NC F&B Podcast

Hydroponics!.. lettuce that is. We chat with Mary Cove, co-founder and co-owner of @blue_thumb_farms, about what the heck hydroponics is, how it's useful and how it differs from traditional soil farming. You'll be surprised to know that hydroponics is more sustainable and actually uses less water than traditional farming! Learn more by tuning in tomorrow! We made WINE with Botanist & Barrel and have a virtual tasting on May 28th at 7pm EST. We'd love to open the bottle together with our NC F&B Community, SO click the link to order the wine in time to have for our tasting: GET WINE HERE Follow the show @ncfbpodand hosts at Max Trujillo& Matthew Weiss Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation Proof Alcohol Ice Cream Triangle Wine Company Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout! The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] or [email protected]

We made WINE with Botanist & Barrel and have a virtual tasting on May 28th at 7pm EST. We'd love to open the bottle together with our NC F&B Community, SO click the link to order the wine in time to have for our tasting: GET WINE HERE In this week's episode Jeff Bramwell is a true renaissance man of wine, business and photography. Here's what Jeff, Max and Matt chatted about; Earning the title as "the worlds worst self promoter." Buying wines that he likes but that guests of Matt Kelly's restaurants will love. Writing the book that pairs burgers with wine- Vinoburger The photography of vineyards. The Secret of how to stay healthy & lean while working in the food and wine business. Opening the Raleigh Wine Shop. Selling wine to the Raleigh Wine Shop. Follow the show @ncfbpodand hosts at Max Trujillo& Matthew Weiss Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation Proof Alcohol Ice Cream Triangle Wine Company Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout! The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] or [email protected]

We made WINE with Botanist & Barrel and have a virtual tasting on May 28th at 7pm EST. We'd love to open the bottle together with our NC F&B Community, SO click the link to order the wine in time to have for our tasting: GET WINE HERE 5Church's Patrick Whalen & Jamie Lynch Listen in to find out; how you achieve a 360 degree view of restaurant from Patrick Whalen Hear about Chef Jamie Lynch's controversial turn on Top Chef What are the differences from opening a restaurant in Charleston vs Charlotte vs Nashville? And, F*&k chicken! How do you balance a menu with your poppy hits vs your heartfelt artistic ballads Why having every word of The Art of War by Sun Tzu on your ceiling is essential Follow the show @ncfbpodand hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation Proof Alcohol Ice Cream Triangle Wine Company Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout! The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] or [email protected]

If you were a Game of Thrones fan, you know it was nearly impossible for a non-noble to realize his dream. Brandon Sharp did, from Cali to North Cackalacki Topics discussed in this episode include; The importance of Michelin stars and the stress they create Working at the French Laundry The inner workings of the CIA Starting out as a busboy in a Chi-chi's Achieving California dreams and then giving them up for North Carolina Should a burger be on the menu at a fancy restaurant? Purchasing power of great chef's The differences between east coast chef's & west coast chef's ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout! Get home food delivery from Inland Seafood by shopping at https://domesticseafood.com The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] or [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 veteran/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 four years ago and works as a wine distributor. Eat & Drink Merrily!

Innovation and sticktoitiveness are just a few words that come to mind when you consider what these 4 businesses are doing to battle against Covid-19. This episode shines a light on four Triangle-area food industry professionals who are stepping things up during quarantine to provide for the community. We talk to Jacob Boehm of Snap Pea about how he cooked Passover dinner for 50 plus family and friends on his own dime and continues to pay his salaried employees. Chef Jake Wood of Lawrence BBQ talks about what it's like to roll out a new business in a curbside capacity. Neal Benefield of Hawthorne & Wood discusses about how they've pivoted their fine dining menu into one that makes sense for takeout. We then go to downtown Cary where Chef Christoper "coco' Lopez and GM Hayden Hall of Postmaster tell us why they changed their entire concept into @govt.cheeseburger. Make sure to tune in tomorrow to hear more! Oh, and there might be a Brisket Block Party in the future! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org Our newest sponsor ehungry.com! Join up with their services and receive a free 60 day grace period and only 1.9% of sales after that! Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout! The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 veteran/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 four years ago and works as a wine distributor. For questions, comments and booking, contact us at [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

