OTM tracks down excellent non-traditional Fine Dining in Berlin.  Wurst, Schnitzel.............. Restaurant Menus in the German Capital City are rather Too Similar for for Discriminating International Diners - such as you Dear Listeners.  We think we've found some of what you might be looking for!!  Tim Raue, Chef-Partner, Restaurant Tim Raue, http://tim-raue.com; Stefan Hartmann, Chef-Owner, Hartmann's Restaurant, www.hartmanns-restaurant.de; Partners Jeffrey Sfire, Manager & Kevin Avery, Chef, Little Otik, www.littleotik.de.

Two Different ways Ingenious Tools & Gadgets are making it to market. Baron Nagy, Quirky Inc,  NYC, "Social" Product Developers, www.quirkyinc.com; Star Baker Rose Levy Beranbaum has teamed with New Metro Design to create and market The Rose Collection of Baking-Assist devices, including the Mixer Mate, www.newmetrodesign.com, Duncansville PA; Rae Bernamoff, The Mile End Deli, Brooklyn NY, www.mileenddeli.com, The Mile End Cookbook: Redefining Jewish Comfort Food from Hash to Hamantaschen.

OTM heads far NW and NE to bring you Chef's Collaborative in Seattle and a Personal Love-story in Berlin Germany.  Then "Super-Bakers  give you their Recipes and their Secrets on how YOU can produce their results at home.  Melissa Kogut, Chef's Collaborative & its 2012 Sustainability Summit in Seattle, www.chefscollaborative.org; Luisa Weiss, My Berlin Kitchen, www.wednesdaychef.com; John Barricelli, Chef-owner, SoNo Baking, South Norwalk & Westport CT, The Seasonal Baker: Easy Recipes from My Home Kitchen to Make Year-round, www.sonobaking.com; Jim Lahey, Chef-owner, Sullivan St. Bakery & Co (Pizza) Restaurant NYC, My Pizza: the Easy No-Knead Way to Make Spectacular Pizza at Home, www.sullivanstreetbakery.com.

Dietary delights - Grains, Vegetables, Fruits - and Tuna Fish. Bruce Weinstein, Grain Mains: 101 Surprising and Satisfying Whole Grain Recipes for Every Meal of the Day; Amanda Cohen, Dirt Candy: A Cookbook, Chef-owner, Dirt Candy Restaurant, NYC, www.dirtcandynyc.com; Laena McCarthy, Jam On: The Craft of Canning Fruit, Owner, Anarchy in a Jar, Brooklyn NY, Artisinal Jams & Jellies, www.anarchyinajar.com; Andrew Smith, American Tuna: The Rise and Fall of an Improbable Food.

"Foreign Parts" - interesting people & products from the 4 corners of the globe.  Bruce Bailey, Co-owner & CEO, Mitsuwa Marketplace Japanese Supermarkets, Torrance CA, http://www.mitsuwa.com; Jay Rosengarten, President, Olisur Chilean Extra Virgin Olive Oils, Providencia (Colchagua Valley) Chile, www.o-liveandco.com; Skitz Fernando, Rice & Curry (about the Cuisine of Sri Lanka); Annette Garaghty, VP Sles & Marketing, Wusthof-Trident of America, Norwalk CT, Wusthof Classic Double Serrated Blade Breadknife; www.wusthof.com.

A Really "Boozy" Program with an Unusual Ending.  Marco Pasanella, Uncorked: My Jourmey through the Crazy World of Wine, Pansanella and Son, New York NY; www.pansanellaandson.com; T J Evans, Winemaker, Domaine Carneros,                 CA, Domaine Carneros Wines & especially the "Egg"Concrete Fermenter,  www.domainecarneros.com; Joseph Magliocco, President, Michter's Distillery & Chatham Imports (Crop Vodka & Farmer's Gin), Louisville KY, www.chathamimports.com; and the Surprise, in Honor of Julia's 100th Birthday, Susanna Reich, Minette's Feast: The Delicious Story of Julia Child and Her Cat.

