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Stirrin' It Up December 29, 2012
Molly Wismeier, Sommelier
Restaurant R’evolution
777 Bienville St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 553-2277

BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Champagne
By William I. Kaufman
(New York:  The Viking Press, 1973.)

The Widow Clicquot:  The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman who Ruled It
By Tilar J. Mazzeo
(New York:  Collins, 2008.)

Stirrin' It Up December 22, 2012
John Magill
Historic New Orleans Collection
533 Royal St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 523-4662

BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Christmas in New Orleans
By Peggy Scott LaBorde and John Magill
(Gretna:  Pelican Publishing Company, 2009.)

Social Life in Old New Orleans
By Eliza Ripley
(New York:  D. Appleton and Company, 1912.)

Stirrin' It Up December 15, 2012
Nathan Richard
Restaurant R’evolution
777 Bienville St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 553-2277
http://www.revolutionnola.com

BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Pates & Terrines: An Unparalleled Presentation of One of the Most Versatile of the Culinary Arts
By Friedrich Ehlert, Edouard Longue, Michael Raffael and Frank Wesel
(New York:  Hearst Books, 1984.)

Stirrin' It Up December 8, 2012
Donald Becnel
Becnel Plantation, LLC
1253 Saint Patrick Drive
Vacherie, LA 70090
(225) 265-3330

BOOK RECOMMENDATION
About Wines:  Some Curiosities, Odds and Ends, Facts and Fancies. 
By Major William F. Laumer, Jr., USAF Ret.
(St. Petersburg, Florida:  The Great Outdoors Publishing Company, 1961.)

Stirrin' It Up December 1, 2012
Cynthia LeJeune Nobles
http://deltaqueenbook.com/

BOOK RECOMMENDATION
The Delta Queen Cookbook:  The History and Recipes to the Legendary Steamboat
By Cynthia LeJeune Nobles
(Baton Rouge:  Louisiana State University Press, 2012.)

Stirrin' It Up November 24, 2012
Jimmy Riley
Giles Island Hunting Club
449 Old River Boat Camp Road
Ferriday, LA 71334
(877) 944-5374
jimmy@gilesisland.com
http://www.gilesisland.com/

BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Fabulous Feasts
By Madeleine Pelner Cosman
(New York:  George Braziller, 1976.)

Stirrin' It Up November 17, 2012
Sammy Hebert
Hebert's Specialty Meats
8212 Maurice Ave.
Maurice, Louisiana 70555
(337) 893-5062
http://hebertsmaurice.com/

BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Cook the Wild Bird
By Milo A. Youel
(London:  Thomas Yoseloff LTD, 1975.)

Stirrin' It Up November 10, 2012
Jeff LaFleur
Mayflower Cranberries, LLC
72 Brook Street
Plympton, MA 02367
781-585-1999
http://mayflowercranberries.com/index.html

BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Cranberries: And How to Cook Them
Published by American Cranberry Exchange
1938

Stirrin' It Up November 3, 2012
Trey Litel
Louisiana Spirits LLC
P.O. Box 110
Lacassine, LA 70650
832-766-0476
www.laspirits.net

BOOK RECOMMENDATION
And a Bottle of Rum:  A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails
By Wayne Curtis
(New York:  Three Rivers Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, 2006.)

Stirrin' It Up October 27, 2012
Sandy Sharp
Covey Rise Farms
24009 Singing Waterfall Road
Husser, LA 70442
985-747-0310
Info@CoveyRiseLodge.com
www.coveyriselodge.com (Click on the Covey Rise Farms icon.)

BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Pumpkin:  A Super Food for all 12 Months of the Year
By DeeDee Stovel
Storey Publishing, 2005

Pumpkin
By Joanna Farrow
Hamlyn, a division of Octopus Publishing Group, London, 2003

Stirrin' It Up October 20, 2012
Lin Deardorff
Deardorff Orchards & Vineyards
8350 Parley Lake Rd.
Waconia, MN 55387-9607
(952) 442-1885
DeardorffOrchards@gmail.com        
http://deardorfforchards.com/

Parley Lake Winery
8350 Parley Lake Rd.
Waconia, MN 55387-9607
(952) 442-2290

Parley Lake Winery Tasting Room
Open June through November
Friday - Sunday
12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

