NC F&B Podcast

Aeva Labs rapidly ages distilled liquor. Steve Guido and Zach Fearnside have invented a way to greatly accelerate the aging process of distilled spirits. Imagine you could have 10 year old bourbon in 5 days? This discussion was controversial and here's what was bantered about;

• Is Matt Weiss a hater or a traditionalist?
• When liquor is enhanced in a lab, is it the precipice of creativity or the death of craft?
• What is Cavitation?

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The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media

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The gents sit down with a pillar of the Raleigh community, Tyler Helickson, the owner of Happy + Hale. Here's what they learned;

• What does leadership truly mean?
• When can you scale to 100 locations?
• How to make healthy food that doesn't sacrifice flavor?
• Where do you go to get staff in these times?
• Why "Love is Free. Guac is Extra."

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Family Forward NC is an innovative initiative to improve children's health and well-being and keep North Carolina's businesses competitive. It is employer-led change to increase access to research-based, family-friendly practices — big and small — that improve workplace productivity, recruitment and retention; grow a strong economy; and support children's healthy development.

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The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media

For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] or [email protected]

The guys sit down with Chef Schleiffer to talk about it what it's like to take over a Southern cooking institution such as Crook's Corner. Here's what they learned;

• What was it like to work with Floyd Cardoz?
• How to make food without a hood?
• Which mayo went on the famous tomato sandwiches of Chef Bill Smith?
• What is an Afoiecalypse?
• Will Danny Dimes be a franchise quarterback in the NFL?

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Family Forward NC is an innovative initiative to improve children's health and well-being and keep North Carolina's businesses competitive. It is employer-led change to increase access to research-based, family-friendly practices — big and small — that improve workplace productivity, recruitment and retention; grow a strong economy; and support children's healthy development.

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Triangle Wine Company Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!

The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media

For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] or [email protected]

Do you often crave a healthy yet filling snack? CEO of Ripe Revival Will Kornegay sat down with the guys to discuss the ways that he helps farmers by using their excess produce. Here's what the guys learned;

• How to make a healthy protein gummy aka fruit chewable from all natural produce?
• The fact that polyphenols are proven for better absorption (of nutrients) and bio-accessibility as well as demonstrate anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic properties.
• What is Vitero?
• Why is Pectin used?
• Where do gelatin and agar agar come from?

This is a chewy episode!

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Family Forward NC is an innovative initiative to improve children's health and well-being and keep North Carolina's businesses competitive. It is employer-led change to increase access to research-based, family-friendly practices — big and small — that improve workplace productivity, recruitment and retention; grow a strong economy; and support children's healthy development.

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Triangle Wine Company Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!

The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media

For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] or [email protected]

• How should restaurant industry people get paid?
• Who is responsible for compensation, the restaurant owner or the patrons?
• How should "T.I.P.S be distributed?

• • Should tips be pooled?
  • should each person earn their own tips ( ala an independent contractor) and be mandated to tip out other staff a certain percentage?

• What is an appropriate living wage?
• How do patrons, owners, front of house and back of house feel about additional service charges?

All of these questions and more get answered on this episode by the following industry leaders;

Francesca Mason of Damn Good Food (Acme, Heyday Brewing, Plum) Shannon Healy (Alley 26 and Crook's Corner) Jim Wald (Glasshalfull and Napoli Pizzeria Hillsborough) Leif Magnuson (CEO of Tiphaus.com)

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Family Forward NC is an innovative initiative to improve children's health and well-being and keep North Carolina's businesses competitive. It is employer-led change to increase access to research-based, family-friendly practices — big and small — that improve workplace productivity, recruitment and retention; grow a strong economy; and support children's healthy development.

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Triangle Wine Company Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!

The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media

For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] or [email protected]

Are you fascinated by honey bee's? You will be after this episode!

