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September 9th, 2017- Jay and Dan … up the Creek!
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THE SHOW
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Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole – TSN
There is no possible reason why Jay and Dan should be on a show about food and wine. They’re sportscasters and comics.
They are just barely Canadian.. BUT – they came home to Canada last Monday to again host the evening highlight package.
At least Jay Onrait knows his wines..Norm Hardy in Prince Edward County and Jason Parkes at The Hatch in Kelowna.
Jay and Dan
Dan O’Toole drinks light beer. End of discussion.
The real reasons why Jay and Dan are on today’s show..?
They friends and they funny.
The guys before make-up! (getty Images)
BC Pinot Noir Celebration – The Best of the Rest
Last week’s show highlighted the BC Pinot Noir Celebration at Linden Gardens in Kaleden. As usual I did far too many interviews. The last four guests are
Andy Johnson – Averill Creek Cowichan Valley
Luke Smith – Howling Bluff Naramata Bench
Bryant Mao – Hawksworth Group
Gustav Allander – Foxtrot
Sandra Oldfield – Tinhorn Creek (The Creek)
Established in 1993 by the Shaunessy and Oldfield families, Tinhorn Creek Vineyards is located just south of
Oliver B.C. in the famed Golden Mile Bench sub-appellation.
Family owned and operated, Tinhorn Creek offers an unrivalled
visitor experience, wines that rank among the best in the world, and the award-winning Miradoro
Restaurant.
Miradoro
The winery produces wines in three tiers: the single-varietal series features six 100% varietal wines; only
worthy wines are selected each year for the winery’s Oldfield Reserve tier; and The Creek, the new flagship wine .
The red wines in the Oldfield Series are aged for three to four years prior to release. All Tinhorn Creek wines evoke the unique terroir of
the region: the sage-covered desert terrain.
The Creek:
Tinhorn Creek Vineyards is proud to announce the release of The Creek, its highly anticipated flagship wine.
A toast to 23 years of experience in farming and winemaking on the southern Okanagan Valley, The Creek is
an elegant, luscious and modern wine that reflects both place and time.
The 2014 The Creek is a unique blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Franc, 9% Malbec and 2% Petit Verdot.
Aptly named after the iconic waterway that has shaped the surrounding landscape, the new flagship wine is a
celebration of Tinhorn Creek Vineyards’ longstanding pursuit of both excellence and innovation in winemaking
The Judges visit Tinhorn
“We have been working toward this wine since my husband Kenn and I first landed in
Oliver in 1994,” Sandra Oldfield, Founder and CEO of Tinhorn Creek Vineyards.
“Inspired by our desire to honour the region where the grapes come from, and to create the best possible wine in
our cellar, The Creek reflects a spirit of innovation both in how we farm our land and how we treat
our wines. We will continue to push forward and evolve with creativity and dedication because that
is what our customers have come to expect from us.”
Jeremiah Tower – The Last Magnificent
Produced by Anthony Bourdain , The new Documentary – JEREMIAH TOWER: THE LAST MAGNIFICENT -explores the remarkable life of Jeremiah Tower, one of the most controversial and influential figures in the history of American gastronomy. Tower began his career at the renowned Chez Panisse in Berkeley in 1972, becoming a pioneering figure in the emerging California cuisine movement.
After leaving Chez Panisse, due in part to a famously contentious relationship with founder Alice Waters, Tower went on to launch his own legendary Stars Restaurant in San Francisco. Stars was an overnight sensation and soon became one of America’s top-grossing U.S. restaurants. After several years, Tower mysteriously walked away from Stars and then disappeared from the scene for nearly two decades, only to resurface in the most unlikely of places: New York City’s fabled but troubled Tavern on the Green.
There, he launched a journey of self-discovery familiar to anyone who has ever imagined themselves to be an artist. Featuring interviews by Mario Batali, Anthony Bourdain, Ruth Reichl and Martha Stewart, this delicious documentary tells the story of the rise and fall of America’s first celebrity chef, whose brash personality and culinary genius has made him a living legend.
When you walk into your favourite restaurant and see an open kitchen, farm to table dining, farmers and farms mentioned in the menu that’s just some of the legacy of Jeremiah Tower.
Here is our feature interview with Chef Tower.
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STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON:
Sodo Urban Wines – Seattle.
Featuring
Ryan Krane – Kerloo
Trey Busch – Sleight of Hand
Paul Zitarelli – Full Pull
Andrew Latta – Latta Wines
Tim Meeks – host and wine taster.
Planeta and Boutinot pour in Vancouver
September 2nd, 2017 – The Judgement & A Pinot Party!
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Two Stories. The Judgement of BC and BC Pinot Noir Celebration.
With a cast of All-Stars.
Heads UP *** – TRR will move to 11am starting next Saturday on Roundhouse Radio. Followed by Fong on Food at Noon.
