NC F&B Podcast

Foundation Bar is the epicenter of North Carolina Cocktail culture! All domestic and all delicious. Architecture and cocktails that are meticulously organized and functional. This is your cocktail bar, your whiskey bar or your wine bar, whatever you want it to be.

We celebrate with the owners of Foundation Will Alphin & Vincent Whitehurst. Their "show runners" Garrett Waddell & Kyle Hankin also join us to describe the importance and impact of working at Foundation! Listen in and cheers to 10 years of cocktail culture creation!

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If you are a female in the culinary world, you should go to FAB FAB is educational and inspirational workshops created by women, for women in the hospitality industry.

Welcome our newest sponsor, Bestow Baked Goods, currently located in Fuquay-Varina but soon to open in Holly Springs! https://bestowbakedgoods.com

Follow them on Instagram @bestowbakedgoods

Need legal help in the Food and Beverage industry? Reach out to the Forrest Firm and tell them Max and Matt referred you.

http://forrestfirm.com Forrest Firm, Business Attorneys Across North Carolina

Need wine & beer? Of course you do, get it at https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!

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&B podcast.

Max is a front-of-house vet/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] or [email protected]

Eat & Drink Merrily!

Why are you not drinking Cider? Do you think Cider is a "sweet, wussy" drink? Cider is craft, Cider is regional, Cider is fascinating! Cider is so good, we had to delve back into a second episode with Mattie Beason to find out why he thought Stem Ciders was so delicious that he needed to bring them to NC.

Stem Ciders is coming to NC in a big way, not only with distribution but with a dynamic bottle shop and tap room called The Northern Spy! Stem Ciders has something for everyone, from a salted cucumber cider, to bone dry cider to off dry and even a bourbon barrell aged edition. Drink Cider, it will improve your life!

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If you are a female in the culinary world, you should go to FAB FAB is educational and inspirational workshops created by women, for women in the hospitality industry.

Welcome our newest sponsor, Bestow Baked Goods, currently located in Fuquay-Varina but soon to open in Holly Springs! https://bestowbakedgoods.com

Follow them on Instagram @bestowbakedgoods

Need legal help in the Food and Beverage industry? Reach out to the Forrest Firm and tell them Max and Matt referred you.

http://forrestfirm.com Forrest Firm, Business Attorneys Across North Carolina

Need wine & beer? Of course you do, get it at https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!

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&B podcast.

Max is a front-of-house vet/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] or [email protected]

Eat & Drink Merrily!

It's as if you were there, at Thrive NC with Max and Matt as they provide full access to everything.

The Summit: "150 community leaders will explore unique solutions to food insecurity from across the country, engage in meaningful conversations about the state of food insecurity in North Carolina, and identify tangible next steps."

to the Festival: "The two-day festival celebrates North Carolina's culinary roots by bringing together top chefs and restaurants with live music. All ticket proceeds benefit organizations committed to improving food insecurity in North Carolina."

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If you are a female in the culinary world, you should go to FAB FAB is educational and inspirational workshops created by women, for women in the hospitality industry.

Welcome our newest sponsor, Bestow Baked Goods, currently located in Fuquay-Varina but soon to open in Holly Springs! https://bestowbakedgoods.com

Follow them on Instagram @bestowbakedgoods

Need legal help in the Food and Beverage industry? Reach out to the Forrest Firm and tell them Max and Matt referred you.

http://forrestfirm.com Forrest Firm, Business Attorneys Across North Carolina

Need wine & beer? Of course you do, get it at https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!

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&B podcast.

Max is a front-of-house vet/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] or [email protected]

Eat & Drink Merrily!

Nick and Rochelle Johnson have authored the fairytale, how you transition creative to corporate and have a successful marriage! Nick is a wild-man, he went from acupuncture in India and Australia to sailing a boat to Cuba and finally coming home to Durham to regenerate homes and neighborhoods. Rochelle provides the fortress of solitude where the ideas can rest and evolve in order to be effectively implemented with super strength.

This power couple has created a commissary kitchen/event space, a brewery/tap room, a Ramen hotspot and a food truck! On top of their own businesses the Cookery has been the incubator for many other wonderful businesses for other aspiring entrepreneurs. Listen into to for blue print on how you and your special someone can be a creative force in your community!

Welcome our newest sponsor, Bestow Baked Goods, currently located in Fuquay-Varina but soon to open in Holly Springs! https://bestowbakedgoods.com

Follow them on Instagram @bestowbakedgoods

Need legal help in the Food and Beverage industry? Reach out to the Forrest Firm and tell them Max and Matt referred you.

http://forrestfirm.com Forrest Firm, Business Attorneys Across North Carolina

Need wine & beer? Of course you do, get it at https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!

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&B podcast.

Max is a front-of-house vet/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] or [email protected]

Eat & Drink Merrily!

Hooray! Our state's driving force in the culinary industry was recognized as the Outstanding Chef of the Year by the James Beard Foundation for 2019.

Ashley's contributions to our state's food culture are unparalleled. We say thank you for the hard work and vision you have brought our state.