The boys sit down with Joanne de la Rionda and Randall York of Cloister Honey and here's what they learned;

• Why Max and Matt are opening a bar called the Drone Congregation Area
• What is the life cycle of bee's?
• When the mating flight occurs?
• How the "Royal Jelly" is distributed?
• Why a male bee's are only 3% of the hive population?

Fascinating is an understatement for this episode. Give it a listen and I promise your brain will be buzzing!

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Family Forward NC is an innovative initiative to improve children's health and well-being and keep North Carolina's businesses competitive. It is employer-led change to increase access to research-based, family-friendly practices — big and small — that improve workplace productivity, recruitment and retention; grow a strong economy; and support children's healthy development.

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Triangle Wine Company Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!

And listen to your Boss... Drink BOSS Coffee and don't forget to use the promo code: "ncfbpodcast" for 10% off your purchase on Amazon.com

The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media

For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] or [email protected]

The last episode of our @visitwilkesnc series features @callfamilydistillers! We take you all on a tour through the distillery while learning its history from owner Brian Call, the 7th generation distiller of his family's distillery. Brian talks to us about his dad, Willie Clay Call (aka The Uncatchable), one of the most famous moonshine haulers in the biz. First we check out the cars and then we sample some product from Brian's wife, who runs the upcoming full bar at the distillery. This is a wild episode Tune in!🥃

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Family Forward NC is an innovative initiative to improve children's health and well-being and keep North Carolina's businesses competitive. It is employer-led change to increase access to research-based, family-friendly practices — big and small — that improve workplace productivity, recruitment and retention; grow a strong economy; and support children's healthy development.

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Triangle Wine Company Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!

And listen to your Boss... Drink BOSS Coffee and don't forget to use the promo code: "ncfbpodcast" for 10% off your purchase on Amazon.com

The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media

For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] or [email protected]

Imagine you as a business owner had a Brij (Gaelic for bridge) to your audience/customers that they would actually cross to meet you? Matt and Max sit down with the gents from Brij who know how to create that, here's what they learned;

• How to Empower Small Business with Big Dreams
• Why social media has become a pay to play scenario
• What the small business owner can do to collaborate and thus circumvent the pay to play options.

Hey you small business owner, listen in, it will help you!

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Family Forward NC is an innovative initiative to improve children's health and well-being and keep North Carolina's businesses competitive. It is employer-led change to increase access to research-based, family-friendly practices — big and small — that improve workplace productivity, recruitment and retention; grow a strong economy; and support children's healthy development.

Proof Alcohol Ice Cream Think Differently About Dessert

Triangle Wine Company Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!

And listen to your Boss... Drink BOSS Coffee and don't forget to use the promo code: "ncfbpodcast" for 10% off your purchase on Amazon.com

The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media

For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] or [email protected]

Max and Matt continue their tour of Wilkes County! Here's what they learned;

• Jay Raffaldini of @raffaldini Vineyards specializes in Italian-style dry white and red Appassimento wines.
• How Jay tbrought Wall Street to Wilkes.
• Louis Jeroslow of @elkincreekvineyard! helped elevate the property in 2001 and in addition to wine offers up some pretty dank brick-oven pizzas that they prepare from scratch every Sunday.
• Why Blue Man Group moved to the Blue Ridge Mountains

Tune in to learn more about these @visitwilkesnc wineries!

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The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media

For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] or [email protected]

Max had a serendipitous moment when traveling to Luray caverns in Virginia which introduced him to Virginia Distillery Co. and Gareth Moore. Here's what the Max and Matt learned;

• Who is Doctor Jim Swann
• What does it mean to be single malt whiskey
• How to artfully blend whiskey
• Why Aberlour Scotch is a muse
• When should we conduct a Scotch vs American single malt blind tasting ala The Tasting of Paris

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Triangle Wine Company Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!

And listen to your Boss... Drink BOSS Coffee and don't forget to use the promo code: "ncfbpodcast" for 10% off your purchase on Amazon.com

The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media

For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] or [email protected]