In the first part of this episode, join The Guys as they recap their trip to New Orleans and Tales of Cocktail this summer. The American Buffalo is a key part of the history of the U.S. in addition to its landscape. Steven Rinella joins The Guys to ...

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The guys welcome Jill DeGroff. Jill is married to Dale DeGroff and has just published a wonderful new book of illustrations and stories of famous cocktailians from around the world. She joins the guys to discuss her new book, the life of the ...

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The Guys respond to NY Times writer Frank Bruni's conjecture as to how the economy is causing restaurants to be understaffed in the first segment of this show. Mark and Francis have their own ideas about how the economy is affecting service. Mark ...

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The Guys begin this episode by discuss "truth in advertising" and discuss the wild claims product advertising make, such as the "best burger you will ever taste,"and what they really mean to consumers. What makes a vodka great? ...

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The Guys start off the show with a discussion of Food Industry's "Health Choices" program (hardly). They then welcome Anne Mendelson, Author of The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages. Part cookbook-- with more than 120 enticing ...

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The Guys welcome Lesley Townsend from The Manhattan Cocktail Classic to talk about the upcoming event in New York. Then, they reach across the pond to their friend Hayden Lambert, a top mixologists from The Merchant Hotel in Belfast. At the recent ...

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Erich Schlosser and Robert Kenner have made one of the most explosive film ever about how our food is made and who own it all. Time Magazine calls the film "Bracing, compassionate, thrilling and compelling." Entertainment Weekly wrote, ...

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Michael Ruhlman joins the guys to discuss his exciting new book Ratio. From Booklist: Ruhlman, who explained the basic ingredients, tools, and cookbooks essential to the home chef in The Elements of Cooking (2007), now offers an illuminating read on ...

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Kim Severson has been a food writer and cultural commentator at the New York Times since 2004. Before that, she wrote and edited at the San Francisco Chronicle, where she received the Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism in 2002 for her work on ...

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The Guys Discuss Geese in New Jersey. Why don't we eat them? Famed food critic Gael Greene returns to talk about her new role as Judge in the Bravo television series Top Chef Masters and the great chefs with whom she is ...

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Dushan Zaric & Jason Kosmas own and operate several bars and restaurants. Their flagship Employees Only is the highest grossing-per-square-foot seller of cocktails in the world. The Guys have been friends with and admirers of Dushan and ...

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The Laird Family has been producing Applejack in Scobeyville since the 1600's. The commercial distillery was established in 1780 and is America's oldest native distillery. There were once hundreds of applejack producers in the northeast ...

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Mark Canlis is the middle of the three Canlis sons and is proud to have grown up in a restaurant family. In addition to being a Cornell graduate and former Captain in Air Force Special Operations, Mark has worked in 10 separate restaurants across the ...

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Ann Tuennerman is founder of the New Orleans based event, Tales of the Cocktail, which has celebrating the art of well-crafted cocktails since 2003. Ann's love of cocktails, cuisine, history and New Orleans prompted her to found both The New ...

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Bon Appetite Magazine recently named some of America's best ice cream shoppes. In New York - it's a fleet of ice cream trucks - Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream (the ice cream is also available in some stores such as Whole Foods). A Washington ...

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Food Network Magazine determined the best burger in every state of The Union. The winner for NJ: Stage Left, of course. So now The Food Network and NY Magazine have joined the chorus who recognize our burger as best in the land. Nina Planck, food ...

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Charlie Trotter is a legendary culinary figure and owner of one of the nation's finest restaurants Charlie Trotter's in Chicago. Eight-time winner of the James Beard award, Trotter also boasts accolades five star awards from AAA, Mobil ...

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Thomas Keller is, indisputably, one of the nation's most reputable and recognized chefs and restaurateurs. As owner of the French Laundry in Napa Valley, California and the per se in New York City, he stands as the only American-born chef to have ...

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The Guys welcome Chef Damien Brasel of Knife & Fork Restaurant in New York City. By 20 he was the head chef at Peacock Alley, a Michelin star restaurant in Dublin. Knife + Fork is Damien Brassel's New York solo debut. A showcase for modern ...

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David Waltuck is one the world's preeminent chefs and owner of the restaurant, Chanterelle, in SoHo NYC. With wife and business partner, Karen, at his side, the duo has transformed the restaurant into a premiere dining destination, featuring ...

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Eric Ripert is the chef and part owner of Le Bernardin, awarded 4 stars by the New York Times, three stars by the Michelin Guide, rated best restauarant in NYC by Zagat, and best restaurant in America by GQ. He is joining us today to discuss his new ...

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As Editor in Chief of Food & Wine magazine since 1995, Dana Cowin has exercised leadership to transform the magazine into an indispensable piece of popular media-a must-read for restaurant lovers, travelers, wine connoisseurs, and cooks alike. In ...

