Food, Wine & Whiskey - In Your Own Backyard Podcast

I'm joined by Glenn Burnett and Dave Scott on this episode.  Glenn helps Dave and I enter the world of scotch.  As Glenn says, scotch can be a minefield, if you don't know where to step you could blow up and quickly be done.  This episode helped me get some sense of what I like and what I don't, hopefully it will help you as well if Scotch is something you want to explore.

This is a conversation where you get to know Andrew and Michael, and let me tell you these guys are great and a lot of fun.   We also learn about what their doing in TX to make some great wines, how they let the terroir dictate the grapes they grow to produce wines.  This is truly a FAMILY winery, all hands on deck and that's also very important to both of them.  

John and I discuss the grape varietals,  wines, producers of Umbria.  We also talk about the history, food and culture of this region in Italy.   Exploring  the regions of Italy and the great wines that are produced is exciting as a wine lover.  Umbria does not disappoint, a small region with a small production but they have some fantastic wines that are worth exploring.  

This episode is al about the great food and flavors of Cantonese food served by Ginger and Fork in Houston Texas.  We highlight the wonderful dishes on their menu and explore the fantastic cocktails and bourbon and whiskey they serve.  Great conversation to hear about these flavors and wonderful drinks.

In this episode Todd Greene is my guest and we have a conversation on the great food of Louisiana.   So many dishes with big bold flavors, a lot of dishes you will know but we also discuss a few that will be new to most.  

The title says it all, we blind 3 baller ryes and give our thoughts.

This episode I'm joined by Yana & Taisiya to discuss the food and flavors or Russia (more specific, the former Soviet Union) their native countries.   If you haven't tried Russian food, you should, there is so much more to their cuisine than you might think.  List to this episode and the dishes we discuss then absolutely make one!

In this episode I visit with John Fodera of Tuscan Vines and we talk about what he's doing to bring more Italian wine and wine knowledge to his followers on social media and his website blog.  Then we get into Brunello di Montalcino, one of our favorite wines and grape varietals - Sangiovese.  We talk about the history of this region, the requirements of the grape, the aging of the wine before release and the 2015 and 2016 vintages.  2015 is thought to be one of the best seasons in Italy and 2016 is right there with it.  This is a great listen if you'd like to learn a little more about Brunello di Montalcino.

Texas Star Grill Shop is new to Katy, they now have four locations around the area.  We sit down with Pete and Ernie from TSGS to talk about what they offer the backyard cooks in the Houston area, and they have some really cool cooking rigs.  As we roll into  fall there's nothing better than being in the backyard cooking, hanging with friends and family as we enjoy the great weather and some football.