Steve Palmer is a beacon lighting the way for how restaurants should be run. Steve creates an environment that is employee centered. Indigo Road Hospitality has 24 restaurants across the south that have all become integral parts of their community. On top of running restaurants, Steve created Ben's Friends a restaurant industry support system for those struggling with addiction. Oh, and by the way he's also a two time JBF award nominee for outstanding restaurateur! This is more than worth the listen! If you want to buy a gift card to help Indigo Road employees, 100% of the purchase goes to the employees while Indigo Road bears the actual cost of the meal: theindigoroad.com/giftcards/ If you are struggling with addiction and you are in the food and beverage industry: bensfriendshope.com/ Get Steve Palmer's book 'Say Grace: How the Restaurant Business Saved My Life' https://www.amazon.com/Say-Grace-Restaurant-Business-Saved-ebook/dp/B07ZQW2XSB ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org Our newest sponsor ehungry.com! Join up with their services and receive a free 60 day grace period and only 1.9% of sales after that! Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout! The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 veteran/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 four years ago and works as a wine distributor. For questions, comments and booking, contact us at [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

Anthony Scalabrino, founder of @oakcityamarettoco, joins us to give you a little break from coronavirus-related content and to appreciate how awesome our previously "normal" lives. We talk to Anthony about how he got the signature amaretto recipe from his Sicilian grandmother, who brought the family recipe over to Michigan where Anthony grew up. (Fun fact - His badass grandma also worked in the Keebler factory!) Anthony also gives us the basic formula and process for making amaretto and generously lets us add some into our coffee while we chat (a fantastic combo, btw). Might we recommend a splash in your own coffee tomorrow morning while you listen?... We're in quarantine, who cares! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fun Instagram Follows: Lydia Santogade for great food ideas and hilarious movie reviews and dating drama @lydiasantogade Kingfisher in Durham is doing fantastic virtual Happy Hours most nights. Follow them @kingfisherdurm Raleigh Magazine for great live chef demos. Follow them @raleighmagazine Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org Our newest sponsor ehungry.com! Join up with their services and receive a free 60 day grace period and only 1.9% of sales after that! Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout! The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 veteran/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 four years ago and works as a wine distributor. For questions, comments and booking, contact us at [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

This episode features 9 captains of our the culinary industry from all over the state. Max and Matt brought these fine folks together with the hope of finding some light at the end of the Corona Virus tunnel. Guests include Real Estate Developer Marty Kotis/Greensboro, Mike Lee of M Restaurants/Durham, Chef Travis Myers formerly of Willow in Winston Salem, Chef Jeff Bacon of Providence /Winston Salem, Leah Howard of Cultivated Cocktails/Asheville, Ben and Gabe Barker of Pizzeria Mercato, Billy Mellon of Manna/Wilmington. How to apply for the loan discussed click here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org Our newest sponsor ehungry.com! Join up with their services and receive a free 60 day grace period and only 1.9% of sales after that! Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout! The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 veteran/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 four years ago and works as a wine distributor. For questions, comments and booking, contact us at [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

As close as you can get to drinking from a cow's utters. Cream on top and no homogenization, that's the key to Ranlew Dairy's milk! In this episode, we find out how the price of milk came to be, what happened to all the dairy farms and who is the best square dancer in the Trujillo family. Also, remember when the milkman use to deliver? Most of you probably don't but find out what happened to that anyway. Pull up a cold glass and tune in! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org Our newest sponsor ehungry.com! Join up with their services and receive a free 60 day grace period and only 1.9% of sales after that! Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout! The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 veteran/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 four years ago and works as a wine distributor. For questions, comments and booking, contact us at [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

We welcome Jill Donovan, the leading lady behind Donovan's Dish. You might recognize the name from the AMAZING shrimp and grits they brought to our This Is Not A Happy Hour event two weeks ago. (Yes, we still think about it almost every day.) During the episode, we talk to Jill about how coronavirus is affecting the catering and event industry, as well as what she's personally doing at Donovan's Dish to maintain a safe, non-contact "Dish to Door" delivery system. We also talk about her time in college studying fashion merchandising and how it set her up for the retail aspect of her business, the tanning salons she started with her mom called Jill's Beach, and what a typical dinner at home looks like for her and her kids. Make sure to tune in tomorrow to hear the rest of our conversation! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org Our newest sponsor ehungry.com! Join up with their services and receive a free 60 day grace period and only 1.9% of sales after that! Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout! The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 veteran/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 four years ago and works as a wine distributor. For questions, comments and booking, contact us at [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

