Chef Douglas Keane on Savoring Sonoma: The Hour (Aired: August 28, 2022)

Keane 21617756 nFor more than a decade, chef Douglas Keene has been working to reopen his award-winning restaurant Cyrus in the heart of the Alexander Valley. He’s a Best Chef California James Beard Award and Top Chef Masters winner who is unafraid of making chicken wings at a casino or burgers at a grill. As he steps back into the spotlight for the rebirth of the first restaurant in Sonoma County to garner a pair of Michelin stars host Clark Wolf talks to Keene about his Midwestern roots, cooking in top kitchens in Manhattan, discovering Sonoma County and a whole lot more on Savoring Sonoma, the Hour.
 

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Will Dittmar on Savoring Sonoma: The Hour

Will Dittmar is among those being honored at this year’s NorCal Pubic Media Stars of Food and Wine Awards. He receives this award on behalf of his own and the extraordinary work of the group he leads: Extra Food. Based in Marin County, they serve more than 50,000 clients with a small, dedicated…
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Betty Fussell on Savoring Sonoma: The Hour

At a rousing ninety eight years old, award winning food writer and historian Betty Fussell continues her indomitable journey through life with her second memoir, How To Cook a Coyote: The Joy of Aging. The book is Hilarious, charming, brutal and fun. This slim volume is rich with powerful stories,…
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Farmer Mai Nguyen on Savoring Sonoma: The Hour

Farmer Mai is an award-winning heirloom grain farmer and miller who works to connect other farmers, bakers, chefs, and cooks with the freshest, most delicious and nutritious, freshly milled grains. She grows and sells 10 very special varieties and is working to produce some 170 others in a…
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Allison Goodwin on Savoring Sonoma: The Hour

Allison Goodwin knows what it means to be worried about feeding her family. As a mother of five (she wanted a third child but ended up with triplets!) she has more than empathy for what it takes to get through life. Her studies and work in early childhood development prepared her well for her role…
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Dr. Marion Nestle on Savoring Sonoma: The Hour

This weekend host Clark Wolf spends the hour with Dr. Marion Nestle in her Manhattan apartment near New York University. They talk about her new book What To Eat Now, the MAHA movement, Ultra Processed Foods and her extraordinary career.
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Margo True on Savoring Sonoma: The Hour

Margo True may have started what continues to be a remarkable career at the age of seven when she became enamored with a glossy magazine called…
May 10, 2025

Kiano Moju on Savoring Sonoma: The Hour

Kiano Moju is the author of a beautiful cookbook called AfriCali: Recipes from my Jikoni. Building on her family history from Kenya and Nigeria, as…
Jan 12, 2025

Evan Wiig on Savoring Sonoma: The Hour

Who better to speak with about all things small and family farming than Evan Wiig, Director of Membership and Communications for CAFF? That stands…
Aug 11, 2024

Sarah Silva on Savoring Sonoma: The Hour

Recently named Climate Smart Farmer of The Year by CAFF (Community Alliance of Family Farms), Sarah Silva and her mother Carol steward the 85 acre…
Jul 28, 2024

Dan Imhoff on Savoring Sonoma: The Hour

Dan Imhoff is a writer, author, publisher, activist and musician. Splitting his time between Sonoma County and Spain, he shares deeply informed…

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