One heck of a Road Trip!

On board the Rocky Mountaineer…the wine express..arriving in Calgary to find out exactly what kind of food and wine town Calgary is.

Then to the Okanagan Fall Wine Festival..and a walk through the West Jet Tasting Room..a star chef throw down at Cabana Grille and a survey that says..at least 50% of men have no idea how to properly cut a roasted turkey..we’re here to help!!

THE SHOW

We start in Kamloops, BC by stepping on board the posh Rocky Mountaineer Train and tasting wines with wine expert Jurgen Gothe..all the way through the Rockies and into Calgary.

We’re met in Calgary by Travel Alberta and several other journalists. We then launch into a 48 hour food and wine blitz trying to find the answer to the question..”What kind of food and wine town is Calgary?”

We visit:

Gail Norton The CookBook Company www.cookbookcooks.com

Farm Bistro www.farm-restaurant.com

Richard Harvey at Metrovino www.metrovino.com

Dwayne and Alberta Ennest Open Range and Big Fish www.cuisineconcepts.ca

Darlene Hegel Valta Bison www.valtabison.com

Brad Churchill Choklat www.SoChoklat.com

Kevin Kent Knifewear www.knifewear.com

Janice Beaton Fine Cheese www.jbfinecheese.com

John Gilchrist Restaurant Critic and Author

Plus journalists:

Dee Hobsbawn-smith www.curiouscook.net

Mary Bailey and Judy Schultz www.bluecouchbooks.com

And

Anastasia Martin-Stilwell Travel Alberta www.travelalberta.com

There’s more but we ran out of space..they’ll be on in a couple of weeks.

Then it’s the 29th Annual Okanagan Fall Wine Festival in Kelowna, BC.

A quick chat with organizer Blair Baldwin and then its full on into the din of the West Jet Tasting Room.

We talk to:

Julie Rennie of Pentage www.pentage.com

George and Vivianne Hansen of Seven Stones www.sevenstones.ca

Joyce Wegner of Savour Magazine www.savourmag.com

Judie Barta Meadow Vista Honey www.meadowvista.ca

Troy Harker Rustic Roots

Sara Foster West Jet www.westjet.com

There’s also more interviews just not enough room in the show..they too will be run later.

Then it’s off to Cabana Grille in Kelowna and a chef throw down between Ned Bell and Wayne Martin of Crave..I just tried to stay out of the way..things get nasty in the kitchen.

We also work the room at various chefs and tasting stations..Mission Hill, Sumac Ridge, etc.

And finally we come to Thanksgiving..there’s a survey out there that says 70% of men are very uncomfortable carving a turkey.

So we offer a crash course with Dino Renearts of Diva at the Met and Roberto Vincente of Spain’s Campo Viejo.

WE ALSO CLOSE THE SHOW WITH THE NAMES OF THE WINERIES WHO WON BIG AT THE WINE FESTIVAL…

Enjoy!