John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman of MLive and "Behind the Mitten" talk pizza, wine and beer on Episode 79. It originally aired Oct. 29-30, 2016.

Segment 1:
John and Amy interview Grand Rapids chef Chris Perky, who will be a guest chef at a special wine dinner at Treetops Resort in Gaylord. The dinner is 6 p.m. Nov. 19 with Modern Craft Winery. Perky is the founder of IronGR, a Cast Iron Restaurant and Osteria Rossa in Grand Rapids. Ticket and pairing information at http://treetops.com/general-information/event/guest-chef-pairing-dinner/?eID=2044

Segment 2 (Listen at 11:02):
John and Amy interview Gianni and Lisa Licari, owners of Licari's Sicilian Pizza Kitchen, who they named Michigan's Best Pizza in 2016. More on Licari's at https://www.facebook.com/Licarispizzakitchen/?fref=ts&ref=br_tf

MLive's Top 12 Pizza List at http://www.mlive.com/dining/index.ssf/2016/10/pizza_top_12.html#0

Segment 3 (Listen at 21:00):
John and Amy interview Dawn Baker, a Show Manager at ShowSpan, which produces the annual Grand Rapids International Wine, Beer & Food Festival. The festival is Nov. 17-19, 2016 at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids. More info at http://grwinefestival.com/

Segment 4 (Listen at 32:00):
John and Amy interview Heather Van Dyke-Titus and Barry Van Dyke about what's going on at Harmony Brewery in Grand Rapids. Heather and Barry also talk about Harmony Hall, located on GR's West Side, which just celebrated its one-year anniversary. (Harmony recently came in at No. 4 on our search for Michigan's Best Pizza. )

Beer of the Week is the Grand Pumpkin, which is available at both breweries. More on Harmony Brewing at https://www.facebook.com/harmonybrewingcompany/?ref=page_internal

More info on Behind the Mitten at https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten/?fref=ts

More info on MLive at http://www.mlive.com/michigansbest/