Click to listen on SoundCloud Click to listen on iTunes Featured Guest: Chef Mike Lee F&B People, establishments and things mentioned on the show: Chef Nobu Matsuhisa- who has his knives ready & waiting at all Nobu’s Chef Thomas Keller- who Chef Mike dreams of cooking for Makgeolli- Korean unfiltered sake Fukuoka, Japan – the capital of Ramen Tsukemen- Japanese dipping noodles for Ramen Traveling Circus Dinner at Midtown Grille: Scott James - Chef de Cuisine Angus Barn Chris Santucci - Executive Chef of Plates Restaurant Daniel Benjamin - Owner of Lucette Grace Roeh Lewit - Formerly of Chirba Chirba food truck Andrew Ollum - Pastry Chef of AC Restaurants Steve Day - Owner of Plates Restauran

Featured Guests: Larry Larson & Jeremy Behne F&B People, Places & Things discussed on the show: Red Breast Irish Whiskey Read about Coffee Scott Rao Specialty Coffee Association

Featured Guest: Chuck and Diana Jones Food & Beverage people, places and things mentioned on the show: Shelton Vineyards: One of the largest wineries in the Yadkin Valley of NC Biltmore Winery- Where Chuck grew up playing in their vineyards- Asheville, NC Rowland's Restaurant- one of the first restaurants to buy JVD wines- Blowing Rock, NC Grove Park Restaurant- Where the Somm told Diana, "these are great wines, the fact that they come from North Carolina is just a bonus!"- Asheville, NC UC Davis Enology School- The reference for all things viticulture and enology in the USA- Davis, CA Foundation Plant Services- Where the Jonses get their vines from- Davis, CA 5 Southern Wines You Should Be

Click to listen on SoundCloud! Click to listen on iTunes! Featured Guest: Kevin Barrett Food & Beverage People, Things & Events discussed on the show: Yerba Mate- The tea that KB brought from Argentina Fox's Liquor Bar, Foundation, C Grace- Cocktail bars in Raleigh,NC where KB worked Goombay Smash- KB's Tiki masterpiece cocktail Vieux Carre- The cocktail for brown spirit lovers Matthew Bettinger AKA "Betti"- one of KB's confidants Alex Flynn- another of KB's confidants How to Pronounce Scotch Brands by Brian Cox Lagavulin- The scotch that is similar in likeability to Yerba Mate tea Glenlivet Bourbon Barrel Aged- what Max & KB drank together Rallypoint- Cary, NC- Drew Schenk's restaurant Roa