NC F&B Podcast

It's night one of a 5-part series highlighting our studio/offices at The Kitchen, for the 2nd annual This is NOT a Happy Hour event series.

The podcasts this week are more of a talk-show environment with people from all over the industry stopping by the podcast to chat about what they do and what's going on in the Food and Beverage community right now.

Why isn't this a Happy Hour? NC ABC Liquor laws do not allow alcohol to be discounted at any specific time during the day, thus we aren't allowed to have that magical discounted time from 4-7pm when people gather at their local eateries/bars to network, socialize or just satiate their bellies, at the end of a long workday.

It's a fun, short listen each day, packed with information and entertainment. Eat & Drink Merrily!

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Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss

Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org

Our newest sponsor ehungry.com! Join up with their services and receive a free 60 day grace period and only 1.9% of sales after that!

Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com

Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com 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]

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Hospitality industry veterans, Max Trujillo and Matthew Weiss, get behind the scenes of North Carolina's burgeoning food and beverage culture. Hear from local chefs, sommelier's, distillers, farmers, brewers and the whole lot of them in the NC F&Bpodcast.

Max is a front-of-house veteran/sommelier that moved from Los Angeles to North Carolina in 2013. Since moving to North Carolina, he's run restaurants, designed wine programs and builds craft cocktail menus and now produces multiple podcasts.

Matthew is a certified sommelier from New York. His experience ranges from restaurant/bar to importing some of the finest wines in the world. He moved his family to North Carolina four years ago and works as a wine distributor.

For questions, comments and booking, contact us at [email protected]

Eat & Drink Merrily!

It's night one of a 5-part series highlighting our studio/offices at The Kitchen, for the 2nd annual This is NOT a Happy Hour event series.

The podcasts this week are more of a talk-show environment with people from all over the industry stopping by the podcast to chat about what they do and what's going on in the Food and Beverage community right now.

Why isn't this a Happy Hour? NC ABC Liquor laws do not allow alcohol to be discounted at any specific time during the day, thus we aren't allowed to have that magical discounted time from 4-7pm when people gather at their local eateries/bars to network, socialize or just satiate their bellies, at the end of a long workday.

It's a fun, short listen each day, packed with information and entertainment. Eat & Drink Merrily!

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Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss

Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org

Our newest sponsor ehungry.com! Join up with their services and receive a free 60 day grace period and only 1.9% of sales after that!

Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com

Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com 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]

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Hospitality industry veterans, Max Trujillo and Matthew Weiss, get behind the scenes of North Carolina's burgeoning food and beverage culture. Hear from local chefs, sommelier's, distillers, farmers, brewers and the whole lot of them in the NC F&Bpodcast.

Max is a front-of-house veteran/sommelier that moved from Los Angeles to North Carolina in 2013. Since moving to North Carolina, he's run restaurants, designed wine programs and builds craft cocktail menus and now produces multiple podcasts.

Matthew is a certified sommelier from New York. His experience ranges from restaurant/bar to importing some of the finest wines in the world. He moved his family to North Carolina four years ago and works as a wine distributor.

For questions, comments and booking, contact us at [email protected]

Eat & Drink Merrily!

It's night one of a 5-part series highlighting our studio/offices at The Kitchen, for the 2nd annual This is NOT a Happy Hour event series.

The podcasts this week are more of a talk-show environment with people from all over the industry stopping by the podcast to chat about what they do and what's going on in the Food and Beverage community right now.

Why isn't this a Happy Hour? NC ABC Liquor laws do not allow alcohol to be discounted at any specific time during the day, thus we aren't allowed to have that magical discounted time from 4-7pm when people gather at their local eateries/bars to network, socialize or just satiate their bellies, at the end of a long workday.

It's a fun, short listen each day, packed with information and entertainment. Eat & Drink Merrily!

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Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss

Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org

Our newest sponsor ehungry.com! Join up with their services and receive a free 60 day grace period and only 1.9% of sales after that!

Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com

Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com 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]

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Hospitality industry veterans, Max Trujillo and Matthew Weiss, get behind the scenes of North Carolina's burgeoning food and beverage culture. Hear from local chefs, sommelier's, distillers, farmers, brewers and the whole lot of them in the NC F&Bpodcast.

Max is a front-of-house veteran/sommelier that moved from Los Angeles to North Carolina in 2013. Since moving to North Carolina, he's run restaurants, designed wine programs and builds craft cocktail menus and now produces multiple podcasts.

Matthew is a certified sommelier from New York. His experience ranges from restaurant/bar to importing some of the finest wines in the world. He moved his family to North Carolina four years ago and works as a wine distributor.

For questions, comments and booking, contact us at [email protected]

Eat & Drink Merrily!

It's night one of a 5-part series highlighting our studio/offices at The Kitchen, for the 2nd annual This is NOT a Happy Hour event series.