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The Judges visit Tinhorn
It’s the third annual Judgement of BC. Presented by Wines of BC
12 from around the World and 12 from BC. Poured head to head to see where BC stands in comparison.
This year we tasted the two most grown varietals in BC Pinot Gris and Merlot
12 BC Wines against 12 acknowledged global benchmarks. We are proud to announce BC’s Checkmate Black Rook Merlot 2013 from the Okanagan Valley ranked first among the flight of Merlot, and Kim Crawford Pinot Gris 2016 from Marlborough, New Zealand came out on top for the flight of Pinot Gris with BC placing third, fifth and sixth.
Hosted by the BC Wine Institute, and curated by celebrated Vancouver wine expert and Director of Wine at NewDistrict.ca DJ Kearney, the Judgment of BC third edition event took place last Friday in Summerland, during which 22 international and national wine judges tasted and ranked 24 wines.
The Judges
So much to talk about..
Each judge had to set aside the style of Pinot Gris that they preferred and just start fresh.
And the merlot judging has big bold dark fruit go head to head..with no sign of lighter style.
One esteemed judge could only identify 2 BC wines out of 24 in a blind tasting. The mind and palette play tricks on you.
Guests include:
DJ Kearney – New District.ca
Rhys Pender – Master of Wine
Richard Hemming – Master of Wine
Sid Cross – Food and Wine Educator and judge
Kurtis Kolt – Wine Expert
Michaela Morris – Wine Expert
And Yours Truly
Here are the results…
PINOT GRIS RESULT ORDER
- Kim Crawford Pinot Gris 2016 | Marlborough, New Zealand | 13% | $19.49
- Domaine Zind Humbrecht Pinot Gris Turkheim 2014 | Alsace, France | 13% | $41.00
- 50thParallel Pinot Gris 2016 | Okanagan Valley, BC | 13.5% | $19.90
- King Estates Pinot Gris 2015 Willamette Valley, Oregon | 13.5% | $26.49
- Gray Monk Pinot Gris 2015 | Okanagan Valley, BC | 13.4% | $16.99
- Arrowleaf Cellars Pinot Gris 2016 | Okanagan Valley, BC | 13.9% | $20.99
- Pfaff Steinert Grand Cru Pinot Gris 2012 | Alsace, France |13.5% | $30.99
- Alois Lageder Pinot Grigio Vigneti del Dolomiti IGT 2015 | Italy | 12.5% | $25.99
- Blue Grouse Estate Pinot Gris 2016 | Vancouver Island, BC | 13.5% | $22.00
- Haywire Switchback 2015 | Okanagan Valley, BC | 13.6% | $26.99
- Poplar Grove Pinot Gris 2016 | Okanagan Valley, BC | 13.1% | $16.99
- Santa Margarita Pinot Grigio Valdadige DOC 2016 | Italy | 12.5% | $19.99
MERLOT RESULT ORDER
- CheckMate Black Rook Merlot 2013 | Okanagan Valley, BC | 14.4% | $85.00
- Duckhorn Vineyards Merlot 2013 | Napa Valley, California | 14.5% | $63.99
- La Stella Maestoso 2012 | Okanagan Valley, BC | 14.6% | $90.00
- Sterling Merlot 2013 | Napa Valley, California | 14.2% | $29.99
- Château Haut Carles 2010 | Fronsac, Bordeaux, France | 15% | $64.99
- McIntyre Heritage Reserve Merlot Ardua 2012 | Okanagan Valley, BC | 15.5% | $80.00
- Casa Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Apalta Vineyard 2012 | Colchagua, Chile | 14.5% | $33.99
- Burrowing Owl Merlot 2014 | Okanagan Valley, BC | 14.8% | $30.00
- Intersection Merlot Silica 2013 | Okanagan Valley, BC | 14.8% | $29.00
- Charles Smith The Velvet Devil Merlot 2015 | Washington State | 13.5% | $19.99
- Château de Ferrand 2011 | Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux, France | 14% | $51.99
- Culmina Merlot 2014 | Golden Mile Bench, Okanagan Valley, BC | 14% | $35.00
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Pinot Party. Christine Coletta & Curtis Krouzel
The BC Pinot Noir Celebration. Linden Gardens, Kaleden, BC
The fourth annual BC Pinot Noir Celebration brought together 34 of the province’s best Pinot Noir producers to celebrate the varietal that is defining the region.
More than 300 guests sipped, swirled and discovered the nuances of BC’s Pinot Noirs on Saturday, August 19th at Linden Gardens in Kaleden. The event paves the way for provincial, national and international recognition of BC Pinot Noirs as a wine of excellence.
There were lively breakout sessions, special key note speaker with special keynote speaker Master of Wine Richard Hemming.
Pairing only the best foods were Cameron Smith & Dana Ewart from Joy Road Catering, Alex Sielmann from Frog City Café, former Okanagan Chef Matt Batey & Mike Bernardo from Vij’s and Sutra in Victoria.