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Dale DeGroff returns to the show to talk about the cocktail renaissance and the long and varied history of cocktails. He will be joining us for a Friday Night Cocktail party in Catherine Lombardi on February ...

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Paul Hobbs is one of the most sought-after winemakers on three continents. The Wine Spectator hailed Paul among the top winemakers in California as well as Argentina and Chile. (They're right, of course-- but we've known that all along.) ...

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Scott Beattie is bar manager at Cyrus Restaurant in Healdsburg, California and has used his experience to author Artisanal Cocktails: Drinks Inspired by the Seasons from the Bar at Cyrus. Scott makes use of the area's famer's markets and ...

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Michael Ruhlman is a freelance journalist who authors a popular blog and whose work has appeared in the New York Times. Ruhlman has co-authored several cookbooks with some of the country's leading chefs and recently published a book entitled ...

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Tilar J. Mazzeo is the author of The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It (Collins 2008) and of the forthcoming guides to the Back-Lane Wineries of Sonoma and Back-Lane Wineries of Napa (The Little Bookroom). She ...

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Susan McKenna Grant is a culinary expert who specializes in "slow food" cooking, pastry making, and artisanal baking. After retiring as founder of computer graphic company Alias Research, McKenna moved to Europe and now owns and operates La ...

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Rowan Jacobsen writes about food, the environment, and the connections between the two. He has written for the New York Times, Newsweek, Harper's, Saveur, Eating Well, Wondertime, The Art of Eating, and others. He is the author of A Geography of ...

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The Wall Street Journal wrote: "The process, which Ms. Naylor calls "acoustic smashing," marked a turning point in her career." NPR said: "Jacqui Naylor has brought new twists to the notion of melding jazz and pop tunes -- ...

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Anthony Giglio is a New York based sommelier, journalist and accomplished freelance writer. He recently authored the Food & Wine: Wine Guide 2009 and edited the 67th edition of Mr. Boston Official Bartender's Guide for 2009 with Jim Meehan. ...

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Andrew Carmellini has created an innovative new cookbook entitled 'Urban Italian: Simple Recipes & True Stories from a Life in Food' to go along with his innovative genre of Italian-American cuisine creations. He worked with his wife, ...

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Tanya Wenman Steele is editor in chief of the award-winning food website Epicurious.com. She is also the winner of a James Beard foundation journalism award and a regular guest on Today. She has written extensively for the New York Times, and has been ...

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Pat Willard is the author of the recently published, 'America Eats!--On the Road with the WPA. She has written three other books about food and has written numerous articles and maintains her website at www.patwillard.com. She has worked as a ...

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Patricia Wells has lived in Paris with her husband, Walter Wells, for nearly 30 years. She runs a popular cooking school in Paris and is the author of over 10 books. She was also the restaurant critic for the International Herald Tribune from 1980 ...

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To say that Aldo Sohm knows wine is an understatement. The Austrian-born Sohm, who is currently the wine director at New York's Le Bernardin, was named the Best Sommelier in the world in May of this year at the International Association of ...

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Livio Felluga is an Italian winemaker whose estate reaches over 160 hectares in the hill country of Collio and Colli Orientali del Friuli. His wines range from dry to sweet and from red to white. His son Andrea joins us today to discuss his history ...

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Michaele Weissman is a journalist and author who writes about food, families, business, and American culture. Her work appears frequently in publications such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal. She joins us ...

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There are certain words which come to mind when you hear the name Georgeanne Brennan. Cookbook author, food journalist, cooking teacher. Prolific. Winner of a James Beard Foundation Award. Brennan published A Pig in Provence in March of 2007, a memoir ...

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George Naylor is a corn and soybean farmer from Churdan, Iowa. He is best known from Michael Pollan's best-selling book, The Omnivore's Dilemma. George was featured as a family farmer trying to cope with industrial food production. For the ...

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The Guys take calls on the last regular weekday show on WCTC-AM. They are taking it a bit easy for the summer and producing one show a week. They will ramp up production again in the fall. On this show, the guys took callers and had a bunch of ...

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Sergio Esposito is the owner of Italian Wine Merchants in New York City. He speaks at and hosts wine dinners throughout the country, has a much-visited Web site, and writes a popular e-mail newsletter about his discoveries and travels in Italy. He ...

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Most people know our next guest by her first name. Her fans love her food, her grace, and of course her smile. We're proud to introduce Bravo TV's Season Four "Top Chef," Stephanie ...

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Dr. Gary Paul Nabhan is a world-renowned conservation scientist. He is the author of countless books about America's environmental biology and a many-times-over winner of science awards, notably a "genius" MacArthur Fellowship. He is a ...

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Taras Grescoe has written articles on travel for The Times, Independent, Conde Nast Traveller (U.K.), National Geographic Traveler and the New York Times. His bestselling first book Sacre Blues: An Unsentimental Journey Through Quebec won the Mavis ...

