The Connected Table Live
Talk 4 Radio
Food and beverage industry insiders Melanie Young and David Ransom connect you to leaders and legends in wine, spirits, food and hospitality as they travel the world. Hear from vintners, restaurateurs, chefs, distillers, educators, authors, farmers and more. Melanie and David are the insatiably curious culinary couple who are always in search of a great story to share with their listeners. They bring a fresh approach to spotlighting industry movers and shakers and exploring the pleasures of the palate. Connect and visit www.theconnectedtable.com Instagram@theconnectedtable Like on Facebook@connectedtableThe Connected Table is among Feedspot’s top 20 food and beverage podcasts https://podcast.feedspot.com/food_and_beverage_podcasts/The Connected Table is broadcast live Wednesdays at 2PM ET and Music on W4CY Radio (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com). The Connected Table Podcast is also available on Talk 4 Media (www.talk4media.com), Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com), iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Pandora, Spotify, Audible, and over 100 other podcast outlets.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-connected-table-live--1277037/support.
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Aug 25, 2016 • 51min
Kevin Zraly & Napa's Bruce Cakebread
Kevin Zraly's Windows on the World Wine School caps a 40 year run in 2016. His bestselling Windows on the World Wine Course book is in its 31st printing. Kevin shares his views on how the wine world has changed, why women have better palates, and the next wine region he wants to visit. The Cakebread family has been making exceptional wines in Napa Valley for over 40 years. Bruce Cakebread discusses Cakebread Cellars' history, wines and Napa Green, the region's landmark environmental program.This show is broadcast live on Wednesday's at 2PM ET on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-connected-table-live--1277037/support.
Aug 18, 2016 • 50min
Authors Lisa Mattson & Jessica Tom
Two authors with delicious books! Wine marketing maven Lisa Mattson produces an award winning blog for Jordan Vineyard & Winery in Sonoma. But it's in her book, The Exes in My Glass: How I Refined My Taste in Men & Alcohol, where she uncorks her own story and life lessons that read like Love, Loss and What I Drank. In Jessica Tom's first book, Food Whore: A Novel of Dining & Deceit, a young aspiring food writer is a shill for a New York Times restaurant critic who has loss his sense of taste.This show is broadcast live on Wednesday's at 2PM ET on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-connected-table-live--1277037/support.
Aug 11, 2016 • 51min
Bill Yosses and Alex Prud'homme
Bill Yosses served as White House Executive Pastry Chef for seven years (Bush and Obama administrations). His foundation, Kitchen Garden Laboratory, teaches food literacy to young people through STEM: Science + Technology + Math Education. Bill is also chef/owner of Perfect Pie artisanal pie making company. Writer Alex Prud'homme shares memories about his great aunt, Julia Child. He is author of "My Life in France" and "The French Chef in America" documenting Julia's rise in the culinary world.This show is broadcast live on Wednesday's at 2PM ET on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-connected-table-live--1277037/support.
Aug 4, 2016 • 45min
Tanya Steel, Clean Plates
Best selling cookbook author, food editor and digital content maven, Tanya Steel was behind the successful launch of the award winning digital lifestyle food brand, Epicurious, as its Editorial Director. She is now Editorial Director for Clean Plates, a food and wellness digital content brand. Tanya worked with First Lady Michelle Obama to create The Healthy Lunchtime Kids Challenge & Kids State Dinner as part of the Let's Move! program. She also serves as Director of The Julia Child Awards.This show is broadcast live on Wednesday's at 2PM ET on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-connected-table-live--1277037/support.
Jul 28, 2016 • 52min
Bordeaux Rising Stars and Ann Tuennerman
Bordeaux vintners Sylvie Courselle, Château Thieuley, and Adrien-David Beaulieu, Château Coutet, represent a new generation of winemakers who are bringing innovations and techniques to address sustainability and produce more affordable, approachable wines. Ann Tuennerman, Founder, Tales of the Cocktail, discusses top trends and topics from this year's event, how her nonprofit supports education, professional development and health and wellness for bar professionals and the next Tales on Tour.This show is broadcast live on Wednesday's at 2PM ET on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-connected-table-live--1277037/support.
Jul 21, 2016 • 50min
Leah Chase and Elisabetta Nonino
Queen of Creole Cuisine, Leah Chase, oversees family run Dooky Chase's Restaurant in New Orleans' Treme neighborhood. Est. 1941, Dooky Chase's was the first integrated restaurant in the USA and has been a gathering place for political and civil rights leaders, artists and loyal locals and food lovers for 70 years. At 93, Leah stays active in her kitchen and vocal about tolerance and acceptance. Elisabetta Nonino discusses how family run Grappa Nonino (est 1897) revolutionized grappa production.This show is broadcast live on Wednesday's at 2PM ET on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-connected-table-live--1277037/support.
Jul 14, 2016 • 50min
Abigail Dierdre Gullo and Ralph Erenzo
Abigail Dierdre Gullo, Bar Chef at New Orleans dining hot spot Compère Lapín, says her theatrical training taught her to listen to customers and interpret their body language to provide the right cocktail, served with her special flair. Ralph Erenzo, co-founder of Tuthilltown Spirits, turned an old grain mill in the Hudson Valley town of Gardiner into one of the first craft distilleries to open in New York State since Prohibition, paving the way for the region's craft distilling growth. This show is broadcast live on Wednesday's at 2PM ET on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-connected-table-live--1277037/support.
Jul 7, 2016 • 52min
Chef Noman Van Aken
Chef Norman Van Aken has been called The Founding Father of New World Cuisine. His singular style of cooking launched the fusion food movement and put Florida on the map as a culinary epicenter. Author of 6 cookbooks including "My Key West Kitchen" (with son Justin), the newest, "My Florida Kitchen" (with wife Janet), and a memoir, "No Experience Necessary," he oversees Norman's at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, the new 1921 in Mount Dora and a school, In the Kitchen with Norman Van Aken, in Miami.This show is broadcast live on Wednesday's at 2PM ET on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-connected-table-live--1277037/support.
Jun 30, 2016 • 52min
Sandeman Port and a Bite of the Best
Every minute 18 bottles of Sandeman Port are sold somewhere in the world. George Sandeman, 7th generation member of the House of Sandeman (est. 1790), discusses the differences between port and other fortified wines, styles of tawny, ruby and blends and the history of Sandeman's iconic caped mascot, The Don. Food writer and culinary expert Bonnie Tandy Leblang, whose popular blog, BiteoftheBest.com, covers food and drinkand restaurants, shares her top finds at the 2016 Summer Fancy Food Show.This show is broadcast live on Wednesday's at 2PM ET on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-connected-table-live--1277037/support.
Jun 23, 2016 • 35min
Blackberry Farm's Wine & Food Team
Nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains in Walland, TN, on 4200 acres of tranquility liesBlackberry Farm. Owned by the Beall family since 1976, this Relais Chateaux luxury inn has award winning wine service and restaurants. Executive Chef Cassidee Dabney discusses Blackberry's signature Foothills Cuisine and gardens which supply many of her dishes. Sommelier and Food & Beverage Director Andy Chabot discusses Blackberry's history and curating his cellar of 166,000 plus wines.This show is broadcast live on Wednesday's at 2PM ET on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-connected-table-live--1277037/support.