Our guests include:
Barb and Iain Phillip – Wine Experts
Chris Turyk – Unsworth
Jak Meyer – Meyer Family Vineyards
Christine Coletta – Haywire and OK Crush Pad
Thorsten Allander – Foxtrot
Doug Reimer – Mirabel
Leslie d’Andrea – Noble Ridge
Jeff Martin – La Frenz
Curtis Krouzel – 50th Parallel
DJ Kearney – with the wrap.
We couldn’t fit everyone in.
So next week we’ll complete the story with…
Andy Johnson – Averill Creek
Luke Smith – Howling Bluff
Bryant Mao – Hawksworth
Gustav Allender – Foxtrot
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STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON
Sandra Oldfield – Introduces The Creek
Planeta and Boutinot pour in Vancouver
Rod Butters gets The Book out
Mulligan Stew September 2nd 2017-Huey Lewis-Robert Lamm-Colin James-Tom Cochrane-Ruth Pointer Interviews!
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Every once in a while you get handed a “gift ”
My gift this Summer was a series of concerts being presented by the PNE (Pacific National Exhibition)
With the help of their media office, I was able to interview
Colin James
Ruth Pointer – The Pointer Sisters
Tom Cochrane
Robert Lamm – Chicago
Huey Lewis
And so…I’ve been editing like mad to make all five interviews and their music fit into two hours of The Stew.
Colin talks about the surprising success of Blue Highway
Tom tells to story behind Red Rider getting back together again
Huey Lewis – spins stories on what it’s like to walk out on stage
Ruth Pointer wants her sisters to sing Wang Dang Doodle like KoKo Taylor
Robert Lamm remembers how and why he wrote Questions 67&68 and Saturday in the Park.
Enjoy!!!! Have a great weekend….
Huey Lewis and The News are truly one of America’s great rock & roll bands. As they enter their 38th year together, their contagious brand of music has outlasted countless trends, and is as fresh today as ever.Formed from two rival Bay Area bands in 1979, they continue to thrill audiences worldwide, selling over 20 million albums in the process, earning them the right to mark their place on the pop history map.
These Grammy Award winners have written and performed such classic Top Ten Hits as “Heart of Rock & Roll”, “Stuck With You”, These Grammy Award winners have written and performed such classic Top Ten Hits as “Heart of Rock & Roll”, “Stuck With You”, “I Want A New Drug,” “If This Is It,” “Hip To Be Square,” “Do You Believe In Love” and “Workin’ For A Livin.” The group also wrote and performed “The Power of Love” and “Back in Time” for the hit film Back To The Future.
“The Power of Love,” nominated for an Academy Award, went to #1 on Billboard’s singles chart, and was a smash hit worldwide.
Enjoy!!!! Have a great weekend….
-TDM
PLAYLIST:
| Welcome to Mulligan Stew | www.mulliganstew.ca | 5 guests today |
| Youngblood | The Band | Til the night is gone |
| What you’re made of | Jonny Lang | Signs |
| Just a little bit | Jimmy Vaughn | plays blues, ballads and favourites |
| www.canadahouse.com | Coming UP – Huey Lewis Interview | www.mulliganstew.ca |
| Heart of Rock and Roll | Huey Lewis and the News | Sports |
| Huey Lewis Interview | ||
| It’s all right | Huey Lewis and the News | Greatest Hits |
| Huey Lewis Interview | ||
| Doing it all for my baby | Huey Lewis and the News | Greatest Hits |
| Mulligan Stew | www.ckua.com | coming UP Colin James and Ruth Pointer |
| The valley runs low (live) | Joe Bonamassa | Live at Carnegie Hall |
| Colin James Interview | Mulligan Stew | |
| Goin Down | Colin James | Blue Highway |
| Colin James Interview | ||
| Riding in the Moonlight/Mr Luck | Colin James | Blue Highway |
| Highway 61 | Davwe Alvin | Highway 61 Revisited |
| Ruth Pointer interview | ||
| Fire | The Pointer Sisters | Best of |
| Ruth Pointer interview | ||
| Wang Dang Doodle (live) | The Pointer Sisters | Pointer Sisters Live |
| TD Mulligan | Mulligan Stew | Coming UP – Tom Cochrane |
| Six blocks away | Lucinda Williams | This sweet old World |
| Green River (live) | CCR | The Concert |
| www.coyotesbanff.com | Mulligan Stew with TDM | |
| Tom Cochrane Interview | ||
| Lunatic Fringe | Tom Cochrane and Red Rider | Songs of a circle |
| Tom Cochrane Interview | ||
| Life is a Highway (live) | Tom Cochrane and Red Rider | Mad Mad World Live |
| Route 66 | John Mayer | Cars Soundtrack |
| Mulligan Stew with tdm | www.mulliganstew.ca | Coming UP – Robert Lamm |
| Blue Monday (live) | Fats Domino | Live from Austin |
| Robert Lamm of Chicago Interview | ||
| Does anybody really know | Chicago | Best of |
| Robert Lamm of Chicago Interview | ||
| Question 67 & 68 | Chicago | Best of |
| Robert Lamm of Chicago Interview | ||
| Saturday in the Park | Chicago | Greatest hits |
| Robert Lamm of Chicago Interview | ||
| 25 or 6 to 4 | Chicago | Greatest hits |
| TDMulligan | Have a great weekend | |
| Beginnings | Chicago | Greatest hits |
Mulligan Stew August 26th 2017-Grant Davidson Interview
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Special guest interview for this Saturday is
Grant Davidson – also known as Slow Leaves
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Lives in Winnipeg..