Our friend Bobby McFarland once worked for Chef Floyd Cardoz in New York. Floyd was Bobby's mentor and taught him how to be a great cook. On our journey to up north for "New York Week", Bobby reached out to Floyd to ask if we could interview him for our podcast. Not only did he agree, but he invited us to his home. His wife made us tea, we pet his dog, he gave us the best tasting asparagus from his garden. It was unreal. Floyd Cardoz passed away today, reportedly from the COVID virus. Our hearts are broken and there is a sense of helplessness occurring. Our instinct is to remember Floyd today, by re-releasing our interview with him from August 2nd, 2018. Rest in Peace Chef...

It's night one of a 5-part series highlighting our studio/offices at The Kitchen, for the 2nd annual This is NOT a Happy Hour event series. The podcasts this week are more of a talk-show environment with people from all over the industry stopping by the podcast to chat about what they do and what's going on in the Food and Beverage community right now. Why isn't this a Happy Hour? NC ABC Liquor laws do not allow alcohol to be discounted at any specific time during the day, thus we aren't allowed to have that magical discounted time from 4-7pm when people gather at their local eateries/bars to network, socialize or just satiate their bellies, at the end of a long workday. It's a fun, short listen each day, packed with information and entertainment. Eat & Drink Merrily! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org Our newest sponsor ehungry.com! Join up with their services and receive a free 60 day grace period and only 1.9% of sales after that! Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout! The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 veteran/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 four years ago and works as a wine distributor. For questions, comments and booking, contact us at [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

Due to the government shutdown of restaurants and bars, we'd like to use our platform to bring our industry together for the purposes of solutions, shared ideas and community. In a virtual town-hall format, we speak with about 10-15 leaders in the community such as: Lynn Minges of the NCRLA, to Chefs Teddy Diggs, Beth Littlejohn, Jake Wood, as well as Russell Solovay and Brian Hudson of Sysco Foods, Melissa Katrincic of Durham Distillery, Kevin Barrett of Dram & Draught, Chris Roche of Triangle Wine Company, Candice Herriott of Something ELSE About Food, Forrest Mason, Kristin Baughman Taber of Tabletop Media and David Shaner of Offline Media, Trish Wytek and the Professor and Mary-Ann... here on the NC F&B Podcast! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org Our newest sponsor ehungry.com! Join up with their services and receive a free 60 day grace period and only 1.9% of sales after that! Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout! The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 veteran/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 four years ago and works as a wine distributor. For questions, comments and booking, contact us at [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

It's night one of a 5-part series highlighting our studio/offices at The Kitchen, for the 2nd annual This is NOT a Happy Hour event series. The podcasts this week are more of a talk-show environment with people from all over the industry stopping by the podcast to chat about what they do and what's going on in the Food and Beverage community right now. Why isn't this a Happy Hour? NC ABC Liquor laws do not allow alcohol to be discounted at any specific time during the day, thus we aren't allowed to have that magical discounted time from 4-7pm when people gather at their local eateries/bars to network, socialize or just satiate their bellies, at the end of a long workday. It's a fun, short listen each day, packed with information and entertainment. Eat & Drink Merrily! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org Our newest sponsor ehungry.com! Join up with their services and receive a free 60 day grace period and only 1.9% of sales after that! Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout! The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 veteran/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 four years ago and works as a wine distributor. For questions, comments and booking, contact us at [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

It's night one of a 5-part series highlighting our studio/offices at The Kitchen, for the 2nd annual This is NOT a Happy Hour event series. The podcasts this week are more of a talk-show environment with people from all over the industry stopping by the podcast to chat about what they do and what's going on in the Food and Beverage community right now. Why isn't this a Happy Hour? NC ABC Liquor laws do not allow alcohol to be discounted at any specific time during the day, thus we aren't allowed to have that magical discounted time from 4-7pm when people gather at their local eateries/bars to network, socialize or just satiate their bellies, at the end of a long workday. It's a fun, short listen each day, packed with information and entertainment. Eat & Drink Merrily! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org Our newest sponsor ehungry.com! Join up with their services and receive a free 60 day grace period and only 1.9% of sales after that! Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout! The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 veteran/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 four years ago and works as a wine distributor. For questions, comments and booking, contact us at [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

