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		<title>Drinking Red Wine: What&#8217;s the Perfect Temperature?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 02:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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The quick and dirty secret is that serving wine at the right temperature is EVERYTHING when it comes to enjoying the wine. A $75 wine served at the wrong temp can taste like a $20, and conversely a $30 wine served at the perfect temp will be enjoyed like a $50 wine. Temperature affects how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Staying Creative in the Kitchen</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Am I the only chef who sometimes finds it difficult to stay creative in a bustling and busy restaurant? Yesterday, I was collaborating with my super talented chef de cuisine, Robert Hohmann, and we worked out a plan to tackle this problem. Together, we came up with a coaching tool that we hope will inspire [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Napa Valley&#8217;s Blue Oak School &#8211; La Familia Fundraisers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My wife and I are big supporters of progressive education and are proud of Napa Valley’s Blue Oak School.  This year, we joined Napa locals and vintner friend Oscar Renteria, by hosting La Familia: Beneath the Canopy Wine Auction.   And when friends collaborate for a great cause – 35% of the student families receive financial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Did I Go on Next Iron Chef?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of the people who know me well have asked me, &#8220;Why on earth would you choose to compete on Next Iron Chef?&#8221;
What makes someone with a thirty-year career and a busy restaurant decide to toss his toque into this ring?
The short answer is my competitive streak got the best of me. While the masterminds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thanksgiving</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One thing to keep in mind about Thanksgiving &#8211; and why it is my favorite holiday of the year &#8211; it&#8217;s a tradition that is fluid and always evolving just a bit, which keeps it interesting for me. A few years ago, due to family logistics, we moved our big Thanksgiving feast to Friday instead [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Food &amp; Relationship</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, a young chef and I were talking about a technique. The chef went to a computer, watched a YouTube video, then modified that technique later that day. This has me thinking about how a chef’s learning process has changed in the past two decades. When I was a young chef and I wanted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The first annual Napa Valley Film Festival is not to be missed!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While I’m running a restaurant or filming Next Iron Chef, my wife Eileen takes on other interesting work in our community. She’s done a lot for Connolly Ranch, which teaches kids about farming, food, and sustainability. She’s also a board member for the new Napa Valley Film Festival, which premieres November 9 -13, 2011 with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is a Dress Code a Good Thing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 03:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, there was a couple in Bottega for dinner, and every time I walked past them I had to kind of grit my teeth. She looked great: sundress and sandals, casual but put together. The guy, on the other hand, wore a torn red T-shirt, shorts that were rumpled and stained, and a pair [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking Your Ice</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been a hot summer across the country so I’m thinking about ice. It’s such as basic ingredient that we don’t always consider its possibilities.
What we’ve been doing at Bottega this week is smoking our ice. I have a smoking gun (available at www.cusisinetechnology.com) and we’ve been experimenting on our cocktails. We’ve smoked tequila, bourbon, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foodspotting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 01:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do you think about diners whipping out their iPhones and snapping photos of each plate as if comes from the restaurant’s kitchen? On the one hand, I think this trend makes Bottega stand out, judging from the photos I see on the internet. On the other hand, I’m old-school and I like to surprise [...]]]></description>
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