The podcasts this week are more of a talk-show environment with people from all over the industry stopping by the podcast to chat about what they do and what's going on in the Food and Beverage community right now.

Why isn't this a Happy Hour? NC ABC Liquor laws do not allow alcohol to be discounted at any specific time during the day, thus we aren't allowed to have that magical discounted time from 4-7pm when people gather at their local eateries/bars to network, socialize or just satiate their bellies, at the end of a long workday.

It's a fun, short listen each day, packed with information and entertainment. Eat & Drink Merrily!

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Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss

Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org

Our newest sponsor ehungry.com! Join up with their services and receive a free 60 day grace period and only 1.9% of sales after that!

Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com

Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com 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]

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Hospitality industry veterans, Max Trujillo and Matthew Weiss, get behind the scenes of North Carolina's burgeoning food and beverage culture. Hear from local chefs, sommelier's, distillers, farmers, brewers and the whole lot of them in the NC F&Bpodcast.

Max is a front-of-house veteran/sommelier that moved from Los Angeles to North Carolina in 2013. Since moving to North Carolina, he's run restaurants, designed wine programs and builds craft cocktail menus and now produces multiple podcasts.

Matthew is a certified sommelier from New York. His experience ranges from restaurant/bar to importing some of the finest wines in the world. He moved his family to North Carolina four years ago and works as a wine distributor.

For questions, comments and booking, contact us at [email protected]

Eat & Drink Merrily!

Cooking in the South doesn't necessarily mean being from the South. Vivian takes her experience and credibility from "A Chef's Life "and uses it to shed light on other cultures that have brought their food to the south. Listen into this show and watch "Somewhere South", you might not find it all that dissimilar. Hand-pies, porridge, dumplings and more.

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Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss

Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org

Try eHungry for your restaurant's mobile & online ordering. Free setup, free 60 day trial and only 1.9% per order after! www.ehungry.com/ncfb

Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com

Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!

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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]

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Hospitality industry veterans, Max Trujillo and Matthew Weiss, get behind the scenes of North Carolina's burgeoning food and beverage culture. Hear from local chefs, sommelier's, distillers, farmers, brewers and the whole lot of them in the NC F&Bpodcast.

Max is a front-of-house veteran/sommelier that moved from Los Angeles to North Carolina in 2013. Since moving to North Carolina, he's run restaurants, designed wine programs and builds craft cocktail menus and now produces multiple podcasts.

Matthew is a certified sommelier from New York. His experience ranges from restaurant/bar to importing some of the finest wines in the world. He moved his family to North Carolina four years ago and works as a wine distributor.

Eat & Drink Merrily!

On the outside Videri Chocolate Factory and Sam Ratto were the preeminent small family business. On the inside something very different was happening. In April 2019 Sam was named CEO of The Year, in May he was too depressed to get out of bed. Click in to find out how Sam put ego and depression aside in order to put his business and family back on the path to success. Huge credit goes to Zingermans Zing Train and this very podcast for helping Sam to connect with his new better half!

Be, Rather than seem...

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Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss

Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org

The Butchers Market! https://www.thebutchersmarkets.com

Try eHungry for your restaurant's mobile & online ordering. Free setup, free 60 day trial and only 1.9% per order after! www.ehungry.com/ncfb

Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com

Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!

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

For questions, comments and booking, contact us at [email protected]

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Hospitality industry veterans, Max Trujillo and Matthew Weiss, get behind the scenes of North Carolina's burgeoning food and beverage culture. Hear from local chefs, sommelier's, distillers, farmers, brewers and the whole lot of them in the NC F&Bpodcast.

Max is a front-of-house veteran/sommelier that moved from Los Angeles to North Carolina in 2013. Since moving to North Carolina, he's run restaurants, designed wine programs and builds craft cocktail menus and now produces multiple podcasts.

Matthew is a certified sommelier from New York. His experience ranges from restaurant/bar to importing some of the finest wines in the world. He moved his family to North Carolina four years ago and works as a wine distributor.

Eat & Drink Merrily!

One guy 6 businesses. 2 careers, one in the air force and one as a hospitality entrepreneur. 6 years of sobriety, 1 Bartender of The Year Award and a wonderful deep raspy voice that would render Harvey Fierstein jobless, to tell you about it all!

Jon Seelbinder, is the owner and creator of Local Icon Hospitality in Raleigh, NC. Lets just say Jon lives up to the title of his company. Tune in to find out what it's like to create a mini hospitality empire. Also find out what it's like to maintain that empire during crisis.

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Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss

Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org

The Butchers Market! https://www.thebutchersmarkets.com

Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com

Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!

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

For questions, comments and booking, contact us at [email protected]

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Hospitality industry veterans, Max Trujillo and Matthew Weiss, get behind the scenes of North Carolina's burgeoning food and beverage culture. Hear from local chefs, sommelier's, distillers, farmers, brewers and the whole lot of them in the NC F&Bpodcast.

