In this episode of the Find Dining Podcast, Danielle Brodhagen of the Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance recommends Langdon Hallin Cambridge, where Chef Jonathan Gushue serves up Canadian dishes.

• Read more about the Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance
• Visit the Langdon Hall website
• Langdon Hall is located at 1 Langdon Dr Cambridge, Ontario
• Visit the Bacon and Ale Trail in Stratford
• Try the pizza from the oven at Norman Hardie's winery
• Chef Marc Lepine can be found at Atelier in Ottawa
• Take a trip on the Butter Tart Trail
• Check out the Stratford Chefs School
• You should pay attention to Chef Jamie Kennedy
• Chef Carl Heinrich of Richmond Station won season 2 of Top Chef Canada
• Read Earth to Table by Jeff Crump
• Find Chef Susur Lee at Lee
• Watch Mark McEwan, Lynn Crawford and Stephen Treadwell
• The Group of Seven Chefs is from Toronto

Danielle recommends:

• Poached chicken and foie gras terrine
• The burger on the Wilk's bar menu
• Pickeral
• Dark chocolate pave

Ontario Dining Areas to Explore:

• Toronto
• Stratford
• Niagara
• Ottawa

Ontario Food Events:

• Savour Stratford Culinary Festival (September in Stratford)
• The Stop's Night Market (Toronto)
• 86'd at The Drake (Toronoto)
• Ice Wine Festival (January in Niagara)
• Herb + Wine Festival (May in Niagara)
• New Vintage Festival (June in Niagara)
• Tailgate Party (Niagara)
• Peller Food Truck Festival (Niagara)

Food for Thought:

• Q: When and where were the first butter tarts made in Ontario?
• A: 1900 in the he Women's Auxiliary of the Royal Victoria Hospital.

Out of the Frying Pan Picks:

• Favorite Butter Tart: You Local Market Co-Op
• Favorite Ice Wine: Peller Estates
• Favorite Craft Brew: Beau's (Ottawa)
• Favorite Place to get Pork: Perth's Pork Product
• Favorite Place to go with Kids: Pizza Libretto
• Favorite Farmers' Market: The Leslieville Farmers' Market

In this episode of the Find Dining Podcast, Cindy Salvato of Savoring Rhode Island recommends Bacaroin Providence, where Chef Brian Kingsford serves up Italian dishes like Pesce del Giorno. We talk about DOP pizza, Waterfire and the city's historic Federal Hill neighborhood.

• Visit the Savoring Rhode Isand website
• Visit the Bacaro website
• Bacaro is located at 262 South Water Street in Providence
• Johnson & Wales University is in Providence
• Visit the Scialo Bros. Bakery
• Waterfire is Providence's signature artistic event
• Chef Derek Wagner at Nick's on Broadway rocks
• Beau Vestal is the chef at New Rivers
• Marcello Florio is the new chef at Trattoria Zooma

Cindy recommends:

• Antipasti
• Pesce del Giorno
• A spritz
• Any freshly made tart

Providence Dining Districts to Explore:

• Federal Hill
• Downcity
• River walk

Providence Food Events:

• Federal Hill Stroll (June and December)
• Eat Drink RI
• RI Food Fights

Food for Thought:

• Q: Where can you get DOP certified pizza in Providence?
• A: Contantino's Venda Bar

Out of the Frying Pan Picks:

• Favorite Place to get Calamari: Trattoria Zooma
• Favorite Place to get Seafood: Hemenway's
• Place with the Best Cocktail List: The Dorrance
• Best Restaurant to take your Parents: Pane e Vino
• Favorite Farm: Dame Farm and Orchard's
• Favorite Place for Brunch: Nick's on Broadway

In this episode of the Find Dining Podcast, Marina Marchese of Red Bee Honey tells all about the art of honey tasting in a special preview of her session at the 2013 Taste Trekkers Food Tourism Conference. We talk about raising bees, corporate pollination and the key to honey flavor profiles.

• Visit Red Bee Honey's website
• Read Marina's new book, The Honey Connoisseur
• Read Marina's previous book, Honeybee: Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper
• Learn about the American Honey Tasting Society
• Watch Ulee's Gold with Peter Fonda

Food for Thought:

• Q: How much honey does the average worker bee produce during her lifetime?
• A: One twelfth of a teaspoon.

