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- Only Pans with Sameh WadiPeople might say "finally" too often about a thing they've done, but this is an instance that certifiably qualifies. It took LFE 95 damn episodes to get Charles' illegitimate brother Sameh Wadi on the show. Better known for: being the third Iron Chef contestant to grace LFE (and the second winner!), being an absolute legend in the Twin Cities culinary stratosphere-- having helmed the spectacular (and sorely missed) Saffron, the wildly craveable World Street Kitchen, and the elite scoops of Milkjam, among others-- in addition to being a published author of The New Mediterranean Table (which deserves placement on every culinary bookshelf). Sameh discusses how he came up through the food world as a young boy observing his family putting together a cooking tome, his adoration/obsession with Panda Express, and a great deal more, in addition to these here topics o' the week:🛹 A surprising thing you were allowed to do as a kid and a surprising thing you were NOT allowed to do as a kid.🤬 Favorite curse or insult in a foreign language.🍽️ Is fine dining dead or is fine dining evolving? 💅 TOP SECRET grooming tips that you don't really admit to anyone.🍬 What was your favorite candy growing up? 🥡 What's the IDGAF place that you eat when you're feeling lazy? Order up! Slap that play button baybeeeeeeeeee. This ep of LFE is proudly presented by Plift. High on taste. Low on calories. Plift is a delicious hemp-infused beverage for any occasion — social, solo, and anywhere in between.Beverages of ChoiceThe hosts and their guest drank:
- Plift Juicy Grapefruit
- Plift Crisp Ginger
- Plift Tart Lime
2 hr 12 min - Pocket Taffy with Devin T. AdamsDevin T. Adams, proprietor of Mala Mia Mezcal in Oaxaca, and co-owner of Elsewhere Brewing Company in ATL, teased flying into the Twin Cities to record with Libations for Everyone a couple of months back on a call with Charles. He made good on that offer this week, touching down at MSP from NYC with a plethora of mezcal in tow. Devin is a fellow Eagle Scout to Charles, went to West Point, became an Army Ranger, studied law at Vandy, is a fellow DJ to Quam, and is now fully immersed in the beverage world. As I'm sure you can gather from the above details, the fellas had a great deal to discuss in this episode! Here's a taste: 👨👩👦 Name a positive quality you get from one of your parents. ⬆️ What unique advice would you offer to someone that is just embarking on a new business, or taking the next step forward in their pursuit? 🇲🇽 What's a flavor, technique or preparation style in Mexico that you'd love to see Americans embrace?🫠 Describe the evolution of your ability to behave at "work" events where libations are involved. 🥑 What's a surprising ingredient on a menu that always seems to pique your interest? ✈️ What is you favorite and least favorite part of traveling?Six (or seven, or nine?) shots, six topics. Let's ride! Beverages of ChoiceThe hosts and their guest drank:
- Mala Mia Espadín
- Mala Mia Cuishe
- Mala Mia Tepeztate
- Mala Mia Ensamble
- BONUS SHOT from our sponsor Beam Suntory: Knob Creek Single Barrel Select by Casanova Liquor
2 hr 28 min - Schemin' & Dreamin' with Adam WitherspoonAdam Witherspoon-- one of the three amigos in Minneapolis fermentation collective 3Leche, and notorious barman and bar program curator about town-- ended his hot summer day kiddy pool soak, and polished off his G&T for this. What a guy!LFE sponsor Beam Suntory made the transition a bit easier with some summery beverages (at bottom of full description!) for Adam to share with Ben and Charles, and they used their reprieve from the hot hot heat to discuss: 🥵 Fave activities on a hot summer afternoon🍸 Cocktail trends that 1) should go away and 2) should grow in popularity🎡 What activities are you doing if you're locked in an amusement park operated by friendly robots? 🧺 What's the food on the picnic table that you cannot stop eating, no matter how terrible it is?🥤 A timeline of your favorite beverages-- alcoholic or not-- from childhood to current day📆 How adept are you at taking time for yourself, and ignoring the white noise of your vocations and businesses? Crank that AC and the volume knob, and let it rip! Beverages of ChoiceThe hosts and their guest drank:
- On the Rocks: Jalapeño Pineapple Margarita
- Sipsmith Strawberry Smash