WEB SITE RECOMMENDATION
University of Illinois, “Apples and More”
urbanext.illinois.edu/apples/intro.cfm

Stirrin' It Up October 13, 2012
Harlon Pearce
Harlon’s LA Fish & Seafood
606 Short St.
Kenner, LA 70062

Mailing Address:
Harlon’s LA Fish & Seafood
P. O. Box 486
Kenner, LA 70063

Toll Free:  1-866-467-3809
Phone:  504-467-3809
FAX: 504-466-1503
EMAIL:  info@laseafood.com
Web Site:  www.laseafood.com

BOOK RECOMMENDATION
New Orleans Cuisine:  Fourteen Signature Dishes and Their Histories
Edited By Susan Tucker
University Press of Mississippi / Jackson, 2009.

Stirrin' It Up October 6, 2012
Nina Camacho
Jazzmen Rice, LLC
3600 St. Charles Ave., Suite 100
New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 241-5056
http://jazzmenrice.com/

BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Rice Cooker Meals
By Neal Bertrand
Cypress Cove Publishing, Lafayette, LA, 2008

A History of the Rice Industry of Southwestern Louisiana
By Lawson P. Babineaux, Jr.
Thesis, University of Southwestern Louisiana, July 1967
http://library.mcneese.edu/depts/archive/FTBooks/babineaux.htm

INTERNATIONAL RICE FESTIVAL
Crowley, LA
Oct. 18 – Oct. 20

Stirrin' It Up September 29, 2012
Chef Gary Jones
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons 
Church Road
Great Milton
Oxfordshire
OX44 7PD
T:+44 (0) 1844 277268
http://www.manoir.com/web/olem/le_manoir.jsp

FAVORITE ENGLISH RESTAURANTS

Savoy Grill
Strand
London WC2R 0EU
(011) +44  0207 592 1600
                       
Fortnum & Mason
181 Piccadilly
London
(011) +44 20 7734 8040

Mosimann’s
11B West Halkin St.
London SW1X 8JL
(011) +44  4420 7235 9662

Le Gavroche
43 Upper Brook St.
London W1K 7QR
(011) +44  020 7408 0881 / 020 7499 1826

Le Méridien Piccadilly
Terrace Grill & Bar
21 Piccadilly
London
England
W1J 0BH
(011) +44 207 734 8000

Stapleford Park Country House Hotel & Sporting Estate
Grinling Gibbons
Stapleford, Nr. Melton Mowbray
Leicestershire, LE14 2EF
(011) +44 1572 787000
                       
The Cricketers at Clavering
Nr. Saffron
Walden, Essex CB11 4QT
(011) +44 1799 550442

Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Church Road
Great Milton
Oxford
OX44 7PD
England
(011) +44 184 427 8881

The Waterside Inn
Ferry Road
Bray
Berkshire SL6 2AT
(011) +44 1628 620691

Wilton’s Restaurant & Oyster Bar
55 Jermyn St.
London, SW1Y 6LX
(011) +44 207 629 9955

Rules Restaurant
35 Maiden Lane
Covent Garden
London WC2E 7LB
(011) +44 207 836 5314

BOOK RECOMMENDATION
The Castle Combe Cookbook:  Food for Fetes & Festivals
Published by St. Andrew’s Church, Castle Combe, UK, 2003

Michel Roux Jr:  A Life in the Kitchen
By Michel Roux Jr.
The Orion Publishing Group, LTD, London, 2009

Stirrin' It Up September 22, 2012
Connelly Hayward, President
L.H. Hayward & Company
5401 Toler Street
Harahan, LA 70183
Phone: (504)733-8480
Fax: (504)733-8155

Camellia Beans
P.O. Box 23751
Harahan, LA 70183
info@camelliabeans.com

http://camelliabrand.com/

BOOK RECOMMENDATION
The Food Chronology:  A Food Lover’s Compendium of Events and Anecdotes, From Prehistory to the Present
By James Trager
A Henry Holt Reference Book
Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1995.

