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August 2010
Aug. 23: Eat, Drink & Be Merry - Join Big Blend Magazine editors Nancy & Lisa, and guest co-host Eddie Maldonado, for Big Blend Radio's 'Eat Drink & Be Merry' show. We'll talk about Medjool Dates with Debbie Mansheim - owner of Basket Creations & More, the retail distributor for Bard Date Company in Yuma, AZ.  Click Here to Listen!

Aug. 21: Eat, Drink & Be Merry - Join Big Blend Magazine editors Nancy & Lisa, and guest co-host Eddie Maldonado, for Big Blend Radio's 'Eat, Drink & Be Merry' foodies show. Special guests include: Steve Thornton - Thornton Winery, Linda Kissam 'Food, Wine & Shopping Diva' who will talk about Wine Trippin' in Western Washington; Chris Perrin 'The Party Food Dude' who'll share his Oktoberfest party recipes; and Ruth Milstein - author 'Cooking with Love: Ventures into the New Israeli Cuisine' who will discuss her recipes for Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur.  Click Here to Listen!

Aug. 6 - Eat, Drink & Be Merry: Grape Stomps! Join Big Blend Magazine editors Nancy & Lisa, for Big Blend Radio's 'Eat Drink & Be Merry' foodies show. We'll hear about Grape Stomps in Southern California with Steffi Haberman of Orfila Vineyards & Winery, and Krisie Morgan from the Julian Chamber of Commerce. Show airs live from 11am PT / 2pm ET.  Click Here to Listen!

Eat, Drink & Be Merry - Aug. 2: Join Nancy & Lisa, plus special guest co-host Eddie Maldonado, for 'Eat Drink & Be Merry' Foodies Radio. We'll chat with RB Quinn & Mindy Merrell - Authors of 'Cheater BBQ'; and Mark Manfield - Lorimar Winery, in Temecula, CA.  Show Airs Live from at 11:25am PT / 2:2pm ET. Click Here to Listen!

July 2010
Eat, Drink & Be Merry - July 17: Join Nancy & Lisa, plus special guest co-host Eddie Maldonado, for 'Eat Drink & Be Merry' Foodies Radio. We'll chat about Summer Foods & Entertaining with Executive Chef Steve Pickell - gold medal award-winning Café Champagne at Thornton Winery; and Chris Perrin 'The Party Food Dude'. Show Airs Live from at 10am PT / 1pm ET. Click Here to Listen!

Eat, Drink & Be Merry - July 16: Join Nancy & Lisa, plus special guest co-host Chef Laura Klein 'Queen of Green', for 'Eat Drink & Be Merry' Foodies Radio. Laura will discuss organic Ice Cream & Dairy; and Scott Ledbetter -Tasting Room Manager at Orfila Vineyards & Winery, will discuss Wine Tasting Etiquette. Show Airs Live from at 11am PT / 2pm ET. Click Here to Listen!

Eat, Drink & Be Merry - July 12: Join Nancy & Lisa, plus special guest co-host business coach Therese Skelly, for 'Eat Drink & Be Merry' Foodies Radio. Featured Guests include Mark Manfield - Lorimar Vineyards & Winery in Temecula, CA; and Tomas Estes - Tequila Ocho. Show Airs Live from at 11:15am PT / 12:15pm ET. Click Here to Listen!

June 2010
Eat, Drink & Be Merry - June 28: Join Nancy & Lisa, for 'Eat Drink & Be Merry' Foodies Radio. Featured Guests include: Chef Bev Shaffer - author 'Cakes to Die For'; and Chef Laura Klein 'Queen of Green' who will explain how to read labels. Show Airs Live from at 12:15pm  PT / 3:15pm ET. Click here to listen!

Eat, Drink & Be Merry - June 26: Join Nancy & Lisa, for 'Eat Drink & Be Merry' Foodies Radio. Chris Perrin 'The Party Food Dude' will discuss Heritage Chicken. Show Airs Live from at 11:40am  PT / 2:40pm ET. Click Here to Listen!

Eat, Drink & Be Merry - June 14: Join Nancy & Lisa, for 'Eat Drink & Be Merry' Foodies Radio. Featured Guests include: Grayson James - Executive Director of Petaluma Bounty; and Mark Manfield - Lorimar Vineyards & Winery in Temecula, CA. Show Airs Live from at 11:40am PT / 2:40pm ET.  Click Here to Listen!

