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

Durham's Own Nano-Brewery

Apr 25, 2019

We celebrate North Carolina Beer Month with creator of Glass Jug. The Glass Jug is not just a brewery or a tap room, Chris and Katy Creech are pioneers in the local craft beer movement. Chris and Katy were at the forefront of pushing across house bill 829, which enhances the flavor, freshness and accessibility of your...

Heirloom Kitchen, Heritage Recipes and Family Stories From Immigrant Women

Apr 18, 2019

Imagine all the great family recipes in the world not being written down or shared with others. The extinction of great food recipes, was a gap in evolution that Anna Francese Gass needed to fill. After getting advice and guidance from the likes of Martha Stewart , Anna went to work.

Anna traveled across the country to...

Whiskey Kitchen Part 1 - The Thors

Apr 11, 2019

Fair warning, this episode can be difficult to listen to at times. Michael and Sarah Thor were on the cusp of realizing their dreams when all of the sudden Michael suffered a horrific motorcycle accident.

Michael is now in a wheelchair with C2 spinal cord injury and Sarah is his main caregiver. The Thor's...

Whiskey Kitchen Part 2 - The Team

Apr 11, 2019

Whiskey Kitchen was not going to fail. This is the story of how co-creator Jeff Mickel carried out Michael Thor's vision for Whiskey Kitchen. Also, hear about the first time Michael came back to see the spot he had dreamed of and meet the team.

Let's talk a little whiskey also!

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In Pursuit Of Flavor With Joyce Farms

Apr 4, 2019

Imagine farming chickens that take twice as long to grow and are half the size as a commercial chickens. Not an ideal business plan huh? Ron Joyce didn't want to grow the biggest chickens, he wanted to grow the best taking chickens. Ron's pursuit of flavor has led him to establish the domestic version of France's Label...