Pairing Holiday Food And Wine; Magellan's Circumnavigation Of The Globe
Pairing Holiday Food And Wine
In honor of the holiday season, Host Larry Mantle discusses the pairing of wine and food with Lynne Char Bennett, Staff writer/wine coordinator at the San Francisco Chronicle who writes a column about wine and food called "Pairings." Also joining Larry is Steve Riboli, Vice President of San Antonio Winery in Los Angeles and Executive Chef Kyle Connaughton, Department Chair and Executive Chef for the fine dining restaurant, Restaurant 561 at the California School of Culinary Arts le Cordonbleau.
Magellan's Circumnavigation Of The Globe
Historian Laurence Bergreen joins Host Larry Mantle to tell the tale of the greatest maritime voyage of discovery, Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe, from 1519-1522. It has been over a hundred years since someone told the story of Magellan's voyage. Laurence Bergreen makes good use of the plethora of information surrounding this famous trip. The diaries, captain's log, memoirs and court records chronicle a harrowing sea adventure on which half of the sailors died, including Magellan himself. Tasked with finding a route to the Spice Islands, Magellan and his crew braved the high seas and indulged themselves in a few orgies and battles along the way.