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**NC F&B Podcast**

Hospitality industry veteran Max Trujillo goes behind the scenes of North Carolina’s thriving food and beverage culture.
On the NC F&B Podcast, you’ll hear from local chefs, sommeliers, distillers, farmers, brewers, and the whole colorful cast that makes up the state’s culinary scene.

Latest Episodes:

How to Learn Patience With Chef Luke Owens of Native Fine Diner Sep 21, 2023

Show notes

Chef Luke Owens enters the studio to chat about:

ECU Pirates
History of dreadlocks
NCRLA Chef Showdown
Learning patience
And, The Rain Song

On the mic this week: @trujillo.media @weisswine

Join our Facebook family: @NCFandBPod

Find us on YouTube: NC F&B Youtube

Support our Sponsors:

Help us welcome SYSCO as our Title Sponsor!!

Drink better coffee - get Carrboro Coffee Roasters Here

We have our own bitters thanks to Remedy Cocktail Co!

Get the NC F&Bitters HERE!

Meherwan Irani & A Mix Tape of Indian Food Sep 14, 2023

Show notes

If you sit down with Meherwan Irani long enough you will likely figure out the answers to a lot of nagging questions that have been bothering you. Meherwan is not just a Chef he is a problem solver. Listen to this episode and find out:

The evolution of Chai Pani & chow
How you can marry the boss's daughter
When to know the problem you are solving for?
What is Chow Chow Asheville & Chow Chow on a plate?
Where is the Indian culinary pantheon relevant?

On the mic this week: @trujillo.media @weisswine

Join our Facebook family: @NCFandBPod

Find us on YouTube: NC F&B Youtube

Support our Sponsors:

Help us welcome SYSCO as our Title Sponsor!!

Drink better coffee - get Carrboro Coffee Roasters Here

We have our own bitters thanks to Remedy Cocktail Co!

Get the NC F&Bitters HERE!

Cheetie Kumar's latest track: AJJA Sep 07, 2023

Show notes

What fulfills chef Cheetie Kumar? This episode gives us a glimpse.

Is it writing and performing music for Birds of Avalon or cooking at Garland and now Ajja?
Running The Great Cover Up?
Cooking pan-asian food?
Figuring out how to be the dumbest person in the room?
Going from Garland/Kings/Neptune's 10,800 square feet to Ajja's 1.800 Square feet?
Creating gluten free bread- Imagine That?

You will have to listen in to find out!

On the mic this week: @trujillo.media @weisswine

Join our Facebook family: @NCFandBPod

Find us on YouTube: NC F&B Youtube

Support our Sponsors:

Help us welcome SYSCO as our Title Sponsor!!

Drink better coffee - get Carrboro Coffee Roasters Here

We have our own bitters thanks to Remedy Cocktail Co!

Get the NC F&Bitters HERE!

The Next Chapter of Chef Alex Ricci Aug 31, 2023

Show notes

"Would you rather be noticed for the food you make or simply make great food?' Alex Ricci is wrestling with that question but he's going to find out as he opens his own spot Prospects Craft Kitchenette! Prospects will open in October and inside this episode you will find out the secrets;

Make sure you try the "masa-ball soup"
How do you become a Chef for the community?
What the heck is a shacket?
Matt gives you the secret to fast track your way into heaven!

Listen and enjoy!

On the mic this week: @trujillo.media @weisswine

Join our Facebook family: @NCFandBPod

Find us on YouTube: NC F&B Youtube

Support our Sponsors:

Help us welcome SYSCO as our Title Sponsor!!

Drink better coffee - get Carrboro Coffee Roasters Here

We have our own bitters thanks to Remedy Cocktail Co!

Get the NC F&Bitters HERE!

The Master of Pittsboro, Chef Sera Cuni Aug 24, 2023

Show notes

Sera Cuni is more than a chef, more than a community leader, she is a county leader. Here's how she enlightened the pod!

How win Supermarket Stakeout, Guy's Grocery Games
Why Gay men don't hit on Max?
It's ok for restaurants to be closed at times.
Who are the Les Dames d'Escoffier
What The Community Fridge Program
When was the best vintage in California wine

On the mic this week: @trujillo.media @weisswine

Join our Facebook family: @NCFandBPod

Find us on YouTube: NC F&B Youtube

Support our Sponsors:

Help us welcome SYSCO as our Title Sponsor!!

