Episode 33 - Jones Von Drehle Winery www.jonesvondrehle.com In this episode, Max & Matt speak with North Carolina winemakers, Jones Von Drehle. Owners Diana & Chuck Jones join us in the studio and share their wine and story of how their winery was created. Listen for a behind the scenes tasting experience between a sommelier and winemaker. Also, Click https://www.eventbrite.com/myevent?eid=34023272524 to purchase tickets to the Apiopolis Beehive Dinner hosted at Standard-Foods. It's a collaborative dinner focused on honey and joined by http://garlandraleigh.com & http://mandolinraleigh.com & http://www.stanburyraleigh.com and featuring Jones Von Drehle wines & http://bigbossbrewing.com

Episode 32 - Dram & Draught co-owner, Kevin Barrett. http://dramanddraught.com Raleigh's 'Sam Malone' (Kevin Barrett) invites us to have a seat at his proverbial barstool while we chat about life, bourbon, getting started, maté tea, travel and running one of the best bars in town. Kevin opens a few rare bottles of Rye, Scotch and Bourbon. It was a treat to get some FaceTime with a local legend. For show notes: ncfbpodcast.com Also - Don't sleep on the Freedom Balloon Fest coming Memorial Day weekend - May 26-29, 2017 Click for details: http://www.freedomballoonfest.com

Episode 31 - Ryan Hinson of http://www.tinroofteas.com We get into some tea, and damn, did we learn a lot? Co-Owner of Tin Roof Tea Ryan Hinson drops knowledge like a rookie server drops a tray of glasses. We discuss the culture of tea, the war with coffee, how tea got Ryan through some hard times and we even taste some of his bomb-ass tea. We talk China, India, Japan, England and the politics that led to the evolution of the tea trade. Hell, I think there was a Boston Tea Party reference somewhere... Coffee's good, but Tin Roof's Tea is LEGIT. For show notes: ncfbpodcast.com Also, at the top of the show the NC F&B's House Voice Brian Hoyle chats about The WRAL Freedom Balloon Fest! Click here for more info regarding the Freedom Balloon Fest May 26-29, 2017. http://www.freedomballoonfest.com Eat & Drink Merrily Everyone...

Episode 30 - Standard Foods www.standard-foods.com In this episode, we discuss Max's new restaurant, Standard Foods. It's a restaurant, grocery, butcher and farm, in one place. Chef Eric Montagne and Bar Manager John Parra talk about the concept, the food ethos and their style, working inside of Standard Foods. Click for show notes: ncfbpodcast.com

Episode 29 - Kim Hammer of Bittersweet & Raleigh Provisions - Warning, we get a little political in this episode. On the anniversary of the HB2 law, we sit down with Kim Hammer, owner of bittersweetraleigh.com & Raleigh Provisions. Kim chats about her businesses, family and political views. We eat & drink merrily as we learn about Kim's times in NYC and how she got her start. It's a charged up episode!

Episode 28 - http://michaelsenglishmuffins.com owner Annabelle Comisar speaks to us about her self-made business, selling wine for http://sourgrapeswine.com to the Triangle in NC, growing up in a restaurant family (her father, Michael Comisar, ran The Maisonette in Cincinnati for 41 years https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maisonette). Her muffins have become popular among some of the best chefsand community in NC. Get'em while they're hot!

North Carolina Food & Beverage Podcast, Episode 27 - Jacob Boehm, the chef of SnapPeaUnderground.com sits down with Max & Matt to chat about popup dinners, getting lost in Malaysia, doing college popup dinners at Stanford and dabble about music.

Episode 26 - Andrea Weigl - Writer, Cook, Voice Andrea leaves 17 years of writing law and food for the newsobserver.com to focus on producing Vivian Howard's PBS show, A Chef's Life http://apple.co/2o79w50 via http://www.markaymedia.com We talk food, food critics, court reporting, documentaries, local drama with food writers and great local food. We learned to eat at Heron's, Fearrington and the Cardinal, for chili dogs and beer. Andrea has shaped the beauty of the food industry in the Raleigh/Durham area through her writing and will continue with the PBS program, A Chef's Life.

Episode 25 - Steven & Sam Goff of @Brinehaus Provisions Food Truck https://www.facebook.com/Brinehaus/ We get all up in the butchering side of the food world with Chef/Butcher Steven Goff and his wife Sam as they embark on their new venture Brinehaus Provisions - a food truck with a butcher's attitude... if that butcher was punk rock and didn't give a fuck... except for making delicious food and hospitality. Huh, who knew that existed? We spend way too much time on the old Northern California music scene, i.e. Primus, Journey, Huey Lewis and sadly... Smashmouth. But we also chat about food. And how Chef Goff is cooking NC with inspiration from all over the world. Be entertained... we were.

Episode 24 - Durham Distillery's Melissa & Lee Katrincic Durhamdistillery.com For Show Notes: http://bit.ly/2ngCM91 Join us on a Gin-Soaked pleasure ride with our favorite booze builders, Durham Distillery! Listen to how they put Melissa's crazy idea of making Gin into action. Lee and Max bro-out through mutual http://adamcarolla.com podcast admiration. We also talk cocktail recipes, distribution, and our favorite state liquor laws! AND support the Brunch Bill a.k.a Senate Bill 155 http://bit.ly/2lt5zpx If passed, YOU can drink a gin martini at 10am on Sundays AND purchase 5 bottles of liquor from your local distilleries, rather than the current 1 bottle. Who loses? NO ONE>>> Vote> We dare you.