Food, Drink, and Travel

@HALLwines scored their 3rd 100 Point score with #KathrynHall #CabernetSauvignon. We honor this #triumph by extending her spirited conversation with #host Nanci Jo Saper.@kathrynwalthall shares all things red & wine served in a #glass, and the Hall's book, #APerfectScore.

UPDATED Saper Says...Premiere Current USA Food & Beverage EventsA Single Girl's Guide to Food, Drink and Travel is thrilled to begin the new year with #guests, @ChefKenFrank of #latoquenapa, American #Truffle #Master, & #Host of #NapaTruffle Fest #2017 and@KathrynWaltHall of #HallWines, #WaltWines, & Author of #APerfectScore.#wineadvocate @RobertMParkerJr #NapaValley #BlackTruffles #WhiteTruffles, @latoque

A Single Girl's Guide to Food, Drink and Travel is thrilled to begin the new year with #guests, @ChefKenFrank of #latoquenapa, American #Truffle #Master, & #Host of #NapaTruffle Fest #2017 and@KathrynWaltHall of #HallWines, #WaltWines, & Author of #APerfectScore.#wineadvocate @RobertMParkerJr #NapaValley #BlackTruffles #WhiteTruffles, @latoque

Out with the old and in with the New Year of A Single Girl's Guide to Food, Drink, and Travel! Make 2017 your best celebration yet. Listen to @FDandT phenomenal New Years guests with, party ideas, cocktails & more! Check out fooddrinktravel.net for premier food and drink events!Guests:Adam Seger, Advanced Sommelier for iPic EntertainmentPhil Rosenthal os I'll Have What Phil's Having on #NetflixJohn Jordan of Jordan WineryChef Sherry Yard, Chief Operating Officer of iPic Entertainment Jordanwinery.comthetuckroom.com

#Foodie & Songbird Netflix Phil Rosenthal shares a #Hanukkah tune like no other. #Chef @SherryYard hits it home with The Tuck Room #HolidayFeast Plus #Chef Sherry Yard's #PotatoKnish #recipe, posting on fooddrinktravel.net soon! Sunset Magazine Food Editor Elaine Johnson makes it #tastier by the double dozen, with tips for no fuss #Holiday #Parties!

Come CLOSER... You won't want to miss a thing! #Santa's chosen #elves are our exclusive #guests! Their #holiday #treats, #tipsy #beverages, plus a doozy of #entertainment will set you up for #success this #holidayseason.

The world's renown #SmithsonianNationalMuseumofAmericanHistory held The #SmithsonianFoodHistoryGala & The Smithsonian Food History Weekend at #TheNationalMuseumofAmericanHistory in glorious autumn. #TheJuliaChildFoundationforGastronomyandtheCulinaryArts honored #ChefRickBayless with #TheJuliaChildAward. A celebratory evening benefiting our favorite form of art, the kind you can eat! Susan Evans McClure, #Director of The Smithsonian Food History Programs at The National Museum of American History shares all about this fabulous weekend.http://americanhistory.si.edu/

North Lake Tahoe is laid back, with a charming and relaxed vibe compared to the bright lights, casinos and active night life in South Lake Tahoe.North Lake Tahoe's hiking trails, the Truckee river, the stellar restaurants... Plus a cornucopia of activities tucked within Mother Nature. Falls Perfect weather & culinary magic makes for a sublime time in North Lake Tahoe, and remember, no crowds! Guests: Chef/Owner & Author Douglas Dale of Wolfdale's Cuisine Unique Restaurant.Chef Carolyn Newman of Manzanita Restaurant - The Ritz Carlton, Lake Tahoe.Matt Robertson, The Ritz Carlton, Lake Tahoe Concierge and Club Level Supervisor.

#DININGOUT ON #THANKSGIVING HAS NEVER #TASTED SO GOOD!Chef/Owner Akasha Richmond joins A Single Girl's Guide to Food, Drink and Travel to share #Thanksgivingtips and Thanksgiving #menus at #Akasha restaurant and #ARCucina #restaurant in #CulverCity that will #tantalize your #tastebuds!