The last album was called Beauty is so common.
The new album is called Enough about me..and he’s produced himself.
Each song sneaks up on you..just when you think you have a lock on the song..it veers into another rhythm and dimension.
He’s a very very good writer..and his time is coming.
Also we go back to Thanksgiving 1976 in SF at the Winterland ballroom.
It’s where The Band did their first formal gig..and it was a bomb.
Which is why, when they decided to break up – they went back to that stage to bring it full circle.
With the help of their friends…
One of which was, of course, Bob Dylan.
We play all four songs they did together..as a medley.
New music from Van Morrison, Son Little, and Mick Jagger
NEXT WEEK – long weekend special
Interviews with and music of
- Colin James
- Tom Cochrane
- Huey Lewis
- Robert Lamm of Chicago
- Ruth Pointer – Pointer Sisters.
PLAYLIST:
| Kocking on heavens door | Eric Clapton | Slowhand 35th anniversary |
| Living EASY (LIVE) | Joe Bonamassa | Live at Carneige Hall |
| Got to get a grip | Micj Jagger | Gotta get a grip/England Lost |
| www.canadahouse.com | Mulligan Stew | Coming UP – Slow Leaves Interview |
| Upbeat Feelgood | Foy Vance | The Wild Swan |
| Transformation | Van Morrison | Transformation |
| But it’s alright (live) | Huey Lewis and the News | Live at 25 |
| Mulligan Stew with tdm | NEXT – Slow Leaves Interview | www.mulliganstew.ca |
| Grant Davidson – Slow Leaves Interview | Enough about me | Mulligan Stew |
| Chinatown | Slow Leaves | Enough about me |
| Grant Davidson – Slow Leaves Interview | Enough about me | with tdm |
| Long Goodbye | Slow Leaves | Enough about me |
| Grant Davidson – Slow Leaves Interview | Enough about me | with tdm |
| Piece of Advice | Slow Leaves | Enough about me |
| TDMulligan | Mulligan Stew | Year 20 |
| Good Vinrations | The Beach Boys | BB Re-Mastered |
| The blues walk | Lyle Lovett and his large band | Lyle Lovett and his large band |
| TD Mulligan | Mulligan Stew NEXT – Bob Dylan and The Band – The Last Waltz | www.mulliganstew.ca |
| baby, let me follow you down (live) | The Band and Bob Dylan | The Last Waltz |
| I don’t believe you (live) | The Band and Bob Dylan | The Last Waltz |
| Forever Young (live) | The Band and Bob Dylan | The Last Waltz |
| baby, let me follow you down (live) | The Band and Bob Dylan | The Last Waltz |
| Mulligan Stew with tdm | Coming UP – Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits | www.mulliganstew.ca |
| What it is | Dire Straits | Best of |
| Walkin Blues (live) | Sonny Landreth | Live in Lafayette |
| www.coyotesbanff.com | Mulligan Stew | www.mulliganstew.ca |
| Street Walkin | Dan Auerbach | Mojo – Brotherhood |
| Blue Magic (waikiki single) | Son Little | New Magic |
| Knock on Wood | Eddie Floyd | Sdtax 50th anniversary |
| Mulligan Stew with tdm | NEXT – Willie, BB, Ray, James and Frazey | www.mulliganstew.ca |
| Night Life | Willie Nelson and BB King | Milk Cow Blues |
| Let the good times roll | Ray Charles | Ray – Soundtrack |
| Cold Sweat (live) | James Brown and the Famous Flames | Best of Live at The Apollo |
| September Fields | Frazey Ford | Indian Ocean |
August 26th, 2017 – The Hatch goes top 10!
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The Hatch was named 9th best winery in Canada and 5th in BC.
And IS this the weekend to Lick Your Plate?
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Some wine fans follow labels, some follow grapes, some follow regions and some follow Winemakers.
Can I please suggest one winemaker you may want to follow? Jason Parkes!
First of all he’s born in Peachland, so the man knows his fruit.
He’s fronted two punk bands. OK, that has nothing to do with wine-making but there’s a do-it-yourself attitude in the punk/post-punk community and that works in a vineyard/cellar…
He started making wine in the Okanagan to pay the bills and get his band’s van back on the road.
