Todays guest is Justin Basel from Solemn Cellars in Wall Walla. We’ve been eating our hearts out across the northwest and we’re back to tell you all about it. A few new restaurants and some future plans play into our Newsbytes file. Events abound featuring wine, whiskey, cider and even tea in the upcoming Calendar of events, and we close the show with a few tips including how to make better simple syrup right at home.

Chefs Bill Morris and Tom Black of Gourmondo join us on the show today to reveal the inner-workings of this hidden gem in the city. We’re sharing a few summertime favorites and our latest dining experiences. Newsbytes reveals who’s closing, whose selling and what’s coming up. The calendar is packed with special events you can experience before the sun disappears again. We wrap with a tip for simple cooking and a homework assignment. Grab your headphones and let’s go!

This month’s guest is Tabitha Crenshaw, co-owner of Walla Walla’s The Saint and The Sinner. Our restaurant experiences are all over the Pacific Northwest this month. Donuts and unicorns are coming to White Center, boozy milkshakes are back and Tulalip gets Italian in our news bytes segment. The calendar sees the launch of a distillery fest from the promoters of Taste Washington, Bastille Day fun and a garden party in a great garden. All that and more on this month’s show.

Chef/owner Lainie Carie of the Fig and the Judge joins us in studio. Also on the mic later is winemaker, Cameron Kontos. BBQ Season is in full swing and our Newsbytes segment is full of news about beef. The calendar is packed with summer events as well as Father’s Day ideas. That, and more on this months Seattle DINING! Show.

Sarah Lorenzen of Fare Starts Maslow’s joins us today. We also wrap up our interview with Jason Wilson and Chris Upchurch where we look what’s ahead for the pair. Connie and Tom are talking about where they’ve been eating. You might want to take a road trip. We’ve got fresh tid bits about an upcoming brewpub in Magnusson Park, a Gay Bingo night, Lakehouse Sunday suppers and more in our Newsbytes segment. The Calendar segment is rocking with a Mom’s day, a Gluten Free night at Safeco field and a Beachside Brew and BBQ event near the border. Our tips segment has tricks for you to use to get make this your best grilling season ever. All that and more on this month’s show.

Our guests today are Chef Jason Wilson and Winemaker, Chris Upchurch. While their upcoming wine dinner is a private affair, we invited them in to give us a glimpse. Ron Williams with Visit Walla Walla also joins us with updates about how things are changing for the better out east. Baseball season has arrived and a whole slew of new items hit the concessions at the ball park as well. PCC goes for it with a new store downtown in the new Rainier Square tower, Hotel 1000 gets a new chef and more is revealed in Newsbytes. Besides Easter events, the Calendar is cooking all month long with cooking classes, wine dinners and more. Is a visitor’s bureau always a good place for recommendations? That and more on this month’s show.

Our special guest today is Josh Henderson, one of Seattle’s top chefs and the man behind the Huxley-Wallace Collective. We’ve discovered a lot while dining out this month that you need to know. Lots of closures as well as new location announcements populate our Newsbytes segment. March is Washington Wine month and we’ll tell you where all the best wine dinners are in our Calendar segment. We’ve got a special recipe that shows up at the close of the show. Listen for it.

We have two guests today; Kelsey Jones is here to talk about the upcoming Seattle Wine and Food Event and Ron Williams joins us from Visit Walla Walla to talk about their month-long food event. There’s so much to love about February and our calendar is packed full of events you can endear yourself to. Tom and Connie banter about where they’ve been eating lately and reminisce about events from the past they’ll never forget. All that and more is in store.

Sam Crannell, former owner of Lloyd Martin, joins us to talk about the demise of a Queen Anne favorite and where he’s headed in the future. We also invite Microsoft’s Cortana in to tell us about her favorite restaurants in Seattle and help us decide what to make for Valentine’s Day. There’s a new donut shop in town, Poquitos is opening an east side location and California gets a new AVA. The calendar has events for both adults and kids alike and we’ll tell you how to minimize the gaseous effects of beans.

Our in-studio guest this month is Bridget Charters who is a primary player within Tom Douglas’ Hot Stove Society cooking school. We follow up on last months discussion about trends and share details about where we’ve been eating, which includes Hawaii. Rogo’s Andaluca and Daniel lead off our newsbytes. We’ll tell you where to make a gingerbread house and slip in a wine dinner in our calendar segment. How to bake carrots and more tips abound.