Cocktail School: The Martini recipe
TasteTV visits Piacere restaurant to see how to make a classic martini cocktail
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TasteTV visits Piacere restaurant to see how to make a classic martini cocktail
For more related to making great martinis and cocktails, here are a few of our picks:
The Media Tastemakers Summit is a one-of-its-kind gathering of Digital Media, Traditional Media, Online Video, Web producers, Platforms, Apps and Startups specifically focused on the lucrative & highly influential Lifestyle categories of Food & Wine, Fashion, Design & Travel. Confirmed speakers from Levi’s, Indiegogo, Mode.com, and more.
SCHEDULE (Subject to Change. Check site for updates)
9:00-9:15 KEYNOTE
9:15-10:00 DIGITAL CULINARY
Food & Wine Media Tastemakers
10:00-10:30 DIGITAL STYLE
Fashion & Design Media Tastemakers
10:30-10:45 NETWORKING BREAK
10:45-11:30 TASTEMAKER APPS
Apps powering dining, cooking, fashion and beauty
11:30-12:15 ADAPT AND THRIVE
Food, Wine, Fashion and Lifestyle coverage has had massive changes over the last several years. Our panelists will discuss these changes, as well as what they have found to be opportunities, threats, and strategies to adapt and thrive.
12:15-1:15 NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK
1:15-1:45 FROM TASTEMAKER TO BESTSELLER
Turning Celebrity into a Bestselling Book, Successful models. It seems like every month a YouTube celebrity is getting a new book deal. In this moderated 30 minute session, with the Moderator focusing on guests who have experience in successfully leveraging or extending their celebrity brand and business with the use of authoring print publications, such as cookbooks or magazines. The focus of the questions and discussion will be on the rationale and experiences in following this strategy.
1:45-2:15 PROMOTION, PR & SOCIAL MEDIA
PR Trends & Techniques, Strategies for developing and marketing content, building communities, and increasing audiences/followers
2:15-2:45 TASTEMAKING IN THE BRAND WORLD
How does an established brand use the new digital tools and business paradigms to successfully influence tastes
2:45-3:15 TASTEMAKER CONTENT CREATION & DISTRIBUTION
MCNs, Television, VOD, YouTube and more for multi-platform content creators.
3:15-3:30 NETWORKING BREAK
3:30-4:00 MONETIZATION – BUILDING VALUE & FINDING REVENUE (A)
Description: Financing and Multiple Revenue Stream Options
4:00-4:30 MONETIZATION – BUILDING VALUE & FINDING REVENUE (B)
Description: Advertising, Branded Content, Brand Extension
4:30-5:00 BUILDING A BILLION DOLLAR BRAND
5:00-6:00 COCKTAIL & NETWORKING RECEPTION
The stars and celebrities of food and fashion television, video, film and radio are preparing to revel in San Francisco on February 11th at their own one-of-a-kind awards show, the 7th Annual TASTE AWARDS.
The TASTE AWARDS is the premier awards show celebrating the year’s best in Food, Fashion, and Lifestyle programs on Television, in Film, Online, in Apps and on Radio.
Fans, networks, producers and sponsors could not be more excited. The Awards Show features a star-studded lineup, including Celebrity Presenters Brian Boitano (Food Network, HGTV), Bobby Bognar (History Channel, Bio Channel), Jolene Sugarbaker (YouTube), Marisa Churchill (Bravo’s Top Chef, Author), Liam Mayclem (Food Chap, CBS), Bret Harris (Indiegogo), Jake Wall (Project Runway), Carolyn Scott-Hamilton (The Healthy Voyager), Alyssia Sheikh (Mind Over Munch), Phillip Gums (Food Network), and more. Celebrity attendees also include stars from Television, YouTube, Radio and Film.
At the historic Castro Theatre, attendees will taste after-party delights from San Francisco Bay Area Restaurant and Wine partners joining the celebration such as Scotland Yard, the Lunchpad, Sol Food, Teleferic Barcelona, Two Jack’s Seafood, Sauce Restaurant,Twisted Roots, Rosa d’Oro Vineyards, R&B Cellars, Sonoma Cider, and others.
Major sponsors for the TASTE AWARDS are Kikkoman and Ferrara Flame, with other culinary and lifestyle partners such as Schiltz Foods, Hotel G, Clubcard Printing, PR Newswire, Intermezzo Magazine, Sip for the love of drink magazine, San Francisco Travel, BlueCart, FilmFreeway, KRCB TV, Withoutabox, R&J Toffee, Patagonia Provisions, En Voyage perfumes, La Fleur by Livvy, Granny Pearl’s Kitchen, and Jim’s Jarhead Jerky.