Now, after multiple harvests, he’s gathered around him a great team of growers, cellar hands and winemakers.
It shows in the wines he creates.
The Hatch
- Black Swift
- Contempt by Pamela Anderson
- Screaming Fenzy
- Gobsmacked
- Talking Stories
and countless more.
2016 WINE ALIGN AWARDS OF CANADA, THEY WERE NAMED THE 9TH BEST WINERY IN ALL OF CANADA. 5TH BEST IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
http://www.winealign.com/awards/2016/07/27/2016-nwac-top-25-wineries-in-canada/
Here’s what they say about themselves..
The Hatch is the absolute culmination of the wants and dreams of a select, rare and bizarre cadre of people who are unconcerned about the convention and now have a chance to show the world exactly what real wine, real hospitality and real people are all about. ‘the hatch’ is the direct confluence of all our favourite arts.
The liquid arts, the visual arts and the living arts; finally together and together forever.
That answers the ‘what’, but also asked is the ‘why’. Why ‘the hatch’? Because the time is long overdue for something like this to enter your life, and more-so; to make your life that much better. Now it’s time to shut-up and go drink some wine.
Jason Parkes brings lots of stories to the edition of Tasting Room Radio. Great fun. Fabulous wines.
Drink the future!!
Lick Your Plate – Authors Julie Albert and Lisa Gnat
Yes, they are sisters and best friends, they each have 3 kids and they live within 5 blocks of each other.
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These sisters create a force in any kitchen. Julie writes… Lisa Cooks.
Julie and Lisa have released their third cookbook Lick Your Plate. A follow up to Bite Me and Bite me Too!
The girls write about food and family (family first).
They talk with me about Sloppy Joe’s, Baja Fish Tacos, Slutty brownies and the fact that it takes Twinkies 45 seconds to explode in a microwave!
We do take time to go back and remember their Grandmother. Alice Leiberman welcomed them into her kitchen and very likely set this whole career in motion.
We also get sidetracked into their fave MuchMusic VJ, Bon Jovi and what BC wines I’m recommending to these two Torontonians
Lick Your Plate offers 160 original recipes, several 30-minute dinner ideas, tips, tricks, mouthwatering visuals, funny anecdotes, drool-worthy descriptions of every recipe, and is perfect for everyone from the beginner to the well-seasoned home cook.
“We’re not Martha telling someone to make the eight-hour broth, but we’re also not Rachael Ray saying put cheese on toast. There is that happy medium,” says Gnat, who developed the recipes.
The sisters say they understand the importance of accessible recipes, where all the ingredients can be bought in one shop.
“We love and admire ‘the foodie’ and we’re happy to sit down to a gourmet meal. And we are all about fresh flavours and great food. But we also live in the real world with six kids between us. We don’t always have that sort of time and inclination to go on a goose chase for fig paste,” says Julie.
Todays Wild Salmon Celebration – Fisherman’s Wharf Granville Island
There are a lot of local food and wine events to finish off August but this one may be the best.
Some of ther very best chefs across the country are teaming with some of our best local chefs to create salmon and seafood dishes that can be eaten right on the docks at Fisherman’s Wharf. Six perfect dishes paired with 5 perfect wines.
All the info you need can be heard from today’s guests …
Chef Robert Clark – The Fish Counter
Chef Jessie McMillan, Campagnolo Roma, Vancouver
Chef Charlotte Langley, Scout Canning, Toronto
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- Chef Rob Clark
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- Chef Jesse McMillan
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- Chef Charlotte Langley
Today at 6PM..The first annual Wild Salmon Celebration will be taking place at False Creek Fisherman’s Wharf from 6 to 9 p.m.
Hosted by the Chefs’ Table Society of B.C. and the B.C. Salmon Marketing Council, this outdoor dinner offers seafood dishes created by top chefs from across Canada working with local chefs.
See Chef list below.
The main theme of this al fresco meal is salmon. BBQ salmon with sesame seeds with dashi glaze, cured salmon with risotto & pickled field cucumber, and salmon poké bowls, etc.
See Wine list below
Must be drinking age. Tickets are $49.00 per person.
CHEFS
Lee Cooper, L’Abattoir (Vancouver)
Ryan Bissell, North Arm Farm (Pemberton) and Erin Vickars, Outer Shores Expeditions
Charlotte Langley, Scout Canning (Toronto, ON) with Steve Duyzer, Vancouver Fish Company (Vancouver)
Nathan Middleton, The Home of the Brave (Toronto, ON) with Jesse McMillan, Campagnolo Roma (Vancouver)
Tyler Shedden, The Chase Hospitality Group (Toronto, ON) with Robert Clark, The Fish Counter (Vancouver)
Peter Zambri, Zambri’s (Victoria, BC) with Lucais Syme, Cinara (Vancouver)
WINES
Haywire Winery at Okanagan Crush Pad,
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STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON:
On the Labour Day Long Weekend
The Judgement of BC – who won what
The BC Pinot Noir Celebration – 34 PN makers in one lovely park.