A Fail-proof #Thanksgiving & @FDandT has Got It!Stay tuned to #experts, #dishes, #tips, #recipes, unique #wine pairings & #cocktails. #Gobble up these goodies...Guests:Mary Pitman of #MarysTurkeys, #Mary'sDucks & #MarysChickens. marysturkeys.comHotline: (844)-444-MARY (6279)Chef David Burke - #Tavern62 By David Burke, Manhattan, New York Tavern62.comLiz Kelso, The Director of Wine Education and Sommelier at #WallysWineandSpirits wallywine.comElaine Johnson - Senior Food Editor for #SunsetMagazine. http://www.sunset.com/food-wine/holidays-occasions/thanksgiving-menu-recipes

Twist & Shout American Style and NON-GMO Turkeys, Chickens & Ducks... Oh my!American Cuisine with a fabulous twist at Tavern 62 in Manhattan by Chef David Burke and Mary Pitman & her family of Mary's Chickens, Turkeys & Ducks are reinventing American Poultry for the better! http://www.marysducks.com/http://www.marysturkeys.comhttp://www.maryschickens.comhttp://e2hospitality.com/restaurants/tavern-62/

Lake Tahoe's Best Kept Secret...FALL!No crowds, no lines, warm days, cool nights!South Lake Tahoe Shines...Executive Sous Chef Bam - Jimmy's Restaurantwww.thelandingtahoe.comCaptain Steve Bryant - Lake Tahoe Boat Rides www.tahoeboatrides.comBill Cottrill - General Manager of Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel www.tahoeresorthotel.com

It's all about Herstory, Emmolo winemaker Jenny Wagner & the rich Wagner Family of Wine history & tradition!

If you missed LA Loves Alex's Lemonade event, you can still contribute at Alexslemonade.org. Help kick kids cancer! Thanks to LA Loves Alex's Lemonade foundersChef/Owner of the Lucques Group Suzanne Goin , Sommelier/Owner of the Lucques Group Caroline Styne & Chef/Owner of Hungry Cat restaurants David Lentz... For more information go toAlexslemonade.org & Enjoy the show!

Experience an exclusive food & beverage event for the whole family! LA Loves Alex's Lemonade is The FAVORITE of CHEF's, Sommeliers & Mixologists from all over. L.A. Saturday 9/10/16 at UCLA, Join Chefs and Creators Suzanne Goin, David Lentz & Sommelier & Creator Caroline Styne, for the very best food and drink, while helping to raise money fighting children's cancer!

Icon Julia Child would have been 104 on August 15Th and this week we are celebrating ALL things Julia Child!Guests: ERIC SPIVEY, Chairman of The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts,Julia Child's Great Nephew & Author, ALEX PRUD'HOMME, Co-author with Julia, My Life in France, #1 spot on the New York Times Bestseller list. This October look for his new book, THE FRENCH CHEF IN AMERICA: Julia Child's Second Act. Plus The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts 2016 Gala presents the second annual Julia Child Award to Chef Rick Bayless on October 27, 2016 at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. “...no one is born a great cook, one learns by doing.” ― Julia Child, My Life in Francewww.fooddrinktravel.netwww.juliachildfoundation.orgwww.alexprudhomme.com

This Weeks Guests, Chef Sherry Yard & Corporate Sommelier Adam Seger are Merrymaking Culinary Super Heroes! They are on a Mission this Summer and it's Deliciously Entertaining!Chef Sherry Yard - Senior Vice President of Culinary Brand Development, iPic Entertainment Adam Seger - Corporate Sommelier/Executive Barman, iPic Entertainmentthetuckroom.com

Culinary Masters Karen and Quinn Hatfield are Chefs/Owners of This week we're exploring two HOT Los Angeles restaurants, The Sycamore Kitchen and Odys + Penelope, where chic and comfort provide an inviting atmosphere with a neighborhood vibe. The food is local, sustainable, and out of this world amazing! ...and don't forget the cocktails!Guest: Karen Hatfield - Chef/Owner of Los Angeles restaurants, The Sycamore Kitchen and Odys + Penelope

Summertime Drinking, Eating, and Road Trips! Happy 100th Birthday U.S. National Parks!Guests this week:Luke Edward - L.A. Winner "Tales of the Cocktail" Four Roses Bourbon, Four Roses Charity Challenge, Assistant Manager of Lock & Key, Koreatown, LA. (Winning Four Roses Bourbon Recipes to be featured at fooddrinktravel.net)Elaine Johnson - Sunset Magazine Senior Food Editor & Co-Editor Camp Sunset May 2016

Rare and Opulent, Illustrious & Grand... Two preeminent staycation experiences & moments that will last a lifetime... Every time!Guests:Langham Huntington PasadenaSusan Williger - Director of CommunicationsThe Resort at Pelican HillExecutive Chef - Jean-Pierre DubrayKate Starr - Director of Communications & Public Relations

The culinary landscape at The Hollywood Bowl this season is dynamic, decadent, and nothing you've seen before!Co-Owners of the Lucques Group, 2016 James Beard Outstanding Chef Award Winner, Suzanne Goin, and Wine Director and Sommelier, Caroline Styne, have created 10 pleasurable and distinctive food and wine dining avenues to savor and delight in!

