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These are our ideas for summer! It’s heating up all over the US. We are encouraging our audience to have a slow summer. We begin with the idea from Slow Food, which came out of Italy and has spread around the US. The movement grew out of the fast food movement and the implications have […]
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Mary leads us off with a great website www.fieldtoplate.com to help us find what is in season in your area of the country. Mary lists 3 more great sites to help discover further information. We then dive into people grilling year round. Certainly the gas grill has done so much to make it easier to […]
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Today we dive into cooking with herbs. We distinguish the difference between herbs and spices first. Then, we jump in on the subject of fresh vs dried. Is there a place for dried herbs? Sure! It is a matter of convenience. However, the great chefs of the world are using fresh herbs. They tend to […]
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This week we begin with an educational piece teaching our listening audience on how to visually analyze wine. This information comes directly from Tommy’s Sommelier training. Mary jumps in and gives us a rundown of some great spring produce. Mary & Tommy discuss a couple of great cookbooks like The Farm: Rustic Recipes for a […]
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The discussion today moves to the growing role that Sommeliers play in restaurants today. We discuss what actually goes into becoming a Sommelier, the study, the examinations, etc. While it is wonderful to see Sommeliers being recognized for their work, their rise in the awareness of the American diner has increased steadily over a 15 […]
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Tommy and Mary talk about some of their favorite Chocolate producers including New New Chocolate from Brooklyn, Ococ from LA and Vosges Chocolate from Chicago. In Bon Appetit, the March issues disusses the Tastemakers of 2012. Mary then talks about the great cheesemakers at Uplands Cheese in southwestern Wisconsin who makes great unpasteurized cheese. Tommy […]
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This week we will talk about some of the people, publications that our audience should be following. We acknowledge the quality the articles in the Wine Spectator, but question the merits of their scoring system. Tommy can support Decanter in a more inclusive capacity. Although the magazine has a condescending quality towards American wines, their […]
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Today, Tommy and Mary focus on smaller production wine versus larger production wine and discuss the upcoming In Pursuit of Balance tasting event in San Francisco and New York this spring. The topic of smaller production wines versus larger production wines has gained quite a bit of notoriety lately. There is a feeling among the […]
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In this episode, our host Gastrotommy is joined by Mary Maguire, a radio personality from the Fox Valley, WI. The show discusses the differences between organic foods and conventional foods. Around the United States, there is a growing movement to consume more local, sustainable and organic products. Why is this? Is it really necessary? What […]
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This week Tommy turns his focus onto Thanksgiving. His guests this week are his partners Dan and Mary Halfman. The trio discusses some great products for the feast at a discount on our website www.gastrotommy.com. We go into new and traditional ideas for hors d’ouvres, side dishes, Turkeys, desserts and finally wines. This is the […]
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...Today Tommy interviews Matt Licklider, Co-Founder of Lioco Winery. Lioco was started in 2005 and has taken the wine industry by storm. Their terroir driven wines are showing the balance, elegance and purity that is now characterizing the best American wines. Tommy provides access to this conversation with a dear college friend with our audience. […]
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This week our guest is the esteemed Garrett Oliver, editor of the newly released Oxford Companion to Beer. This book is already in its 4th run although it was just released this fall. Garrett is the brewmaster at the Brooklyn Brewery and is world renowned for his keen understanding of our industry. Oliver is brilliant, […]
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Jim is the proud owner and winemaker at Au Bon Climat. Where so many producers get one good review and radically increase the price of their wines, Jim has continued to produce some of the world’s great wines. He is especially well known for his Pinot Noir and Chardonnays. However, he makes a wide array […]
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We begin this wonderful segment with an interview with the esteemed Ariane Daguin from D’Artagnan. Her company was founded in 1985. Since this time she has supplied the finest restaurants not only in New York, but also around the country. She now makes these products available to consumers through her website. We are proud to […]
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This week’s Gastrotommy features two great guest segments. First up is my friend Steve Olson who is known in our community as akawinegeek. Steve is one of the leading mixologists in the US. He has founded BAR the Beverage Alcohol Resource with several colleagues where they teach bartenders proper technique. He is as knowledgeable and […]
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I am often very skeptical of people, places and things that are really cool. I find I just don’t typically find the same things cool that most other people do. So when a manager I worked with told me about wines from a guy in Washington that was a self-taught winemaker who used to manage […]
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The American craft beer scene has exploded in the last 15 years. The producers show a considerable understanding of traditional techniques with a unique level of creativity. This has enabled the public to enjoy some remarkably delicious beers. Three Floyds is a family production in Indiana that is largely run by Nick Floyd. The company […]
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