Jennifer Iannolo joins her friend Chef Jean-Louis Gerin as he serves a dinner at the James Beard House in New York. We go behind the scenes and watch as Jean-Louis and his team plate up the dishes. A production of the Culinary Media Network.

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Mr Brown, that irreverent guy from Singapore, vlogged thoughout our entire trip. Being relatively close to his home country, he was able to take advantage of his small handheld video camera and his Nokia N96 to update from his cell phone connection:

www.mrbrown.com

Mike Aquino from the Phillipines write one of the more interesting sites I’ve come across for Asia travel resources. He’s the official About.com guide for Southeast Asia, and his reports from the road so far have included some great wrap ups of the Pesta Blogger event, and of the Ramayana performance in JogJakarta:

www.goseasia.com

Jeff Ooi, who started out as a blogger critical of the Malaysian government, and ended up representing Penang in the Malaysian Parliament, is one intrepid photographer. I learned so much watching him work, and he really has an eye for catching those human moments:

Jeff Ooi’s Travelogue

And Anthony Bianco of Australia just published his full account of the trip at:

NickBowditchTravel.com

Besides us “foreign bloggers” who participated, here are a bunch of other great links to coverage of Pesta Blogger:

Pesta Blogger Flickr Photo Feed

The Unspun Blog

And of the course, the Pesta Blogger website itself.

This week, it’s a show about Africa. We speak with 2 producers of African products: Remi Aderogba from Winfoods & Spices of Nigeria, and Alexander Kay from Satemwa Tea in Malawi. We learn about some of the special spices from Africa, and about how tea is processed. Then I come back and tell you all about my recent trip to Indonesia.

www.winfoodslimited.com
www.satemwa.com

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I’m in Indonesia as a guest of the Ministry of Culture for “Pesta Blogger 2008“, a large gathering of bloggers from the whole country. We’re on “The Road to Pesta Blogger”, seeing many of the cultural and culinary highlights of this beautiful country. I visit the New Treasure Island Cultural Heritage center in Bali and learn how a proper Balinese man dresses, then I dance with a beautiful girl.

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Here are links to more facebook albums:

Borobudur Buddhist Temple Photo Album

JogJakarta Photo album part 2

JogJakarta Photo album part 1

Bali photo album part 2

Click the photo or HERE to see a photo album on facebook

This week, we speak with 2 experts in Balsamic Vinegar: Christina Crotti from Il Borgo del Balsamico, which produces traditional balsamico in Reggio Emilia and a new condment style balsamico. I then speak with Cesare Mazzeti of the Consorzio Balsamico, who describes to me the new higher quality controls being adopted by acetaios to assure that their product is of the highest quality, and he shares with me some news of the recognition of geographical protection.

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We are back at Rayuela on the Lower East Side with The Liquid Chef, Junior Merino. Junior shows us a fun and colorful holiday cocktail using Cachaca and Black Sambuca.

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This week, we attend a special “self pour” tasting of New Zealand wines, and learn that they are producing more than just Sauvignon Blanc. We meet with Jay Louisson, who shares some of the attractions of New Zealand, then with Dana Johanson and winemaker Patrick Materman, who tells us about the advances in the New Zealand wine industry has made in the past few years.

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This week, we speak with Ojus Ajmera from FGF foods, who have figured out how to mass manufacture tradtional Indian Naan bread, that scrumptuous flat bread traditionally baked in a tandoor. Ojus tells us how they do it.

There’s still time to vote for ReMARKable Palate in the Food and Drink category in the Podcast People’s Choice Awards. From now until Nov. 6th, you can vote once per day.
www.podcastawards.com

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Jennifer Iannolo joins her friend Chef Jean-Louis Gerin as he preps for a celebration dinner at the James Beard House in New York. Chef Jean-Louis shows us what he has in store for the diners, then Jennifer speaks with Franck Girard of Moet Hennessy USA about the wine pairings.

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I speak with Betsy Rogers, President of the Cuinary Collective, which imports artisanal products from Spain and Latin America. We learn about their products and their efforts on behalf on native producers.

There’s still time to vote for ReMARKable Palate in the Food and Drink category in the Podcast People’s Choice Awards. From now until Nov. 6th, you can vote once per day.
www.podcastawards.com

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We are at Rayuela on the Lower East Side, New York City. Junior Merino, The Liquid Chef, shows us how to make a cocktail using both Absinthe and Cachaça.

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I’m very honored that ReMARKable Palate has been nominated for a Podcast People’s Choice Award for the second year in a row!

Over 281,000 individuals nominated a total of 1,874 podcasts for 22 categories in the 2008 People’s Choice Podcast Awards! Out of those nominated, only 10 podcasts for each category make it to the actual voting round. With 22 categories, this means that of the 1,874 podcasts nominated, only 220 are eligible for this year’s 15 day voting period.

This award has a special process, you actually get to vote once each day during the 15 day voting period, from October 23rd through November 6th.

We are nominated with a number of shows that have HUGE and loyal followers, so we’ll ask you to be equally huge and loyal, and commit to voting once per day during the two week period.

