Show 401, November 28, 2020: Show Preview with Executive Producer & Co-Host Andy Harris

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Happy Thanksgiving Weekend to all of our listeners. You’re appreciated…A bit of a different Thanksgiving celebration this year for sure…We’re previewing the show with Executive Producer & Co-Host Andy Harris.

“Vintage glamour and hospitality meet modern innovation and design at Barry’s Downtown Prime at Circa Resort in Downtown Las Vegas. The new steakhouse concept is from Chef Barry Dakake and his seasoned hospitality partners at Make It Happen Hospitality, LLC. Barry’s Downtown Prime delivers the city’s finest premium steaks and seafood, fresh tableside preparations, creative cocktails and outstanding service.” Chef Barry takes a respite from his busy kitchen to join us.

“From a small garagiste operation Joseph Jewell Wines, under the direction of Winemaker & Proprietor Adrian Manspeaker, has morphed into one of Humboldt & Sonoma County’s leading Pinot Noir producers. Joseph Jewell began in 2006 with two barrels of wine. Today, they make roughly 15% of the total wine production from Humboldt County’s 150 acres of vineyards. The wines produced three 90-plus scores and their history is just starting to be written.” Winemaker and Proprietor Adrian Manspeaker artfullys pull the cork on Joseph Jewell Wines for us.

“Harold McGee is a leading expert on the science of food and cooking and the author of the beloved, bestselling culinary guides, On Food and Cooking and Keys to Good Cooking. Now, McGee has turned to the science of a long-overlooked dimension of our world—smell—in his thoughtful new book, NOSE DIVE: A Field Guide to the World’s Smells. NOSE DIVE is the product of over a decade of intensive research and is informed by the latest revelations in sensory biology and flavor chemistry. A work of astounding scholarship and originality, it is, perhaps, the ultimate guide to the smells of the world, from the ambrosial to the malodorous and everything in between.” Harold McGee joins us.

El Segundo Brewing Company’s The Slice & Pint is the restaurant spinoff of the successful El Segundo Brewing Company, one of the first craft brewers in the South Bay. Earlier in the year before the initial “Stay at Home” they celebrated their Year Anniversary. Under the new L.A. County guidelines they are closed (again) for dine-in (outside) but are open with vigorous sanitary protections for takeout and packaged beer sales. On the menu are a variety of quality pizzas created from a dough that ferments and proofs for multiple days, and salads and sandwiches. Also Family meals. Proprietor Rob Croxall joins us to update beer to-go available at the El Segundo Brewing Co. and food specials to-go at The Slice & Pint.

Our own Chef Andrew Gruel of the Slapfish Restaurant Group provides another timely and informative “Ask the Chef” segment where Chef Andrew responds to listeners thoughtful inquiries. Chef Andrew is regularly updating us on the impact of the Covid-19 crisis in the hospitality field and what we, as diners, can do to support the very survival of restaurants which is a genuine (and growing) concern. It’s been an especially tough week for California restaurants (especially L.A. County) as more restrictions have been placed on how restaurants can serve their guests. We’ll “Ask the Chef.”

All of this and heaping helpings of extra deliciousness (with proper Social Distancing) on this week’s not-to-miss show!

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