Eat, Drink & Be Merry - June 13: Join Nancy & Lisa for 'Eat Drink & Be Merry' Foodies Radio. Featured Guests include: Chef Ivan Flowers - Fournos Restaurant in Sedona, AZ; Don Reha - Executive Winemaker at Thornton Winery in Temecula, CA. Show Airs Live from at 10:30am PT / 1:30pm ET.  Click Here to Listen!

Eat, Drink & Be Merry - June 7: Join Nancy & Lisa, and guest co-hosts Eddie Maldonado & bluesman Johnny Mastro for 'Eat Drink & Be Merry' Foodies Radio. Featured Guests include Chef Jeff Clock from Amado Territory Steakhouse who will discuss Aged Beef; Chef Jeremy Manley of Jeremy's on the Hill & Peter Zien of AleSmith Brewing Co who will discuss Beer Pairing. Show Airs Live from at 10am PT / 1pm ET.  Click Here to Listen!

Eat, Drink & Be Merry - June 5: Join Nancy & Lisa for 'Eat Drink & Be Merry' Foodies Radio. Featured Guest is Ruth Milstein - Author 'Cooking with Love: Ventures into the New Israeli Cuisine', who will chat about her favorite drink recipes. Show Airs Live from at 12:40pm PT / 3:40pm ET.  Click Here to Listen!

Eat, Drink & Be Merry - June 4: Join Nancy & Lisa and guest co-hosts musicians Michael & Spider, for 'Eat Drink & Be Merry' Foodies Radio. Featured Guest is Justin Mund, winemaker at the award-winning Orfila Vineyards & Winery, in San Diego, CA. Show Airs Live from at 12:20pm PT / 2:20pm ET.  Click Here to Listen!

May 2010

Eat, Drink & Be Merry - May 3: Join Nancy and Lisa on Big Blend Radio's 'Eat Drink & Be Merry' Foodies Radio. Special Guests: Laura Klein 'The Queen of Green' - Chef & Green Lifestyle Expert; RB Quinn & Mindy Merrell 'King & Queen of Cheater BBQ; and Ruth Milstein - Author of 'Cooking with Love: Ventures into the New Israeli Cuisine'. Show Airs Live on May 3 from 4pm PT / 7pm ET. Click Here to Listen Live!

March 2010

Eat, Drink & Be Merry - March 1: Join Nancy and Lisa on Big Blend Radio's 'Eat Drink & Be Merry' Foodies Radio. Special Guests: Laura Klein 'The Queen of Green' - Chef & Green Lifestyle Expert; Don Rosenberg - Author of “No Green Thumb Required! Organic Family Gardening Made Easy"; Chef Jeff Clock - Amado Territory Steakhouse; Jeff Jones - Certified Angus Beef; RB Quinn & Mindy Merrell 'King & Queen of Cheater BBQ; Ross Sveback - Lifestyle Expert & Cooking Class Teacher; Gordon Jones - Hickoryworks Syrups & Smoked Salts; Ruth Milstein - Author of 'Cooking with Love: Ventures into the New Israeli Cuisine'. Show Airs Live on Mar.1 from 4pm PT / 7pm ET. Meet Our Guests & Listen Live!

February 2010

Eat, Drink & Be Merry 'Wines, Valentine's & More' - Feb. 1: Join Nancy and Lisa on Big Blend Radio's 'Eat Drink & Be Merry' Foodies Radio. Talking Wine with: Joe OKeefe 'Wine 101 Guy' & Owner Wine 101 in Wake Forest, NC; Mark Manfield - Lorimar Winery in Temecula, CA; and wineries in Porterville, CA including: Nicholas Flores - Las Flores Winery, Victor Flores - Bella La Vina Winery, and Marti Woodmansee - La Belle Winery. Culinary Guests: Danny Boome - Celebrity Chef, Food Network's 'Rescue Chef' & 'The Best Thing I Ever Ate'; Kit Wohl - author of 'P&J Oyster Cookbook'; Ruth Milstein - author of 'Cooking with Love: Ventures into the New Israeli Cuisine'; and Maralyn Hill - co-author of 'Our Love Affairs with Food & Travel’ & ‘Cooking Secrets – The Why and How’. Show Airs Live on Feb. 1 from 4pm PT / 7pm ET.
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December 2009

Eat, Drink & Be Merry 'Holiday Food & Wine' - Dec. 9: Join Nancy and Lisa on Big Blend Radio's 'Eat Drink & Be Merry' Foodies Radio with Special Guests: Laura Klein - 'The Queen of Green' & Publisher of OrganicAuthority.com; Executive Chef Steve Pickell & Executive Winemaker Don Reha - Thornton Winery; Joe O’Keefe - ‘The Wine 101 Guy’ & Owner of Wine101NC.com; Tracy Ellen Kamens - Chief Education Officer of Grand Cru Classes in Long Island; Chef Ivan Flowers - Fournos Restaurant in Sedona; Ruth Milstein - Author 'Cooking with Love: Ventures into the New Israeli Cuisine'; Mindy Merrill &  R.B. Quinn - Co-Authors of 'Cheater BBQ: Barbecue Anytime, Anywhere, In Any Weather'; Chris Perrin ‘The Party Food Dude’; and Wendy Talaro - Truffle in Paradise. Show Airs Live from 3pm PT / 6pm ET. 