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Dr. Daphne Miller is the author of The Jungle Effect, which is not the ordinary diet book. Instead of miracles, Dr. Miller explains how returning to an indigenous diet will help Western society from diseases that seem to plague only us: heart disease, ...

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Frederick Kaufman is a professor of English at the City University of New York. He has written about American food culture and other subjects for Harper's Magazine, the New Yorker, Gourmet, Gastronomica, and the New York Times Magazine. He is ...

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Mark Kurlansky is an award-winning and best-selling author who has written more than a dozen books -- most of which explore the history of food and humanity. He's with us today to expand a bit more on a subject he's recently written about ...

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Alan Richman is a contributing writer for GQ, Conde Nast Traveler, and Bon Appetit, as well as the Dean of Food Journalism at the French Culinary Institute. He joins us today to discuss his recent article in Bon Apetit entitled "my days of ...

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Cat Cora isn't just one of the best female chefs, she's one of the country's biggest culinary superstars, period. Cat has starred in a number of TV shows and has written several books, but now she has a new show on The Disney Channel. ...

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Judith Jones is senior editor and vice president at Alfred A Knopf, where she has worked since 1957. She is co-author with Evan Jones of three books. Recently, she has contributed to Vogue, Saveur, and Gourmet magazines. In 2006, she was awarded ...

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David Wondrich is widely recognized as one of the world's foremost authorities on cocktails and their history. He is one of the founders of Beverage Alcohol Resource, has worked with the Museum of the American Cocktail, and is author of several ...

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Corby Kummer is one of the country's most respected food journalists. He is a writer for The Atlantic Monthly and the author of the book "Joy of Coffee" , which was heralded by the New York Times as "the most definitive and ...

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Michael White has taken over the reigns as Executive Chef for two of New York's top Italian Restaurants L'Impero and Alto. He also is Chef -Partner at Due Terre in Bernardsville New ...

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Eric Asimov is the Chief Wine Critic for the New York Times. Although he formerly edited the renowned paper's "Living" and "Style" sections, he is most known for his reviews of all types of New York City restaurants, ...

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Marc Vetri is chef/owner of Vetri and Osteria Restaurants in Philadelphia. He has won the James Beard award for "Best Chef -- Midatlantic" and has been named one of America's top ten new chefs by Food and Wine Magazine. Philadelphia ...

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Andrew Zimmern is currently the host (creator and co-producter )of 'Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern' the hit show on The Travel Channel. In addition he is a chef, teacher, former restaurant concept consultant and an avid blogger. As a ...

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Dan Koeppel is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir To See Every Bird on Earth. His stories have appeared in National Geographic, Adventure, Wired, Audubon, and Popular Science. He has tried over twenty different kinds of bananas on five ...

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Will Allen has been described as a visionary in organic farming. Allen co-manages the organic Cedar Circle Farm in Vermont and is the author of The War on Bugs, an expose on the fertilizer and pesticide industry. A Doctor of Anthropology, an ex-Marine ...

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Paul Grieco, General Manager of Hearth Restaurant in New York City. He spent many of his early years in the company of his family perfecting the details of service. His career in New York City began at world-famous Remi Restaurant where he was a ...

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Enough rice, maize and wheat to feed an army -- well, that's the hope (someday)! Nearly 3 weeks ago the Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened on a remote island in the Arctic Circle, with 100 million seeds (just the first shipment!) that originated ...

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Suzanne Goin was named Best Creative Chef by Boston magazine in 1994, one of the Best New Chefs by Food & Wine in 1999, and was nominated for a James Beard Award in 2003, 2004, and 2005. She and her business partner, Caroline Styne run restaurants ...

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Jack Babin and Tony Forder are the co founders and publishers of The Ale Street News, the most circulated beer newspaper in America. Since 1992 Babin and Forder have been putting their love of beer and microbreweries on paper and sending it around the ...

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Frederick Kaufmann is a professor of English at the City University of New York. He has written about American food culture and other subjects for Harper's Magazine, the New Yorker, Gourmet, Gastronomica, and the New York Times Magazine. He ...

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Bill Kurtis is an acclaimed broadcast journalist who has worked in the profession for 40 years. Kurtis was the co-anchor for CBS Morning News, and the host of countless series and specials, most notably American Justice, Investigative Reports, and ...

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Terrance Brennan is the Chef-Proprietor of Picholine Restaurant and Artisanal Bistro and Wine Bar, two highly acclaimed restaurants in New York City, and the founder of Artisanal Premium Cheese, a wholesale and online gourmet cheese company and ...

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If you've recently ordered tapas at your favorite trendy restaurant -- you can probably thank Chef Jose Andres for popularizing the Spanish 'appetizer.' For a number of years now, he's been based in our nation's capitol where ...