Unusual Icons of the Food Business - 4 Personalities whose Business & Personal Endeavors are Making a Difference in Unique Ways.  Shawn Askinosie, Owner & Founder, Askinosie Chocolate & Chocolate University, Springfield MO, www.askinosie.com & www.chocolateuniversity.org; Claire Cretors, President, Cornfields, Inc. & G. H. Cretors, Hi I'm Skinny(TM)Popped Corn, Rice, Potato & Vegetable Snacks, Sister Company C. Cretors& co. makes 95% of Industrial Corn-popping equipment, www.cornfieldsinc.com; Thomas McNamee, The Man Who Changed the Way We Eat; Craig Claiborne and the American Food Renaissance, www.thomasmcnamee.com; Peggy Shannon, Owner, Queen City Cookies, Cincinnati OH, www.queencitycookies.com, "... I started the business as a way to give back to our community".

Flavor, Flavor, a Very Flavorful Program; Adam Perry Lang, Chef-Partner, Barbecoa London UK, Charred & Scruffed, www.adamperrylang.com; Angelo Sosa, Flavor Exposed: 100 Global Recipes from Sweet to Salty, Earthy to Spicy; Tama Matsuoka  Wong, Foraged Flavor: Finding Fabulous Ingredients in Your Backyard or Farmer's Market, www.meadowsandmore.com; Renee Erickson, Chef-Owner Boat Street Pickles & Boat Street Cafe, Seattle WA, www.boatstreetpickles.com.

A Very Veggie Program, two New Books on Salads, a 35 year old Veggie Restaurant & a Young Star Chef with Veggie-Locavore Focus:  Mindy Fox, Food Editor, La Cucina Italia, Salads: Beyond the Bowl: Extraordinary Recipes for Everyday Eating; Tasha DeSerio, Caterer & Cooking Teacher, Salad for Dinner: Simple Recipes for Salads that Make a Meal; www.tashadeserio.com; Claire Criscuolo, Chef-Owner, Claire's Corner Copia, New Haven CT, www.clairescornercopia.com, Welcome to Claire's; Dan Kluger, Chef, ABC Kitchen, NYC, 2011 James Beard Foundation Best New Restaurant (in the USA).

How to make your Food taste better - Ferment it, Salt & Season it, Sweeten it - OTM talks to experts on all 3.  And if you're in London you Love Chocolate, seek out Paul Young, a Superb Chocolatier with several Shops, and interesting views on the World of Chocolate.

Alex Lewin, Real Food Fermentation: Preserving Whole Fresh Food with Live Cultures in Your Home Kitchen; David Joachim, Founder ChefSalt, Makers of unique Salt-Spice combinations such as Tunisian Fire Chef Salt, www.chefsalt.com; Dori Ross, Tonewood Maple, Producer of Maple Sugar-based Sweetening items, www.tonewoodmaple.com, Burlington VT; Paul Young, Paul A Young Chocolatier, Maker of Fresh-daily Fine Chocolates, www.paulayoung.co.uk, London UK

OTM goes Hotel Dining in London, and you'd be Well Advised to Follow in our Footsteps.  Bristot Bruno Loubet (Chef-owner) at The Zetter Hotel  & Townhouse, www.bistrotbrunoloubet.com, www.thezettertownhouse.com; The Lyttelton at The Stafford by Kempinski, Ursula von Platon-Horande, Regional PR Director, Kempinski Hoteliers, Brendan Fyldes, Executive Chef; www.thelyttelton.com/,  www.kempinski.com/en/london/the-stafford-london/welcome; Alyn Williams at The Westbury, Alyn Williams (Chef-owner), www.westburymayfair.com/alyn-williams-at-the-westbury-,restaurent_viewItem_2-en.html; Sriram Aylur, Chef & Director of Operations, Bombay Brasserie & The Quilon Restaurant at 51 Buckingham Gate, www.bombaybrasserie.co.uk, www.quilon.co.uk, www.51-buckinghamgate.com/.

On the Menu reprises London coverage on the occasion of the Olympic Games.

London's Great Art Museums & Very Special Exhibits; Lucien Freud Portraits at The National Portrait Gallery, www.npg.org.uk/freudsite/; Yayoi Kusama at Tate Modern, www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/yayoikusama/tickets.shtm; Picasso & British Art at Tate Britain, www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/picassoandbritain/default.shtm; Turner & Claude at The National Gallery AND the just purchased Titian "Diana & Collista", www.nationalgallery.org.uk/. 

