YOUR CALIFORNIA SHOW LINKS AND INFO: 12/29/2009

"Disappearing Sky Rooms" with New York Times' Bay Area Blogger Michelle Quinn. She has great stuff all the time.
Check out her blog at: http://bayarea.blogs.nytimes.com/

The Willits Farmers Market and others in Mendocino County. Thank you to Jen Lyon! Contact: 707-485-5363

Il Cane Rosso in the San Francisco Ferry Building. Reservations available for groups of six or more: (415) 391-7599
Thank you to Chef Lauren Kiino for her time.

As always... thank you to our announcer Kira Klapper as well.

YOUR CALIFORNIA SHOW LINKS AND INFO: 12/22/2009

Randy recommended several wines, including...
From Wine Enthusiast - Best of 2009:
Cambria 2006 Julia’s Vineyard Pinot Noir (Santa Maria Valley) - $21
BOND 2005 The Matriarch (Napa Valley) - $90
From Wine Spectator - Best of 2009:
Kosta Browne 2007 Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast) - $52
And From personal experience:
Riverbench 2006 Pinot Noir - $34

Rush Street Restaurant in Culver City
This bustling L.A. area hot spot made OpenTable.com's Top 50 list for restaurants with the most vibrant bar scenes! Thanks to Brian McKeaney for sharing some of his secrets. More info: Rush Street Restaurant Web or 310-837-9546

Renae Best with the Sacramento Certified Farmers' Markets gave us the skinny on the produce scene in our state's capital. More info: www.marketlocations.com or 916-688-0100

The secrets of making great tamales by Margaret Zuniga, the owner of Progresso Tamale Parlor in Holister. More info: Progresso Tamale Parlor Web or (831) 637-3278

YOUR CALIFORNIA SHOW LINKS AND INFO: 12/15/2009

Gabe Saglie with Travel Zoo
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The National Parks: Our American Landscape
Photography by: Ian Shive
On Amazon.com

Thank you to Sam Edelson with
The Santa Barbara Farmers' Markets

Meagan Callahan from the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance

And, as always, a big thank you to my helper: Kira Klapper!!