Posted on 14 November 2011.
Carla Hall was one of the finalists of Bravo Network’s Top Chef, Season 5 and won the “Fan favorite” – her engaging, warm personality is what makes people be able to really relate to her. I recently had the chance to meet her and her husband at the Taste of Tulalip event this past weekend [...]
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Posted in Interviews
Posted on 10 September 2011.
I attended the Betz Family Winery release event yesterday and had the chance to catch-up with founder/winemaker, Bob Betz. Sorry about the abrupt ending, but the memory card ran out of space!
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Posted in Interviews, Videos
Posted on 29 August 2011.
Ride and Handling Development Engineer for the Regal GS, Brad Schreiber, talks about the changes that went into making the Regal GS the sporty car it is:
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Posted in Interviews, Lifestyle/Autos
Posted on 28 August 2011.
Michael has appeared on numerous Food Network shows, including Iron Chef America and Chopped – he owns the only Greek restaurant to ever earn a Michelin Star. I caught up to him at a recent Buick press event in Michigan where we talked about his partnership with Buick as well as his culinary point of [...]
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Posted in Food, Interviews, Videos
Posted on 13 June 2011.
For Robert Smasne, winemaking is much more than just a passion, it’s a family affair steeped deeply into farming the greater Prosser, WA area. It’s about a lifelong dream to create a family brand that showcases terrior from some of Columbia Valley’s top AVA’s in wines at prices for all budgets. While his Woodinville [...]
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Posted in Interviews, News
Posted on 02 May 2011.
Winemaker Rebecca Pittock, of Ghost Hill Cellars in the Willamette Valley of Oregon shares her passion and history of her winemaking journey. On the web: www.ghosthillcellars.com
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Posted in Interviews, Videos
Posted on 19 April 2011.
This past weekend, I had the opportunity to go to McCrea Cellars in Rainier Washington. Doug McCrea makes some of the most highly regarded Rhone varietals in the state and has recently released some new Italian varietals as well.
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Posted in Interviews
Posted on 29 March 2011.
By Ben Straley: I had the opportunity to fire off a few questions with Mike Sharadin of Northwest Totem Cellars at the recent Taste Washington 2011 event in Seattle:
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Posted on 20 January 2011.
This past fall, I was fortunate enough to get to spend some quality time with Mike Berghan of Gifford Hirlinger winery – this video is of he and I out in their estate vineyards:
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Posted in Blog, Interviews
Posted on 04 October 2010.
I recently had the opportunity to hang out with Richard Funk, winemaker of Saviah Cellars in Walla Walla WA.
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