Heard!

It’s Detroit Cocktail Week! We’re joined by Chef James Rigato to talk about Hot Dogs for Dogs, a fundraiser for Detroit Dog Rescue happening November 26 through December 3. We sip on some Smooth Ambler Old Scout and hear about Jason‘s recent trip to West Virginia. James is the chef/owner at Mabel Gray (http://mabelgraykitchen.com). Thanks for listening and subscribing! You can find out more info by visiting http://heardpodcast.com and by following @heardpodcast on Instagram.

It's National Gin Day, so we start with our first on air martini making demonstration lead by our guest, Chef Kate Williams, chef & owner of Lady of the House (https://www.ladyofthehousedetroit.com/) in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit. Kate has had an interesting few years in the Detroit restaurant scene. We talk about the experiences that led to her decision to open Lady of the House and how her brand of hospitality impacts all facets of the restaurant. Thanks for listening, downloading, and subscribing. For more visit http://heardpodcast.com - until next time: dine well, friends.

It's an episode for the ages when Wes Pikula, VP of Operations for Buddy's Pizza, and Dean Georgelos, franchisee for Giordano's Pizza, join us in studio to talk Detroit versus Chicago style pizza. Why is Detroit style pizza experiencing so much popularity nationwide? How many people does it take to build a Giordano's deep dish pie? Listen to have all of your pizza queries answered! You can learn more about Buddy's Pizza at buddyspizza.com and Giordano's at giordanos.com. For more Heard!, check out heardpodcast.com. Thanks for listening and subscribing!

Zach Typinski, owner and brewer of Urbanrest Brewing in Ferndale, MI, joins us to talk about being a true neighborhood brewery. In its first months of business, Urbanrest has already expanded brewing capacity once and has plans to expand again. We talk about brewing equipment, the business of brewing, and Nick is feeling especially punny throughout the episode. You can find out more about Urbanrest Brewing at https://www.urbanrest.com/. As always, thanks for your continued support. For old episodes and more, subscribe and/or visit http://heardpodcast.com. Dine well, friends!

Travis Fritts, owner and brewer at Old Nation Brewing Company in Williamston, MI, joins us to delve into the populatiy of M43, Old Nation's version of a New England IPA. We also taste through more than half of the New Orthodox Series, which M43 started. For more information on Old Nation Brewing Company, visit http://oldnationbrewing.com. We appreciate your support. Please listen, download, and subscribe. For more on Heard!, you can visit http://heardpodcast.com and follow Heard! on Instagram @heardpodcast.

Heard Podcast, Episode 33 - Dragonmead Brewery

Ben Jones, creator of BestinBourbon.com, joins us to talk about the fascinating life of being a bourbon influencer on Instagram. We sip on some incredible barrel strength bourbons and discuss the sketchiness of the bourbon secondary market. Is that Pappy Van Winkle you bought on eBay really Pappy? We appreciate you listening to Heard!, if you have a moment please subscribe and leave us a review. For more information and content, visit http://heardpodcast.com and follow @heardpodcast on Instagram.

Kyle VanStrien, owner of Long Road Distillers in Grand Rapids, joins us to continue our Bourbon Heritage Month coverage. We don't talk about bourbon too much, though, because Kyle brings his tremendous Beer City Whisky series AND two kinds of Aquavit. What's Aquavit? Listen to find out - it's an absolutely fascinating and delicious discussion. For additional content and to download any previous episode of Heard!, please visit http://heardpodcast.com. Thanks for your continued support!

Michael Forsythe, one of the owners of Detroit City Distillery, joins us to kick off our Bourbon Heritage Month coverage. Detroit City Distillery recently released Butcher's Cut Bourbon. We discuss what goes into distilling a bourbon, the thin margins involved with selling bourbon, and competing against bourbons that have wider distribution and broader name recognition. From DCD's website, "When we say that Butcher's Cut is "a timeless spirit from a storied past." it's our way of sharing our history with you. It's our sincere hope that you'll create many memories of your own over a glass of bourbon, and that is something that we can share forever."

Dustin Walker, food and beverage director at Trumbull and Porter Hotel, joins us to talk about his experience working at this historic Detroit hotel. Going from hired to training to opening in about ten days seems unlikely, but Dustin worked tirelessly to make it happen. And since millennials are killing Applebee's (and so many other things), we sample some appetizers thst Applebee's provided for us.