2 hr 29 min - Copenhagen Calling with Ben Quam & Charles AwadThe boys are back in town, and they're celebrating THREE YEARS OF LFE! Ben and Charles are newly returned from their first out of town adventure together (yes, ever-ever), and they made it count with a wildly memorable trip to Europe for LFE summer break. Hear our guys tell you all about dining at legendary places like Noma (and Ben's agonizing story about that meal), Geranium and Jordnær, making lots of new friends and more deeply bonding with existing ones, sunrise bridge beers and late night shawarma (and a HOT SAUCE SLUSHY MACHINE), the alley with the mysterious neon finch, and continuing their respective journeys in Sweden and France, respectively. PLUS: a big huge announcement about the pod. Here's the context for the conquest (feel welcome to contextualize these to any trip you may have taken, if yer playing along!): 🍓 What's something new you learned about FLAVORZ? 😹 Name a hilarious moment from your adventures that you'll remember for a long time. ⛵️ Ya can't do it all! What's something you wish you had done or will do next time? ✋ The five senses: name your fav thing you tasted, smelled, heard, saw and felt.❗️ What was the thing you found most surprising about your adventures? 🎂 THREE YEARS OF LFE! What's something you look back on with fondness?Summer break might be over, but summer is just getting started! Let's rage. This ep of LFE is proudly presented by Plift. High on taste. Low on calories. Plift is a delicious hemp-infused beverage for any occasion — social, solo, and anywhere in between.Beverages of ChoiceThe hosts and their guest drank:
- Copenhagen Distillery Mulberry Rose Aquavit
- Carlsberg Pilsner
2 hr 58 min - Better Known For Other Things with Philip DuffWhere do we begin with Mr. Philip Duff? Phil is a Grade A multipotentialite. Commander of Old Duff Genever, educator, marketer and consultant for Liquid Solutions, founder of Door 74 in Holland, and former academy chair for the US for the World's 50 Best Bars... and that's barely skimming the pot. Phil rolled into Club Carraway with a historical lineup of Genever-to-gin-to-rye-whiskey-- purely for educational purposes, of course-- and gave Ben and Charles a rousing, spiritous mini seminar on the history of these distillations. Commingled with the customary hijinx you've come to expect from your boys at LFE: 🧑💻 Name a job you would be absolutely terrible at.🌃 What city has a rhythm that really resonates with you? 🍶 What are you drinking when you're relaxing at home and nobody's watching?🎖️ How do you find new places to dine and drink in new cities, and how much do you adhere to awards like Michelin and World's 50 Best?🍢 Name somewhere you would absolutely love to teleport yourself for street food after too many nights of fine dining? ...and a ton more on and off script. Let's tip em back! This ep of LFE is proudly presented by Plift. High on taste. Low on calories. Plift is a delicious hemp-infused beverage for any occasion — social, solo, and anywhere in between.Beverages of ChoiceThe hosts and their guest drank:
- Old Duff 100% Maltwine Genever
- Old Duff Real Dutch Genever
- Hayman's Old Tom Gin
- Hayman's London Dry Gin
- Ezra Brooks 99 Proof Straight Rye Whiskey
3 hr 2 min - Vincible with Thomas BoehmerChef Thomas Boehmer loves quality cigars, spirits and banter, so it was due time that he joined Libations for Everyone for a VERY healthy serving of each.Learn about Thomas' southern roots and how they lent themselves to what would eventually become Revival, the ebbs and flows of the creative process, his experience as a luthier, his fondest memories of his classic restaurants Corner Table and In Bloom, hunger inducing stories about barbecuing whole-hog porchetta and whole quarters of beef, and all of this: 🥂 What is your celebration ritual for life's big and small victories? 🔥 What advice would you impart to someone who is just learning to cook in the great outdoors, or wants to improve at it? 🍳 Do you love or hate having company around you while you are cooking or grilling? 🍗 What does your perfect fried chicken plate consist of?🧘♂️ What does a perfect day of solitude and relaxation look like for you? ...and then some. Disclaimer: this episode is going to make you very hungry. Gather 'round! This ep of LFE is proudly presented by Plift. High on taste. Low on calories. Plift is a delicious hemp-infused beverage for any occasion — social, solo, and anywhere in between.Beverage of ChoiceThe hosts and their guest drank:
- Erstwhile Mezcal Espadin
3 hr 38 min - Bartender Triceps with Peder Schweigert
When Peder Schweigert recently judged Iron Bartender alongside Charles, he remarked "it can't be Libations for Everyone until you have a guest that doesn't drink alcohol". Truer words. The winding road of this wonderful conversation bears that out, and proves that the type of bread broken on LFE is inconsequential to the experience that transpires behind it.
Peder tells Ben & Charles about his days working on Top Chef in NYC, cooking at Alinea in Chicago, the halcyon days of Marvel Bar in Minneapolis, and his delightful, new, non-alcoholic wine brand, Dry Wit, which he shared as the beverage for the episode. Here's some of what's discussed:
🌳 Off the beaten path: where's somewhere you adore dining or drinking that isn't well publicized or easy to find?
💎 Name someone you truly admire that doesn't know it.
☀️ Should I stay or should I go: do you still travel in the nice weather months of the area where you reside?
