Foodie & The Beast from Home: December 6, 2020
If you missed the latest Foodie & The Beast, you really did miss some good and usable info, even in this COVID crazy world.
- Deb Moser from Central Farm Markets chatted all sorts of info about great holiday meal ingredients – from fresh produce and meats to poultry, awesome potables, gift basket ideas and more – including all the COVID safety procedures.
- We spoke at length with Rob Arthur, GM, and Emmanuel West, beverage director and somm, at Baltimore’s ultra-luxe and only Relais & Chateaux property, the Ivy Hotel. This boutique property is in a Mount Vernon-district historic mansion, and continues its adherence to the best in hospitality from their high teas to dining in their signature restaurant. The Ivy is a staycation wonder and ultra-on-top-of COVID safety precautions.
- We were joined live from London by Thom Elliot who, along with his brother James, spent months touring Italy and other spots around the world to write THE definitive guide to and cookbook for …PIZZA! It’s PIZZA - RECIPES, STORIES, HISTORY, PLACES, PEOPLE, LOVE, and we both found it to be a totally entertaining and informative read and no surprise, Thom was a great interview.
- An old friend of the show, The Rock -- chef Rock Harper-- joined us. Among other accolades, Chef Rock gained national recognition when he won Season 3 (2007) of the Fox Reality television cooking show Hell’s Kitchen, hosted by Gordon Ramsay. Chef Rock opened Queen Mother’s restaurant in the La Cocina space in Virgina, just this week and he gave us a history of his mission to serve the best in fried chicken — ever. And, he does!
