Just in time for summer we’re revisiting some of our favorite conversations about beer. We enjoy a mug of suds in the emerging craft beer scene of Portugal, a boot full of beer in Chicago, and examine the advantages of living next to a brewery. Plus, we’ll hoist a glass in a monastery in Prague! [Ep 183]

Show Notes:

Porto foodie tours at Taste Porto

Porto at Destination Eat Drink

Catraio craft beer bar website

Andre on Destination Eat Drink Episode 46 & Episode 100

Delicious Denver Food Tours website

Cerebral Brewing website

Radio Beer Works website

Our Mutual Friend Brewing website

Jessica on Destination Eat Drink Episode 143

Rick on Destination Eat Drink Episode 29, Episode 45, and  Episode 159

Rick’s podcast “Minutia Men” with Dave Stern

Rick’s podcast “Minutia Men Celebrity Interview” with Dave Stern

Rick’s podcast “Free Kicks” with Adam Howarth

Rick’s blog 

Eckhartz Press, Rick and Dave’s publishing company

The Berghoff restaurant

Laschet’s Inn restaurant

Resi’s Beirstube

Edelweiss restaurant

Real Prague Guides website

Real Prague Guides YouTube Channel

Valery on Destination Eat Drink Episode 160

Kozel beer website

Lokal website

Brevnov website

Strahov website

U Fleku website

Brent’s story about great African food in Lisbon

Rob Rose’s TV show Raw Travel has been on the air for 9 seasons. We talk with Rob about the country of Georgia and its cuisine like the bread called Nazuki, a candy called Churchkela and how to rent a car when there’s no rental car company. Plus, Rob takes us to the region of Osettia, a place Russia invaded and currently occupies with its military. [Ep 182]

Show Notes:

Raw Travel website

Rob on Destination Eat Drink. Episode 152 Dubrovnik and Episode 165 Madeira

Project Pearls website

Her Drive website

Expert Guides Georgia website

Brent story about Nespera

We’re in Toronto to try an iconic sandwich, peach praline pie and a dish called “A Damn Mess” with foodie tour guide Kevin Durkee of Culinary Adventure Co. All that and a live segment from the monthly market in Azeitao, Portugal. [Ep 181]

Show Notes:

Culinary Adventure Co. website

St. Lawrence Market website

Wanda’s Pie in the Sky restaurant

Abu Hummus restaurant

Brent’s story “Coffee isn’t just coffee in Portugal.”

Monthly market in Azeitao, Portugal

Tracy Nguyen is a foodie tour guide in Hanoi and an expert on the cuisine of Vietnam. She talks with us about eggs in your coffee and a scalding noodle dish that has nothing to do with temperature. Plus, Tracy shares the story of a dish rescued by Anthony Bordain and why the chaos of traffic in Hanoi is more organized than you think. [Ep 180]

Show Notes:

Hanoi Street Food Tours website

Pena Palace in Sintra website

Brent’s story about Ape trucks

Richard Hammond has been writing and reporting on the climate crisis and green travel for years. In 2006, Richard founded the Green Traveller website and newsletter devoted to the issues of sustainable and eco-friendly travel. We talk with Richard’s new book “The Green Traveller – An Inspiring and Practical Guide to Conscious Travel” and why shopping at the local farmers market is both a sustainable choice and memorable experience. Richard also tells me about trekking through the woods for a memorable meal and what makes Toulouse special. [Ep 179]

Show Notes:

Richard Hammond “The Green Traveller – An Inspiring and Practical Guide to Conscious Travel”

The Green Traveller website

Victor Hugo Market in Toulouse

Ginjinha Grandmas

Brent’s story about Praca de Bocage

Transplanted cuisine is when a dish or ingredient moves from one place to another, often by immigrants. And, when that dish changes along the way, things get very interesting! We’re talking about Peru ingredients with Chinese cooking techniques, Jewish tacos in Texas, and hot peppers migrating from South America to India courtesy of the Portuguese. Plus, how tea got from China to India. [Ep 178]

Show Notes:

Samantha Lewis talks about Lima, Peru on Destination Eat Drink

Lima Gourmet Company food tours website

No Footprints tour company in Mumbai

Harsh on Destination Eat Drink talking about Mumbai

Eat Rio food tours

Tom Le Mesurier on Destination Eat Drink talking about Rio

Jose’s Tacopedia

Jose R. Ralat on Destination Eat Drink talk about about Tacos

Gavin Booth’s Australian Truffle Hunters website.

Gavin talks about truffles from Australia on Destination Eat Drink

Brent’s novel Truffle Hunt ebook on Amazon

Tastemakers TV show with Cat Neville

Cat Neville talks Tastemakers on Destination Eat Drink

Lizzie Collingham’s book The Taste of Empire: How Britain’s Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World

Lizzie on Destination Eat Drink

We’re back in Bolivia with Shafik Meghji author of Crossed Off The Map: Travels In Bolivia. Shafik tells me about messy donuts doused in syrup, wine making nuns, and a twist on empanadas. And, Shafik talks about all the great street food in Bolivia. Plus, we broach the controversial subject of coca. [Ep 177]

Show Notes:

Crossed Off the Map: Travels in Bolivia

Shafik’s website

Buenos Aires with Shafik on Destination Eat Drink

Argentina with Shafik on Destination Eat Drink

Easter Island with Shafik on Destination Eat Drink

Chile with Shafik on Destination Eat Drink

Shafik Meghji is an award winning travel writer who has authored tons of guidebooks, including Bolivia. Now, Shafik has written a travel memoir “Crossed Off the Map: Travels in Bolivia.” Shafik dispels some of the myths of Bolivia and shares the reality of the country. He tells me about a massive salt flat and why Bolivia is important to the cell phone you carry. Plus, Shafik tells me about a cocktail called Chufly. [Ep 176]

Show Notes:

Crossed Off the Map: Travels in Bolivia

Shafik’s website

Frank Hyman’s interest in mushrooms was ignited after a mushroom walk in Maine years ago. Now, he writes about and teaches classes about the fungi, especially how to forage them without getting sick or dying. Frank talks about the law and etiquette of hunting mushrooms on public land and how to be safe when foraging. We also talk about psilocybin mushrooms and I try to rehabilitate the lowly button mushroom. [Ep 175]

Show Notes:

How to Forage for Mushrooms without Dying

Frank’s website

We’re revisiting some of our favorite conversations with Filmmakers and their movies about food. Gregory Kershaw and Michael Dweck, directors of “The Truffle Hunters,” tell us about penetrating the secret world of the Italian truffle. And they have some homemade wine along the way. Alice Gu, director of “The Donut King,” tells an amazing story that didn’t make it into her film. And, Ljubomir Stefanov talks about the shock of his movie “Honeyland” being nominated for an Academy Award. [Ep 174]

Show Notes:

Gregory Kershaw and Michael Dweck on Destination Eat Drink

The Truffle Hunters movie

Alice Gu on Destination Eat Drink

Alice Gu’s website

Stream “The Donut King” on Hulu

Stream “The Donut King” on Amazon Prime

Ljubomir Stefanov on Destination Eat Drink

Honeyland film websiteHoneyland movie available on Hulu, Apple TV, Amazon

Watts Towers story