November 2009

Eat, Drink & Be Merry - Nov. 2: Join Nancy and Lisa on Big Blend Radio's 'Eat Drink & Be Merry' Foodies Radio with Special Guests: Mindy Merrill &  R.B. Quinn - Co-Authors of 'Cheater BBQ: Barbecue Anytime, Anywhere, In Any Weather'; Jonathan Gach & Debbie Medina - Co-founders of Jalisco International Imports & Señor Rio Tequila; Tracy Ellen Kamens - Chief Education Officer at Grand Cru Classes; and Debbie Mansheim - President of Basket Creations & More, retail distributor for Bard Date Company. Show airs live from 4pm PT / 7pm ET. Click Here to Listen!

October 2009
Eat, Drink & Be Merry 'Chocolate & Confections' - Oct. 5! Join Nancy and Lisa as they explore the world of Chocolate & Confections with special guests: Lauren Adler - Founder & Chief Chocophile of Chocolopolis; Alan McClure - Patric Chocolate; Camilla Saulsbury - Author of 'Enlightened Chocolate: It's Good For You'; Laura Klein - 'The Queen of Green' & Publisher of OrganicAuthority.com; Christopher Szczeniowski - Master Chocolatier & Pastry Chef at The Inverness Hotel; Marallyn Hill - Co-Author of 'Our Love Affairs with Food & Travel' & 'Cooking Secrets: The Why & How'; Lynn Anderson - President of Caramoo; and Joan Vieweger - Co-Founder of Choclatique.

July 2009

Eat Drink & Be Merry – July 6: Join Nancy & Lisa on 'Eat, Drink & Be Merry' to talk about Wine, Cheese & Chocolate with special guests: Steve Jenkins - author of 'The Food Life' & 'Cheese Primer'; Don Rhea - Winemaker at Orfila Vineyards & Winery in San Diego; Joe O'Keefe - Wine101NC.com will discuss White Wines for Summer; Tracy Ellen Kamens - Chief Education Officer at Grand Cru Classes will talk about French Wines; Kevin Shaw - Coastal Mist Fine Chocolates & Desserts; and Terry Luce - HV Cellars in Oregon.

June 2009

A Taste of Spain & Chile - Join hosts Nancy & Lisa (BigBlendMagazine.com Editors) as they explore the vibrant flavors of Spain and Chile on Eat, Drink & Be Merry radio with special guests: Winemaker Aurelio Montes - Montes Winery in Chile; Barcelona Chef Eduardo Balaguer - Author of 'Spanish Cuisine One Region at a Time: Catalonia' published by Folkheart Press; and Spanish Flamenco guitarist Eric Symons.

Food & Wine with the Planet in Mind - June 1Join hosts Nancy and Lisa (BigBlendMagazine.com Editors) for this special feature on Eat, Drink & Be Merry Radio. Special guests include Cheryl Bennett & Mike Stevens - Lava Lake Lamb; Justin Marx - Marx Foods; Jeremy Shapley of Triton Exports - South African Wine Specialists; and Mathieu Senard – Co-Founder of Alter Eco Fair Trade. 

May 2009
Food & Wine with the Planet in Mind - Join hosts Nancy and Lisa (BigBlendMagazine.com Editors) for this special feature on Eat, Drink & Be Merry Radio. Special guests include Cheryl Bennett & Mike Stevens - Lava Lake Lamb; Justin Marx - Marx Foods; Jeremy Shapley of Triton Exports - South African Wine Specialists; and Mathieu Senard – Co-Founder of Alter Eco Fair Trade. 

BBQ, Burgers & Wine – Fire Up the Grill!
Join hosts Nancy & Lisa (BigBlendMagazine.com Editors) and guest host Maralyn Hill – co-author of ‘Our Love Affairs with Food & Travel’ and ‘Cooking Secrets – The Why and How’, as they get ready for summer and fire up the grill with Canadian Celebrity Chef Ted Reader dubbed “crazy Canuck barbecue kingpin” by GQ magazine; Chef Jeff Clock from Stockman’s Grill in Southern Arizona; and Chris Perrin ‘The Party Food Dude.’ Learn about what wines to serve at a BBQ party with Joe O’Keefe - ‘The Wine 101 Guy’, and Tracy Ellen Kamens Ed.D., DWS, CWE - Chief Education Officer of Grand Cru Classes.

