Bell

Celebrity Chef and Thai Culinary Ambassador, Jet Tila, is no stranger to the show. You can see him multiple times a week on Food Network’s “Cutthroat Kitchen with Alton Brown” as one of the three original, permanent judges. He’s also the host in Los Angeles on Friday, September 23^rd for the upcoming Chang Sensory Trails. It’s a Thai flavors culinary adventure uniquely curated by Chef Jet.

Thailand’s leading beer brand, Chang, presents the first-ever Chang Sensory Trails – a multi-sensorial playground to create new memories around iconic Thai flavors. Uniting Thai food lovers from around the world, the festival launched in Singapore a few weeks ago and will soon make its way to the United States. The final stop is London.

The USA Festival is set for Friday, September 23^rd from 3 to 11:00 p.m. at The Victorian in Santa Monica. It should prove to be a memorable festival that brings together six of L.A.’s finest Thai restaurants with art and music. Admission is free.

Celebrity chef and Thai Culinary Ambassador, Chef Jet Tila, along with six of LA’s finest Thai restaurants, are set to take attendees on a culinary journey where the food experiences are all curated and brought to life based on Jet’s own personal memories. Behind every dish at #ChangSensoryTrails is a story inspired by seminal moments in his life.

Festival-goers can look forward to creating new memories with Chang, plus enjoy a live art mural painting by visual artist Mambo, and live musical acts all night at Chang Sensory Trails.

Show 124, May 30, 2015: Anne Marie Panoringan, OC Weekly

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Adam Bell

Anne Marie Panoringan is one of the highly readable food writers for OC Weekly. She has earned the respect of her peers. Her signature pieces are nuanced chef interviews and coverage of the emerging Long Beach restaurant scene. She is always out there doing her research…

Her newest “On the Line” chef interview feature is of Manfred Lassahn of Watertable in Huntington Beach.

Anne Marie just returned from Portland, a new foodie paradise. She will share some of her dining adventures there including eating (multiple times) at the most famous food cart in Portland!

That would be Nong Khao Man Gai which has expanded to two food carts and one bricks -and-mortar location. They even provide their guests with a postcard with instructions for enjoying their signature dish. Of course there is a story…

She also visited Imperial where Bravo’s “Top Chef” alum Doug Adams (Season 12) is the Chef de Cuisine. Chef Adams spent time at Andy Ricker’s Pok Pok which is legendary for Thai in Portland. How about his Smoked Steelhead Trout Hash as a Special?

Show 44, October 19, 2013: Andy Ricker, chef and restaurateur, Pok Pok, Portland, Oregon and Brooklyn, New York Part Two

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Adam Bell

“Pok Pok” is a Thai reference to the sound heard from a mortar and pestle when you are grinding food in it.

On to the recipes…

Chef Ricker shares his signature recipe for chicken wings which is more Vietnamese than Thai. He also talks about the famed papaya salad and provides tips on how to properly prepare it. In Thailand there are some hundred variations of this popular dish.