Out of the Frying Pan Picks:

• Must-Go Restaurants when in Weston, CT: leFarm and Artisan at Delamar Southport
• Favorite Chef: Bill Taibe of leFarm
• Favorite Places to Buy Cheese: Fairfield Cheese Company and 109 Cheese & Wine
• A Must-Try Honey: Tupelo Honey

In this episode of the Find Dining Podcast, Aysegul Kesimoglu of King's College London recommends Lokanta Mayain Istanbul, where Chef Didem Senol serves up contemporary Turkish dishes like whiting fish, caramalized sea bass, and long roasted lamb.

• Read more about Lokanta Maya on King's College London
• Visit the Lokanta Maya website
• Lokanta Maya is located at Kemankeş Cad. 35 A Karaköy in İstanbul

Aysegul recommends:

• Courgette fritters
• Salted bonito fish
• Chicken pate with pear marmalade
• Seed and herb salad with pomegranate
• Whiting fish of the cod fish family with almonds and potato salad
• Caramalized sea bass which she sometimes cooks with orange and at other times with fig
• Long roasted lamb with white bean puree
• Mastic pudding with cherry sauce

The Şisli - Nişantaşı Area:

• Organic food market near Feriköy in the Şişli district (on Saturdays, and in different neighborhoods on other days)
• Both Şisli and in certain parts of Nişantaşı there are artisinal restaurants like Hamov, which specializes in Armenian Cuisine, a must-try dish is "topik" (made mainly from chickpeas and currant; usually also has onion, pimento, cumin and some other spices)
• Nişantaşı is more trendy filled with places for people watching. But, there are some speciality stores to buy special and local products, like Güven Kuruyemiş for nuts and dried fruits
• Check out Konak Patisscerie for baked goods and dessert
• Go to Kürşat for olive oils and olives; an artisanal boutique that brings products directly from Ayvalik / Coastal city in the Agean Region.
•  Kantin by Şemza Denizsel is a Ottolenghi London style cafe and store. Great spot for lunch.
• Visit Tatbak and Hunkar

Kadikoy, a Ferry port and commercial hub:

• Ciya Restaurant: The food is eclectic, mostly influenced by the east of Turkey but you will get a taste of Mesopotamia, Ottoman and Balkan cuisine here. There are three Restaurants by the same owner chef (Musa Dağdeviren) in this district. Two of them are across from each other. Çiya Kebab specializes in kebab dishes. Çiya Sofrası specializes in regional dishes.
• Visit the open market of grocers and charcuterie
• And don't forget the fisheries!

Besiktaş, another a commercial hub and a port:

• Try a very good meatball restaurant, such as Ş�hret
• Kafadaroğlu Börekçisi: Speciality of this place is the "börek" (salted pastry that is filled with different ingredients depending on preference and taste). Their Turkish dessert selection is also very good. Worth trying: "Tel kadayıfı" - which is also known as kadaif and it's made from shredded yufka / filled with walnuts or pistachio. Also try the baklawa and "ş�biyet" (similar to baklawa).
• Go to Naci for ciger (liver)
• Visit the fish market

Eminönü:

• This is a well known area among tourists because of the Spice Market
• Got to Kurukahveci Mehmet Efendi for the Turkish coffee
• Visit the Open Market behind the Spice Market
• Pandeli is an important restaurant founded in 1901, specializing in Turkish cuisine. Many famous people have eaten here ,including Queen Elizabeth, Robert DeNiro, Audrey Hepburn, Tony Curtis, and Roman Polansky.

