Cook Local Eat Local Podcast Ep 27 with David Crowley

Podcast Guest Spot on Cook Local, Eat Local! Summer bites and wine pairings!

August 3, 2023 Posted by Robin Renken Wine Tasting No Comments

Guest Spot on “Cook Local, Eat Local!” Podcast

I was honored that David of Cooking Chat invited me to be his guest for his podcast “Cook Local, Eat Local!”

David had just received his weekly CSA basket, and we chatted about our favorite ways to cook broccolini and beets, as well as some potential wine pairings.

We spoke a bit about my “Tempting Spoonfuls” books and about the Documentary Project that Michael and I are working on focusing on biodynamic and regenerative vineyards!

You’ll find the his article with the podcast at the link below!

https://cookingchatfood.com/summer-bites-and-wine-pairings/

David also released the video of our Zoom Conversation on YouTube!

About David Crowley of Cooking Chat

David Crowley, is a writer at “Cooking Chat” a food and wine blog where he features healthy recipes and wine pairings.

He has extensive recipes on his site. He leads the writing group Wine Pairing Weekend (#WinePW) and is active with the Italian Food Wine and Travel Writers.

He has recipes that have been featured in Woman’s World Magazine and has appeared on the Food Blogger Pro Podcast.

Learn more about David on his site Cooking Chat!

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Robin Bell Renken I have always loved people’s stories. I spent a career in Theatre helping to tell stories, as a Stage Manager. Daily enabling artists to freely and safely tell stories through their art. Then I fell in love with wine. There are so many details, so many nuances, not just in the glass, but in the vineyard, the region and the people. As I met winemakers and vineyard owners and even the people in the tasting room excited to pour me a glass and tell me the story of this wine, I knew these were stories I wanted to share. I completed my study and became a Certified Specialist of Wine and continue learning daily as I meet and interview people in this industry.

Robin Renken is a wine writer and Certified Specialist of Wine and WSET 3 Certified. She and her husband Michael travel to wine regions interviewing vineyard owners and winemakers and learning the stories behind the glass.

When not traveling they indulge in cooking and pairing wines with food at home in Las Vegas.

Check out our book series, “Tempting Spoonfuls” available through Amazon!

Inspired by the flavors and aromas in wines, these books create “tempting spoonfuls” of flavors to pair with wines.

“Tempting Spoonfuls – Pairing single bites with glorious wines” – Our first book paired wines from boutique wineries on the west coast, in California, Oregon, and Washington, with delicious spoonfuls.

This book is 60 pages, 18 recipes, lots of beautiful photos, and insights into some fantastic small wineries!

“Tempting Spoonfuls – small bites paired with wines from around the Globe” – This book takes us around the globe to explore 12 wine regions, a wine from the region, and then gives you a recipe for a pairing!

A slightly larger book at 104 pages, this time you learn about pairing with a type of wine from a region. Rather than a specific bottle, you can look for a style of wine from a region and feel confident that it will go well with the recipe pairing we provide. We give you 12 recipes, each to pair with a wine.

The goal is to make your mouth water and encourage you to create your own “Tempting Spoonfuls.”