And while you’re there, show some support for our friends nominated podcasts: Grammar Girl, Tips From the Top Floor, The Rest of Everest, Ramble Redhead, Chillcast with Anji Bee, as well as The Full Time Mom, Podcast Answer Man, and 4 other podcasts produced by our friends Cliff and Stephanie at GSPN. Congratulations!

Fried Sweetbreads with bacon and capers

Radishes with sweet butter
Grilled handmade lamb sausages

Roasted Chicken with shaved raw corn and Hen of the Woods Mushrooms

Grilled Prime rib, dry aged

Jumbo Walleye Pike en papillote with Cabbage and Bacon

Smokey Eggplant with parsley potato chips

Chef Hamilton made this special platter for a vegetarian guest at our table:

Assorted Desserts: Housemade ice cream sandwiches, molten chocolate cake, and mulled stone fruit with crisp and fresh whipped cream

I attended a dinner celebrating Pennsylvania Oktoberfest at Chef Gabrielle Hamilton’s Prune Restaurant in New York. With a rich German heritage, and plenty of great microbrews, PA is a great place to be in the fall for eating and drinking.

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While in Palermo, Sicily, we were treated to a gala dinner in a medieval palazzo. For dessert, the chef showed us how to make a classic Sicilian dessert, the Cassata.

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We have some fun playing around among the vines at Gaspereau Vineyards, then enjoy lunch at Le Caveau Restaurant at Domaine de Grand Pre Vineyards. That’s SOME pepper!

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We attend the annual Bogs Across America Cranberry Bog event at Rockefeller Center, where we speak with Cindy Taccini, Ocean Spray’s Test Kitchen Manager, and then chat with several of the recipe contest finalists.

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We attended a party hosted by publisher Phaidon at Thomas Keller’s Per Se Restaurant to honor Chef Ferran Adria on the publication of “A Day at El Bulli“, a 500 page exploration of the art of cuisine at his temple of gastronomy. The event drew a crowd of America’s culinary elite, who sipped Cava and sampled Per Se’s best hors d’oeuvres. Among the attendees were many of America’s top chefs, who were thrilled to support Chef Adria. (see if you can spot them all!)

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We put out a quick and dirty Fork in the Road video last night after the party, and a fuller video including our exclusive interview with Chef Adria will be forthcoming.

Click the photo below to see the facebook photo album with the “culinarati” who were in attendance:

I should mention that we got to chat with Chef Jose Andres, whose playful personality is always on display. Hopefully, we’ll get a chance to visit his restaurant in DC and go behind the scenes soon. In the meantime, you should check out his great TV show on PBS, “Made in Spain”. In the 26 episode series, Chef Andres visits all 17 Spanish regions and learns about the regional foods, then comes back to the US and shows viewers how to make the dishes at home. (See www.pbs.org for local listings.)

A quick update from the book release party for Chef Ferran Adria’s book “A Day at El Bulli“, published by Phaidon. The party was at Chef Thomas Keller’s Per Se in New York City, where many of the culinary stars showed up to wish Chef Adria well. Fret not for the low quality. We’ll have full video coverage of the event, including Chef Mark’s interview with Chef Adria, in a day or two.

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Jennifer and Chef Mark get a healthy dose of cranberries at Ocean Spray’s Bogs Across America event in New York’s Rockefeller Center. We get cooking tips from Cindy Taccini, learn how cranberries are harvested from Adrienne Kravitz, taste some great dishes and learn who won the cranberry recipe contest from Chef Tyler Florence, and we even run into Justin & Henry, those goofy cranberry growers from TV.

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I speak with Brad Haskel and Jeffrey Baruch, sommelier and head chef of London Lennies, a seafood restaurant in Rego Park, Queens, on the eve of their annual Crabfest.

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Jennifer and Chef Mark explore the stalls of Capo Street Market in Palermo, Sicily, discovering the vibrant fruits and vegetables on display. Chef Mark speaks with Culinary Tour Guide Michele Topor about the more unusual meats on offer.

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Join Jennifer in San Francisco as she mixes it up a little with Master Mixologist Jacques Bezuidenhout, who shows us just how versatile tequila can be as a cocktail base.

Jacques goes to the market with Chef Mark to shop for the freshest ingredients, then they head back to Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant where he demonstrates several drinks with using Partida Tequila.

On The Tequila Trail is a production of the Culinary Media Network (www.culinarymedianetwork.com).

Music: Courtesy of Talking Taco Music

Enchiladas Rojas by Frank Corrales and Ben Tavera King from Burning Desires, available as a CD and download at www.talkingtaco.com or www.amazon.com.

Jennifer speaks with winemaker Matthew Meyer, and tastes Williamsburg Winery’s award winning Virginia Chardonnay and Cabernet Franc wines.

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This week, I speak with Alicia Castellano, a holistic wellness coach from Houston, TX who runs the website www.ahealthyview.com. Alicia recently posted some info about high fructose corn syrup, and some interesting YouTube videos which claim that it’s not so bad as many would lead you to believe. We’ll talk about the implications, and learn about what a holistic wellness coach does.

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ReMARKable Palate is a production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com