Angels and Demons

Dining Around with Joel Riddell Saturday June 15^th 10am-1pm on Talk910

Live from the Capital of American Gastronomy  

Peter and Kathy Fang Father Daughter Team Chefs and Owners of  FANG Restaurant 660 Howard St  San Francisco, CA (415) 777-8568 www.fangrestaurant.com  House of Nanking 919 KearnyStreet between Jackson & Columbus www.houseofnanking.net  The Fang Family – Father Daughter for Fathers Day

Chris Silva, President and CEO of St. Francis Winery and Vineyards - 100 Pythian Road at Highway 12 Santa Rosa, CA 954091-888-675-WINE (9463) www.stfranciswinery.com

Brandon Baltzley Nine Lives: A Chef's Journey from Chaos to Control www.brandonbaltzley.com  * Crux www.cruxrestaurant.com  * the Lazy Bear SF  TMIP Restaurant www.tmiprestaurant.com

Alvin Leung, Two Star Executive Chef and Proprietor of Bo Innovation, Hong Kong www.boinnovation.com  

Adam Mali Executive Chef of the Mandarin Oriental San Francisco (Brasserie S&P) 222 Sansome St. San Francisco, CA (415) 276-9888 www.mandarinoriental.com/sanfrancisco

Nancy Hopkins, Deputy Food Editor, Better Homes and Gardens Magazine- www.bhg.com June is the Entertaining Issue – July is Celebrate America!

Reports

On the way to www.WineRoad.com and a wedding at Barn Diva in Healdsburg

Celebrity Cruise Alaska Sailing *Whale Watching, Hiking, Life on board www.celebritycruises.com

Festival Del Sole- Kick off July 12^th-21^st a Celebration of the Art of Life www.FestivalDelSole.org

James Beard Foundation www.JamesBeard.org – Dinner at M.Y. China Westfield Center, CAJames Beard Foundation benefit dinner at MYChina *Martin Yan, Michael Rotondo, Larry Stone, Yigit Pura, Michael Rotondo and Tony Wu * Wine, www.domainecarneros.com and Michael Mondavi Family Wineries, www.michaelmondavifamilyestate.com

Lunch at Parallel 37 in the Ritz Carlton San Francisco* Executive Chef Michael Rotondo www.Parallel37sf.com  (415) 773-6168

The Golden Glass Saturday June 29^th CityView at the Metreon.  www.thegoldenglass.com   $80.00 Food and Wine 1-5pm

Chipotle / Cultivate festival in Golden Gate Park

SFPride – on the way at the end of the month! www.SFPride.org Kick off party Thursday Night – with Me and my colleagues from Clear Channel  Saturday June 29^th – Live from SfPride  Sunday June 30^th – Parade, TV Coverage and more www.sfpride.org

To Buy Tickets to the Kick off party visit www.AcademyofFriends.org

Marcus Samuelsson, chef and author of YES, CHEF (now in paperback from Random House, 5/21) will be in San Francisco on Monday, June 17th for an event at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 7:30 PM. - Lake Street at Arguello

June 8^th on Dining Around with Joel Riddell

Festival DelSole July 12^th – 21^st www.festivaldelsole.org

Wine Road www.WineRoad.com Tastings, Information, Concierge advice plus events in  Alexander Valley, Russian River Valley and Dry Creek Valley – Check out our contest page to win Brunch with me at  www.suncewinery.com

Guests include

Joel Holland Executive Chef, Chipotle www.Chipotle.com  Minh Tsai Hodo Soy Beanery Hodo Soy 2923 Adeline Street Oakland, CA 94608www.hodosoy.com  Chipotle’s Cultivate Festival – Today until 5pm in Golden Gate Park San Francisco– GREAT Guest Chefs/ Food, Information and More!

Jennifer and Jerry Dal Bozzo Owners of Osso Steak House- 1177 California Street SF CA (415) 771-6776 www.OssoSteakHouse.com

Ranjan Day Executive Chef and Owner of New Delhi Restaurant - 160 Ellis St  San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 397-8470 www.newdelhirestaurant.com  * Ranjan is taking a group to India for a Culinary Experience!

Mark LiebermanExecutive Chef and Co-Owner of AQ -1085 Mission St, 415-341-9000 www.AQ-SF.com

Nicolaus Balla Executive Chef, Bar Tartine 561 Valencia St , CA 94103 (415) 487-1600 www.bartartine.com

Rising Star Chefs- New Restaurants New Ideas and Delicious concepts www.StarChefs.com/RisingStars  Thursday, June 13 at AT&T Park, beginning with an awards ceremony on home plate at 6:30pm, followed by a tasting gala from 7pm to 9:30pm.