Turkish Foods:

• Olive Oil: Go to Kürşat for olive oils and olives; it's an artisanal boutique that brings products directly from Ayvalik, a coastal city in the Agean Region.
• Pomegranate Sour
• Lor Cheese: Go to Bandirma Ciftligi (Farm Shop) for Lor Cheese (ricotta like Turkish cheese)
• Try this Turkish cheese shop: Peynirci Mehmet in Çengelköy
• Visit delis for local and regional specialities, like Merkez Şarküteri in Levent, which was founded in 1966. There, you should try Ezine cheese, Gemlik olives, Kayseri pastırması (cured meat), Trakya eski kaşarı (cheese) and buffalo cream. You'll also find village eggs, thin flat bread and Turkish sashimi (lakerda).
• For nuts and dried fruits, as well as spices, go to Kardesler Kuruyemis in Levent
• Namli Gurme
• Mezes (Small Tapas) can be eaten at a fish or kebab restaurant, or at a meyhane (tavern). Example of mezes include Gavurdagi salad (a spicy salad made from tomatoes minced really small with onions walnuts sumac and other spices and herbs topped with pomegranate sour), or pacanga borek (which is salted pastry with pastirma, a cured beef typical of Turkey, or muhlama (corn meal cooked in butter, then made to a pudding like consistency by the addition of water and lots of melting cheese), and topik (made mainly from chickpeas and currant; usually also has onion, pimento, cumin and some other spices)
• Begendi / Aubergine Puree: Not to be bought, but to be ordered when at a restaurant

Chefs:

• The spokesperson for the organic food movement is Defne Koryurek (also here)
• Semza Denizsel is known as the Alice Waters of Turkey and was a pioneer of the farm-to-table approach
• Ex-La Mouette chefs Cihan Kipcak and Uryan Dogmus are also quite exemplary with their innovative and creative approaches to cooking
• Mehmet Gurs owns the Mikla Restaurant
• Refika
• Civan Er  owns Yeni Lokanta / New Canteen is an innovative creative chef who likes to play around with ingredients.
• Sina Sucuka - upcoming on training

Food for Thought:

• Q: What is the nickname of the popular restaurant in Istanbul that was the meeting place for hippies and other travelers on the so-called 'hippie trail' -- the overland route between Europe and India, Nepal, and elsewhere in Asia -- in the 1960s?
• A: The Pudding Shop.

Out of the Frying Pan Picks:

• Restaurant with the Best View: 360 and Sunset Grill & Bar
• Favorite Spot for Dessert: Mangerie Bebek (get the brownies)
• Favorite Place to Buy Cheese: Bandirma Ciftligi and Merkez Şarküteri
• Favorite Place to Go for Breakfast: Mangerie Bebek (enjoy the view)
• Most Romantic Place to Go: Maiden's Tower

Subscribe or leave a review in iTunes. In this episode of the Find Dining Podcast, Tyler Walters of Why Did I Eat This? recommends Angel's Trumpet Ale Housein Phoenix, where Chef Xane Brody serves up fantastic wings.

• Read more about Angel's Trumpet Ale House on Why Did I Eat This?
• Visit the Angel's Trumpet Ale House website
• Angel's Trumpet Ale House is located at 810 N 2nd Street in Phoenix
• Art lovers, check out First Fridays
• Chef Chris Bianco runs Pizzeria Bianco
• Get the donkey wings at The Reef and the suicide wings at Teakwoods Tavern
• Stop by the Luncha Libre food truck
• Chef Nobuo Fukuda can be found at Nubuo at Teeter House
• Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza owns Barrio Cafe and Barrio Queen

Tyler recommends:

• Angels Wings with Honey and Moose Drool Dipping Sauce
• Pizzas
• The Churchill Grilled Cheese
• Pop Tarts

Phoenix Dining Districts to Explore:

• Downtown Phoenix
• Old Town Scottsdale
• Downtown Chandler

Phoenix Food Events:

• Arizona Taco Festival (October)
• My Nana's Best Tasting Salsa Challenge (April)

Food for Thought:

• Q: What dish was almost named the official state food of Arizona in 2011?
• A: The chimichanga.

Out of the Frying Pan Picks:

• Favorite Place for a Original Cocktail: Blue Hound Kitchen & Cocktails
• Favorite Barbeue: Joe's Real BBQ
• Favorite Place to Get a Burger: The Chuck Box
• Favorite Foodie Event: Arizona Taco Festival
• Favorite Place to Get a Chimichanga: Macayos
• Favorite Place for Late-Night Food: Amados Mexican Food

In this episode of the Find Dining Podcast, Lisa Biello recommends Orchids at Palm Court in Cincinnati, where Chef Todd Kelly serves up American dishes like Braised Short Ribs. We talk about quail eggs, proper dining attire and life as a DJ.