It's time for a wake up call! Plus, a pop-up Baja Summer food fiesta, not in Baja, this week on A Single Girl's Guide to Food, Drink, & Travel. Guests:Academy Award Nominated Director - Josh Fox, "How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can't Change"Chef/Owner - David Lentz, Hungry Cat, Summer Pop-Up Restaurant El Gato en la PlayaChef de Cuisine - Kris Longley, Hungry Cat, Pop-Up Restaurant El Gato en la Playa

Is one day enough to celebrate dad? We didn't think so either...  Listen to these great guest stories anytime!Special Father's Day guests include:Phil Rosenthal - Creator of “Everybody Loves Raymond” and Creator/Host of “I'll Have What Phil's Having”Chef/Owner David Lentz - Hungry Cat Restaurants - Santa Monica, Hollywood, Santa BarbaraChef/Owner/Author Suzanne Goin - The Lucques Group - AOC, The Tavern, Lucques, The Larder, and 2016 Hollywood Bowl CulinaryRestaurateur/Owner Stephane Bombet  - Bombet Hospitality Group - Faith & Flower, Viviane, Terrine, and Hanjip restaurantsChef/Co-Owner/Author Mary Sue Milliken - Border Grill Restaurants - Santa Monica, Downtown LA, Las Vegas, Food TruckRestaurateur/Co-Owner & Sommelier/Wine Director Caroline Styne - The Lucques Group - AOC, The Tavern, Lucques, The Larder, and 2016 Hollywood Bowl 

Taste of the Nation Los Angeles for No Kid Hungry knocked it out with Chef and Host, Bruce Kalman. Prodigious chefs from over 50 restaurants, plus breweries, wineries, and mixologists.Our sensational Taste of the Nation guests include:Chef Mary Sue Milliken, Co-Owner of Border Grill Restaurant L.A. and Las Vegas.Stephane Bombet, Restaurateur and Owner of Bombet Hospitality Group whose restaurants include Viviane, Hanjip, Terrine, and Faith & Flower.Chef and Restaurateur Akasha Richmond of Akasha Restaurant and Sambar Restaurant.Chef, Restauranteur, and Taste of the Nation Host Bruce Kalman of Union Restaurant in Pasadena and Knead & Company Pasta Bar + Market.

Things are happening in Healdsburg, California and you want to be there!Listen in... fine wines, electric cuisine, craft cocktails on tap and mixologist masters, cider (not what you drank in grade school), and wine and food pairings best experienced in tennis shoes.Guests:Ridge Evers - Proprietor - Davero Farms & WineryDustin Valette - Chef & Owner - Valette RestaurantDavid Cordtz - Owner - Sonoma CiderLaura Sanfillipo - Co-Owner - Duke's (Opening in August) & Batch CocktailsPamela Bushling - Bar Manager - Madrona ManorHarold Jones - Owner - Wine Country Walking Tours

It's our 100th episode of A Single Girl's Guide to Food, Drink, & Travel and we are dedicating it to "No Kid Hungry." 1 in 5 children in America do not get the daily food they need! $1.00 provides up to 10 Meals! Together, WE Can END the tragic epidemic of childhood hunger in the United States! Chefs Cycle for No Kid Hungry - Riding to End Childhood Hunger! Check out these award-winning chefs! Soon, they will be riding 100 miles a day for 3 days to raise money to help end childhood hunger in the United States. It's a ride of endurance and bonding as chefs bike from Carmel to Santa Barbara, California June 27-29, 2016. Support your favorite Chef at http://www.chefscycle.org Chef Cycle Riders & Show Guests:Chef Hans Röckenwagner - Röckenwagner Bakeries & CafésChef Travis Flood - Pappas Artisanal Tom Nelson - President, Share Our Strength/No Kid Hungry - NoKidHungry.orgDon't miss "Taste of the Nation," a Premier Culinary Benefit for NoKidHungry.org on June 5th in Culver City, CA with Host, Chef Bruce Kalman. Check out the "Taste of the Nation," date in your city at http://ce.strength.org

