Three GREAT California Chefs  Michael Tusk, Chef-owner, Quince Restaurant, San Francisco; Nate Appleman, Chef-owner, SPQR & A16, San Francisco; Chef Sean Elliott, Bardessono, Yountville, CA. More great CA chefs coming in the near future as well!

Greg Hinson, Founder, O O Olive Oil, Petaluma CA; Matt Skinner; "Heard it through the Grapevine"; Helene Beck, Owner, La Vigne Organics, Sauces, Salsas, Preserves made from unusual fruits – Persimmons, Kumquats, etc.

OTM at the 2009 James Beard Awards. Lidia Bastianich, Lidia’s Italy, Felidia Restaurant NYC, Lidia’s, Pittsburgh PA & numerous other ventures, Joyce Goldstein, Author & Food-Dining Guru; Emily Luchetti, Pastry Chef, Farallon, San Francisco talk about the significance of this year’s focus on Women Chefs; Nate Appleman, SPQR & A16, San Francisco reacts to winning Best New Chef; Mike Lata, Chef-partner, Fig, Charleston SC exults after winning Best Chef SE; Aldo Sohm, Head Sommelier, Le Bernadin NYC talks about winning Best Wine Service award, and about his life & experience as a Sommelier from humble beginnings to top of the heap; Executive Chef Craig Hopson, Le Cirque, NYC

OTM goes East & Spicy. Monica Bhide,Modern Spice; Raghavan Iyer, 660 Curries; Takashi Yagihashi, Takashis Noodles; Fine Cooking Magazine; Michael Wales, Inventor, The Grill Daddy

OTM is still California dreamin. some interviews to whet our appetite.  Gerald Higoyen, Pinxtos Chef-owner of Piperade, San Francisco; Tony Biagi, Winemaker, Cade Winery, Howell Mountain CA; David Mirassou Wines, Monterey CA; Tilar Mazzeo, Backroads of Sonoma.

OTM indulges its Sweet Tooth. Johnny Iuzinni, Dessert Fourplay; Jacques Torres, A Year in Chocolate"; Owner Jacques Torres Chocolate, NYC; Beth Nielsen, Nielsen Massey Vanilla-based extracts, Waukegan, IL; Laura Werlin, Great Grilled Cheese.

OTM focuses on Wine, the upcoming 2009 Pittsburgh Wine Festival, Wines from Spain, and a couple of non-alcoholic alternatives. Finca Torremilanos, Ribiera de Duoro; Wines of Navarre; Pilar Garcia-Granero, President Navarre Wines; Enrique Martinez, Maher restaurant, Cintruenigo, Spain; Elizabeth Royte, "Bottlemania"; Reem Rahim, Puerh Teas from Numi.

OTM is California dreamin with a 2 week trip soon; you wlll hear about what we have planned  and some "apropos" interviews. Barbara Passino, Co-owner, Oak Knoll Inn, Napa CA & author "Chocolate for Breakfast"; Taki Laliotitis, Chef at Matanzas Creek Winery, Santa Rosa, CA; Bruce Cohn, Owner B. R Cohn Winery, BRCohn Wine Vinegars, Condiments & Rubs, Glen Ellen CA; Nancy Harmon Jenkins, The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook: A Delicious Alternative for Lifelong Health (yes California has a very Mediterranean flavor profile).

OTM in London Part 2. David Abbott, Chef-partner, Magdalen Restaurant; Rowley Leigh, Chef-owner, Le Café Anglais; Peter Gordon, Chef-owner, Providores & The Tapa Room; Sam Hart, Co-owner, Quo Vadis (also Fino & Barrafina).

OTM in Charleston SC for their great Food & Wine Festival. Barabara Heddinger, Garden Club Tours; Mitchell Crosby, Founding Committee Member of the Festival; Rick Tramonto, Executive Chef,-Partner, Tru, Chicago one of the Celebrity Chefs for the Festival; Brett McKee, Chef-owner, Oak Steak House; Ken Vendriski, Chef-owner, La Scala Trattoria.

OTM in London Part 1. Howard Hartley, Sales Mgr, The Grosvenor House, a JWMarriott Hotel, about the hotel’s now complete renovation & the 75th Annual Art & Antiques Fair, June 2009; Claude Bosi, Chef-owner, Hibiscus Restaurant; Bernard Yeoh, Owner, his Chef & Sommelier, Kai; Vineet Bhatia, Owner, Urban Turban & Rasoi.

Famed Chef-Restaurateur Charlie Trotter, 30+ minutes of Brilliant Insight- You should not  miss this,  Bruce Cohn, B. R. Cohn Wine Vinegars, Condiments & Rubs; Marnie Old & Sam Calagione, He Said Beer & She Said Wine.  

TR Durham, Tracklements Smoked Fish & other Delicacies, Ann Arbor MI; Bob Kramer, Bob Kramer Knives; Greenpeace Fish.