A First Instalment of London Dining - British Chefs Cook French & a Great French Chef opens a New London Dining Destination; Philip Howard, Chef-Partner, The Square, Mayfair, now open 21 years, www.squarerestaurant.com, Mentor for "a Generation of Modern British Chefs", and STILL in the Kitchen; Joel Antunes, a Native of Southern France, previously a "Superstar" in London & Atlanta GA, now at recently opened Kitchen Joel Antunes at The Embassy, Mayfair, embassymayfair.com/restaurant/; Henry Harris, Chef-Owner, Racine, celebrating his 10th Anniversary of "Distinctly French Cuisine" in Knightsbridge, www.racine-restaurant.com.  Three fascinating stories & three sensational meals!!!  Tune in next week for More on London Dining.

Dining in Firenze (Florence) - Modern and Traditional; Two More Great Places to Dine in Umbria.  In Firenze, Matteo Fantini, Owner & Nicolo Baretti, Chef, IO Osteria Personale, www.io-osteriapersonale.it; Alessandra Pieralli, Manager & Giovanna Verni, Chef (and Alessandra's mother), Trattoria Armando, www.trattoria-armando.com.

In Orvieto, Lorenzo Polegri, Chef-Owner, Zeppelin, Ristorante & Cooking School, www.ristorantezeppelin.it;

In Perugia, Claudio Brugalossi, Chef-Owner, La Taverna, www.ristorantelataverna.com.

OTM Loves Umbria!! Umbrian's themselves gave us the message loud and clear - STAY in Umbria, don't just pass through on the way to Toscana.  We taste great wine, we eat great meals, and we agree!!  Chiara Lungarotti, CEO, Lungarotti Group, Cantine & Le Tre Vaselle Resort & Spa, Torgiano, www.lungarotti.com; Marco Caprai, Arnaldo-Caprai Enoteca & Vineyard, Torre di Montefalco, www.arnaldocaprai.it; Gianfranco Vissani, Chef-Patron, Casa Vissani, S.S. 448 Todi - Baschi Km 6.600 (near Orvieto), www.casavissani.it

On the Menu's Italy trip - Umbria and Eastern Toscana - Overview of our Itinerary, then a very special adventure with Strada del Vino Terre di Arezzo.  The Tenuta Setteponti Association; at Il Pino, Castiglion Ubertini, Terranuova, Veronica Maragon & Bianca Bisaccioni, Il Borro, www.ilborro.it; Duccio Roni, Agriturismo Campodelmonte, www.campodelmonte.it; Loretta Lalli, Il Pino Bioagricoltura, www.ilpino.com; Gianluca Baldi, www.vinibaldi.com; Antonio Berlingozzi, Agricola Berlingozzi & Fattoria di Montelungo; Giandomenico Gigante, Fattoria La Traiana, www.fattorialatraiana.it; In Arezzo, Cappelli Bacci Frescos, www.pierodellafrancesca.it/piero_gb/index.html; Lunch at Ristorante La Lancia D'oro, Marzia & Maurizio Fazzuoli, www.lanciadoro.net; Francesca Vignali, Villa I Bossi, Gragnone; www.villaibossi.com; Antonio Bernardini, Agriturismo Santo Stefano, Pieve di Chio, Castiglion Fiorentino; www.agriturismosantostefano.com.   

Food Trucks & Street Food, in the USA & around the World; Vegetables, Fruits & Herbs.  John T Edge, Food Trucks Cookbook; Robert Reid, Lonely Planet, Lonely Planet's World's Best Street Food, www.lonelyplanet.com; Cheryl Sternman Rule, Ripe: A Fresh Colorful Approach to Fruits & Vegetables, http://ripecookbook.com/; Gary Allen, Herbs: A Global History, http://onthetable.us.

"Fighting Words" About Food!!  "To Meat or not to Meat...?"  Two Different and Very Persuasive Opinions; Michael Natkin, Herbivoracious: A Flavor Revolution with 150 Vibrant and Original Vegetarian Recipes, www.herbivoracious.com; Lynne Curry, a Former Vegetarian Tunes in to Meat, Pure Beef: an Essential Guide to Artisan Beef, www.lynnecurry.com.  How to Get Children to Eat (Healthy), Two Interesting and Different Points of View; Dr. Jennifer Shu, Food Fights: Winning the Nutritional Challenges of Parenthood...; www.jennifershu.com; Bill & Claire Wurtzel, Funny Food: 365 Fun, Healthy, Silly, Creative Breakfasts, www.funnyfood.us.