August 19th, 2017-Charles Smith,
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The Dark Prince of Walla Walla Charles Smith makes Wines of Substance
Chef Meets BC Grape
Plus Vikram Vij and Jill Spoor
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Chef Meets BC Grape / Okanagan
The Taste of the Okanagan signature tasting event Chef Meets BC Grape will take place on Saturday, August 26 at the historic See Ya Later Ranch in Okanagan Falls where guests are invited to spend the day with celebrated star chefs and various award-winning BC winemakers.
The day will include a variety of food stations prepared by the country’s top chefs Chefs Mark McEwan, Nicole Gomes Top Chef winner and many more. Also master class wine education seminars with Rhys Pender plus food and wine pairing demonstrations over 40 BC VQA Wines to sample and much more.
Have a listen to these guests and then make your plans.
Nicole Gomes – Top Chef Canada Winner Nicole Gourmet/Cluck and Cleaver Calgary
Trevor Bird – Fable Kitchen and Fable Diner. Vancouver Finalist Top Chef Canada
Josie Tyabji – BC Wine Institute.
Rhys Pender – Master of Wine. Little Farm Wines. Educator. Judge. Husband.
Tickets and info at
www.chefmeetsbcgrapeokanagan.com
Charles Smith – Wines of Substance
Sir Charles Smith
The man who created
CasaSmith and more.
Has now created Wines of Substance http://www.kvintners.com/
In celebration of their new, special release, barrel-aged K Vintners Jet City Riesling, they are hosting the first-annual Jet City Riesling Revolution on Saturday, August 26 at Charles Smith’s Jet City in Seattle.
Bringing together 18 premier wineries primarily from the Pacific Northwest and a few favorites from Germany to showcase the best Riesling including Charles & Charles Riesling, the famed Kung Fu Girl Riesling, and K Vintners Jet City Riesling, which is only available for a limited time at the event and in the Jet City tasting room. Following the tasting, performances by Calexico and a rare solo act from Isaac Brock, Modest Mouse front man, making this a truly one-of-a-kind event.
Local food trucks – The People’s Burger, Sam Choy’s Poke To the Max, Nacho Mama’s and more – will be serving signature dishes.
Tickets are available online now for $45 and $55 at the door if not sold out prior to the event. Follow @KickAssWaWine on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for updates. Ticket price includes complimentary Riesling tasting from 4:30pm-6:30pm and live performances.
“Riesling has been one of my favorite varietals,” said Charles Smith, winemaker, and owner of Jet City. “We’re excited to bring together so many producers and a killer music lineup to give the varietal a worthy celebration.” Sir Charles
The debut Jet City Riesling Revolution will feature Riesling from winemaker Charles Smith and wineries including: Airfield Estates Winery, Brooks Wines, Charles & Charles, Charles Smith Wines, Dr. Loosen, Fritz Haag, J. Bookwalter Winery, K Vintners, Maximin Grünhaus, Mercer Wine Estate, Milbrandt Vineyards, Pacific Rim, Robert Weil, Ryan Patrick Wines, Savage Grace, Sparkman Cellars, Ste. Michelle Wines Estates and Wit Cellars.
We found Charles sitting on the end of his dock, fishing and tasting a magnum of Bubble. It was his 56th Birthday!
Not sure how the day turned out.
Vikram Vij – Vij The Book
What kind of person would stop his car in the middle of the Golden Gate Bridge and jump out to celebrate being a free man?
This guy.
Vikram Vij
Vij reveals the story of Vikram Vij, one of Canada’s most celebrated chefs and entrepreneurs. Co-owner of the world-famous Vij’s Restaurant in Vancouver, his story is a true rags-to-riches tale of a college dropout from northern India who made it to Europe’s temples of high cuisine, then with a one-way ticket bound for Canada, found fame serving some of the world’s most transcendent Indian cuisine.
Vij’s Restaurant, originally a fourteen-seat establishment known for its extraordinary flavours and spice blends, along with a firm no-reservation policy, received accolades from restaurant critics and patrons alike.
A culinary journey that began in India as a boy enjoying the praise of visitors for his chai and biscuits, Vikram’s passion for Indian cooking and his lifelong mission to bring awareness to the culture he left behind have fueled his tireless drive in building a world-renowned food empire.
Driven to succeed, Vikram realized his dream to launch five major initiatives under the Vij’s brand by age fifty, but with challenges and sacrifices along the way.
For the first time, Vikram opens up about his struggles with prejudice, his mentors’ lasting lessons, and the painful demise of his marriage—both the successes and the failures that have shaped and sharpened one of Canada’s most unique and revered culinary talents.
That’s what the press release wanted you to know. Fair enough.