Max is a front-of-house veteran/sommelier that moved from Los Angeles to North Carolina in 2013. Since moving to North Carolina, he's run restaurants, designed wine programs and builds craft cocktail menus and now produces multiple podcasts.

Matthew is a certified sommelier from New York. His experience ranges from restaurant/bar to importing some of the finest wines in the world. He moved his family to North Carolina three years ago and works as a wine distributor.

Eat & Drink Merrily!

What is going on inside the head of Chef Sunny Gerhart?

Sunny turned the tragedy of his dad's death into the beginning of a culinary career. Download this episode to learn about New Orleans styled cuisine, North Carolina Oysters and how to conceive and create your own restaurant.

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Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss

Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org

The Butchers Market! https://www.thebutchersmarkets.com

Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com

Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com 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]

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Hospitality industry veterans, Max Trujillo and Matthew Weiss, get behind the scenes of North Carolina's burgeoning food and beverage culture. Hear from local chefs, sommelier's, distillers, farmers, brewers and the whole lot of them in the NC F&Bpodcast.

Max is a front-of-house veteran/sommelier that moved from Los Angeles to North Carolina in 2013. Since moving to North Carolina, he's run restaurants, designed wine programs and builds craft cocktail menus and now produces multiple podcasts.

Matthew is a certified sommelier from New York. His experience ranges from restaurant/bar to importing some of the finest wines in the world. He moved his family to North Carolina three years ago and works as a wine distributor.

For questions, comments and booking, contact us at [email protected]

Eat & Drink Merrily!

Bad boys, bad boys 'whatchu gonna do when they rum for you...?This episode features Eric Tansey, founder and owner of Instill Distilling Company in Visit Johnston County ! Eric tells us that the most important values the distillery tries to instill are hard work and putting family first, as well as promoting a healthy lifestyle - no "take shots and get wild" action here. We also talk to Eric about how he, along with two friends, built the distillery from the ground up using YouTube videos, and how opening it conflicted with his former position as a Raleigh police officer. Tune in tomorrow to hear all of Eric's riveting story!

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Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at Max Trujillo & Matthew Weiss

Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org

The Butchers Market! https://www.thebutchersmarkets.com

Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com

Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com 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 he show, contact: [email protected]

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Hospitality industry veterans, Max Trujillo and Matthew Weiss, get behind the scenes of North Carolina's burgeoning food and beverage culture. Hear from local chefs, sommelier's, distillers, farmers, brewers and the whole lot of them in the NC F&Bpodcast.

Max is a front-of-house veteran/sommelier that moved from Los Angeles to North Carolina in 2013. Since moving to North Carolina, he's run restaurants, designed wine programs and builds craft cocktail menus and now produces multiple podcasts.

Matthew is a certified sommelier from New York. His experience ranges from restaurant/bar to importing some of the finest wines in the world. He moved his family to North Carolina three years ago and works as a wine distributor.

For questions, comments and booking, contact us at [email protected]

Eat & Drink Merrily!

Nancy Irelan left a cushy corporate and sunny California job with E&J Gallo. Why did Nancy leave? Nancy and her husband Mike wanted to touch the dirt, and see grape vines again. They gave up sunny California for the cool and glacial winds of Western New York's Finger Lakes Region to make wine.

In 2005 Nancy and her husband began Red Tail Ridge Winery. In the last 14 years not only has Nancy notched a James Beard Award nomination, additionally titans of the wine industry have followed on Nancy's heels to make wine in the finger lakes. Folks such as Paul Hobbs, Johannes Selbach, Louis Barruol and more.

Learn about Pinot Noir Pet-Nat, grape genetics and why riesling is so damn exciting!

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Follow the show @ncfbpod and hosts at @trujillo.media & @weisswine

Support our Sponsors: The Folks Foundation! https://www.folksfoundation.org

The Butchers Market! https://www.thebutchersmarkets.com

Proof Alcohol Ice Cream https://proofalcoholicecream.com

Triangle Wine Company https://trianglewineco.com 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 he show, contact: [email protected]

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Hospitality industry veterans, Max Trujillo and Matthew Weiss, get behind the scenes of North Carolina's burgeoning food and beverage culture. Hear from local chefs, sommelier's, distillers, farmers, brewers and the whole lot of them in the NC F&Bpodcast.

Max is a front-of-house veteran/sommelier that moved from Los Angeles to North Carolina in 2013. Since moving to North Carolina, he's run restaurants, designed wine programs and builds craft cocktail menus and now produces multiple podcasts.

Matthew is a certified sommelier from New York. His experience ranges from restaurant/bar to importing some of the finest wines in the world. He moved his family to North Carolina three years ago and works as a wine distributor.

For questions, comments and booking, contact us at [email protected]

Eat & Drink Merrily!