Food & Wine with Jamie Gwen on KFWB NEWS TALK 980
August 8th, 2010 In the 8:00am Hour... Live from Birmingham, Alabama CHEF CHRIS HASTINGS of the Hot & Hot Fish Club shares his crazy popular SUMMER TOMATO SALAD Chef Chris Hastings is known for a lot of things. His Southern flair, seasonal dishes and his famous Tomato Salad! The salad is so popular that there is one dedicated cook, in his restaurant kitchen, that works soley to create the delicious dish...That's how many salads he sells! Chris also showcases honest, unassuming dishes with his Southern influence that highlight rather than bury the natural flavors of the ingredients. WE HAVE THE RECIPE for the Tomato Salad and can't wait to share it with you, along with his hush puppies, his fondness for soft shell crabs and the Devil's Food Cake to-die-for! Frankie & Frankie of "FRANKIE'S SPUNTINO KITCHEN COMPANION" divulge from their sizzling hot Brooklyn Restaurant From Brooklyn's sizzling restaurant scene, one of the hottest cookbooks of the season! From urban singles to families, everyone flocks to Frankies Spuntino—a tin-ceilinged, brick-walled restaurant in Brooklyn's Carroll Gardens—for food that is "completely satisfying" (wrote Frank Bruni in The New York Times). The two Franks, both veterans of gourmet kitchens, created a menu filled with new classics: Italian American comfort food re-imagined with great ingredients and greenmarket sides. They share easy tutorials for making fresh pasta and a Brooklyn-style Sunday Sauce. In the 9:00am Hour... VICTOR NOVAK,Award-Winning Brewmaster of TAPS Restaurants pours us a glass of his newest MICRO-BREW CREATIONS Our Resident Beer Expert, Brewmaster Victor Novak brews approximately 1700 kegs, or 26,000 gallons of beer for TAPS on an annual basis. His repertoire includes 30 to 35 classic styles of European and American ales and lagers, of which up to eight at a time are featured at the restaurant. Victor also provides beers for the Manzella family´s second restaurant venture, The Catch, in Anaheim. Victor uses his own proprietary strains of yeast and reverse osmosis, to create an end product that speaks for itself...Altogether, TAPS´ beers have won thirteen awards at various national, state, and local beer competitions. Listen in to quench your summer thirst and get the low-down on Victor's newest brews! Master Sommelier MICHAEL JORDAN gives us the Cork Report & Talks Tannins The Master, live from Pinot Noir country, gives us the cork report on the native grape of the Burgundy region of France, achieving greatness in only a handful of places worldwide (it's a tough grape to grow!). And, as we continue to debunk Wine Myths, the term 'tannin' is commonly used in wine circles, but are you really sure exactly what it means? Michael will share his wine wisdom, and you will get closer to becoming a wine expert...so don't miss the conversation!