NC F&B Podcast

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.

"Our intention is to create a behind-the-scenes conversation between industry professionals. Whether we are speaking with an advanced level sommelier about their wine program or a chef about breaking down an entire pig, we just want the conversation to be real, unedited and honest. The food and beverage world is a unique industry, and North Carolina's food scene is growing everyday.

Take a listen. We hope to entertain, teach and inspire while offering some specific information about the NC food scene."

-Max & Matt

Episode 103 - Wine and Art, and how to make it work for you

Jun 28, 2018

How to create a successful wine bar franchise?

Lindsay Rice fused passion and education into a profession. As if achieving a masters degree in Art and Museum studies from Georgetown University wasn’t enough, Lindsay went on to complete WSET Sommelier level 1 certification! Putting her formidable education into...

Episode 102 - Distilling it Down in North Carolina

Jun 21, 2018

Want to start your own Vodka Company?

You will find all the answers you need by listening to this episode with the founders and creators of Social House Vodka! We cover everything from how to create a Vodka recipe, to sourcing local corn and dealing with state and federal distribution laws. Social House isn’t just a...

Episode 101 - Streamline Kitchen Food Truck

Jun 14, 2018

These two not only do, they teach too.

You would have to be out of your mind to convert a 1959 Airstream Tradewind trailer into a food truck, wouldn’t you? Well, when Chef Paul Malcolm and Chef Brian Campbell are not instructing perspective chefs (at Johnson and Wales Charlotte) they are retrofitting their...

Episode 100 - Pinehurst Chef & Maker Series part 2 - The Makers

Jun 5, 2018

#Golfanyone? Well, sort of. Max and Matthew ventured out to Pinehurst North Carolina to experience the Chef & Maker series. These two episodes paint a picture of an ideal Pinehurst weekend. The evenings and afternoons consist of serious culinary treats and seminars, Posh cocktails, beer and wine but before all that, in...

Episode 99 - The Pinehurst Chef & Maker Series part 1 - The Chefs

Jun 5, 2018

#Golfanyone?

Well, sort of. Max and Matthew ventured out to Pinehurst North Carolina to experience the Chef & Maker series. These two episodes paint a picture of an ideal Pinehurst weekend. The evenings and afternoons consist of serious culinary treats and seminars, Posh cocktails, beer and wine but before all that, in...