Dave Williamson aka “Meat Dave” is a comedian, pitmaster and host of the Meat Dave podcast. Dave is also a water polo coach and a co host of the Tony Azevedo podcast. Dave was born and raised in Miami, Florida.  After working in his family’s car business ; Dave knew he loved making his customers smile and laugh. Excelling in many comedy festivals and being named “Best Comedian in Miami” , Dave packed up his family in a 25 foot trailer and toured for eighteen months before settling in Los Angeles. Dave can be seen touring with Bert Kreischer and headlining his own comedy shows. 

Dave and I were on location in Los Angeles and we talked about on being on the road cooking and improvising with a smoker and of course eating great food. Dave has a huge passion for barbecue , his own dry rub seasoning and an awesome home smoker setup. Dave talks about his barbecue tour where he traveled all over the USA including Memphis in May. Dave mentions some of his favorite local barbecue pop-ups restaurants and a favorite breakfast burrito spot you’re gonna have to listen to the the podcast to find out! Dave will be touring in Canada when this podcast releases. Keep an eye out for Dave in Nashville, Florida, with BBQ events and back on tour with Bert in September. Dave plans to do another Barbecue & Comedy tour in the near future. 

Dave Williamson
https://www.davewilliamsoncomedy.com

On tour with Bert Kreischer
https://bertbertbert.com

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https://www.foodoriginspodcast.com/podcast-episode-8

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Ulises Bella is one of the founding members of multi Grammy award winning band Ozomatli. “Uli” grew up in South East Los Angeles, CA. Uli developed a passion for music at a young age and went to the LA High School of the Arts. Subsequently Uli spent some time in college and playing in punk bands. Later he met the now founders and members of Ozomatli. Uli dropped out of college and pursued his dream of becoming a full time musician and spent many years traveling over fifty plus countries and becoming a cultural ambassador in the process. Ozomatli received two Grammy Awards for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Albums “Street Signs” and “Embrace the Chaos”. Ozomatli has celebrated their 25th anniversary and just released their new album “Marching On”. Uli considers himself a forever student and it shows being a multi instrumentalist and a Gracie Jiu Jitsu black belt who started Ghetto Dojo JJ Club. 

Growing up/living in Los Angeles and combined with his travels, Uli drops the largest range of restaurants on this podcast to date. From meeting and having delicious food prepared by Chef Jose Andres, Kathmandu, roasted sheep's head, getting food poisoning, LA Mexican & Japanese food and so so much more. 

Special thanks to Uli because he produced the music and beats you hear during all the podcasts! 

OZOMATLI 

New album out now! “Marching On” on Vinyl, CD and Digital 

https://ozomatli.com

Show Notes

https://www.foodoriginspodcast.com/podcast-episode-7

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Christopher Olson is a police officer for the City and County of San Francisco Police Department. Officer Olson is currently a bomb technician assigned to the Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) division of the SWAT team. Chris has worked numerous positions in the SFPD for over fifteen years. Some of them include: all aspects of patrol, mayor's detail, undercover plainclothes investigations, and the Specialist team.

Chris was born and raised in San Francisco. I met him when we worked together at SFPD. We shared an awesome meal at Mission Chinese in San Francisco years ago and have been friends talking about & eating great food ever since. On this podcast episode Chris talks about his adventurous childhood eating,  his travels all over the world, Lutefisk, local San Francisco food staples, willingness to try just about anything the menu, family, a little more insight to my cooking career, and his wife's family business Kevin's Natural Foods.

Kevin's Natural Foods (not a sponsored ad)
https://www.kevinsnaturalfoods.com

Show Notes
https://www.foodoriginspodcast.com/podcast-episode-6

Special Thanks to Rise Above Performance Training
https://www.riseabovestrength.com

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Bobby Takahashi is the fourth generation member of the Takahashi family. Bobby was born and raised in the Bay Area and currently manages Takahashi Market in San Mateo, CA. Bobby provides insight into the history of the market, allergies to chocolate , parents cooking, dealing with the pandemic pivot , local eats, food favorites and travel experiences.  I have been going to this market for over ten years and super excited to share  this with you all!

Takahashi Market was started back in 1906 by Issei immigrant, Tokutaro Takahashi. (Bobby's great grandfather) This family owned and operated market has served the San Francisco Bay Area community for four generations. Takahashi Market carries a complete line of Asian and Hawaiian foods as well as cooking accessories. Besides specializing in Japanese and Hawaiian food items, the market also stocks Chinese, Korean, Filipino, and Thai foods. Several cookbooks explaining how to use the myriad number of exotic ingredients can be found in the store. Over the last fifty years, the Takahashi family adapted to welcoming new Hawaiian transplants to the Bay Area with their selection of local food staples like spam musubi and various other types in their new grab n' go heater, mochiko chicken, Kalua pork,  fried rice, cucumber salad, shrimp chips, island treats, sake,  sweet bread, poi, as well as comfort foods like ahi and salmon poke, and mochi.

Visit the market:
https://takahashimarket.com

Special thanks to Rise Above Strength
https://www.riseabovestrength.com

Show Notes and additional information:
https://www.foodoriginspodcast.com/podcast-episode-5

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TJ Villagomez is a Chef at Google specializing in catering , grab n go, and working their food truck program.  Jose Palacios is a QA software engineer. I'm fortunate to have trained the martial art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with these guys at One World Jiu Jitsu under Mike Prudencio. We have shared a passion for food along with some great meals and many barbecues together. I initially was recording a podcast with Jose and a power outage caused the recording to be lost. Hence having both TJ and Jose on together made it epic! Both of them were born and raised on the island of Saipan.

