My Life As A Foodie

A modern take on the possession of Regan MacNeil // Join me on The Baub Show this Sunday, October 30th at 5:30 PST // Antigoon Belgian Pale Ale from Brouwerij De Musketiers // Chicken Fricassee with Belgian Ale // Sesame Street introduces a new character focusing on child hunger // Oh no they didn't! Top Chef Magazine? // Those punks at Occupy Wall Street are taking food bank donations now // Death Row Meals may soon be a thing of the past // The White House Restaurant in Anaheim is haunted // So is the Queen Mary in Long Beach (visit the MLaaF web site for proof)

LA Beer Week is here, and we kicked it off in style recently at Deconstructed LA with Firestone Walker and the culinary genius of Sean Z. Paxton. It was a night of heavy hitting beers, and heavy hitting food. Join me as I share audio from the evening, and recap some of the magic Chef Paxton shared with us that night, followed by a sit down interview with the star of the show himself.

Deconstructed LA with Firestone Walker and Chef Sean Paxton http://www.FWDeconstructed.com // A delicious fig appetizer that tastes like the smell of a humidor // Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier - my all time favorite // Making your own Bratwurst at home // Training for the Long Beach Marathon, fueled by . . . McDonalds?!?! // New study finds that a family that eats together results in fewer substance abuse issues // Visiting Guisados for tacos in Los Angeles with Don //Tainted cantaloupes cause Listeria outbreak // Are the foodborne illness numbers for real? If so, we're in trouble.

Smithfield tries to educate us on pork // My Life as a Foodie, now playing in Zambia // Google purchases Zagat, subsequently giving Yelp the middle finger // Batch 300 from The Bruery // Stocking a kitchen - the essentials // Paula Deen speaks out against Bourdain // Sandra Lee has a potty mouth and I kinda like it // Making pasta // Sexist coffee ads and the death of Home Economics

Catching up on unfinished business // Dogfish Head + Sierra Nevada = Life and Limb 2 // Why I've been away // Brazilian BBQ, Pao de queijo, and how to make your own // The restaurant business is not for everyone // Price of food increase // Grocery store strikes loom in California // Rachael Ray is a notoriously bad tipper? // Coming this Fall to ABC - The Chew

Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest is still going strong, unfortunately // 2009 Axel des Vignes Bordeaux Blanc // Your money meals // My money meal // Ludo Bites America comes to the Sundance Channel July 19th // Food Trucks have lost their charm for me // Bizarre foods have too

As we kick off the beginning of Season 5 of the show, we're joined by Marty Beckerman, author of a very funny book available now. "The Heming Way"

In-n-Out opens in Texas, and one woman loses her shit // The power of Facebook // Ovila from Sierra Nevada // The cost of eating local and sustainably grown food // Does being a foodie make you an elitist by default? // El Bulli: Cooking in Progress

The hate on "foodies" continues. Oh well. Deal with us, people. // Our first wine review - Chateau Penin Bordeaux Rose 2009 // Carnivore Heaven at Lindy and Grundy // Dinner at Animal Restaurant // Alan Richman's infamous rip in GQ on New Orleans makes HBO's Treme // Jon Bon Jovi's "Soul Kitchen" // Paula Deen reportedly has type 2 diabetes. Who knew? She did.

Eat Local, Buy California Grown Day // Ira Brill, from Foster Farms joins the show // Eric Ripert ensures that the fish he serves is not affected by radiation // Brewmaster for Goose Island serves Budweiser in a neighborhood bar // Report says that 1 in 4 meat samples tainted with drug-resistant bacteria // Irvine Farmers Market has renewed my faith in local produce

Highway 78 Scotch Ale from Green Flash/Port Brewing/Stone // Anheuser-Busch buys Goose Island and beer nerds everywhere shit the bed // When in an Italian or French restaurant, please speak English // Locavores are a euphemism for "huge pain in the ass" - otherwise known as Alice Waters // Bourdain in Haiti, then Nicaragua, then not on my television // Zimmern feeds the hungry on his show, then not on my television // Fifty bucks to watch a guy butcher a pig? How much for me to kick you in the nuts?

In this episode, a bracket tournament of food in honor of the annual NCAA Basketball Tournament. To be more specific, starchy foods - an homage to the carbohydrate. It's the evil enemy of all Atkin's dieters, and one of my greatest assets. I wouldn't have the energy to exercise without it. More pasta, please.

Meanwhile Back at Cafe Du Monde is a unique new festive series of food monologues presented by celebrities, personalities and special guests. Peggy Sweeney-McDonald is the creator, producer, and co-host of the event and today she joins the show to talk about it.

With informative and entertaining shows like Three Sheets, Drinking Made Easy, and Have Fork Will Travel, there's no question that Zane Lamprey has made an indelible mark on the genre of food and drink entertainment. The question is clear. Why has arguably the best show in this genre of television faced more than its fair share of abandonment? Zane joins us today to share his thoughts on the matter from the comfort of his couch in his living room.

The new season of Bizarre Foods is the best yet // Pangaea from Dogfish Head // The Taco Bell fiasco // Mail Bag // Sexual Enhancement remedies from other cultures will make your breath strong // Michael Symon defends the outside aisles

Eddie Shepherd joins us on today’s show to shed light on the craft of modern technique, and explain why it’s not just here to stay, but why it’s an important practice for chefs. A vegetarian chef, Eddie is a 26 year old phenomenon – an award winning modern whiz in the kitchen. Often described as the “Heston Blumenthal of the vegetarian world” he practices modern techniques in the kitchen that show just how indelible an impression these new techniques can make on the future of cuisine.

This week, Chef Susan Feniger calls into the show to share her thoughts on an exciting contest she’s involved in with Alaska Seafood. Now through January 31st, you can enter your own recipe for the ultimate fish taco at alaskafishtaco.com.

This episode's summary has been archived. Visit mylifeasafoodie.com for a complete synopsis.

This episode's summary has been archived. Visit mylifeasafoodie.com for a complete synopsis.

This episode's summary has been archived. Visit mylifeasafoodie.com for a complete synopsis.