The Awards have included appearances by stars, celebrities, producers and executives from networks and platforms such as the the Food Network, the Style Network, Bravo, the Cooking Channel, Sony Pictures, DreamWorks, TLC, Discovery, Lifetime, E! Entertainment Television, PBS, APT, Create TV, NBC, ABC, the CW, HGTV, the Travel Channel, HD Net, Hulu, YouTube, Vimeo, Vice, LiveWell Network, Esquire Network, Bio/FYI Channel, iHeart Radio, HBO, MyxTV, Small Screen Network, StyleHaul, Zagat and more.
More information or tickets at www.TheTasteAwards.com
THE TASTE AWARDS
February 11, 2016
7:00pm – 11:00pm
Castro Theatre
429 Castro Street
San Francisco, California 94114
www.TheTasteAwards.com
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A visit to the Bridal Fashion Show & Brunch at the Four Seasons Silicon Valley to see some delicious fashions over meals and mimosas.
Food site the Daily Meal, helmed by former head of Saveur Magazine (and quoted contributor to the Cafes of San Francisco), Colman Andrews, has released its annual list of America’s 50 Best Steakhouses.
Of the steakhouses that made it into the ranking this year, 12 are in the West, 12 are in the South, 10 are in the Midwest, 9 are in the Southwest, and 7 are in the Northeast. New York and Las Vegas share top honors with 6 steakhouses apiece; 5 are in Los Angeles; and Dallas, Chicago, and San Francisco each have 3 entries.
The Daily Meal judges scrutinized the steakhouses according to strict criteria: Is the meat sourced reputably and USDA Choice or Prime? Is it dry-aged, and if not, is it as high-quality as can be? Is it served at the proper doneness without fail and with a touch of ceremony? And is it revered by locals and out-of-towners alike?
The results (in order, of course):
Rank | Steakhouse | Location |
1 | Cut | Beverly Hills |
2 | Keens | New York City |
3 | Bern’s | Tampa |
4 | Peter Luger | New York City |
5 | Barclay Prime | Philadelphia |
6 | CarneVino | Las Vegas |
7 | Craftsteak | Las Vegas |
8 | Red | Miami |
9 | Pappas Bros. Steakhouse | Dallas and Houston |
10 | Cattlemen’s Steakhouse | Oklahoma City |
11 | Bazaar Meat | Las Vegas |
12 | Cattleman’s Steakhouse | Fabens, TX |
13 | Killen’s Steakhouse | Pearland, TX |
14 | Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse | Chicago |
15 | Perini Ranch | Buffalo Gap, TX |
16 | Bavette’s Bar & Boeuf | Chicago |
17 | Harris’ | San Francisco |
18 | Metropolitan Grill | Seattle |
19 | Pacific Dining Car | Los Angeles |
20 | Murray’s | Minneapolis |
21 | Plaza III | Kansas City |
22 | John Howie Steak | Seattle |
23 | BOA | Los Angeles |
24 | Stripsteak | Las Vegas |
25 | Sparks | New York City |
26 | Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse | New Orleans |
27 | Porter House | New York City |
28 | Gorat’s | Omaha |
29 | St. Elmo Steak House | Indianapolis |
30 | Gallaghers | New York City |
31 | Osso Steakhouse | San Francisco |
32 | Mr. B’s | Milwaukee |
33 | Duane’s Prime | Riverside, CA |
34 | Jar | Los Angeles |
35 | Gene & Georgetti | Chicago |
36 | Prime | Las Vegas |
37 | Golden Steer | Las Vegas |
38 | The Hitching Post II | Buellton, CA |
39 | Kevin Rathbun Steak | Atlanta |
40 | Oak Steakhouse | Charleston |
41 | Alexander’s Steakhouse | San Francisco |
42 | Al Biernat’s | Dallas |
43 | Brother Sebastian’s | Omaha |
44 | Old Homestead | New York City |
45 | Jess & Jim’s | Kansas City, MO |
46 | Red Prime | Oklahoma City |
47 | Chamberlain’s | Dallas |
48 | Oliver’s Prime | Los Angeles |
49 | The Buckhorn Exchange | Denver |
50 | Taste of Texas | Houston, TX |
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The TASTE AWARDS Committee is pleased to announce that one of the Official Hotels in San Francisco of the 7th Annual TASTE AWARDS is the Hotel G.
This chic “downtown-style” luxury boutique hotel is located in the heart of San Francisco, just steps from world famous Union Square, as well as the cable cars and San Francisco attractions.
The Hotel G is offering a special rate to attendees of the TASTE AWARDS, good from February 9th – 12th, 2016, available on a first come basis through December 31, 2015.
To view or use the special rates, please go to the TASTE AWARDS Official Hotel page.
The TASTE AWARDS are the premier awards show celebrating the year’s best in Food, Fashion, Travel and Lifestyle programs on Television, in Film, Online, Apps, and on Radio.