Italian Wine Excitement in NYC  OTM tastes 2004 Brunello, Talks with Experts & Wine Makers from Tuscany, Calabria, Sicily, etc. Fred Plotkin & Darrel Corti, Expert Reflections on the Wines of Italy; Christina Mariani-May, Castello BANFI; Karen McNeil & Kevin Zraly, Italian Wine Experts on the merits of Brunello; Tenementi Angelini; Francesca Coppi, Cinelli Colombini; Lamberto Frescobaldi; Barone Martini Fini; Pozzi; Ippolito1845, Calabria; Stefania Pepe, Abruzzo.

Valentine Greetings from OTM and OTM in Wintry NYC Part 2.  Erica McMillan & Brett McKee, Charleston Food & Wine Festival; Ehlers Estate, thoughts for the Heart, Red Wine is good for Heart Health, in Ehlers case 100% of the profits go to International Heart Disease Research Projects; Toshio Suzuki, Chef-owner Sushi Zen NYC; Brad Farmerie, Chef-partner, Double Crown NYC; Pino Luongo, “Dirty Dishes”, Chef-owner, Cento Lire, NYC.

OTM finds Old Favorites & New Dining Delights in Wintry NYC – Part 1. Karen Waltuck & Roger Dagorn, Chanterelle NYC; John Fraser, Chef-owner, Dovetail, NYC; Jason Denton, Partner, Ino, Inoteca, Inoteca North & Lupa, all NYC; Harold Moore, Chef-partner & Tony Zazula, Partner, Commerce Restaurant, NYC.

Gale Gand, "Chocolate & Vanilla", Pastry Chef-Partner, Tru, Chicago IL; Amy Scherber, "The Sweeter Side of Amy’s Bread:, Owner, Amy’s Bread, NYC; Lucio Matricardi, Talento Riserva Prosecco, Trentino, Italy; Al Nasti IO(Italian Organic) Blood Orange Juice from Sicily; Patrick Lango, White Cow Dairy, Yogurts, etc., East Otto NY.

John Folse is well just John Folse! He talks with OTM about Bittersweet Plantation, Donaldsonville, LA & his big food business nearby; Clark Wolf. "American Cheeses"; Charles Lefevre, The Oregon Truffle Festival & Oregon Truffles in general.

More New Orleans, and a stop along the way on Sanibel Island. Restaurants of the John Besh Group. Steve McHugh, Chef, Luke Brasserie; Randy Lewis, Chef-Partner La Provence, (Lacomb LA), Chef Jared Tees & GM Jeff Gulotta, Besh Steak; and on Sanibel, Melissa Talmadge, Sweet Melissa’s Café.

Christmas Cajun-Creole Style, OTM reports from the Crescent City. Donald Link, Chef Owner, Cochon, Cochon Butcher & Herbsaint; JoAnn Clevenger, Founder, Upperline; Ralph Brennan, Owner & Chip Flanagan, Chef, Ralph’s On the Avenue; Ben Thibodeaux, Palace Café. AND Rio Sabaducci, Inventor of a great Wine Gadget, the Vinturi Aerator.

Ana Quinconces Rodriguez, "Sabor!"; Jane Caswell, The Kalahari Pepper Co. Rhino Hot Sauces; Daniela Massey, The Spice Hunter Co., Spices & Rubs; Martina Kenworthy, Gustiamo, Bronx NYC, Italian Gourmet Dried Porcini Mushrooms.

Those Mercer Girls, Jenji, Bekah & Heather Sue, Ruby et Violette, NYC; Matt Lewis & Renato Poliafito, authors "Baked", Owners, Baked NYC, Brooklyn; Julie Hasson, "The Complete Book of Pies"; Amanda Hesser, Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table: A Collection of Essays from the New York Times; Jeremy Metzler, Yellingbo Gold EVO in 3 liter boxes.

Thomas Keller, "Under Pressure" & Founder, The Thomas Keller restaurant group including Per Se, NYC, The French Laundry, Bouchon & Ad Hoc, Yountville CA; Eric Ripert, "On the Line"; Chef-partner, Le Bernadin, NYC; in conclusion, Ann’s observations on what will be new & exciting, or troublesome with food & restaurants in 2009.

Erika McMillan, Special Events at the 2009 Charleston SC Food & Wine Festival; David Joachim, The Science of Good Food: The Ultimate Reference on How Cooking Works; Micah Bertin & Bill Dehaven, Consafeco, manufacturers of the Alligetter; Ed Behr, "The Art of Eating" quarterly newsletter.

Ryan Johnson, Pilsner Urquell, celebrating 160 years of "Golden" lager brewing; Pilsen, Czech Republic; Steve Kolpan, "Winewise"; Fred Noe, Bourbon Ambassador, Jim Beam Brands, at the Pittsburgh Whisky Festival.