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Eric Felten writes the celebrated cocktail column "How's Your Drink?" for the weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal. In May 2007, he was honored with a James Beard Foundation award for best newspaper writing on wine, sprits or ...

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Vickie Smith is the webmistress of www.missvickie.com, a frontrunner on the Internet for pressure-cooking websites. Since April 2001 her site has seen over two million visitors, and in January of this year she published her first book entitled Miss ...

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Frank Evans lives in Portland Oregon. He received a BSEE from the University of California at Berkeley. He is now retired after forty years of engineering in fields including instrumentation for human vision and oceanographic research, as well as ...

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James MacKinnon is the co-author (along with Alisa Smith) of Plenty: One Man, One Woman and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally. He is also the author of Dead Man in Paradise which won the 2006 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction. MacKinnon is ...

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Simon Hopkinson was once called the best cook in Britain. He was the founding chef at Bibendum in London and has won awards for his column in The Independent. He is here today to discuss a book recently published for the first time in America. The ...

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Julie Reiner, owner of The Flatiron Lounge, was born in Hawaii and worked as a cocktail server prior to moving to San Francisco, and ultimately Manhattan. She calls her style of drink-making "new-age tropical." When Julie moved to New York ...

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Carnivores of the world unite: Meatpaper is a new magazine out of San Francisco that is getting a lot of buzz. The "Journal of Meat Culture" takes beef, pork, and all kinds of meat super-seriously (using 'metaphors more than ...

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Margaret M. Wittenberg is an acclaimed authority on natural and organic foods and environmental sustainability. She is VP of Communications and Quality Standards for Whole Foods Market Inc., the nation's largest chain of natural food ...

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They have sold more than 300 million chicken wings -- and it all started here in the Garden State! If you went to college in New Jersey in the last 15 years -- you probably ate at a Cluck U franchise. The national chain has about 35 stores, mostly ...

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For more than three decades, the impeccable tastebuds of Gael Greene spawned each weekly edition of her "The Insatiable Critic" column for New York magazine. Now, she remains on staff and contributes heavily to her own website ...

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Josh Ozersky is the online food editor for New York Magazine, helming the "Grub Street" blog. The former food writer for Newsday magazine, Mr. Ozersky is the author of three books: Archie Bunker's America, Meat Me in Manhattan: A ...

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Paul Hobbs is one of the most sought-after winemakers on three continents. The Wine Spectator has hailed Paul among the top winemakers in California as well as in Argentina and Chile. The chef has some extraordinary dishes in store, and some ...

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Don Harris is the owner of La Tienda Importers, one of the most instrumental importers of the infamous and quite coveted, Jamon Iberico. Today, Don is here to talk with us about the long anticipated arrival of this special Spanish ...

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The ancestors of the Selbach family have been cultivating Riesling since 1661. Today, Johannes Selbach and his wife Barbara are running the winery with passion for the wines and in respect of the long tradition. He is hosting a wine dinner at Stage ...

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Ben Schott is the bestselling author of Schott's Original Miscellany, Schott's Almanacs, Schott's Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany as well as Schott's Food & Drink Miscellany. He is a contributing writer for The Times ...

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Craig Shelton is one of the nation's most celebrated chefs: the first person to grace the cover of Gourmet magazine, a James Beard Award winner, and the man behind the Garden State's first four-star restaurant -- the famed Ryland Inn. But ...

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Not only does chocolate stir up so many emotions in countless people, but simply saying the words "dark-chocolate" to cocoa-philes is like saying something erotic: when dark chocolate hits some people's palate, it also hits their soul, ...

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Jacqui Naylor has been called the "new voice of jazz" by Vogue. Jazz Times writes, "In the never-ending, 'next big thing' sweepstakes, bet on Jacqui Naylor." She is a tremendous and tremendously versatile singer ...

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Ben Kinmont is considered one of the United States' top dealers in rare and antique books on the topic of gastronomy. He is also a multimedia conceptual artist and has written many books and created all different types of art. He joins us today ...

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Homeboys Bakery's motto is "job, not jails," and it's a project created by a Los Angeles-area priest that trains former gang-bangers baking and culinary skills. The men and women in the program cook and run a bakery and Latino ...

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Wes Brustad President and CEO of the State Theatre located in the heart of New Brunswick is here today to talk about some very exciting holiday events coming up in the next few days and ...

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Sometimes the toughest part about the holiday season is calculating how many pounds of turkey you'll need for all your guests, which vegetables to serve as side dishes, and whether your mother-in-law likes jellied cranberry sauce or the chunky, ...

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Kathleen Flinn is a journalist and food writer based in Seattle. Ms. Flinn's eccentrically titled memoir, The Sharper Your Knife, The Less You Cry, details her experiences after emptying her savings account, abandoning her corporate management ...

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