😴 Are you a napper? If so, what brings you the comfort to truly and fully zonk out?
📲 How many tabs are open on your phone, and what makes up a lot of them?
🍵 Where do you find inspiration when you start building flavors for a meal or beverage?
This conversation is worth the duration. Join us!
This ep of LFE is proudly presented by Plift. High on taste. Low on calories. Plift is a delicious hemp-infused beverage for any occasion — social, solo, and anywhere in between.
Beverages of Choice
The hosts and their guest drank:
Dry Wit Pippi
Dry Wit Salinger
Dry Wit Bruce
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2 hr 49 min - Squeaky Cheese with Lizzie Molyneux-LogelinHey, LFE is gettin the hang of this remote recording thing! Emmy award winner, writer & producer of Bob's Burgers and The Great North, writer on The People We Hate at the Wedding, and total virtuosa, Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin, connects with the boys from her home in LA on this fresh new episode. Lizzie kicked back with some drinks while on strike as a writer, expounding on her thoughts about the current state of matters, and informing listeners about what it's like to be a writer in modern Hollywood. That alone is worthy of your consideration, but it wouldn't be LFE without "six shots and six topics of conversation", such as: 📺 Who is your all-time favorite TV mom or dad?🍔 What are the contents of YOUR favorite burger? 🌊 What food stuffs would you bring from Cali to the midwest, or vice versa?🍄 What is a thing that humans eat that it is super weird a human once thought to try consuming? 🎁 What is your favorite gift you've ever given someone?..and when yer done listening, go show your support for the WGA!! ✊🏽✊🏼This ep of LFE is proudly presented by Plift. High on taste. Low on calories. Plift is a delicious hemp-infused beverage for any occasion — social, solo, and anywhere in between.Beverages of ChoiceThe hosts drank:
- Jeppson's Anti-Hero Malört
- Opland Aquavit Single Cask Hungarian Tokaji Aged
1 hr 52 min - Nope Ropes with Todd MulhairAgaves have been a hot distillate on Libations for Everyone of late, so it felt like the appropriate time to invite an expert in the arena of all things agave onto the program. Todd Mulhair is the maestro of spirits at the spectacular Escondido at Centro in Minneapolis-- recently named a top 15 agave bar in the US by Food & Wine. Todd was accompanied by Ian and Nick (his left and right hand men in the wondrously intimate Escondido tasting room), and came heavily armed with so many bottles of agave that it started to feel like they were pulling them out of Ben and Charles' ears. These were some very special bottles, so prepare for a masterclass on agave, and some beautiful storytelling about the origins of some of their selections.Here are your topics o' the week: 🌍 How far is too far a distance to go for something you reeeeeally want?🍷 What was your "first love" libation, and do you still love it today? 🥡 Name a favorite, but unpopular, pairing🏙️ What is your city missing, or could use more of? ..and more. Let's get uncorked!This ep of LFE is proudly presented by Plift. High on taste. Low on calories. Plift is a delicious hemp-infused beverage for any occasion — social, solo, and anywhere in between.Beverages of ChoiceThe hosts and their guest drank (in order of consumption!):
- Chacalo Lineño
- Derrumbes Mezcal San Luis Potosi
- In Situ Destilado de Autor Montaña
- Mezcal Aislados Joven Marmorata
- Felix Angeles Pechua de Pollo Santa Catarina
- Mezcal Lalocura San Martinero
2 hr 46 min - Oily Happiness with Stephanie MarchIt's hard to believe that it's been SEVENTY NINE episodes since Mizz Smarch crashed the party at Libations for Everyone. That was before proper LFE cover art! This delightful conversation is evidence that hiatus was far too long. It should come as no surprise that Stephanie is still tearing up the scene, and she had plenty to discuss with the boys, including the following "six shots, six topics of conversation":🧺 The perfect picnic or boating basket✒️ Name a favorite word or phrase right now👑 Maximalism: how do you feel about treating yourself, and how do you treat yourself? ☀️ Summer weekend mornings! What gets you out of bed and outside?🧂 Salt, sugar, alcohol, fat, spice... What thing do you hope you never have to stop consuming? 🥐 What food trend are you in love with so far in 2023?Hit that ▶️, and come sail away. This ep of LFE is proudly presented by Plift. High on taste. Low on calories. Plift is a delicious hemp-infused beverage for any occasion — social, solo, and anywhere in between! Beverages of ChoiceThe hosts and their guest drank:
- Nikka Yoichi Single Malt
- The Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14 Year
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About Libations for Everyone
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Sipping shots and sharing thoughts is the name of the game. Hosts Ben Quam and Charles Awad serve their guests one shot of booze for each of six topics of conversation, totaling six roundtable topics…
and six shots of liquor. Libations for Everyone!