Drink better coffee - get Carrboro Coffee Roasters Here

We have our own bitters thanks to Remedy Cocktail Co!

Get the NC F&Bitters HERE!

Fried Chicken Ice Cream With Cynthia Wong of Life Raft Treats Aug 17, 2023

Show notes

As serious as we might take food, "it all turns to poop in 24 hours!" Pastry Chef & 6 time JBF nominee Cynthia Wong has a unique perspective on life and business. Here's what you will learn if you listen to Chef Cynthia on this episode?

What is stopping you from reaching your dream?
How is the London dining scene?
Imagine the feeling of drinking champagne inside of a Fabergé egg?
Who is on Goldbelly?
Where to put yourself in order to succeed- a corner.
When growing up Asian in the south wasn't so comfortable.

On the mic this week: @trujillo.media @weisswine

Join our Facebook family: @NCFandBPod

Find us on YouTube: NC F&B Youtube

Support our Sponsors:

Help us welcome SYSCO as our Title Sponsor!!

Drink better coffee - get Carrboro Coffee Roasters Here

We have our own bitters thanks to Remedy Cocktail Co!

Get the NC F&Bitters HERE!

The Art of Eating With My Hands with Chef Jason Lawless Aug 10, 2023

Show notes

Chef Jason Lawless lived at the YMCA for 3 months in order to make ends meet as a chef at Tabla in NYC. Cut to modern day Chef Lawless has now helmed the kitchen at Cafe Parizade the Durham staple for 7+ years. Cafe Parizade is now in it's 33rd year & the OG of the Giorgio restaurant group! Chef Jason pushes the envelope and scratches his creativity itch with epic wine dinners (including the one he is doing with Matt on August 24th!) and;

Far east funk of Krill
Memories of working for Floyd Cardoz
The stigma of ordering Salmon

To purchase tix to the South American wine dinner with Chef Jason and Matt click here- https://www.parizadedurham.com/event/south-american-wine-dinner/

On the mic this week: @trujillo.media @weisswine

Join our Facebook family: @NCFandBPod

Find us on YouTube: NC F&B Youtube

Support our Sponsors:

Help us welcome SYSCO as our brand new Title Sponsor!!

Drink better coffee - get Carrboro Coffee Roasters Here

We have our own bitters thanks to Remedy Cocktail Co!

Get the NC F&Bitters HERE!

The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media

For booking or questions about the show, contact: max@ncfbpodcast.com or matt@ncfbpodcast.com

The Secrets of Coffee Roasting With Carborro Coffee Roasters Aug 03, 2023

Show notes

Scott Conary leader of Carborro Coffee Roasters considers the pursuit of quality as the ultimate answer to all business questions. This episode is chock full of coffee cherries pun intended. Learn how to roast coffee and what makes some roasters elite. In this episode:

The World coffee championships
The Cup Of Excellence
Cupping
Coffee fitness program
Does coffee come from a bean or a seed?

On the mic this week: @trujillo.media @weisswine

Join our Facebook family: @NCFandBPod

Find us on YouTube: NC F&B Youtube

Support our Sponsors:

Help us welcome SYSCO as our brand new Title Sponsor!!

Drink better coffee - get Carrboro Coffee Roasters Here

We have our own bitters thanks to Remedy Cocktail Co!

Get the NC F&Bitters HERE!

The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media

For booking or questions about the show, contact: max@ncfbpodcast.com or matt@ncfbpodcast.com

Di Fara Pizza Is Dedicated To Ingredients Jul 27, 2023

Show notes

Greg and Valerie Norton were living in Cary,NC and craving authentic New York Pizza. Greg is the nephew of the pizza famous Dom Demarco of the original Di Fara's Pizza in Brooklyn and longed to bring Di Fara's to Cary. Listen in to find out how they did it and;

How to get New York Water in NC?

Where to get Mutti Tomatoes

Who is Dave Portnoy?

On the mic this week: @trujillo.media @weisswine

Join our Facebook family: @NCFandBPod

Find us on YouTube: NC F&B Youtube

Support our Sponsors:

Help us welcome SYSCO as our brand new Title Sponsor!!

Drink better coffee - get Carrboro Coffee Roasters Here

We have our own bitters thanks to Remedy Cocktail Co!

Get the NC F&Bitters HERE!

The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media