Dave Query interviews his sons about their new novel of the horror/thriller variety, Old Country - published by Grand Central Publishing in July of 2022.

In this episode of the F Club Podcast, Dave Query (DQ) chats with Doug Emerson, founder of University Bicycles. The two longtime Boulderites discuss what Pearl Street was like in the '80s, the secrets behind University Bicycles' business longevity, and what's next in the cycling world.

In celebration of Oyster Month at Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar, Dave and Jax Executive Chef Sheila Lucero chat with two oyster farmers, a Gulf conservationist, and a New Orleans seafood chef for a deep dive on how the oyster business was impacted by the pandemic.

Guests

Travis Croxton

Co-owner of Rappahannock River Oysters in Virginia and farmer of Jax Fish House’s proprietary Emersum Oyster

Cullan Duke

Founder of The Mobile Oyster Company, the second-oldest off-bottom commercial oyster farm in Alabama

John Fallon

Director of Sustainability & Coastal Conservation Initiatives at Audubon Nature Institute

Ryan Prewitt

James Beard Award-winning Executive Chef and partner at Pêche in NOLA

Dave sits down with Patty Calhoun, co-founder and editor of Westword. As the editor of the Denver alt-weekly since 1977, Patty is a wealth of knowledge on all things Mile High City. She and DQ talk about everything from weed to food critics to post-pandemic restaurant predictions over a meal at Lola Coastal Mexican.

Dave Query sits down with restaurateur Juan Padró of the Culinary Creative group for a wide-ranging chat that touches on restaurant operations during the pandemic, working with ex spouses, the outlook for downtown Denver in 2021, and much more.

Dave Query chats with Boulder farmer and chef Eric Skokan at Black Cat Farm in Boulder. The two discuss the imperative of launching new businesses during the pandemic, ghost kitchens, farm dinners, the power of community and more.

Eric and his wife, Jill, operate Black Cat Farm, Black Cat restaurant and Bramble & Hare in Boulder, Colorado.

A few restaurant owners, a seafood supplier, a food hall operator, and a dive bar proprietor walk into a bar...kidding. Bars are closed and multi-household gatherings aren't allowed right now.

In this episode of the F Club Podcast, DQ chats with Rayme Rossello of Comida Cantina, Beth Gruitch of Crafted Concepts, Paul Packer of Northeast Seafood, Patrick O'Neill of Avanti F&B food hall, and Jon Tuschman of the Sundown Saloon about how they're each weathering the second Covid shutdown, Denver Mayor Hancock's hypocritical Covid behavior, and the fight to keep the hospitality industry alive this winter.

Dave sits down for a candid conversation with advanced sommelier Kendra Anderson (a.k.a. @SwirlGirlDenver), the owner of Bar Helix in Denver’s RiNo neighborhood. The two chat about the struggles of the bar business in the Covid era, the difference between mixologists and bartenders, Negronis, and more.

Dave Query chats with Boulderite Jacqueline Claudia, who founded seafood startup Love The Wild. They discuss the ups and downs of startups, consumer packaged goods, grocery and retail, raising money, and more.

Dave and Dana sit down with Peggy and Joe Romano, owners of The Walnut Restaurant Group (The Mediterranean Restaurant, Brasserie Ten Ten, Via Perla)to talk about their decision to shutter their beloved Boulder restaurants, navigating the pandemic, and what's next.