Saturday November 17th Live from Flavor Napa Valleywww.flavornapavalley.com events across the valley; major events hosted by the Culinary Institute of America, 2555 Main Street  Saint Helena, CA 94574 (707) 967-1100www.CIAChef.edu

Don’t forget to get your holiday cookie recipe in for the Cookie Contest presented by Americas Test Kitchen www.AmericasTestKitchen.com ! Visit www.newstalk910.com contest page for details.  Special Thanks to bay area Ghirardelli Ice Cream & Chocolate Shops and Challenge Butter, Great cookies begin with premium ingredients. www.ghirardelli.com   www.challengebutter.com

Please remember to vote! www.TheTasteAwards.com  visit the Viewers Choice voting page to vote for your favorites (I’m in the Food and Wine radio category).

Guests today include

Cindy Pawlcyn, Executive Chef/ Founder/ Owner of Mustards Grill, Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen, Cindy Pawlcyn’s Wood Grill & Wine Bar and Executive Chef of the Monterey Bay Aquarium www.MustardsGrill.com  

Christopher Kostow, Executive Chef of Meadowood Napa Valley 900 Meadowood Lane · St. Helena, CA Telephone (707) 963-3646 www.meadowood.com

Jon Bonne, Wine Editor, San Francisco Chronicle www.sfgate.com  

Almir da FonsecaExecutive Chef of the Wine Spectator Greystone Restaurant and Chef Instructor at the Culinary Institute of America, Greystone www.CIAChef.edu

Andrea Robinson, Master Sommelier, James Beard Award Winner, Educator, and Author with John RobinsonWine Writer and Wine Media Expert, www.AndreaWine.com

Thomas KellerExecutive Chef, Proprietor of The French Laundry, PerSe, AdHoc, Bouchon Bakery, Bouchon family of restaurants (Yountville, LV&Bev) Author of multiple Award wining cook books including his latest “Bouchon Bakery Cookbook”, The French Laundry 6640 Washington St. Yountville, (707) 944-2380 www.frenchlaundry.com  

 Special thank you to Jeffery Jake and his team at the Silverado Resort and Spa 1600 Atlas Peak Road  Napa, CA (707) 257-0200 www.SilveradoResort.com