March 2009

Delicious, Healthy & Earth Friendly Foods – Mar. 23: Join Nancy & Lisa (BigBlendMagazine.com Editors) and special guest co-host Maralyn Hill (co-author of ‘Our Love Affairs with Food & Travel’ & ‘Cooking Secrets – The Why and How’, for another episode of Eat, Drink & Be Merry foodies radio. Focusing on healthy & earth-friendly food and cooking, featured guests include Timothy Fitzgerald Young - President/Chef of Food For Thought; Mimi Wheeler – Owner of Grocer's Daughter Chocolate; Tina Ruggiero, MS RD - The Gourmet Nutritionist will talk about Driscoll’s Organic Berries; Edward Field - Natural Merchants organic wine importer from Spain; and Chef Jernard Wells ‘The Chef of Love’ & author of ‘88 Ways to Her Heart: Cooking for Lovers from the Kitchen to the Bedroom’. Show airs live on March 23 at 11:30am PST.

February 23, 2009
Cool Cocktails & Splendid Spirits - Join hosts Nancy & Lisa (BigBlendMagazine.com Editors) on Feb. 23, on Eat, Drink & Be Merry Radio as they chat about Vodka with Kent Rabish - Grand Traverse Distillery; discover the oldest Rum in the world with Chesterfield Browne - Mount Gay Rum in Barbados; Low Calorie Cocktails with Kirk Spahn - Co-Founder of TY KU Premium Liqueur; Specialty Drinks featuring Tea & Coffee with Kristine Hansen - co-author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Coffee & Tea; Mix Up some Prickly Pear Margaritas & Martinis with Joe Bistodeau - Bar Tender at Rancho Los Caballeros in Wickenburg, AZ; and talk with Lynn Gorman Berentson from Great Spirits Baking Co.

January 2009

Valentine's Day Gourmet Radio - Do you want to cook that ultra romantic dinner or give that delicious romantic gift to your loved one on Valentine’s Day? Join Nancy and Lisa, (BigBlendMagazine.com Editors) and their special guests: Amy Reiley - Master of Gastronomy and author of ‘Fork Me, Spoon Me: The Sensual Cookbook’; Chef Jernard Wells 'The Chef of Love' and author of '88 Ways to Her Heart: Cooking for Lovers from the Kitchen to the Bedroom'; Executive Chef Mark Collins - Circa 1886 in Charleston, SC; Don Reha, winemaker at Thornton Winery in Temecula, CA; Philippe Lewis - Edible Love Chocolates; Andrew Schotts - Garrison Confections; and Josh Kaye - Bake Me a Wish! Meet our Guests & Listen to the show!
 

November 2008

November 7, 2008
Your hosts Nancy & Lisa, Blend Magazine editors, with co-host with Maralyn D. Hill – co-author of ‘Our Love Affairs with Food & Travel’ and ‘Cooking Secrets – The Why and How’. Special guests include Brenda C. Hill - our co-host Maralyn Hill’s writing partner; Andrea Peterson – Innkeeper of Blue Heron Farm B&B and Peterson Specialty Produce; Rich Sherman - Myrtle Creek Nursery, Fallbrook CA; Jim Walsh – CEO of Intentional Chocolate; Kent Callaghan – Callaghan Vineyards; Debbie Mansheim - Basket Creations and More & Bard Date Company; Donna George – The Peanut Patch, Yuma, AZ; and Kelly Alexander, author of ‘Hometown Appetites: The Story of Clementine Paddleford, the Forgotten Food Writer who Chronicled How America Ate’. Meet our guests and Listen!

September 2008
September 26, 2008 - Aired Live 11am-1pm PST
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Learn More about our Featured Guests – Click on Their Names:
Maralyn Hill & Brenda C. Hill – The Food Writers and Salsa & Eastern Arizona's Salsa Trail
Debbie Mansheim – Medjool Dates and Basket Creations and More, LLC
Don Reha – Winemaker, and Steve Pickell Executive Chef, at Thornton Winery in Temecula, CA
Jef Klein – Author of ‘The History and Stories of the Best Bars of New York’
Amy Harris - Amy Harris, Ira Norof, Ben Ford and Gregory Stocks -
3rd Annual Art of Food & Wine Palm Desert