Wait, what the NC F&B sat down and talked to a large/corporate fast food chain? Here's why;

• We learned the difference between quick service casual/ fast food and fast casual.
• Why it's important to 'lead with sincerity."
• The craft of an Arby's roast beef sandwich.
• Understanding that whether you work in a Michelin 4 starred restaurant or a "fast food chain," taking pride in your work and bettering your environment is the key to success. 
• Also, Matt makes a classic Coming to America reference.

Enjoy this one.

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V Pizza Cary's Anthony Rapillo sat down with the Max and Matt to discuss how authentic Neapolitan pizza literally guides his life. Here is what we learned:

• What is O and OO flour?
• Why Stefano Ferrara is the godfather of pizza ovens.
• The meaning of real buffalo mozzarella?
• How a San Marzano tomato sauce can be sweet without adding a gram of sugar.
• Learn how to drive stick shift?

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Do you know how much cool stuff there is Johnston County which, by the way is right next door to Raleigh? Check it out for fun and also great gift ideas!

• Miss Debbie’s Specialty Apples
• Atkinson Milling Company
• Stevens Sausage
• JP’s Pastry
• Carolina Packers
• JoCo Beer, Wine, and Shine Trail 

One last thing, what do you put on your hot dog?

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Jared Burton was ready to call himself "boss." J. Lights Market & Cafe in Durham, NC next Highwire Brewing is going to unhinge your thoughts about what is a cafe and here's why;

• J Lights is part bodega, part cocktail bar and part gourmet retail shop.
• Opening during a pandemic.
• They presume to offer "simple" food yet, Chef Carly Adelman is a badass and boasts a resume of working for the likes of Daniel Boulud, Scott Crawford and Ashley Christensen!
• Ryan Grover the GM also knows a thing or two about running front of house.

Get ready Durham!

Oh disclaimer, we get slightly political and we are not apologizing.

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we crack some beers with the founders of @appalachianmountainbrewery, @c.zieber and @nakelischek, as well as special guests @kevintyndall and Zac Rogerson

Here's what we learned;

• The secret to the IPA
• Where to get a taco in Boone
• What's it like to work for Anheuser Busch

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Mike Rosado of MRC and Bobby Mcfarland have committed to making an adventure sauce. Here's what we learned;

• What is an adventure sauce and how does one create it?
• Applications for adventure/hot sauce?
• How to make a sauce with heat as a component but not the main "flavor."
• Is Trader Joes Sriracha as good as Sriracha?
• Weiss uses his super palate to identify a key ingredient.

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Stephen Koster and his wife Anne Stuart Koster have accepted the daunting task of replacing a legend in Chef John Toler of Bloomsbury Bistro. Despite the challenges of replacing a legend, reopening during Covid and all the financial burdens of opening a restaurant during any period, the Kosters believe this is what they were meant to be doing! Here's what we learned;

• What it means to be a chef run restaurant?
• The confusion of French bistro vs New American fare?
• When we truly learn, it's often from our mistakes.
• Matt fumbles the famous Steve Jobs quote but here's what he meant to say-  “It doesn't make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.”

This one is an inspiration!

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• How a marketing strategy can inspire a top notch product.
• How to get the shark in the bottle.
• How bobbleheads were invented.
• How to scale your business from small to large and still stay true to your local roots.
• Discover what makes Polkton, NC corn so special.

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How do you sell your business to a huge corporation yet, maintain your integrity and continue to feel the funk? This episode features a CRUCIAL fixture in NC’s craft beer industry, @wickedweedbrewing’s co-founder @wickedwalt32! Walt is a So- Cal native who turned his passion for home brewing into a nationally acclaimed brewery headquartered in Asheville. Wicked Weed specializes in West Coast-style beers and ~wicked~ cool sours. We talk about Wicked Weed’s journey of growth, the @wickedweedfunkatorium, Walt’s keys to success and more. Tune in!

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The incomparable Nicole Austin joined the pod to talk all things whiskey and George Dickel. Here's what we learned;

• How did she make/blend the #1 whisky in the world when she made George Dickel Bottled In Bond?
• Why Tennessee Whisky is in fact bourbon.
• What is the Craft Modernization & Tax Reform Act and how it revolutionized the industry.
• The feeling and barriers to being a female distiller in a male dominated industry.
• How Nicole perfectly balances the production of a large distillery while still championing the plight of the craft distiller.
• What is the the Lincoln county process ?
• The secrets of charcoal filtering.

Enjoy this one!

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