Before we lose the sun, here’s a one hour BBQ special.

The Best BBQ book of the summer, Bringing Summer BBQ Home, came from Park Heffelfinger and George Sui of Memphis Blues in Vancouver. A funny informative interview with two guys who love the smoke and really know their wines. www.memphisbluesbbq.com

Three of the best competitive BBQ experts, Rockin Ronnie Shewchuk www.ronshewchuk.com, Adam Protter (www.bigsmoke.ca) and Justin Kyllo www.smokeandbones.ca, join us in The Tasting Room on the eve of the Canadian National Championships in Whistler, BC.

Wine Diva Daenna van Mulligan, www.winediva.ca , gives us her top summer reds…to go specifically with BBQ.

And finally Author and Chef Marty Curtis, of Marty’s World Famous Café, gives us the background on the BBQ section of his new book, Marty’s World Famous Cookbook Secrets from the Muskoka Landmark Café. www.martysworldfamous.com

HOUR TWO

We drop by Sebastian LeGoff`s new wine bar Uva and his new Bistro Cibo in the old Dufferin Hotel in Vancouver, now the Moda Hotel, right across the street from the famous Orpheum Theatre. Find out why theatre patrons run across the street at intermission. Here’s great info from the Sommelier of the Year and former wine guy at Vancouver restaurants Cin Cin and Lumiere, his bar guy Dave Yates and Manager Sahara Tamarin. www.uvawinebar.ca

We meet Rita Myers who is in charge of wine at RottenGrape, one of Kelowna`s favourite wine bars, who walks us thru the choices and the new Enomatic wine system - the first in BC, that pours top end reds by the glass. www.rottengrape.com

Two repeat interviews from The Tasting Room at the 30th annual Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival. Justin Nugent from Australia’s Bird in the Hand Wines www.birdinhand.com.au, and Harry McWatters, from VQA and Sumac Ridge, Okanagan, who explains why he’s leaving the wine business and for what.

And finally, broadcaster Vicki Gabereau gets on the phone and makes us laugh. www.gabereau.com
Enjoy!