I knew some of the story but what I really wanted to know was the rest of the story!! This interview attempts that reveal.
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Vikram Vij was born in India and grew up in Amritsar and Mumbai. He studied hotel management in Salzburg, Austria, before moving to Canada to work at the Banff Springs Hotel.
He opened the original fourteen-seat Vij’s Restaurant in 1994, and has appeared on many television shows and regularly cooks for events, including the James Beard Awards gala in New York.
A certified sommelier, he is passionate about pairing wines with Indian food. In addition to running Vij’s and Rangoli with Meeru, Vikram is the chef and owner of My Shanti.
The RAW version of the interview can be heard on TastingRoomRadio.com
https://youtu.be/DBVGzZD_Yn4 Check out Vikram’s wonderful TedX Talk
Jill Spoor and Christine Coletta – Okanagan Wine Campus
Jill Spoor
Okanagan Wine Campus, created in 2011 by Okanagan Crush Pad, is a mentorship program that provides selected Vancouver Sommeliers with the unique chance to make a small lot wine using the grape variety and style of wine they wish.
The proceeds from the sale of the wine are given to the BC Hospitality Foundation wine scholarship fund to support students pursuing their higher level wine education certification.
To date, $30,000 has been donated from seven projects including Kurtis Kolt (2010), Owen Knowlton (2011), Terry Threlfall (2012), Samantha Rahn (2013), Mike Bernardo (2014), Jason Yamasaki (2015) and Jill Spoor (2016).
Jill Spoor joined Fairmont Pacific Rim in 2011 to open Giovane Winebar, implementing an all-Italian wine program. Spoor’s enthusiasm and dedication to the wine program at the hotel led her to her role as Wine Director.
Jill Spoor has developed Botanist’s wine program to reflect exclusive terroir-driven wineries that support sustainable, organic and biodynamic farming and winemaking practices.
Recently, Spoor was designated Okanagan Crush Pad Winery’s ‘2016 Harvest Intern,’ and has been hard at work developing her own wine label – a beautiful white blend.
The wine label was designed by her niece Taryn Brown, who is a gifted artist living in Victoria.
Jill recommends pairing with scallop or ling cod from the Botanist menu. Juicy green melon with entrancing high-notes of newly cut grass, fresh thyme and sage. A rounded mouth feel on the mid-palate gives way to a refreshing, zippy lime finish.
Assembled specially by Jill Spoor, Matt Dumayne, David Scholefield and world-renowned terroir expert, Dr Pedro Parra, this blend of Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Blanc is a pure expression of what the Okanagan does best.
About the blend:
Juicy green melon with entrancing high-notes of newly cut grass, fresh thyme and sage. A rounded mouth feel on the mid-palate gives way to a refreshing, zippy lime finish. Assembled specially by Jill Spoor, Matt Dumayne, David Scholefield and world-renowned terroir expert, Dr Pedro Parra, this blend of Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Blanc is a pure expression of what the Okanagan does best.
Available at select private retail stores, at The Botanist Restaurant, Fairmont Pacific Rim or from WWW.OKANAGANCRUSHPAD.COM
… and Christine Coletta is – one of the leaders in the BC wine industry and the co-owner of Okanagan Crush pad.
Christine Colletta
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STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON:
- Planeta and Boutinot pours in Vancouver
- The Judgement of BC
- The BC Pinot Noir Celebration
- The Wild Salmon Celebration
Mulligan Stew August 19th 2017- All Vinyl!
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It’s an all vinyl Mulligan Stew.
Yeah there’s some hum and pop and crackle but the music just jumps out of the speakers.
This is tricky to do when you only have one turntable.
So there are MP3’s from time to time so I can set up another stack of wax. On a MILLION DOLLAR WEEKEND.
Double shots of Chuck Berry and Bruce and Led Zeppelin. ZZTop
And a triple play from the Steve Miller Band.
Linda Ronstadt, Ricky Lee Jones, Jerry Lee Lewis. J Geils Band. Ry Cooder, Gene Chandler.
JJ Cale. Delaney and Bonnie with Little Richard. CCR and more.
Have a great weekend.
Working on a Labour Day long weekend special featuring short interviews with
Colin James. Tom Cochrane. Ruth Pointer. Huey Lewis. & Robert Lamm of Chicago.