It's night one of a 5-part series highlighting our studio/offices at The Kitchen, for the 2nd annual This is NOT a Happy Hour event series. The podcasts this week are more of a talk-show environment with people from all over the industry stopping by the podcast to chat about what they do and what's going on in the Food and Beverage community right now. Why isn't this a Happy Hour? NC ABC Liquor laws do not allow alcohol to be discounted at any specific time during the day, thus we aren't allowed to have that magical discounted time from 4-7pm when people gather at their local eateries/bars to network, socialize or just satiate their bellies, at the end of a long workday. It's a fun, short listen each day, packed with information and entertainment. Eat & Drink Merrily! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org Our newest sponsor ehungry.com! Join up with their services and receive a free 60 day grace period and only 1.9% of sales after that! Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout! The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 veteran/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 four years ago and works as a wine distributor. For questions, comments and booking, contact us at [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

It's night one of a 5-part series highlighting our studio/offices at The Kitchen, for the 2nd annual This is NOT a Happy Hour event series. The podcasts this week are more of a talk-show environment with people from all over the industry stopping by the podcast to chat about what they do and what's going on in the Food and Beverage community right now. Why isn't this a Happy Hour? NC ABC Liquor laws do not allow alcohol to be discounted at any specific time during the day, thus we aren't allowed to have that magical discounted time from 4-7pm when people gather at their local eateries/bars to network, socialize or just satiate their bellies, at the end of a long workday. It's a fun, short listen each day, packed with information and entertainment. Eat & Drink Merrily! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org Our newest sponsor ehungry.com! Join up with their services and receive a free 60 day grace period and only 1.9% of sales after that! Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout! The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 veteran/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 four years ago and works as a wine distributor. For questions, comments and booking, contact us at [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

Cooking in the South doesn't necessarily mean being from the South. Vivian takes her experience and credibility from "A Chef's Life "and uses it to shed light on other cultures that have brought their food to the south. Listen into this show and watch "Somewhere South", you might not find it all that dissimilar. Hand-pies, porridge, dumplings and more. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org Try eHungry for your restaurant's mobile & online ordering. Free setup, free 60 day trial and only 1.9% per order after! www.ehungry.com/ncfb Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 veteran/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 four years ago and works as a wine distributor. Eat & Drink Merrily!

On the outside Videri Chocolate Factory and Sam Ratto were the preeminent small family business. On the inside something very different was happening. In April 2019 Sam was named CEO of The Year, in May he was too depressed to get out of bed. Click in to find out how Sam put ego and depression aside in order to put his business and family back on the path to success. Huge credit goes to Zingermans Zing Train and this very podcast for helping Sam to connect with his new better half! Be, Rather than seem... ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org The Butchers Market! https://www.thebutchersmarkets.com Try eHungry for your restaurant's mobile & online ordering. Free setup, free 60 day trial and only 1.9% per order after! www.ehungry.com/ncfb Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout! The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media For questions, comments and booking, contact us at [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 veteran/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 four years ago and works as a wine distributor. Eat & Drink Merrily!

One guy 6 businesses. 2 careers, one in the air force and one as a hospitality entrepreneur. 6 years of sobriety, 1 Bartender of The Year Award and a wonderful deep raspy voice that would render Harvey Fierstein jobless, to tell you about it all! Jon Seelbinder, is the owner and creator of Local Icon Hospitality in Raleigh, NC. Lets just say Jon lives up to the title of his company. Tune in to find out what it's like to create a mini hospitality empire. Also find out what it's like to maintain that empire during crisis. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org The Butchers Market! https://www.thebutchersmarkets.com Try eHungry for your restaurant's mobile & online ordering. Free setup, free 60 day trial and only 1.9% per order after! www.ehungry.com/ncfb Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout! The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media For questions, comments and booking, contact us at [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 veteran/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. Eat & Drink Merrily!

