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

The NC Pope of Pizza Tonda

Feb 28, 2019

When opening a "Pizza Joint" one must give major thought to

Which pizza oven? this is a hot button issue, do you go wood burning? Brick? Or dare I say electric deck like a Moretti Forni?

What style of pizza? Neopolitan? Romano? Deep Dish? New York Style? Or maybe something new and different that I've never...

Hey ABC Commission, Don't Be a Buzzkill...

Feb 21, 2019

After the honestly accurate article in last week's Indy Week, writer Leigh Tauss joins the podcast to discuss the ABC Commission and how they can either be part of the solution or the problem with the growth of the NC Craft Distiller movement.

Also, Gentry Lassiter, the owner of Lassiter Distilling, weighs in on the...

Taking Over The World, One Lick of Ice Cream at a Time

Feb 14, 2019

When you think of ice cream, you think of Vanilla, Rocky Road, Mint Chip, etc… But what about Cinnamon & Chocolate Molé Bark, Chocolate Covered Potato Chip, Coffee Bourbon or even Pizza…? Well, if you’re Jared Plummer, that’s what you dream of when you create the best new ice cream joint in North Carolina....

This Is Not A MONDAY Happy Hour

Feb 7, 2019

Welcome to the 5-part series of The Kitchen Raleigh's This Is Not A Happy Hour Series.

Guest appearances from Chef Bobby McFarland, Matthew Bettinger, The Triangle Explorer John Huisman, Mike Rosado, John Lambrakis, Parkside's Jenessa Mitchell & Todd Henderson, Gene & Julie Gates, Will Alphin & Vincent Whitehurst of...

This Is Not A TUESDAY Happy Hour

Feb 7, 2019

Welcome to the 5-part series of The Kitchen Raleigh's This Is Not A Happy Hour Series.

GUEST HOSTS Steven Such & Terrence Caufield!!

Guest appearances from Eric Montagne, Adam Eckhardt, Brian Habeeb, Felicia Trujillo, Wake Tech's Culinary and Hospitality Faculty, Jacob Boehm, Key City Spirits' Kathleen Smith,...