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This episode is al about the great food and flavors of Cantonese food served by Ginger and Fork in Houston Texas.  We highlight the wonderful dishes on their menu and explore the fantastic cocktails and bourbon and whiskey they serve.  Great conversation to hear about these flavors and wonderful drinks.

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In this episode Todd Greene is my guest and we have a conversation on the great food of Louisiana.   So many dishes with big bold flavors, a lot of dishes you will know but we also discuss a few that will be new to most.  

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The title says it all, we blind 3 baller ryes and give our thoughts.

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This episode I'm joined by Yana & Taisiya to discuss the food and flavors or Russia (more specific, the former Soviet Union) their native countries.   If you haven't tried Russian food, you should, there is so much more to their cuisine than you might think.  List to this episode and the dishes we discuss then absolutely make one!

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In this episode I visit with John Fodera of Tuscan Vines and we talk about what he's doing to bring more Italian wine and wine knowledge to his followers on social media and his website blog.  Then we get into Brunello di Montalcino, one of our favorite wines and grape varietals - Sangiovese.  We talk about the history of this region, the requirements of the grape, the aging of the wine before release and the 2015 and 2016 vintages.  2015 is thought to be one of the best seasons in Italy and 2016 is right there with it.  This is a great listen if you'd like to learn a little more about Brunello di Montalcino.

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Texas Star Grill Shop is new to Katy, they now have four locations around the area.  We sit down with Pete and Ernie from TSGS to talk about what they offer the backyard cooks in the Houston area, and they have some really cool cooking rigs.  As we roll into  fall there's nothing better than being in the backyard cooking, hanging with friends and family as we enjoy the great weather and some football.  

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This episode I'm joined by Matt Carter, Luis Baston, Chris Francis and Glenn Burnett.  We start the show with a fun blind and then move into Wild Turkey Russel's Reserve.  Russel Reserve is a great product that is a single barrel and always on a shelf.  It's also a bourbon that you can find a store pick or group pick and in this episode we taste through 5 RR picks from Chicago, Houston, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina. As in all our shows, when we talk bourbon we always get into conversations on other products and this episode is no different.  Fun show and conversation and worth the listen.

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This episode is a discussion on the only 5 bourbons you need in your home bar.  This came from a guy on Reditt who came up with these five criteria's for you home bar.  This has been a hot topic in the bourbon community and I got some friends together to give our lists.
The list
1. Daily drinker - your go to for enjoying bourbon
2. Impress your guests - fancy but not too fancy
3. Cheap Mixer - (and for guests who won't appreciate it)
4. Something great - your Friday night bourbon
5. The Special Occasion bottle

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Our 2nd episode in the Shelf Hero's series.  In this episode the Matt's are back along with Dave and we discuss some of our favorite Rye's and Bourbons in this price range.  When we get the the $30-$60 price range there is so much to enjoy.  We cover offerings from Wild Turkey, Jim Beam, Heaven Hill, Four Roses, Barton and Brown Foreman.  A great listen to get information on some quality bourbons and a fun conversation with some good laughs along the way.

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I'm joined by Darryl Bowman and in this episode we talk to Brett Martin - store manager at Longhorn Liquor (12 stores) and Meagen Howard from Oak & Eden.  Megan brought some really cool whiskeys Oak & Eden are doing seasonally a long with their regulars.  Fun to taste through and we give you our honest feed back on everything.   

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