Chef TJ and Jose share everything about Chamorro cuisine and what it was like growing up in Saipan. With a melting pot of cultures on the island, we talk about a wide range of dishes ranging from Chamorro barbecues on the beach, coconut crab, boonie pepper, kelaguen, finadene,  red rice, titiyas, and so much more. 

Hafa Adai!

Information about SAIPAN:
https://www.mymarianas.com/saipan/

Show notes can be found on my website:
https://www.foodoriginspodcast.com/podcast-episode-4

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Max and Juliana Gambirazio are the owners of Papachay Peruvian Coffee in San Carlos, CA.

Max tells us about his origins of immigrating to the US. On a trip back to Peru, his motorcycle broke down in the rainforest and a chance to buy a 30 acre coffee plantation arose. Juliana , Max's wife who is from Saul Paulo Brazil, also joins us on the podcast telling us about her love for coffee since she was a little girl and how she met Max through the coffee business.  We talk about the coastal cuisine where Max is from and many countries influencing the dishes. Max and Juliana are great cooks and share many of their favorite home cooked meals.

Papachay  is a true single origin coffee grown at 1700 meters above sea level.  Max explains building the coffee farm compound , obtaining a wet mill, huskers, oxidation tanks and getting the meticulous coffee process going. Max and Juliana break down the intricate process for us going from fruit to roasted bean ready for coffee all while taking care of the land its grown on. 

https://www.papachay.com

*SHOW NOTES can be found on my website:
https://www.foodoriginspodcast.com/podcast-episode-3

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Welcome to another episode of the Food Origins Podcast!

This podcast is dedicated to our Mother, Yuriko who passed away in 2019.

I was fortunate enough to sit down with my one and only sibling; my brother Michael Sands. Mike is a self-employed web developer and an accomplished martial artist in the styles of Kuk Sool Won, Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Before settling in his now hometown of San Diego, we were born and raised in San Francisco, California. Mike spent many years traveling all over the world including a year in Japan. We discuss what is was like growing up mixed race Japanese/Caucasian , bullying and Asian hate regarding food and some of the dishes our Mother used to make for our family, friends, neighbors and school.

We also spoke about some of Mike's traveling destinations that include Europe & Southeast Asia , monkeys stealing your food and working in the bustling restaurants of Los Angeles.  Featured are some of Mike's favorite local San Diego restaurants and his favorite recipe for Short Ribs.

*SHOW NOTES for this episode will be on my website:
https://www.foodoriginspodcast.com/podcast-episode-2

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Welcome to the premiere episode of the Food Origins Podcast!

Recorded on location at Hendo Studios in San Diego, CA. I sat down with my friend Courtney Henderson who provided me with inspiration to start this podcast. Courtney is a professional photographer from a small agricultural town in Albany, Georgia. I was volunteering for an Echelon Front / Jocko Willink conference where Courtney was working several years ago and we've been friends ever since.

Before opening his own photography studio, Courtney spent many years as a Professional Mixed Martial Arts photographer. Taking photos of many of the top tier fighters and champions you see today. Seeking control of his own destiny, Courtney opened Hendo Studios where he provides a place for photo shoots, podcasts, music videos and numerous other media. Shortly after we had this conversation, Courtney started his own podcast The Boisterous Boyz with co host Sunni Imhotep.

We talked about what it was like growing up in in the South and how Courtney was brought up in a farming town and their daily meal collaboration of food from family, neighbors and friends. Featured are some of Courtney's favorite local San Diego restaurants and how he is growing some of his own vegetables.

https://www.hendostudios.com

Courtney's favorite kitchen tool:
https://kit.co/FOOD_ORIGINS/kitchen-tools-kit/cosori-food-dehydrat

*SHOW NOTES for this episode will be on my website:
https://www.foodoriginspodcast.com/podcast-episode-1

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ABOUT

The Food Origins Podcast

The podcast was created because of my passion and experience with food. I want talk to people from many areas of life about their origin stories. What they ate growing up, some of their culture, favorite foods, recipes, family traditions, awesome tools, best & worst restaurant experiences any where in the world and of course; their current projects & businesses.

Food connects us all, so let’s learn more about it together.

HOST

DAVE SANDS

Dave was born and raised in San Francisco, CA.  Growing up Japanese and Caucasian , Dave was exposed to many cultures and cuisines immediately. Watching and learning from his late Mother set the seeds of his pure joy of cooking. As a graduate of the City College of San Francisco’s Hotel & Restaurant program, Dave cooked professionally all over the San Francisco Bay Area for five years working in numerous restaurants, catering and corporate food services. With some unfortunate burn out, Dave went on work as a service advisor for a high end car dealer. While working there, he transitioned to one of his dream jobs as a San Francisco Police Officer. After 15 years in Law Enforcement,  injuries have caused Dave to retire. Cooking became therapy after his Mother passed away. Dave was always cooking throughout his careers, sharing many dishes with family, friends and coworkers. Dave has been fortunate to have met a wide range of people from many aspects of life and can't wait share their food origin stories! 

Dave brings his passion for food and culinary experience as host of the Food Origins Podcast.

*Music and beats created by Ulises Bella of Ozomatli

More information on my website:
https://www.foodoriginspodcast.com

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