NC F&B Podcast

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Botanist & Barrel Oct 24, 2019

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Today's episode features Lyndon Smith and Amie Fields, founders of the funky @botanistandbarrel! The couple tells us the story of how they got their cidery in Cedar Grove started and their first experiment with blueberry wine, then we talk about their background in the wine business, what they're currently offering and what new and exciting ciders are in the works.

We are proud welcome our newest sponsor to the show, Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com where you can Eat & Drink Merrily all at once!
**Need wine or beer... or Proof Alcohol Ice Cream? Of course you do, get it at https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!
GET TICKETS TO Taste of the Wild HERE:Â https://www.eventbrite.com/e/taste-of-the-wild-tickets-67251157021

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Hospitality industry veterans, Max Trujillo and Matthew Weiss, get behind the scenes of North Carolina's burgeoning food and beverage culture. Hear from local chefs, sommelier's, distillers, farmers, brewers and the whole lot of them in the NC F&Bpodcast.

Max is a front-of-house vet/sommelier that moved from Los Angeles to North Carolina in 2013. Since moving to North Carolina, he's run restaurants, designed wine programs and builds craft cocktail menus and now produces multiple podcasts.

Matthew is a certified sommelier from New York. His experience ranges from restaurant/bar to importing some of the finest wines in the world. He moved his family to North Carolina three years ago and works as a wine distributor.

For questions, comments and booking, contact us at max@ncfbpodcast.com

For any form of negative criticism, email:matt@ncfbpodcast.com

Eat & Drink Merrily!

Redneck BBQ Lab's Jerry Stephenson Oct 17, 2019

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Why go to Johnston County for BBQ? Redneck BBQ is scientific, it's for "people who were picked last at dodgeball." It doesn't matter how it's supposed to taste, what matters is how does it taste?

Jerry Stephenson isn't scared of anything, except for maybe his Momma's opinion of his food, listen into find out if she likes his BBQ.

Also in this episode;

Banana Pudding Cannoli

Ugly Drum Smokers

Redneck Science

Be sure to Visit Johnston County to find Redneck BBQ Lab along with so many other amazing North Carolina establishments. For details, go to https://www.johnstoncountync.org.

We are proud welcome our newest sponsor to the show, Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com where you can Eat & Drink Merrily all at once!
**Need wine or beer... or Proof Alcohol Ice Cream? Of course you do, get it at https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!
GET TICKETS TO Taste of the Wild HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/taste-of-the-wild-tickets-67251157021

________________________________________________________________

https://www.ncfbpodcast.com/about

Hospitality industry veterans, Max Trujillo and Matthew Weiss, get behind the scenes of North Carolina's burgeoning food and beverage culture. Hear from local chefs, sommelier's, distillers, farmers, brewers and the whole lot of them in the NC F&B podcast.

For questions, comments and booking, contact us at max@ncfbpodcast.com

For any form of criticism, email: matt@ncfbpodcast.com

Eat & Drink Merrily!

The Irish Tycoon Oct 10, 2019

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Bartender to businessman, Niall Hanley is the American dream. He came to Raleigh as a bartender, and is now a community leader. Niall's most recent project was bringing the Morgan Street Food Hall to Raleigh, before that he brought the Hibernian pub, the world renowned Raleigh Beer Garden and many more to Raleigh. Listen in to find out his keys to success and what's next, oh and how to achieve a Guinness World Record!

We are proud welcome our newest sponsor to the show, Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com where you can Eat & Drink Merrily all at once!
**Need wine or beer... or Proof Alcohol Ice Cream? Of course you do, get it at https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!
GET TICKETS TO Taste of the Wild HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/taste-of-the-wild-tickets-67251157021

________________________________________________________________

https://www.ncfbpodcast.com/about

For questions, comments and booking, contact us at max@ncfbpodcast.com

For any form of criticism, email: matt@ncfbpodcast.com

Eat & Drink Merrily!

Asheville Week Finishes with Chefs Steven Goff & Travis Milton Oct 04, 2019

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It's Asheville Week as the NC F&B Podcast travels to the mountains for Chow Chow, An Asheville Culinary Event.

This episode features:

Listen all week for new episodes dropping, all about Asheville!