Auction Napa Valley Wrap Up with David Duncan, President and CEO of Silver Oak Cellars, and Twomey - Co-Chair with the Gargiulo Family of the 2014 Auction Napa Valley Silver Oak Cellars www.silveroak.com www.NapaVintners.com

Maja Gartman, Tourism Switzerlandwww.Myswitzerland.com

www.Swiss.com

Zurich Switzerland Contest! – www.zurichgetaway.com

Plus – dinner at AQ with Robert Moon, Hubert and Chantal Keller AQ Restaurant -1085 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103 www.AQ-SF.com

Fish and Chips at the Cliff House with Suzie Biehler 1090 Point Lobos Ave  San Francisco, CA 94121 (415) 386-3330www.cliffhouse.com Breakfast with Swiss tourism at the Fairmont San Francisco!

Events-

Festival DelSole July 12^th – 21^st www.festivaldelsole.org

Wine Road www.WineRoad.com Tastings, Information, Concierge advice plus events in  Alexander Valley, Russian River Valley and Dry Creek Valley – Check out our contest page to win Brunch with me at  www.suncewinery.com

Nosa Ria Market, 500 Laguna Street sf 415.529.1506www.nosaria.com Today- 2-4pm a special tasting of Jose Andres Foods

SFPride – on the way at the end of the month!  www.sfpride.org

Catalan Festival at Gloria Ferrer this July www.GloriaFerrer.com  23555 Carneros Hwy (121), Sonoma, CA 9547

For Mr. Burns; a few kind words from some of his friends

I have asked some of the many friends of Gene to join me and tell stories about this great man.  Many people loved him, and he affected many lives. We are just a small number.  Please join me in showing my respect for my mentor and friend Mr Gene Burns. - he will be missed.  

June 1^st 10am-1pm on AM910

A Special Thank you to

Robert Moon – my partner, Gene’s great friend and member of the Praetorian Guard. We spent many hours around the table, and more than a few in hospitals. You supported him and never expected anything in return.

a few of the many

Sabrina Glazbrook, Lina and Sam Broydo, Brianne Jones Pamela Halse, Jennifer Jones Lee,  Josh Glassell, Elise Bigelow, Chris Bigelow, Anita John, Lisa Stockley, Dan and Lisa Weiss, Samara and Bill Diapoulos, Lorenzo Petroni, Terry Adams, John Daily, Nicolle Grigg, Pam Moore, Ken Barry, Ronn Owens, John Bristow, Joanie Greggains, Jack Swanson, John Rothman, Pat Thursdon and others who showed up.

Jone Longavateau

The Team at Clear Channel / 910am

Gene’s Doctors and the staff at Age Song

Len Tillem www.lentillem.com

Rob Goldstein and Cindy Ho www.taxexit.com

His family in Orlando who love him; Roberta, Dennis, Margaret, Thomas, David plus MarySue and Farris

Guests to honor Gene with stories on June 1^st

Margrit Mondavi, Vice President of Cultural Affairs of the Robert Mondavi Winery www.RobertMondaviWinery.com

Bernard Lambert, Great Friend and Hotelier, Boston Days and Europe

Mark Jaffe long time friend from Orlando

Clark Frasier and Mark Gaier Executive Chefs and Owners of Arrows Restaurant, Maine www.arrowsrestaurant.com

Lidia Bastianich Felidia, Restaurants, Books, TV the NYC Era www.lidiasitaly.com

David Fink, Great Friend to Gene / Cohort in crime, President of Mirabel Hotel and Restaurant Group www.mirabelgroup.com  * DRC

Joel Peterson, long time friend of Gene from Ravenswood Winery www.ravenswoodwinery.com  * Gene had a Ravenswood Zin Vine in his backyard

James Gabbert – Jet Trips and Generosity – Former Colleague and travel buddy

Lorenzo Petroni Long time Friend of Gene, Owner of the North Beach Restaurant San Francisco & Petroni Vineyards in Sonoma www.northbeachrestaurant.com

Suzette Gresham-Tognetti , our friend www.acquerello.com

and me -

 Each time I begin a note, I cannot finish.  For now, a great photo of our friend Gene Burns.

Gene Burns 1940-2013

Brother to Roberta, Dennis, Margaret, Thomas and David

Brother in Law to Farris and Mary Sue

Close friend to Robert and Me

and to you his extended family who have shown so much warmth over these past few days, weeks, months and time.

may the telling of tales continue

Joel