THE CALIFORNIA COOK PREMIERES ON WORLD TALK RADIO

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(Free-Press-Release.com) October 17, 2005 -- SAN DIEGO, CA (10/03/05) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DISTRIBUTION DATE: Monday, October 3, 2005


SAN DIEGO, CA - Diane Worthington will host a new radio talk program celebrating California Food and Wine on the World Talk Radio network beginning October 26, 2005. Diane, who is the author of the best-selling The Cuisine of California chronicling modern California cooking has been called� The Queen of California Cuisine� by Matt Lauer of The Today Show. Her latest book from Chronicle The New California Cook will be published in the spring of 2006.

The California Cook is an updated version of Diane�s James Beard Award Winning radio show that broadcast on KABC TalkRadio in Los Angeles. Listeners will have a chance to intereact with experts in the food and wine world while learning about Diane�s picks and recommendations for kitchen equipment, books, wine, restaurants and travel spots that have a culinary emphasis. She�ll interview chefs from resorts and restaurants that all have one thing in common: the freshest produce, a collective desire to create dishes from their area and interesting techniques which all add up to one delicious schmoozefest.
Some of the subjects Diane will be covering this fall include:

California Cooking: Can you do it Anywhere?
Chocolate with California Chocolate Makers: the old fashioned and the new artisans
California Wine and Food Pairing
California Cheese Makers and Cheese Seasons
Seafood: the Wild vs. Farm Controversy
The Olive Oil Harvest with California Olive Oil Producers
Jewish Holiday Dishes with Twists on Classics
Seriously Simple Tips for a Stress-free Thanksgiving and Holiday Season
Creative Holiday Gifts for the Cook on your List

The Best Champagne and Caviar for the Holidays

Worthington is the author of 17 cookbooks, including Seriously Simple, American Bistro, The Taste of Summer and The California Cook. She is a James Beard Award-winning broadcaster who trained at the London Cordon Bleu. Her latest book The Taste of the Season focuses on recipes that fit easily into everyday lives using the harvests of autumn to turn cooler days and longer nights into cozy and rewarding home-dining experiences.

The public is invited to listen and participate by calling in. The program will air every Wednesday at 5 p.m. PST. New technology will allow The California Cook Show to be digitally archived for automatic replay anytime 24/7 simply by clicking on the show topic of choice.

Be sure to tune in Wednesdays 5 p.m. Pacific Time
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