Host Cat Cora Recommends Hitching Post II Burger as Favorite as Owner Frank Ostini Demonstrates Behind the Scenes Preparation

WHAT: The Best Thing I Ever Ate!, the popular Food Network series showcases the finest burger in the west with the famous Santa Maria red oak grilled BBQ of The Hitching Post II. The Hitching Post burger of  house-ground aged beef, homemade bun and triple fried French Fries is an off- menu item available only Mondays – Wednesdays in the restaurant’s ‘Sidebar,’ a favorite hangout among Santa Barbara County locals. The Best Thing I Ever Ate! television show is the ultimate guide to the country’s most amazing meals, eats, and treats as told by the pros who spend their lives obsessing over food. The Hitching Post II and Owner/Chef /Winemaker Frank Ostini are featured in this new segment on Best Burgers.
                      
Cat Cora samples a signature Hitching Post Burger and Frank Ostini pairs it with his new Hitching Post Hometown Pinot Noir.

WHO: Hitching Post Chef/Owner/Winemaker Frank Ostini and Food Network Celebrity Chef and Host, Cat Cora

WHEN: Monday, August 2, 2010, 9 p.m. EST/PST and 8 p.m. Central on Food Network; check your local cable station.

WHERE:The Hitching Post II
, 406 E. Highway 246, Buellton, CA, 93427, 805.688.0676, www.hitchingpost2.com