Hammer and I try some wintery dark beers. With all great episodes we go off on some different paths but always get back to the tasting. We also discussed the launch of hammers new solo podcast "the cauliflower, shower, hour". Please enjoy the hilarity and links to the great beers we tried are below.

Guinness

Maui Brewing Hiwa Coconut Porter

Propolis Oatmeal Stout with Roots "The Rootbeer Beer"

Ecliptic Brewing Capella Porter

Old Schoolhouse Brewing Imperial Stout

ENJOY!!!!

Second parter to our sit down with Ian Carey from Larrys Tavern and Poggie Tavern. We start with how to saber wine and move to strip club memories and crazy times in the industry.

Enjoy!!!

Hammer and I had the pleasure of sitting down with Ian Carey bar manager of Larrys Tavern and Poggie Tavern in West Seattle. This is a two parter and in this one Ian discusses his crazy adventures around the world and love for his craft! If you ever wonder how to make the famous Rajun Cajun turkey sandwich from Other Coast Cafe in Ballard, Ian slipped us the recipe on this podcast!

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Today Hammer and I dive into the fruits of fall with organic apples. All this inspired by the great book OdD Apples. We also discuss our recent trip to Denver to visit Meow Wolf. If you are in these cities please check out this crazy interactive and sensory overload experience. 

Here is a list of the apples we tried. We recommend you getting an array of these fruits and trying a tasting with friends and family.

Cosmic Crisp
Hunnyz
Matzu
Arkansas Black
Calvil Blanc
Lucy Glo
Opal
Golden Russet

ENJOY!!!

JUST IN TIME!!! Hammer and chef go through 8 different Octoberfest biers just in time. There are not only German biers, we do try some American ones. We also chat about movies, car alarms, and vagina scented candles. Please enjoy and listen responsibly.

Here is a link to the biers we tried
Fest Biers (lighter and not as Malty)

• Allgäuer Bubble Bier
• Otherlands Excessive Celebrations Festbier Lager
• Bitburger Festbier

October Fest Biers (Darker and Malty)

• Weltenburger Kloster Anno 1050
• Paulaner Oktoberfest Marzen
• Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest Amber Marzen
• Founders Octoberfest
• Ayinger Oktoberfest Marzen

ENJOY!!!

After watching this film Hammer and I were inspired to open up about how this made us feel and how impactful this person was for OUR industry. We truly had a great time talking about this film and there are SPOILERS but they are kept to a minimum. The movie is not about spoilers anyway, it is about enjoying one of the true pioneers in the restaurant industry. His love for us slobs and his articulate way of telling the story of food and beverage around the world will be missed.

Check out: roadrunner preview

Enjoy!!

P.S. The movie runtime is 20 minutes longer than our review

Just in time for summer, we are tasting through 5 different canned cocktails. As you all know we do not hold back in what we really think about these cocktails!

We also have a very special guest our Nicaraguan friend Ignacio to join us. He shares some great stories about his home town, adventurous eating and knowledge of the Biz. You can find Ignacio (Nacho) at Salty's restaurant on Alki Beach in West Seattle.

Here is a list of the cocktails we tried!

Dry Fly Greyhound

Tanqueray Gin and Tonic

Cazadores Spicy Margarita

Cutwater Tiki Rum Mai Tai

Kupu Whiskey Ginger

Enjoy!!!

Our in-house expert Hammer takes us through his favorite german beers right now! This one goes off the rails a little but I hope you have as much fun listening as we did tasting. We discuss the German purity law when it comes to beers and it wouldn't be chef 86'd if we didn't go on several tangents!

Special Guests Olan Mitchell and Stephanie Housden

Bellow are the beers we tried!

1-Früh Kölsch

2-Weltenburger Kloster Hefe-Weitbier Dunkel

3-Weihentephaner 1516 Kellerbier

4-Dinkel Acker Oktoberfestbier Marzen

5-Celebrator Ayinger

6-Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier

ENJOY!!!!

This week we get REAL restaurant nerdy with our dear friends Andy Cook and Derek Bugge. Andy and Derek are the consulting team for harbor foods with Andy taking on the dining room and Chef Derek taking the kitchen. It is a crazy world right now in the restaurant business but our guests today  give their knowledge and guidance. We explore everything restaurant so get ready and please...

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Yes we have done it just in time for Summer. On todays podcast we taste through 12 different seltzers. We want to pre-apologize for the belching but we truly feel we are doing HARD work here. Chef Jeremy is Joined by Stephanie Housden and the white claw drinkin maniac Scott Keefe.  Here is a list in order of what we drank!  Get to the store, get your seltzers and try to keep up with us!!!

Round 1
1) White Claw
2) Truly
3) Bud Light Seltzer
4) San Juan Seltzer

Round 2
5) Spiked Seltzer
6) Half Lyon
7) Bon Vive
8) Nude

Round 1
9) Smirnoff Ice
10) Malibu Seltzer
11) Natural Lite
12) Pabst Extra Strong

ENJOY!!!!