Tableau Takes the N.O. Stage
It was a financial drama out of Tennessee Williams, who of course lived only blocks away: an old New Orleans family in a mansion worth millions, without a dime to fix up the place or even keep the lights turned on. Thanks to one of the nation’s most respected restaurant families, one of the nation’s oldest community […]
Adventures on Rainey Street
Austin makes much of its image as a funky place, a hip place, a cool place. Yet after so many years of being exactly those things for a living, the Texas capital more or less requires those wanting to catch its signature vibe to make their way to one of its shortest streets on the […]
Fine French Wines, Going Once…
Have you ever wondered what $300,000 worth of French wine might look like? And no, it doesn’t resemble all the containers piled on the docks at Marseille, or even a single bottle of Domaine de la Romanee-Conti. If you’re excited by this prospect, you’d better grab ye olde checkbook and head to Lewis & Maese […]
Sept. 7 Preview: Finn & Porter, Cousino Macul
AUSTIN Saturdays 10-11 a.m., Talk 1370 A Presentation of Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods We pay a visit to downtown Austin this week, talking about terrific cocktails with the guy “behind the glass” at Liberty Tavern before settling in for an impressive dinner at Finn & Porter. Neither Finn nor Porter showed up, by […]
Deer Lake Lodge Rasta
I’m a devotee of neither veganism nor “raw foods,” not least because I love to cook. But I tasted this salad named Rasta (short for raw pasta, not without a clever nod to the veqan Rastafarians of my beloved Jamaica) recently at Deer Lake Lodge in Montgomery, and the flavors were amazing. For this we […]
New Cocktail from Philippe
In Houston, there are very few better places to dip into for a cocktail than Philippe - the brainchild of French chef Philippe Schmit. With his new emphasis on the bar downstairs, the self-proclaimed French Cowboy has a lot to offer in the drinks department - as this how-to video makes clear. http://youtu.be/oPlT_TQDza8
Tastings
Adventures on Rainey Street
Austin makes much of its image as a funky place, a hip place, a cool place. Yet after so many years of being exactly those things for a living, the Texas capital more or less requires those wanting to catch its signature vibe to make their way to one of its shortest streets on the […]
Radio Shows
Sept. 7 Preview: Finn & Porter, Cousino Macul
AUSTIN Saturdays 10-11 a.m., Talk 1370 A Presentation of Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods We pay a visit to downtown Austin this week, talking about terrific cocktails with the guy “behind the glass” at Liberty Tavern before settling in for an impressive dinner at Finn & Porter. Neither Finn nor Porter showed up, by […]
August 30 Podcast: Kingfish, Beerfoot
http://podcast.talkradio1370am.com/kjcea2/4120527.mp3 AUSTIN Saturdays 10-11 a.m., Talk 1370 A Presentation of Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods We are in New Orleans this week, celebrating the birthday weekend of legendary Louisiana politician Huey Long, known as The Kingfish, at a new restaurant named in his honor. We chat about food and a little politics with chef […]
Aug. 24 Podcast: Hotel Galvez, Brewmasters
http://podcast.talkradio1370am.com/kjcea2/4112184.mp3 AUSTIN Saturdays 10-11 a.m., Talk 1370 A Presentation of Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods We are in Galveston this week, enjoying the end of summer as so many generations of Texans have. On today’s show, we check in (literally and figuratively) Hotel Galvez and talk to the GM and the chef about exciting […]
Aug. 17 Podcast: Cabo Up Close
http://podcast.talkradio1370am.com/kjcea2/4104937.mp3 AUSTIN Saturdays 10-11 a.m., Talk 1370 A Presentation of Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods In our second show from the annual food and wine festival at the luxurious Capella Pedregal resort in Cabo San Lucas on the Pacific coast of Mexico, we poke around beyond the Texas-born and Texas-connected celeb chefs doing guest […]
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