Stirrin' It Up September 15, 2012 (Rebroadcast)
Dr. Lance E. Hill
Executive Director
www.Mirlitons.org

Stirrin' It Up September 8, 2012 (Rebroadcast)
Alvin and Robert Moreau
Cajun Microwave
www.crawfishguy.com

Stirrin' It Up September 1, 2012 (Rebroadcast)
Mr. Chris White
Louisiana Pepper Exchange
2134 Sorrel Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
225-937-6043
225-756-5470 (Fax)
www.lapepperexchange.com

Stirrin' It Up August 25 , 2012 (Rebroadcast)
Christina Arokiasamy
Author, Culinary Instructor, Gastronomic Guide
Author of The Spice Merchant’s Daughter
www.christinaarokiasamy.com
Christina@chistinaarokiassamy.com
(206)859-9566

Stirrin' It Up August 18 , 2012 (Rebroadcast)
Don Radosta
Co-owner
Radosta’s Restaurant Deli and Catering
249 Iris Avenue
New Orleans, LA
(504) 831-1537

Stirrin' It Up August 11 , 2012 (Rebroadcast)
Mr. David Stern
Director
Garlic Seed Foundation
c/o Rose Valley Farm
Rose, NY 14542-0149
www.garlicseedfoundation.info

Stirrin' It Up August 4 , 2012
Ms. Ashley Hansen
Hansen’s Sno-Bliz
4801 Tchoupitoulas Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 891-9788
www.snobliz.com

Stirrin' It Up July 28, 2012
The Kitchen Krewe

Stirrin' It Up July 21, 2012
Felton Jones
Roastmaster
PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans, LLC
109 New Camellia Blvd.  suite 201
Covington, LA 70433

BOOKS:
The Community Kitchens Complete Guide to Gourmet Coffee
John DeMers
ISBN: 0-671-55870-6

The Complete Book of Coffee
Harry Rolnick
No ISBN

Stirrin' It Up July 14, 2012
Ms. Meredith Hughes
Co-author Gastronomie! Food Museums and Heritage Sites of France
Co-founder of The Potato Museum and
Food Museum On-line
www.foodmuseum.com

Stirrin' It Up July 7, 2012 (Rebroadcast)
Fr. Dominic Garramone, OSB
24 W. US Hwy 6
Peru, IL 61354
www.st-bede.com

Thursday Night Pizza: Father Dominic’s Favorite Pizza Recipes
Fr. Dominic Garramone
ISBN: 9781933370651

Stirrin' It Up June 30, 2012 (Rebroadcast)
Ranger Dennis Mulligan
Supervisory Ranger
National Park Service
Statue of Liberty National Monument and
Ellis Island Immigration Museum
Liberty Island, NY 10004
http://www.nps.gov/stli/index.htm

Stirrin' It Up June 23, 2012
The Kitchen Krewe

Stirrin' It Up June 16, 2012
Riley Starks
Fisherman, farmer and Inn Keeper
Lummi Island Wild Co-Op, LLC
PO Box 256
Lummi Islands, WA 98262
www.lummiislandwild.com
http://www.willows-inn.com

Stirrin' It Up June 9, 2012 (Rebroadcast)
Henryk Orlik
Owner and Brew Master
Heiner Brau Micro Brewery
226 East Lockwood Street
Covington, LA 70433-2828
(985) 893-2884
 www.heinerbrau.com

Books:
Cooking and Eating with Beer: 50 Chefs, Brewmasters, and Restaurateurs Talk about Beer and Food
Peter LaFrance
ISBN: 0-471-31879-5

Abita Beer: Cooking Louisiana True
Abita Brewing Company
ISBN: 978-0-615-23864-7

Stirrin' It Up June 2, 2012
The Kitchen Krewe

Stirrin' It Up May 26, 2012 (Rebroadcast)
Chef Tim Soufan
Senior Director of Menu Innovation
& Corporate Executive Chef at Carlson
Restaurants Worldwide, TGIFRIDAY'S
Dallas, TX

Stirrin' It Up May 19, 2012
Mr. Willie Foster
Biscuit King’s Fun Barn
9555 County Road 24
Fairhope, AL 36532
(251) 928-2424

Stirrin' It Up May 12, 2012
Betty Fussell
Author, lecturer
www.Bettyfussell.com

book:
The Story of Corn
Betty Fussell
ISBN 0-8263-3592-6 (pbk)
ISBN-13: 978-0-8263-3592-0

Stirrin' It Up May 5, 2012
Aliza Green
Chef, Author, Consultant
www.alizagreen.com
President, Philadelphia Chapter
Les Dames d'Escoffier Int'l

