NC F&B Podcast

Carla Hall is simply the real deal, honest, hardworking and authentic!

In Pittsboro, NC we caught up with Carla at the comfy digs of the The Fearrington House Inn to discuss her personal life, being on Top Chef and her new book Carla Hall's Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration.

Listen in to get a sneak preview into Carla's book and what it's like to trip at the James Beard Awards.

Join Matt and Max under the tent at Terra Vita's Fall Fete. In listening to this star studded lineup of F&B excellence you will feel as if you are there. Virtually smell the scents, taste the treats, and understand what makes this event the top food festival in North Carolina.

Talent includes Jason Smith, Scott Crawford, Miranda Brown, Brandon Shepard, Peyton Smith and Sean Lily Wilson.

We shake things up with a special guest host, none other than Vivian Howard! We are in Kinston at VHQ (Vivian Howard Headquarters) to discuss the ending of the award winning show A Chef's Life. The finalé was being shot as we conducted the podcast.

With Matthew out of town, Max and Vivian sit down with four North Carolina distillers east of I-95 to talk about booze and the history of their businesses. Hear from Jeremy Norris of Broadslab Distillery in Benson, Kevin Graham of Mother Earth Brewery in Kinston, G Patel of Social House Vodka also in Kinston and Scott Smith of Outer Banks Distilling in Manteo. You're going to want to make sure your glass stays full for this one!🍻

ALSO!

Click Here to purchase tickets to our Road Trip to Kinston!!!

We are heading down to Kinston, NC on a bus to watch the series finale of A Chef's Life with Vivian Howard. Our friends from Social House Vodka, Mother Earth Brewing & Michael's English Muffins are providing food and drinks on the Luxury Bus!

We will also take a tour of Three Stacks Distillery & Mother Earth Brewing before heading to Grainger Stadium to watch the finale of A Chef's Life in the Outfield!

Tickets are $85 and include transportation to and from Kinston, complimentary drinks & food on the bus, tour visits of the distillery and brewery, and entrance to Grainger Stadium for the show.

Giacomo Santomauro owner of San Giuseppe Salami joins us in the old studio to discuss how he was trying to get out but, his roots kept pulling him back in. Giacomo has infused North Carolina with authentic Italian-American culture by creating Giacomo's Italian Market. The market has grown into a leading salami brand and additionally Giacomo is one of the founding members of the NC Dept. of Agriculture's Goodness Grows program. Listen in to find out about creating culture, building business and how to cure meats, oh and how to get an Alfa Romeo!

Click Here to purchase tickets to our Road Trip to Kinston!!!

We are heading down to Kinston, NC on a bus to watch the series finale of A Chef's Life with Vivian Howard. Our friends from Social House Vodka, Mother Earth Brewing & Michael's English Muffins are providing food and drinks on the Luxury Bus!

We will also take a tour of Three Stacks Distillery & Mother Earth Brewing before heading to Grainger Stadium to watch the finale of A Chef's Life in the Outfield!

Tickets are $85 and include transportation to and from Kinston, complimentary drinks & food on the bus, tour visits of the distillery and brewery, and entrance to Grainger Stadium for the show.

Our first volume of the @euphoriagreenville series of podcasts features Joe Urban AKA @schoolfoodrocks the Director of Greenville County Schools Food and Nutrition Services. We talk about how he's making an incredible impact on school lunch programs by incorporating high quality meals for example Certified Angus Beef® Short Rib Sliders!

We're getting ~saucy~ on volume two of Thursday's @euphoriagreenville mini series with Pitmaster Anthony DiBernardo of @swigswinebbq in Charleston! We speak with him about his time serving in the U.S. Navy, learning how to cook while on a submarine and the variables of BBQ sauces.

On volume three of the @euphoriagreenville mini-series, we talk to Chef @torymcphail of @commanderspalace about the food and culture of New Orleans, including Creole and Cajun cooking, and @commanderspalace's infamous Turtle Soup🐢. Plus we learn how to prep gumbo, and hear about a special dish with hog jowls.

on volume four, one of Charleston's coolest food bloggers, Candice Herriott-Townsend of @chsfoodwriter, who has also just released her first book, Provisions to Plate, discusses low-country cuisine and the potential of franchising the NC F&B Podcast to South Carolina (!!)

This dynamic duo stars in volume five of our @euphoriagreenvile mini-series for Thursday's podcast! We talk with Rodolfo Sandoval @mr.rodolfo_ssbbqnc and @matt_ssbbq of @southernsmokebbqofncabout Mexican food and Matthew's cookbook, coming out in the Spring, which we're also doing a separate podcast on about the making of a cookbook!

On tomorrow's podcast! The 6th volume of our @euphoriagreenville mini-series will feature Chef Teddy Diggs of @coronatopizza, who discusses his upcoming pizza joint and collaborating with @lucettegrace and @veralucefarm.