Three Great Ladies, Three Great New Cookbooks; Anne Willan, The Cookbook Library: 4 Centuries of the Cooks, Writers & Recipes that made the Modern Cookbook, www.lavarenne.com; Crescent Dragonwagon, Bean by Bean: a Cookbook, www.dragonwagon.com; Rebecca Miller Ffrench, Sweet Home: Over 100 Heritage Dessert Recipes & Ideas for Preserving Family History. 

Barbecue Plus++  Yankees who became "World Champions" of BBQ, winning the Jack Daniel's Contest, Andy Husbands & Chris Hart, Wicked Good Barbecue, Andy's Restaurant is Tremont 647, Boston, www.tremont647.com; "Chef's Secret" Dry Seasoning Rubs, Susan Eriksen, Vice President, Char Crust, Chicago, www.charcrust.com; Barry Estabrook tells the story of Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed our most Alluring Fruit, www.politicsoftheplate.com; How to Synchronize your Garden or Food Market's seasonal produce, Karen Adler, The Gardner & the Grill. www.pigoutpublications.com.

I Scream, You Scream, We all Scream for Ice Cream.  Three Great Ice Cream Brands in one Program - in alphabetical order; and a Summer Beverage Treat to go along.  Rich Graeter, Graeter's Ice Cream, Cincinnati OH, www.graeters.com; Jake Godby & Sean Vahey, Humphry Slocombe, San Francisco, Authors Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream Book, www.humphryslocombe.com; Jeni Britten Bauer, Jeni's Ice Cream, Columbus OH (first broadcast March 18, 2012), www.jenisicecream.com; Deborah Meniane, Victoria's Kitchen, Almond Water, Los Angeles, www.victoriaskitchenrecipes.com.

On the Menu covers the 25th Anniversary James Beard Foundation Awards.  Three Young Star Chefs in NYC (in alphabetical order of Restaurant Name): Aaron Chambers, Executive Chef, Boulud Sud, www.danielnyc.com/boulud_sud.html; Alex Stupack, Chef-Partner & Matt Resler, Agave Program Director, Empellon Cocina & Empellon Taqueria, www.empellon.com/; Andrew Schrenker, Chef-Partner, Recette, www.recettenyc.com.

OTM in London part 5  Fine Casual Ethnic Dining (is French "ethnic"?). Jose Pizarro, Owner, Pizarro, www.josepizarro.com; Will Smith, Partner, Les Deux Salons, www.lesdeuxsalons.co.uk; Martin Morales, Owner, Ceviche Peruvian Kitchen & Pisco Bar, www.cevicheuk.com. And a Change of Pace to end; Kim Ode, Rhubarb Renaissance, but of course you know that Rhubarb is native to Peru & Much-loved in England!

OTM in London part 4.  Fine Casual Dining.  Jesse Dunford Wood, Chef-owner, The Mall Tavern, www.themalltavern.com; Daniel Taylor, Chef-owner, Karpo, www.karpo.co.uk; Peter Gordon, Co-owner,  Selin Kiazim, Head Chef, Kopapa, www.kopapa.co.uk. & www.peter-gordon.net.

Celebrating US Cuisine - the 25th Annual James Beard Awards, and a Special 25th Anniversary Cookbook; Dr. Mitchell Davis, Executive VP, James Beard Foundation, www.jamesbeard.org; Kit Wohl, The JBF Best of the Best, www.kitwohlco.com.  Issues in Food Politics, Professor Marion Nestle of New York University, Why Calories Count & Food Politics.  The South as a New Culinary Melting Pot, Paul & Angela Knipple, The World in a Skillet: a Food Lover's Tour of the New American South, worldinaskillet.com/

OTM in London part 3 - Everyone loves Italian Cuisine, London included, three Great Ristorantes/Osterias/Enotecas; Jacob Kenedy, Chef-Proprietor, Bocca di Lupo & Gelupo, www.boccadilupo.com, www.gelupo.com; Rosie Yeats, Head Chef & Leonardo Hoxha, General Manager, Aurelia, www.aurelialondon.co.uk; Massimo Mioli, Chef & Elisa Bedin, General Manager, Co-owners, Dego Wine Bar & Restaurant, www.degowinebar.co.uk.