What is going on inside the head of Chef Sunny Gerhart? Sunny turned the tragedy of his dad's death into the beginning of a culinary career. Download this episode to learn about New Orleans styled cuisine, North Carolina Oysters and how to conceive and create your own restaurant. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org The Butchers Market! https://www.thebutchersmarkets.com Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout! The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 veteran/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 [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

Bad boys, bad boys 'whatchu gonna do when they rum for you...?This episode features Eric Tansey, founder and owner of Instill Distilling Company in Visit Johnston County ! Eric tells us that the most important values the distillery tries to instill are hard work and putting family first, as well as promoting a healthy lifestyle - no "take shots and get wild" action here. We also talk to Eric about how he, along with two friends, built the distillery from the ground up using YouTube videos, and how opening it conflicted with his former position as a Raleigh police officer. Tune in tomorrow to hear all of Eric's riveting story! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org The Butchers Market! https://www.thebutchersmarkets.com Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout! The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media For booking or questions about he show, contact: [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 veteran/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 [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

Nancy Irelan left a cushy corporate and sunny California job with E&J Gallo. Why did Nancy leave? Nancy and her husband Mike wanted to touch the dirt, and see grape vines again. They gave up sunny California for the cool and glacial winds of Western New York's Finger Lakes Region to make wine. In 2005 Nancy and her husband began Red Tail Ridge Winery. In the last 14 years not only has Nancy notched a James Beard Award nomination, additionally titans of the wine industry have followed on Nancy's heels to make wine in the finger lakes. Folks such as Paul Hobbs, Johannes Selbach, Louis Barruol and more. Learn about Pinot Noir Pet-Nat, grape genetics and why riesling is so damn exciting! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at @trujillo.media & @weisswine Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org The Butchers Market! https://www.thebutchersmarkets.com Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout! The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media For booking or questions about he show, contact: [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 veteran/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 [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

Change the world through a hospitality lens. Buddy Bengel (who could be the next Lieutenant Governor of NC) believes he can better North Carolina by attacking issues from a restaurant industry perspective. Learn about how and why to run for Lieutenant Governor. Hear how do we continue to evolve North Carolina. We also learned: How delicious is butter syrup? Why, laying off the slider and hitting the first pitch fastball will make you a .500 hitter. Will cannabis help NC? Will liquor be privatized in NC? Why You must go to a Coastal Plain League baseball game. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at @trujillo.media & @weisswine Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org The Butchers Market! https://www.thebutchersmarkets.com Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout! The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media For booking or questions about he show, contact: [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 veteran/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 [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

We're talking ~shop~ (grocery shopping that is) with Weaver Street Market's merchandising manager James Watts! The market was founded in 1988 (Watts has been there since 1992) as a pioneer for modern grocery store co-ops that allowed duality of ownership between shoppers and workers. We speak to Watts about how Weaver Street Market creates an empowering workplace and engages consumers with interesting products. Tune in to hear more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at @trujillo.media & @weisswine Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org The Butchers Market! https://www.thebutchersmarkets.com Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout! The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media For booking or questions about he show, contact: [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 veteran/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 [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

Today we feature legendary pitmaster Ed Mitchell and his son Ryan! Ed tells us that he got into the bbq business after making a whole hog for his mom one day for lunch at their mom and pop grocery store in Wilson, which quickly got the attention of customers and became incredibly popular even outside of town. Ed and Ryan went on to open The Pit, which delivered barbecue cooked in the way that it was traditionally done, creating a new market for meat in Raleigh and Durham. Tune in to hear more about the incredible father-son duo and their new venture, The Preserve! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 veteran/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 [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

The tide is beginning to rise for the Female winemaker and the women who own wineries. Find out from Imbibe Magazine's 2019 Wine Person of The Year, Amy Bess Cook on why that's important. This episode speaks to anyone who hasn't been given a fair/equal chance because of their gender, color or creed. Listen up and you will be aware. Once awareness sets in, get ready for action. One more treat for you, this episode is guest hosted by two of the top wine professionals in our fine state of NC, enjoy! ________________________________________________________ Welcome our newest sponsor of the podcast, The Folks Foundation! Learn more here: https://www.folksfoundation.org And check out The Butchers Market! Your Neighborhood Butcher & Specialty Grocer. Providing premium meats, local products and excellent hospitality every day. https://www.thebutchersmarkets.com Thirsty for a sweet bite? Well then, we've got your covered. Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com allows you to 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! ___________________________________________________________ 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&Bpodcast. Max is a front-of-house veteran/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 [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