Making Artisan Pasta: How to make a world of Handmade Noodles,. Stuffed Pasta, Dumplings and More
Aliza Green
ISBN: 978-59253-732-7
eISBN: 978-61058-195-0

Stirrin' It Up April 28, 2012
the Kitchen Krewe

Stirrin' It Up April 21, 2012
Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne
P.O. Box 44243
Baton Rouge, LA  70804-4243
www.louisianabicentennial2012.com

Stirrin' It Up April 14, 2012
Fr. Mark Christian
Saint Matthew the Apostle Orthodox Church
8775 Jefferson Hwy, Suite E
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
225-241-2926
www.stmatthewbr.org

Stirrin' It Up April 7, 2012
Paul Yates
Author, Barbecue enthusiast
Manchester, England
U.K.
http://www.barbecue-smoker-recipes.com
http://twitter.com/OutdoorChef
http://uk.linkedin.com/in/outdoorchef
http://www.facebook.com/BarbecueSmokerRecipes
http://www.youtube.com/user/OutdoorChefBarbecue?feature=mhum

Stirrin' It Up March 31, 2012 (rebroadcast)
Rabbi Barry Weinstein
Temple Shalom
603 Lee Avenue
Lafayette, LA 70501-8041
(337) 234-3760

Stirrin' It Up March 24, 2012
Adrian Miller
Culinary Historian
Certified Barbeque Judge
www.adrianemiller.com

Stirrin' It Up March 17, 2012
Jessica Theroux
Chef, author, teacher
Cooking with Italian Grandmothers
http://www.facebook.com/CookingWithItalianGrandmothers

Cooking with Italian Grandmothers: Recipes and Stories from Tuscany to Sicily
Jessica Theroux
ISBN 978-1-59962-089-3

Stirrin' It Up March 10, 2012 (Rebroadcast)
Dr. Laura Kelley
Adjunct Professor History
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA

The Louisiana Irish: A Historical Collection
Margaret Varnell Clark
ISBN: 978-0-595-43363-6 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-0-595-87688-4 (ebk)

Stirrin' It Up March 3, 2012
Doc Lawrence
Journalist, Broadcaster, Producer
5201 Skyline Drive
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
www.winesdownsouth.com
Blog: http://www.doclawrencenews.blogspot.com
editors@docsnews.com
The Atlanta Press Club
South Florida International Press Club
IFWTWA

Stirrin' It Up February 25, 2012
Tom Fitzmorris
Radio Host, The Food Show with Tom Fitzmorris
Publisher, The New Orleans Menu
Author
New Orleans, LA
www.nomenu.com

Lost Restaurants of New Orleans
Peggy Laborde and Tom Fitzmorris
ISBN-10: 1589809971
ISBN-13: 978-1589809970

Stirrin' It Up February 18, 2012
Susan Schoelwer
Mount Vernon Curator
Hoecakes & Hospitality: Cooking with Martha Washington
Mount Vernon, VA
www.MountVernon.org

Books:
The Founding Foodies:How Washington, Jefferson and Franklin Revolutionized American
Cuisine
Dave DeWitt
ISBN-13: 978-1-4022-1786-9

Dining with the Washingtons
Edited By Stephen A. McLeod
ISBN 978-0-8078-3526-5

Stirrin' It Up February 11, 2012 (Rebroadcast)
Dr. Barry Ancelet
Granger & Debaillon/BORSF Endowed Professor
of Francophone Studies and Folklore
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA

Stirrin' It Up February 4, 2012
Ms. Nancy Rosin
President, National Valentine Collections Association
Vice President, The Ephemera Society of America
www.victoriantreasury.com

Stirrin' It Up January 28, 2012
Glenn Roberts
Proprietor of Anson Mills
Charleston, South Carolina
www.ansonmills.com

Stirrin' It Up January 21, 2012
Alon and Margo Yu
Tommy Toy’s Cuisine Chinoise
655 Montgomery Avenue
San Francisco, CA
(415) 397- 4888
www.tommytoys.com 

Stirrin' It Up January 14, 2012
Molly Stevens
Chef, Author
www.mollystevenscooks.com

Stirrin' It Up January 7, 2012
Bob Baumhower
Retired All-Pro Football Player
CEO of Aloha Hospitality International
Baumhower’s Wings and Wingfingers
www.baumhowers.com