Exclusive treasures to be had in beautiful Healdsburg, California! Try cuisine that makes memories. Discover boutique, intimate wineries, and historic family wineries. Sip, taste, and shop throughout Downtown Healdsburg. One visit is not enough and neither is one episode so we will be back with more Healdsburg soon!Guests this week include: Will Seppi of Costeaux French BakeryCarla Jeffries from Thumbprint CellarsSerena Lourie of Cartograph WinesLucia Fincher & Manuel Azevedo from Café Lucia Holly Fox of Two Thirty-Five Luxury SuitesAnnette Ballestero from One World Fair TradeSue Sacks from Options GalleryDanielle Elins from Erickson Fine Art Gallery

Happy Mother's Day! We recorded this episode live from Grand Central Market in Downtown Los Angeles. This is the place to have the munchies! Take a walking brunch, spend the afternoon on Horse Thief BBQ's patio & so much more! Guests: Fabulous GCM Vendors! So many choices it was hard to choose, so listen for a taste of one of the yummiest culinary hang outs in town.

Over 50 sought after craft beers in one place and cruise and dine on John Wayne's former yacht, Wild Goose.This week's guests include A.J. Bodden, Vice President of Live Events at Townsquare Media including "America On Tap," and Maricris Tsigarida, Southern California Marketing Manager for Hornblower Cruises & Events.

It's the Cab Collective at the grand Allegretto Vineyard Resort in Paso Robles, CA.How are you in a blind wine tasting? This week's guests bring Paso Robles wines front & center!Daniel Daou - Daou Winemaker & Vineyard Manager.Marianna Caldwell - Beverage Manager & Sommelier at Baltaire Restaurant in Los Angeles.Scott Young - Director of Operations at Blackhouse Hospitality Management & Sommelier.

The first resort in Paso Robles, Allegretto Vineyard Resort, is grand! What's Inside? Just listen!Our guests this week include Allegretto Owner & Visionary, Doug Ayres, Executive Chef of Cello Ristorante & Bar and Director of Food & Beverage at Allegretto, Eric Olson, Director of Spa at Allegretto, Sandra Cade, and Allegretto General Manager, Anna Olson.

It's all about adult beverages! We're talking California wines, Bordeaux, and Champagne, with upcoming tastings shared by Wally's Wine & Spirits experts. Plus, delicious Tea, American-grown! This week's guests are Johanna Silver, Sunset Magazine's Garden Editor, Geoff Pattison, Wally's Bordeaux Buyer and Senior Director of Merchandising, and Gary Fishman, Wally's Domestic Wine Buyer and the Event Chair for All Stars & Grande Marque Champagne Tasting.

Listen to the Chef de Cuisines of Bouchon Bistro talk "Tour de France" with Award-winning Chef Thomas Keller taking place April 6th at Bouchon Bistro in Beverly Hills, California. Chef Josh Crain - Bouchon Las VegasChef Ross Melling - Bouchon YountvilleChef David Hands - Bouchon Beverly Hills

This week join us for new terroir for wine, French food with a California twist, and mixing business with pleasure!Host, Nanci Jo Saper, is joined by Sarah Schneider, Sunset Magazine Wine Editor, David Stoothoff, Chef/Owner of Madeline's in Cambria, California, and Aaron Martinez, Master Tax Advisor at H&R Block.

The 9th Annual Pebble Beach Food & Wine is right around the corner, March 31-April 3! A "rockstar booze author" and a pair of Master Sommeliers participating in PBFW join Host Nanci Jo Saper to share epicurean pleasures and much more happening at this year's PBFW. This week's guests include Author Dan Dunn ("American Wino: A Tale of Reds, Whites, and One Man's Blues"), Master Sommelier Emily Wines, Wine Director of Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants, and Master Sommelier June Rodil, Beverage Director of McGuire Moorman Hospitality.

Vegan, vegetarian anyone?This week's guest is Janabai Amsden, Co-Owner of Rawvolution Restaurant in Santa Monica, California. Rawvolution is "Raw" like you may have never tasted or seen before! Bagels from almonds, chocolate coconut truffles with coconut nectar, nachos with walnut meat, and so much more!

