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Tyler Martin is back on the show and we're talking coffee.  On this episode we discuss some of the myths about coffee as well as some misconceptions.  We also dive in to brews, grinding and the most important item for good coffee....... the BEANS.  If you enjoy coffee or are wanting to explore coffee this is a very good listen.

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This episode we talk about the greatest lunch option there is, the SANDWICH.  Glenn joins Carter and I as we all have ranked our top 5 sandwiches from 5 to 1.   We did exclude the hamburger and chicken sandwiches for this episode.  Those two delicious sammy's will have their own episodes.   The only criteria was that these are traditional sandwiches known all over the USA.  Give it a listen, its another fun conversation.

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Carter and I are joined by Chris Ruhland and we discuss the TATER bottles from Buffalo Trace Distillery.  We have a list of 5 that we came up with as the most tater.  These are not unicorns, these getable but not on the shelf.  Then we each came up with our replacement bottle and its a fun discussion and conversation.  It's very noticeable that each of our approach to this execise was different. 

The Tater Bottles 
Eagle Rare - Blantons - EHT SB BiB - Weller 107 - Stagg (no longer a jr.)

It's a fun listen and you may find some bottles that you need to try. 

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Chris Shepherd - James Beard Award winning Chef joins the show to talk food.  We have a fun conversation with Chris, talking his start in food to Underbelly Hospitality that he founded.  Chris takes the foods and cooking techniques from the diverse communities that we have in Houston and blends those with his cooking to create some of the best restaurants in the country.  We also talk about Southern Smoke Foundation www.southernsmoke.org which has had a tremendous impact on the Houston community and now across the United States since its inception in 2015.  

We get into foods from our early years, foods Chris loves and thinks are under utilized and foods he can't stand, like the devils fruit, the avocado.  It's a fun conversation, give it a listen.

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In this episode Carter, Glenn and I talk about where we are in our bourbon journey.  Six years for each of us in the hobby, where is the tater meter for each of us?  Do we still hunt bourbon? Do we still drink bourbon? How  do we see the bourbon community now and going forward? We also talk about NDP and Craft distillers in bourbon and the impact of WhiskeyTubers.

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The Top 5 is back.  On this Top 5 Carter, Dave and myself have created our list of Top 5 breakfasts.  These are complete meals that we enjoy, Carter may add a beverage.  Nothing is off limits but these meals are when we want to indulge with a big breakfast.  A lot of laughs as we go through our list and surprisingly only a couple of meals that were on multiple lists.  

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My son Ian recently turned 21 and I got him a birth year bottle of bourbon.  He joins the show to have a conversation about now being able to drink.  What he enjoys from my cooking .  Just kicking off his journey in whiskey & wine.

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The discussion continues!!!

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Sean joins this episode, he is a friend of Carters and wants to start drinking wine from the Old World.  Carter and I are by no means experts but we share our limited knowledge of Italy and France with Sean.  Its a fun conversation.  Because of the length of this recording we have made this a two part episode.

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We have decided to start a new series, it's our TOP 5.  This is the first episode in this series, here we discuss both Carter and my top 5 lists for overrated food chains and top 5 food & beverage pairings.  

Food chains are not limited to fast food, it can be any chain that sells something you eat.  It doesn't have to be national, it can be regional. 

Food & Beverage pairings are a single food with a beverage, anything goes. 

If you enjoy this episode please leave a like and a rating, it really helps the show.

If you have a Top 5 category related to food and drink let us know, we'd love to do a show on it and have you on to give your Top 5 for the category you suggested.

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