_________________________________________________________ Welcome our newest sponsor of the podcast, The Folks Foundation! Learn more here: https://www.folksfoundation.org And check out The Butchers Market! Your Neighborhood Butcher & Specialty Grocer. Providing premium meats, local products and excellent hospitality every day. https://www.thebutchersmarkets.com Thirsty for a sweet bite? Well then, we've got your covered. Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com allows you to 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! ___________________________________________________________ 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&Bpodcast. Max is a front-of-house veteran/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 [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

_________________________________________________________ Welcome our newest sponsor of the podcast, The Folks Foundation! Learn more here: https://www.folksfoundation.org And check out The Butchers Market! Your Neighborhood Butcher & Specialty Grocer. Providing premium meats, local products and excellent hospitality every day. https://www.thebutchersmarkets.com Thirsty for a sweet bite? Well then, we've got your covered. Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com allows you to 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! ___________________________________________________________ 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&Bpodcast. Max is a front-of-house veteran/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 [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

It's not impactful enough to start a hyper local brewery using all local ingredients. Inspire and stimulate an entire southern brewer economy based on local agriculture, now that begins to scratch Sean Lilly Wilson's itch. If spending over $500k in local agriculture wasn't enough for Sean and Fullsteam, was spearheading the Pop The Cap Movement? What about being a 4 time James Beard Award nominee for Outstanding Beverage Professional? Multiple Good Food Awards? What makes Sean tic and what is next for him, click to listen and find out! _________________________________________________________ Welcome our newest sponsor of the podcast, The Folks Foundation! Learn more here: https://www.folksfoundation.org And check out The Butchers Market! Your Neighborhood Butcher & Specialty Grocer. Providing premium meats, local products and excellent hospitality every day. https://www.thebutchersmarkets.com Thirsty for a sweet bite? Well then, we've got your covered. Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com allows you to 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! ___________________________________________________________ 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&Bpodcast. Max is a front-of-house veteran/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 [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

The true "Duke of Durham" lets us in on what happened during the Durham gas explosion. Chef Matt also lets us peek inside his brain for a few secrets to success; Use your imagination and write things down Take inspiration and learn lessons from your family Empower your employees Be aware of simple tasks Prepare your mental mise en place Thoughts on being a chef vs a restauranteur _________________________________________________________ Welcome our newest sponsor of the podcast, The Butchers Market! Your Neighborhood Butcher & Specialty Grocer. Providing premium meats, local products and excellent hospitality every day. https://www.thebutchersmarkets.com Thirsty for a sweet bite? Well then, wee've got your covered. Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com allows you to 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! ___________________________________________________________ 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&Bpodcast. Max is a front-of-house veteran/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 [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

Listen in as Max and guest-hosts Bobby McFarland and Lauren Kruchten chat with Chef Chris Coleman of the soon-to-be-open The Goodyear House in Charlotte! Tune in tomorrow to hear our convo about Chris's experiences cooking at The McNinch House, Asbury and Stoke, the evolution of Charlotte's food scene and how The Goodyear House will contribute to the burgeoning NoDa neighborhood. _________________________________________________________ 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! ___________________________________________________________ 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&Bpodcast. Max is a front-of-house veteran/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 [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

Open a steak house with a legendary chef, right next door to an illustrious performing arts center. The Weddington brothers did it! Listen in to find out what it likes to make a steakhouse fit the foodie culture of Durham, NC. Also, all the answers to: How to properly brine a turkey. Who you should be rooting for, football wise on Thanksgiving? The never ending question of, what to drink with Thanksgiving? __________________________________________________________ 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! ___________________________________________________________ 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&Bpodcast. Max is a front-of-house veteran/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 [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

Caviar, some of us think, delicacy and the peak of culinary excellence. Some of us think caviar and we think "fishy egg crap." Marshallberg Farm right here on the coast of North Carolina thought caviar equals a sustainable and farm-able protein source. Beyond all the other attributes let me validate this episode and clarify by letting you know that the caviar and smoked sturgeon meat was simply delicious, you must try it! By the way caviar doesn't only come from Russia. Did you know that caviar dates back to ancient Greece? Did you know that the USA imports 90% of our seafood? Did you know that there are multiple types of Sturgeon fish and only 3 are ideal for making caviar. Do you know what vodka or beverage pair best with caviar? Listen in to find out all the answers and what it takes to make caviar and the technology Marshallberg Farm uses to make it efficient and delicious. __________________________________________________________ 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! ___________________________________________________________ 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&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 [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

