A Fork On The Road

This week Mark and Jennifer literally cover the globe. First up, Lawrence Longo shares all his mouth watering secret recipes and restaurants in New Orleans, America’s most

diverse foodie city. Next, Zen Pilot Robert DeLaurentis shares the hair raising details of his upcoming circumnavigation flights to BOTH the North and South Poles. Two tasty adventures 

to enjoy for all our traveling foodies. 

This week, Mark & Jennifer talk to David Lowery, the quirky genius behind the popular American rock band CRACKER, the the CEO of the food app taking over Los Angeles, Off The Menu.  

This week, Jennifer and Mark welcome TV Icon Mark Walberg to A Fork on the Road. Walberg is best known as the long-time host of Antiques Road Show - PBS’s highest rated, primetime original program. Mark has traveled the world shooting episodes of his shows, including the new TEMPTATION ISLAND on USA, which will return for season two in late 2019. 

This week, Mark & Jennifer welcome two celebrity world traveler foodies; 

First up, Dr. Ken’s Suzy Nakamura calls in from London to talk about her new HBO show with Hugh Laurie called AVENUE 5, a comedy in SPACE. Suzy shares her impressions of London, food and the essence of comedy. After we digest Suzy’s hilarious visit, the lead guitar/singer from New Orleans’ own Cowboy Mouth, John Thomas Griffith calls in from San Francisco. JTG has traveled the world with Cowboy Mouth for 29 years and knows all the most delicious cities and spots in America.. and shares a few of his favorites with us. We talk southern comfort foods, red eye gravy and the band's upcoming gig at the 50th Anniversary of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival opening for an obscure British band called THE ROLLING STONES.

All of that fun and foodie mayhem packed into one, easily digestible show, cooked up just for our friends at the Food & Beverage Podcast network.

In this week’s episode, Mark and Jennifer spotlight an immersive Italian vacation, where tourists spend a week

restoring Italian Frescos in Puglia, Italy from the 10th Century with Tonio Creanza from Messors, then Time Traveler Jerry Wills tells an explosive story about meeting a visitor from the Plaideis star system on a trip to Machu Pichu, and how beings from all over the universe visit and live on Earth among us. Travel don’t get any bigger than that!

This week, Mark and Jennifer focus on Winter festivals. They talk to Forbes Magazine 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur Patrick Mateer, the chef who’s bringing local Farm to Table food… to your FREEZER with Seal the Seasons. To celebrate Tucson’s Dillinger Days, they resurrect John Dillinger himself and learn about this odd festival. Next up, genuine dude Vlad Resnikov from Tanque Verde Ranch cooks up the details for Boots n Brews, a weekend Cowboy (unlimited) Beer festival. Lastly, chef Kim Canteenwalla from iconic Las Vegas restaurant Honey Salt talks about cooking for celebrities at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and designing the menu at the exclusive McCarran Airport American Express Centurion restaurant.

Mark and Jennifer welcome wacky "Gemologists to the Stars" Ray the Psychic & Gus the Crystal Cowboy, to talk about the Tucson Gem & Mineral show… and the powers of crystals to heal what ails ya. But first, we welcome Dave Razowsky of #RazEatsFood. Raz travels the world doing comedy, teaching comedy and taking photos of things he eats.

Luckily, Raz is hilarious and has a discerning tongue, and he shares his top travel tips for planning your next getaway to make sure its as tasty and fun as possible.

It’s winter but that doesn’t mean there’s no reason to travel. Mark and Yeni talk about their favorite warm weather event- the Cat Art Show, and all the strange cat people it attracts. Then, author/artist and safari leader Fred Krakowiak shares his decades of leading travelers all over Africa to meet Gorillas face to face. This week’s episode is funny, amazing... and doesn’t require thermal underwear. 

Pitchers and Catchers report for Spring Training in one month. Fifteen teams strap it in South Florida and 15 teams stretch in Arizona. Mark & Yeni bring in one expert per coast Graham Knight and Nick Gandy, to explain how to do Spring Trainging right: Where to stay, how to get the best tickets for less, and what to do when you're baseballed-out. 

Next, Mark goes back stage with, perhaps, Earth's most celebrated guitar player: Derek Trucks. Derek toured the world with the Allman Brothers Band through their triumphant retirement, and now storms that very same world as the co-leader of the Grammy Winning Tedeschi Band with his wife Susan Tedeschi. Derek reveals his musical influences, favorite players and the best places to eat everywhere they go. 

Speaking of food, this episode wouldn't be complete without our chat with celebrity chef Susan Feniger. The high priestess of street food, and founder of Border grille, Susan shares stories of her travels collecting recipes from Europe and South Central America.