Master Chefs from all over are coming to Los Angeles next week for the "All-Star Chef Classic!" Hear all about it and much more with All-Star Chefs Sherry Yard and Anita Lo.

It's all about Oscar this week!Be inside the kitchen with special guest and Legendary Chef Wolfgang Puck for the Academy Awards Governors Ball, his new online cooking school, and more.

Food Glorious Food... This week, a paid of chefs that make dishes sing!Executive Chef Bruce Kalman of Union in Pasadena, California and Knead & Co. Pasta Bar + Market at Grand Central Market, DTLA and Chef de Cuisine David Hands of Bouchon Bistro, Beverly Hills, California join us.

Happy Valentine's Day weekend!When it comes to romance, these two guests are so good we wanted to share them with you again.Executive Chef Michael Hung of Viviane in the Avalon Hotel Beverly Hills, California and Dee Gaubert, expert Wedding & Event Planner, Author & Destination Wedding Planning Specialist. Dee is the owner of "No Worries Event Planning."

LOVE IS IN THE AIR....? WELL... IT'S COMING!To help you find unique and delicious sweet treats, just tune in to this week's show.Sweet Experts include Dessert Archaeologist & Co-Owner of BAKED NYC, Matt Lewis, and Valerie Confections Owner, Valerie Gordon.

Rolling, Rolling, Rolling.... From Food Truck(s) to restaurant bound in Los Angeles! Cousins Maine Lobster Co-Owner Sabin Lomac and Frach's Fried Ice Cream Co-Owner Zachary Hurst share their stories, determination, and food that create mega lines with locals.

It's all about Québec, Canada!Guests include Nancy Dacres, Account Executive, Marketing Division of Québec City Tourism and Michelle Demers, Customer Services Division and Professional Tour Guide of Québec City Tourism.

ONE NIGHT ONLY... It's "Burns Supper" on January 25th from 6:00pm-2:00am at The Pikey on Sunset Blvd.Fabulous pub food and beyond, drink specials such as $5 Glenlivet... Have you ever?This week's guests include Jared Meisler Co-Owner of The Pikey & Executive Chef Ralph Johnson of The Pikey.

The movie "Consumed" by Daryl Wein is as Erin Brockovich shared, "Entertaining, relatable, suspenseful and informative, and a real eye opener to what is going on. This film has re-inspired and educated me. BRAVO!""Consumed" is the movie to talk about and this week's guest, Daryl Wein's insight on GMOs and the movie will captivate you.Listen, watch and share! Be a part of the solution!

Happy New Year!As we begin 2016, "A Single Girl's Guide to Food, Drink, and Travel" reminisces this week with highlights from a variety of guests from 2015.

Merry Christmas everyone and remember not to eat ALL of Santa's cookies!Our guests this week are Irene Edwards, Editor-in-Chief of Sunset Magazine, and Robert Chang, Managing Director & Chief Truffle Officer at American Truffle Company.

Executive Chef Michael Hung's master craftsmanship is shown front and center at Viviane Restaurant in the Avalon Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA.Plus, sharing a night out at the Hungry Cat in Santa Monica with Big Dave's fabulous Famous Egg Nog, divine seafood, and an award-winning burger!

It's a Food Feast this week with guests, award-winning cookbook Author & Writer, Amelia Saltsman and rockin' Chef Bruce Kalman of Union Restaurant in Pasadena, CA and soon to open Knead & Co. Pasta Bar + Market in Grand Central Market, Downtown Los Angeles.

Scenic Paso Robles.There is so much to eat, drink, and experience here, that we have more Paso Robles coming to you in 2016. Today our guests include Carole MacDonal of La Cosecha and IL Cortile Ristorante in Paso Robles. Carole, along with her husband, Chef Santos, created two hot dining properties in the heart of town.Bob Tillman, Proprietor, along with his wife Lynn, of Alta Colina Winery, create world-class estate wines that are exclusively from Rhône varietals grown in their vineyard. He spent 35 years in high tech, but since 2003 he is all about creating exceptional wines.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!Festive food to be shared this holiday season from guests, "Kitchen Gypsy" Author, Restaurateur, and Cooking Teacher Joanne Weir, and Executive Chef David Thomas of Bazaar Meat by Chef José Andrés in Las Vegas.