**Support Bestow Baked Goods, currently located in Fuquay-Varina but soon to open in Holly Springs! https://bestowbakedgoods.com Follow them on Instagram @bestowbakedgoods

**Need wine & beer? Of course you do, get it at https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!
https://www.ncfbpodcast.com/about
Hospitality industry veterans,Max Trujillo and Matthew Weiss, get behind the scenes of North Carolina's burgeoning food and beverage culture. Hear from local chefs, sommelier's, distillers, farmers, brewers and the whole lot of them in the NC F&B podcast.

Max is a front-of-house vet/sommelier that moved from Los Angeles to North Carolina in 2013. Since moving to North Carolina, he's run restaurants, designed wine programs and builds craft cocktail menus and now produces multiple podcasts.

Matthew is a certified sommelier from New York. His experience ranges from restaurant/bar to importing some of the finest wines in the world. He moved his family to North Carolina three years ago and works as a wine distributor.

For questions, comments and booking, contact us at max@ncfbpodcast.com

For any form of criticism, email: matt@ncfbpodcast.com

Eat & Drink Merrily!

Asheville Week, The Gin Show Oct 03, 2019

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It's Asheville Week as the NC F&B Podcast travels to the mountains for Chow Chow, an Asheville Culinary Event.

This episode features Gin! Geek out as we discuss, Juniper, Old Tom, Genever, the history of Gin and the future of it in North Carolina

Listen all week for new episodes dropping, all about Asheville!

**Support Bestow Baked Goods, currently located in Fuquay-Varina but soon to open in Holly Springs! https://bestowbakedgoods.com Follow them on Instagram @bestowbakedgoods

**Need wine & beer? Of course you do, get it at https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!

https://www.ncfbpodcast.com/about
Hospitality industry veterans,Max Trujillo and Matthew Weiss, get behind the scenes of North Carolina's burgeoning food and beverage culture. Hear from local chefs, sommelier's, distillers, farmers, brewers and the whole lot of them in the NC F&B podcast.

Max is a front-of-house vet/sommelier that moved from Los Angeles to North Carolina in 2013. Since moving to North Carolina, he's run restaurants, designed wine programs and builds craft cocktail menus and now produces multiple podcasts.

Matthew is a certified sommelier from New York. His experience ranges from restaurant/bar to importing some of the finest wines in the world. He moved his family to North Carolina three years ago and works as a wine distributor.

For questions, comments and booking, contact us at max@ncfbpodcast.com

For any form of criticism, email: matt@ncfbpodcast.com

Eat & Drink Merrily!

Asheville Week with Sasha Shreders & The Montford Rooftop Bar Oct 02, 2019

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It's Asheville Week as the NC F&B Podcast travels to the mountains for Chow Chow, An Asheville Culinary Event.

In this episode we chat cheese finally! Then, we go high atop downtown Asheville to the Montford Rooftop Bar to discuss the inns and outs of Asheville.

This episode features:

Sasha Shreders -Cheese Expert for Cheney Brothers
Philip Bollhoefer (exec chef) and Miranda Escalante (bev manager) at The Montford Rooftop Bar.
Jen Rice- freelance writer for Eater, Food and Wine
Stephanie Burnette- of Eat Drink Carolinas & Editing Manager of At Home Magazine
Catherine Campbell- director of Bright Planning

Listen all week for new episodes dropping, all about Asheville!

**Support Bestow Baked Goods, currently located in Fuquay-Varina but soon to open in Holly Springs! https://bestowbakedgoods.com Follow them on Instagram @bestowbakedgoods

**Need wine & beer? Of course you do, get it at https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!

Hospitality industry veterans,Max Trujillo and Matthew Weiss, get behind the scenes of North Carolina's burgeoning food and beverage culture. Hear from local chefs, sommelier's, distillers, farmers, brewers and the whole lot of them in the NC F&B podcast.

Max is a front-of-house vet/sommelier that moved from Los Angeles to North Carolina in 2013. Since moving to North Carolina, he's run restaurants, designed wine programs and builds craft cocktail menus and now produces multiple podcasts.

Matthew is a certified sommelier from New York. His experience ranges from restaurant/bar to importing some of the finest wines in the world. He moved his family to North Carolina three years ago and works as a wine distributor.

