On this episode of Savor the Ozarks, Joy sits down with Eleanor Taylor, founder of Prairie Pie. Prairie Pie is a sweet and savory pie company located in downtown Springfield, Missouri that offers unique, handmade sweet pies and pot pies. Eleanor began her baking career here in the Midwest in her grandmother’s kitchen, baking and decorating hundreds of Christmas cookies. Since the age of 16 she has been creating custom desserts for bakeries in Springfield and New York City. To hear more about Eleanor and her journey of being a baker and business woman, listen in RIGHT HERE on this episode of Savor the Ozarks!

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On this episode of Savor the Ozarks, Joy sits down with Lyle Foster, the fun-loving owner of Big Momma's Coffee and Espresso Bar. What started as Lyle coming to Springfield to watch his daughter play in a college basketball game in 2004, led to him exploring Historic Commercial Street and falling in love with it. He took an old condemned building and turned it into the beloved coffee bar we know and love today. From sandwiches, scratch-made pastries, muffins and scones, to just a simply amazing cup of coffee, Big Momma's has it all. Get the inside scoop on this bright staple of Historic Commercial Street, RIGHT HERE on Savor the Ozarks!

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On this episode of Savor the Ozarks, Joy sits down with Andy Hampshire, owner of JW's Kitchen! Andy was born and raised in Middlewich, England, and came to the Ozarks in 1999 for an internship at Big Cedar. Eventually, Andy and his wife took over the Ozarks favorite, Farmer's Gastropub. The brunch that they put on at Farmers Gastropub was so successful, that they decided to open a whole new restaurant around it! JW's Kitchen menu is a hybrid of the best American and English breakfast dishes, alongside some interesting new ones that are all created with local ingredients. Listen in on the heartfelt story of how JW's came to be and all they have to offer RIGHT HERE on Savor the Ozarks!

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On this week's episode of Savor the Ozarks, Joy sits down with Jimm Swafford, owner of Jimm's Steakhouse and Pub. Jimm has always been in the food industry at some capacity, and when theopportunity came to have a steakhouse of his own, he seized it! Voted one of 417's finest restaurants, Jimm's Steakhouse and Pub offers the finest foods you would expect from a prestigious Award-Winning Steakhouse. Hear more about Jimm, his story, and those legendary doors NOW on Savor the Ozarks!

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On this episode of Savor the Ozarks, Joy sits down with Split Social Kitchen co-founder, Kristen Brunelle, to talk all about the fun and intriguing ways they approach food and drink at Split. With a passion for food and a good time, their mission each day is to give every guest an experience they can feel good about. Their menu is innovative and fresh with a casual feel, not to mention, thefun names of the dishes. Split has developed a devoted fan base here in the Ozarks, and if you're not careful, you may get a dish named after you! There's plenty of great food and fun atmosphere to go around at Split Social Kitchen.

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Listen in on Joy's final conversation at the National Restaurant Show with a very intriguing guest. Joy's old friend Guy Mitchell has quite the resume, and the stories to accompany it.

Chef Guy Mitchell has served as Executive Chef for the Philadelphia Eagles, all of the "Rocky" Hollywood film sets and has hosted the famous QVC television show as well as the The Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival. Chef Guy Mitchell cooked for the Academy Awards and while working in New York, has served as Executive Chef for David Rockefeller in his distinguished Montauk Yacht Club on Star Island. He also worked with Chef Ron Duprat at the James Beard Foundation in New York City. He has also produced a Stellar Cruise Ship style brunch on various occasions.

Through Guy's arising accomplishments, he has had the unique pleasure of working closely with the White House to host special engagements with the Presidents' chefs. He has also had the great pleasure of working with such famous chefs such as Emeril Lagasse, Morimoto, Bobby Flay, Paula Dean and Guy Fieri, all from the Food Network.

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Join Joy at the National Restaurant Show with a fun new guest. Tony Abou-Ganim, aka The Modern Mixologist, is celebrated as one of the foremost bar professionals globally, currently lending his expertise to Royal Caribbean Cruise lines as a beverage consultant, focusing on innovative drink programs for their newest ships.

Renowned for his pioneering contributions, Tony has appeared on numerous national TV programs such as TODAY, Iron Chef America, Good Morning America, CNBC, and Fox News. He is also a three-time champion of Iron Chef America, showcasing his expertise in pairing cocktails with top culinary talents like Iron Chef Mario Batali, Iron Chef Jose Garces, and challenger Chef Shawn McClain.

He has also authored books and has his own line of bar tools. His full resume will astound you. Joy always enjoys the opportunity to catch up with this amazing talent!

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In this episode of Savor the Ozarks, Joy continues her conversations at the National Restaurant Show with two businesses that represented Missouri at the Taste of the States exhibit. 

First, meet the owner of 1820, The Family Restaurant in Keytesville, Missouri, Nathan Asbury. What caught Joy's eye in their exhibit was the 1820 Sauce. The restaurant came first, but Nathan and his wife, Michelle, started bottling and selling their homemade sauce that they feature in the restaurant. It's a true Cinderella story.

Then, meet Johnny Hunter of Castor River Habitat & Farm in Dexter, Missouri. He specializes in regenerative agriculture. His family grows, harvests, mills, and packages the rice that is sold nationwide. His award-winning farming methods lower carbon emissions and elevate the quality and taste of Castor River Farms rice. But at the end of the day, they are still a small-town farm with small-town values you can trust here in the Ozarks.

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The National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago is the largest gathering of foodservice professionals in the Western hemisphere, with more resources, information and connection opportunities than any other industry event. The event averages over 2,200 exhibitors with over 900 categories of products.

In this episode of Savor the Ozarks, Joy talks with Lisa Malikow, the Senior VP of Event Operations and Programming for the 2024 National Restaurant Association Show. Join Joy as she learns more about the show and it's history, relevance, and why what happens at the NRA show will very likely affect the food you eat out and at home here in the Ozarks.

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Hold Fast Brewing is a brick-and-mortar representation of all the principles important to the McLeod Family. What started out as a passion for beer and home brewing has blossomed into a successful family business celebrating delicious craft beer, the vibrant Springfield, Missouri community, and the memory of a father. It is a place of community, friendship, family, creativity, and love. It is a welcoming place to all. It is a place where everyone who walks in the doors is reminded to “hold fast,” and to do it with love.

Listen in as Joy Robertson sits down with one of the owners, Carol McLeod, to talk about the loss of her and Susan's dad and how it led them to opening this amazing brewery with zero experience in an old fire station.

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