Country Cooks with Bill West

About Aaron Lewis:

The 12-track project, voted one of Whiskey Riff’s 40 Best Country Albums of 2016, was recorded in 16 hours at Nashville’s Blackbird Studios with producer Buddy Cannon (George Strait, Merle Haggard, George Jones).

Lewis penned eight of the songs, in addition to covering Chris Stapleton’s “Whiskey and You” and The Dixie Chicks’ “Travelin’ Soldier.” Additionally, Lewis collaborates with Willie Nelson on the album’s title track while Grammy Award-winning artists Alison Krauss, Dan Tyminski and Vince Gill are also featured. SINNER was also one of Billboard’s 10 Best Country Albums of 2016, while The Boot raves, “Aaron Lewis shows a surprising understanding and respect for country music with his latest album, SINNER.

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Mark Heyward Washington talks about his Food Network debut on the Spring Baking Championship. The sweetest and most decadent competition of the season is back with even more flavor and fun on the return of Spring Baking Championship, with back-to-back new episodes beginning on Sunday, March 12th at 9pm ET/PT on Food Network. The action unfolds as host Jesse Palmer welcomes a new batch of nine of the country's best bakers as they compete to create the most impressive springtime desserts to butter up the tough-love judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Lorraine Pascale. The bakers' skills and techniques must measure up in themed challenges celebrating spring, from Easter confections to derby desserts, and from morsels for mom to patriotic goodies. Only one baker will rise to the top to take home the grand prize of $50,000 and the title of Spring Baking Champion! "Creative challenges and bountiful baked goods fill the new season of Spring Baking Championship. Plus, host Jesse Palmer adds to all the new freshly-baked fun of the competition,"said Didi O'Hearn, Senior Vice President Programming, Food Network & Cooking Channel. In each of the seven hour-long episodes, the bakers must whip through two rounds of challenges and sift through surprising twists along the way. It's no cakewalk, but the one baker with the tastiest treat in the pre-heat will earn a special advantage in the main-heat.

Chris Lucas and Preston Brust of Locash drink wine backstage with me and talk about the secret pirate recipe and the ramifications of eating a 72 oz steak. The new album The Fighter is taking country music by storm with two number one songs including I Know Somebody and I Love this Life.

Multi-Platinum CMA and ACM award winning recording artist Tracy Lawrence was recently deemed Philanthropist of The Year in Nashville. His Mission Possible Turkey Fry raised over $60,000 for the Nashville Rescue Mission recently and he called to talk about his upcoming show and more...

Would you travel for the food you love? According to a recent survey by CheapTickets.com more than fifty percent of Americans will do just that, and as the nation is set to celebrate its birthday on July 4th, traveling for food means delicious barbeque! When it comes to that miraculous meat, there are some travel destinations that smoke all the rest. In fact, there are ten BBQ cities that can’t be beat! Justine McDonald, CheapTickets.com Travel Expert joins us with some top picks...

Fun with Nikki Dinki from 2015 talking about Junk Food Flip.

Great American Country Top 20 Host Nan Kelly talks about her book "One Pan Nan - One Pan Cooking For One Pan Cleanup." Plus, what food gets Alan Jackson and other country music stars talkin.'

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Love Alton Brown? We do too. We were lucky to snag a quick BB-Q&A with the Good Eats Master before his road show in Charleston where we ask him about his FAVORITE BBQ – Favorite hotdog, cheese and country song too.

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The Eli Young Band take a moment on the bus to taste test and JUDGE my brisket vs. a local smokehouse. Plus Rider demands and favorite BBQ playlist tunes.

It doesn't get more country than Hemingway, SC. And in Hemingway the expert in cooking is Rodney Scott of Scott's BBQ. Rodney goes in depth on his expertise: Whole Hog Cooking. #BBQ #GRATEPLATE #wholehog