For questions, comments and booking, contact us at max@ncfbpodcast.com

For any form of criticism, email: matt@ncfbpodcast.com

Eat & Drink Merrily!

Asheville Week with Foothills Meats Oct 01, 2019

Show notes

It's Asheville Week as the NC F&B Podcast travels to the mountains for Chow Chow, An Asheville Culinary Event.

Throughout the week, we will release episodes featuring those who participated in bringing the inaugural Chow Chow event too Asheville.

In this episode, it's all about the meats. We have Casey McKissick & Meg Montgomery of Foothills Meats. We get into butchering, sustainability and responsible practices for purchasing meat. We learned a few things, listen up!

Listen all week for new episodes dropping, all about Asheville!

**Support Bestow Baked Goods, currently located in Fuquay-Varina but soon to open in Holly Springs! https://bestowbakedgoods.com Follow them on Instagram @bestowbakedgoods

**Need wine & beer? Of course you do, get it at https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!

For questions, comments and booking, contact us at max@ncfbpodcast.com or matt@ncfbpodcast.com

Eat & Drink Merrily!

Asheville Week with Dot Dot Dot Sep 30, 2019

Show notes

It's Asheville Week as the NC F&B Podcast travels to the mountains for Chow Chow, An Asheville Culinary Event.

Throughout the week, we will release episodes featuring those who participated in bringing the inaugural Chow Chow event too Asheville.

First up, it's the famed Charlotte establishment Dot Dot Dot, run by Stefan Huebner and his chef, Daniel Wheeler. We discuss the food scene in both Asheville and Charlotte, cocktails, menu design, all while nestled up cozy in a thunderstorm.

Listen all week for new episodes dropping, all about Asheville!

**Support Bestow Baked Goods, currently located in Fuquay-Varina but soon to open in Holly Springs! https://bestowbakedgoods.com Follow them on Instagram @bestowbakedgoods

**Need wine & beer? Of course you do, get it at https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!

For questions, comments and booking, contact us at max@ncfbpodcast.com or matt@ncfbpodcast.com

Eat & Drink Merrily!

Papa Shogun's Chef Tom Cuomo Sep 26, 2019

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Chicken Parm-Ramen, need I say more? That dish is just a hint of what this Papa is cooking up. Tom Cuomo, had a vision of what he wanted to cook and where. Listen in to understand how he learned by the side of Wylie Dufresne. Find out where Chef Tom gets his inspiration to come up with dishes such as tonkatsu milanese and Kombu gnocchi. Surprisingly, Chef Cuomo did not use Itameshi as a resource but more of a point of validation. Have this episode fuse your mind and your appetite.

**Support Bestow Baked Goods, currently located in Fuquay-Varina but soon to open in Holly Springs! https://bestowbakedgoods.com Follow them on Instagram @bestowbakedgoods

**Need wine & beer? Of course you do, get it at https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!

For questions, comments and booking, contact us at max@ncfbpodcast.com or matt@ncfbpodcast.com

Eat & Drink Merrily!

Know Thy Farmer, Know Thy Chef and Thus Know Thy Self Sep 19, 2019

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https://www.facebook.com/events/403219340334827/?ti=icl

CLICK ABOVE to RSVP for Tony's Taco Tube!!

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A Jersey girl becomes an activist and an accidental chef and then wins a James Beard award for Best Chef Southeast. From the Lantern in Chapel Hill, to The Durham Hotel in Durham, to writing her own "Cooking In The Moment," cookbook Chef Andrea Reusing is Dynamic!

Also heard in this episode;

Interview tips from Max as he reveals why he tanked his interview with Chef Andrea

Opening a restaurant right after 9-11.

Asian fusion

Mathematical answers to emotional questions

Why Max thinks that Andrea thinks he is a crazy person

**Support Bestow Baked Goods, currently located in Fuquay-Varina but soon to open in Holly Springs! https://bestowbakedgoods.com Follow them on Instagram @bestowbakedgoods

**Need wine & beer? Of course you do, get it at https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!

For questions, comments and booking, contact us at max@ncfbpodcast.com or matt@ncfbpodcast.com

Eat & Drink Merrily!