This page features interviews with restaurant entrepeneurs and restaurant reviewers.
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Kelly Yrarrazaval and Janet Andrews have a passion for honey and honeybees. They have been rescuing wayward swarms of bees from attics, backyard fences, basketball hoops and trees for several years. Last year they formed an LLC called "BackYardBees" and transformed their hobby into a business. Listen to this fascinating interview recorded August 11, 2010, as Kelly and Janet share the wonder of honeybees and their curious experiences moving them to friendlier surroundings. You can also read about them on their website at http://www.backyardbees.net.
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Top Ten OC Restaurants - 2009 |
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Gretchen Kurz is Orange Coast Magazine's premiere restaurant reviewer and editor of Zagat's Orange County section. In this interview recorded April 25, 2010, she reviews her list of the Top Ten restaurants in Orange County for 2009. She also names four promising new ones, and looks at trends in the business. This show is a quick snapshot of what's great in Orange County dining, as well as what makes a great restaurant. Click here to download interview. |
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Glenn Alexander - Sanglier Cellars |
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Glenn Alexander, owner/manager of Sonoma County's Sanglier Cellars and Bacchus Vineyard Management, joins us again to give an update on the state of Napa and Sonoma County wineries. Sanglier Cellars is a small, premium, family-run winery that Glenn started four years ago. In this interview recorded April 13, 2010, we talk about the effects of the economic crunch, the new infestation of European vineyard moth, and being nimble in a challenging environment. Click here to download interview. |
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Patrick Rue went to law school, and became a successful brewer of Belgian-style ales and beer. Not the usual path to business success, you say? Well, listen to Patrick describe how he followed his passion for brewing and made a start-up business profitable in two years. Click here to download interview. |
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Glenn Alexander, owner and vintner of Sanglier Cellars of Sonoma, shares the inside view of the wine-making business. Several years ago, Glenn quit his job, sold his Southern California home, and bought a spread up in Sonoma County. Hear how he realized the dream of many Californians, living in Sonoma County and making a living in the wine-making biz. Click here to download interview. |
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