We sit down with the princess of the Vajra Winery Francesca Vajra, who produces the king of wines, Barolo. Vajra is arguably the most influential producer of Barolo and Piemonte wines in the last 15 years. Francesca visited NC and sat down with us to share the secrets to producing delicious Barolo. Francesca provides insight into how to respect your land and understand it's purpose. Oh, also how to work with and still love your family. __________________________________________________________ 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! ___________________________________________________________ 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&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 [email protected] For any form of negative criticism, email:[email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

Here's a short bonus episode to feature the Gingerbread Benefit that supports Triangle Family Services. Podcast link in the comments section. Click here to get tickets: https://tfsnc.org/event/gingerbread-benefit We speak with the CEO of The Triangle Family Services, Alice Lutz & Pastry Chef Tiesha Whittaker of Buttermilk Boutique. (Recently voted People's Choice Winner for best pastry chef at the NCRLA Chef Showdown) https://www.buttermilkboutique.com __________________________________________________________ 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! ___________________________________________________________ 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&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 [email protected] For any form of negative criticism, email:[email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

We travel to Cornelius, NC for an exclusive conversation with Chef Greg Collier of The Yolk, Soul Food Sessions and the upcoming Leah & Louise. https://theyolkcafe.com/about-the-chef/ As well as the host of the evening, Joe Kindred of Hello, Sailor and Kindred. https://hellosailornc.com https://kindreddavidson.com Guests co-hosts Chef Bobby McFarland and Lauren Kruchten join Max as we discuss the South, Calabash, Mentors and the culture in the kitchen while on the patio of Hello, Sailor! 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 ________________________________________________________________ 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&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 [email protected] For any form of negative criticism, email:[email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

This episode gets fungi-ly! Did you now that Oyster mushrooms have more protein than chicken? Tune into to find out the secrets behind farming mushrooms. Why do some mushrooms taste better than others? Laura Stewart has all the answers and she makes Mushroom Jerky! 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 ________________________________________________________________ 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&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 [email protected] For any form of negative criticism, email:[email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

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 ________________________________________________________________ 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&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 [email protected] For any form of negative criticism, email:[email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

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. 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 [email protected] For any form of criticism, email: [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

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 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 [email protected] For any form of criticism, email: [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

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 [email protected] For any form of criticism, email: [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

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 [email protected] For any form of criticism, email: [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

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 [email protected] For any form of criticism, email: [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

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! 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 [email protected] or [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

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! 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 [email protected] or [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

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! 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 [email protected] or [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

https://www.facebook.com/events/403219340334827/?ti=icl CLICK ABOVE to RSVP for Tony's Taco Tube!! 🌮 🌮 🌮 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! 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 [email protected] or [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!

On tomorrow's episode we speak with five of the talented chefs who will be competing for the title of Best Chef in NC at the NCRLA Chef Showdown on September 30! Get your tickets HERE!! Hear from Kyle Teears of Whiskey Kitchen, Tie Whitaker of Buttermilk Boutique, LLC., Brandon Shepard of Urban Street Eats, Amanda Ezzell of Ezzel's Catering and Jamie Turner of Earl's Grocery and Soul Food Sessions on how they got into the competition and what they'll be making for the finale! Tune in tomorrow to hear more! . **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.

Raleigh is up in smoke! Esquites (Mexican street corn) on the side of a classic double patty burger done on a flat top with American cheese and dill pickles all on a potato bun. Hungry yet? I haven't even talked about BBQ yet. Adam Cunningham and Marc Russel are fusing Eastern North Carolina, Texas and Kansas City BBQ's all in one. As if melding different BBQ cultures wasn't enough, these mad-bbq geniuses introduce latin flavors (barbacoa) into their whole hogs, smoked meats and sides. We nerd out on BBQ, why you have to use a flat top to cook burgers, how to use smokers inside. You can listen to this now and go experience it all soon at Longleaf Swine BBQ inside the Transfer CO food hall! **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 [email protected] or [email protected] Eat & Drink Merrily!