Watch:

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1125584680726798337/pl/XvTKn7SmP-19sXLh.m3u8?tag=13&descending=true

Hop on the Faulisi magic carpet from Pittsburgh to Cary to NYC to Miami, back to NYC, then to Durham, and finally to Cary, it's a wild one. Between working for the likes of Andrew Carmellini, Joe's Pub, the W Hotel Miami and Andrea Reusing, Zach and Amber Faulisi formulated their dreams of opening an authentic Neopolitan pizza restaurant.

What do you do during the day while you are running a successful pizza restaurant, you work on a bagel recipe! Big Dom's Bagel is the real deal and captivating breakfast eaters of Cary, North Carolina. Tune in to hear the Faulisi's path to becoming Cary culinary royalty. Learn a thing or two about how they make their pizza and bagels. Most impressively, find out how the Faulisi's were able to carve out a well functioning family through all of it!

Welcome our newest sponsor, Bestow Baked Goods, currently located in Fuquay-Varina but soon to open in Holly Springs! https://bestowbakedgoods.com

Follow them on Instagram @bestowbakedgoods

Need legal help in the Food and Beverage industry? Reach out to the Forrest Firm and tell them Max and Matt referred you.

http://forrestfirm.com Forrest Firm, Business Attorneys Across North Carolina

Need wine & beer? Of course you do, get it at https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!

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&B podcast.

Max is a front-of-house vet/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] or [email protected]

Eat & Drink Merrily!

Christensen and Howard Bring All-Star Talent to Thrive NC Demo Stage

Chefs from across the state bring diverse their talent and stories to the stage

Ashley Christensen and Vivian Howard have announced their star-studded chef demo lineup for May 9 and 10 at Thrive NC presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) at City Market in Downtown Raleigh. Thrive NC is a two day event to raise awareness of food insecurity in North Carolina and to elevate organizations addressing this statewide crisis.

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Welcome our newest sponsor, Bestow Baked Goods, currently located in Fuquay-Varina but soon to open in Holly Springs! https://bestowbakedgoods.com

Follow them on Instagram @bestowbakedgoods

Need legal help in the Food and Beverage industry? Reach out to the Forrest Firm and tell them Max and Matt referred you.

http://forrestfirm.com Forrest Firm, Business Attorneys Across North Carolina

Need wine & beer? Of course you do, get it at https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!

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&B podcast.

Max is a front-of-house vet/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 two years ago and works as a wine distributor.

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

Eat & Drink Merrily!

We celebrate North Carolina Beer Month with creator of Glass Jug. The Glass Jug is not just a brewery or a tap room, Chris and Katy Creech are pioneers in the local craft beer movement. Chris and Katy were at the forefront of pushing across house bill 829, which enhances the flavor, freshness and accessibility of your growlers.

This episode is like a juicy IPA, we talk local hops, pressure filled growlers and give you fair warning for the upcoming Brewgaloo! Grab yourself a cold one and a listen.

Welcome our newest sponsor, Bestow Baked Goods, currently located in Fuquay-Varina but soon to open in Holly Springs! https://bestowbakedgoods.com

Follow them on Instagram @bestowbakedgoods

Need legal help in the Food and Beverage industry? Reach out to the Forrest Firm and tell them Max and Matt referred you.

http://forrestfirm.com Forrest Firm, Business Attorneys Across North Carolina

Need wine & beer? Of course you do, get it at https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!

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&B podcast.

Max is a front-of-house vet/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 two years ago and works as a wine distributor.

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

Eat & Drink Merrily!

Imagine all the great family recipes in the world not being written down or shared with others. The extinction of great food recipes, was a gap in evolution that Anna Francese Gass needed to fill. After getting advice and guidance from the likes of Martha Stewart , Anna went to work.

Anna traveled across the country to cook with immigrant grandmothers who had a reputation for making delicious and authentic food from their homelands. Listen in as we get the inside scoop of cooking in the kitchens of 40 different immigrant grandmothers. We have everything from the "meatball project" to the difference of Borscht from the Ukraine to Queens.

Oh we also learn how to get a book deal!

GET TICKETS TO "Hey Neighbor" in Cary for April 29th - heyneighbor.eventbrite.com

http://forrestfirm.com Forrest Firm, Business Attorneys Across North Carolina

Need wine & beer? Of course you do, get it at https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!

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&B podcast.

Max is a front-of-house vet/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 two years ago and works as a wine distributor.

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

Eat & Drink Merrily!

Fair warning, this episode can be difficult to listen to at times. Michael and Sarah Thor were on the cusp of realizing their dreams when all of the sudden Michael suffered a horrific motorcycle accident.

Michael is now in a wheelchair with C2 spinal cord injury and Sarah is his main caregiver. The Thor's nonetheless consider themselves lucky! Michael is a chef who is thankful for having regained his senses of smell and taste. Sarah considers themselves lucky that Michael was found in enough time after the accident in order to keep him breathing, and the Thor's are thankful there dream, The Whiskey Kitchen is still alive and well.

GET TICKETS TO "Hey Neighbor" in Cary for April 29th - heyneighbor.eventbrite.com

http://forrestfirm.com Forrest Firm, Business Attorneys Across North Carolina

Need wine & beer? Of course you do, get it at https://trianglewineco.com Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout!

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&B podcast.

Max is a front-of-house vet/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 two years ago and works as a wine distributor.

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

Eat & Drink Merrily!