PLAYLIST:
| Call me the breeze | JJ Cale | Naturally |
| Miss Ann | Delaney and Bonnie | To Bonnie from Delaney |
| I put a spell on you | CCR | CCR |
| My blue tears | Linda Ronstadt | Get Closer |
| The Tower | Savvie | Night Eyes |
| www.canadahouse.com | TD Mulligan/Mulligan Stew | Aug 18 2017 |
| Jailer Jailer | High Bar Gang | Someday the heart will trouble the mind |
| Mulligan Stew – Year 20 | Coming UP – Steve Miller, Led Zep and Paul Simon | playlist mulliganstew.ca |
| Lucky man | Steve Miller Band | Sailor |
| Gangster of Love | Steve Miller Band | Sailor |
| You’re so fine | Steve Miller Band | Sailor |
| The After Life | Paul Simon | So beautiful So what |
| Poor Tom | Led Zeppelin | Coda |
| www.coyotesbanff.com | Mulligan Stew – Year 20 | NEXT – New/Old Zep |
| Sunshine Woman | Led Zeppelin | The Complete BBC Sessions |
| Where’s my love | Sam Bush | Storyman |
| Mulligan Stew – Year 20 | tdmulligan | Coming Up – Springsteen, J Geils, Muddy, Ry, Chuck Berry |
| Raise your hand (live) | Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band | Live 75/85 |
| Cadillac Ranch (live) | Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band | Live 75/85 |
| Wait (Live) | J Geils Band | Anthology |
| Mulligan Stew | TDM | Coming Up – ZZ Top. Chuck Berry and Marvin Gaye |
| Long Distance Call (live) | Muddy Waters | Fathers and Sons |
| Duke of Earl | Gene Daniels | Best of |
| School is out | Ry Cooder | Showtime |
| Playlist www.mulliganstew.ca | ||
| Waiting for the Bus | ZZ Top | Tres Hombres |
| Jesus just left Chicago | ZZ Top | Tres Hombres |
| No particular place to go | Chuck Berry | Chess Rhthym and Roll |
| Little Queenie (live) | Chuck Berry | Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll |
| TD Mulligan – Mulligan Stew | playlist www.mulliganstew.ca | |
| Inner City Blues | Marvin Gaye | Something to believe in |
| Great balls of fire | Jerry Lee Lewis | Rockin with Jerry Lee Lewis |
| Weasle and the white boys cool | Rickie Lee Jones | |
Mulligan Stew August 12th 2017- live From Edmonton Folk Fest!
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Our annual live show from one of the best festivals anywhere in the World.
Fantastic volunteers. Great teamwork. Very knowledgeable audience and stellar line up.
Mulligan Stew is LIVE today from 5-7 Mtn. (4-6 Pacific)
And can be streamed on the CKUA app. Or www.ckua.com
Featured guests are:
Rhiannon Giddens – none hotter this year
Valerie June. – one of a kind. Brilliant.
Ashley MacIsaac – string bending troublemaker
Terry Wickham – Festival Producer
Andy Shauf. – the next one to watch for.
Famous Amos Garrett – keeper of the musical flame
Join us. It’ll be a righteous mess.
-TDM
August 12 th, 2017- Okanagan Falls Wineries – A dozen reasons to stop and taste!
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Looking for the best “Patio Wines” AND talking to a dozen winemakers from Okanagan Falls!
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THE SHOW
Liquidity
It’s the 5th annual Okanagan Falls Winery Association Spring Wine Tasting at Earls in Yaletown.
One of the best events in the calendar year. Everybody shows up. Owners, winemakers and principals.
They pour all their new offerings and the best of their portfolio. There was even a table filled with nothing but OK Falls Pinot Noir.
At the same time, I was writing my food and wine column for Living Magazine. The theme in the next issue was looking ahead to Summer. They suggested I recommend Patio Wines.
So, one of the questions I asked was “What’s your best patio wine?” (fyi – I’m not a big fan of the term patio wine..I happen to think it sells great/complex wines short, as though they were a throwaway!)
Here’s the line up of wineries and guests . (in somewhat alphabetical order)
Blasted Church Elaine Vickers/Winemaker blastedchurch.com
Blasted Church
Blue Mountain Christie Mavety/ family & marketing www.bluemountainwinery.com
Crescent Hill Teresa Murray Wiseman/Owner www.crescenthillwinery.com/
Kraze Legz/Skaha Gerry Thygesen/Owner-WM www.krazelegz.com/
Liquidity Winery/Bistro Ian MacDonald/Owner www.liquiditywines.com/
Meyer Family Wines Janice Stevens-Meyer/Owner www.mfvwines.com/
Meyer Family
Nighthawk Vineyards Christy Bibby/Co-Owner www.nighthawkvineyards.com/
Noble Ridge Leslie/Jim D’Andrea / Owners www.nobleridge.com
Painted Rock Lauren Skinner/ Family & marketing www.paintedrock.ca
Lauren Skinner. Painted Rock
Pentage Julie Rennie – Co-Owner
www.facebook.com/Pentage-Winery-179523385395966/
Synchromesh Alan Dickinson /Owner-Winemaker www.synchromeshwines.ca/
Wild Goose Roland Kruger www.wildgoosewinery.com/
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STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON
Vikram Vij – Vij, the book
John Schreiner – ICON. Flagship Wines from BC’s Best Wineries.
Jill Spoor with Christine Coletta. Jill Creates a White Terroir Blend
Judgement of BC
BC Pinot Noir Celebration
Bloom