• Read more about Orchids on N/A
• Visit the Orchids website
• Orchids is located at 35 West 5th Street in Cincinnati
• Lisa used to be a DJ on 94.9 The Sound and Frequency 94.1
• When you go to Cincinnati, try: (1) the chili, (2) Graeter's Ice Cream, and (3) Montgomery Inn
• Get goetta at MainStrasse Village's Goettafest
• Downtown Cincinnati has a number of historic buildings
• Get fresh produce and meat at Findlay Market
• Chef Jean Robert owns Table
• Chef David Falk runs Boca and Nada
• Find Chef Stephen Williams at Bouquet Restaurant and Wine Bar
• Christian Peotoso is the chef at Via Vite
• Pick up a copy of the Cincy Beat and

Lisa recommends:

• Maine Lobster Salad
• Braised Short Ribs
• Anything Pastry Chef Megan Ketover makes
• Ask Level II Certified Sommelier Charles Redmond to find a wine pairing for your meal

Cincinnati Dining Districts to Explore:

• Downtown/Over-the-Rhine
• Hyde Park
• Northside

Cincinnati Food Events:

• Taste of Cincinnati (Memorial Day weekend)
• Oktoberfest (September)
• Cincitalia (May)

Food for Thought:

• Q: Was there an actual WKRP in Cincinnati?
• A: No, the show was based on stations and characters in other cities.

Out of the Frying Pan Picks:

• Favorite Restaurant for Out-of-Town Guests: Incline Public House
• Most Romantic Place for Drinks: Orchid's at Palm Court
• Favorite Bar to Watch the Game: Head First Sports Cafe
• Favorite Microbrew: Moerlein Lagers and Ales and Rhinegeist
• Favorite Breakfast Spot: Keystone Bar & Grill
• Favorite Appetizer: Loaded Keystone Chips

Subscribe or leave a review in iTunes. In this episode of the Find Dining Podcast, Jeremy Kossler tells us what to expect at the Denver Burger Battle. We discuss grass-fed beef, squid-ink buns and the importance of truffles. Denver Burger Battle:

• August 8, 2013: Buy Tickets
• Sculpture Park, 1245 Champa Street in Denver
• Visit the Denver Burger Battle website

2013 Contestants:

• Park Burger
• Crave Real Burgers
• Larkburger
• Juicy Burgers and Dogs
• Jax Fish House
• Highland Tap & Burger
• EDGE Restaurant at Four Seasons
• Candlelight Tavern
• Linger
• Punch Bowl Social
• TAG Burger Bar
• Grind

• See Chef Jennifer Jasinski on Top Chef Masters
• Try the chicken and waffles at Euclid Hall Bar & Kitchen
• Left Hand Brewing Co. makes a great milk stout -- try it nitro
• New Belgium Brewery and Odell Brewing also make great beers
• The Aspen Food & Wine Festival is fantastic if you can afford it
• Do at the Zoo is your chance to eat with the animals

Denver, CO Dining Districts to Explore:

• Lower Highlands
• Downtown
• Ballpark

Food for Thought:

• Q: Denver lays claim to inventing this iconic american food item - what is it?
• A: The cheeseburger.

Out of the Frying Pan Picks:

• Restaurant with the Best View: Linger
• Favorite Bar to Watch the Game: Blake Street Tavern
• Favorite Spot for Breakfast: Snooze, an A.M. Eatery (get the pineapple upside pancake)
• Favorite Food Truck: Pinche Tacos
• Favorite Den-Mex Restaurant: El Taco de Mexico
• Best Beer Sampler: Denver Beer Company

In this episode of the Find Dining Podcast, Ann Tuennerman talks about the 2013 program at Tales of the Cocktail, the world's premiere mixology conference.

• Buy tickets for Tales of the Cocktail
• Check out the Tales of the Cocktail website
• Check out the 59 seminar sessions at the 2013 conference
• Read Dale DeGroff's The Craft of the Cocktail
• Details on the Spirited Awards

[gallery columns="6" link="file" ids="4979,4967,4968,4969,4970,4971,4972,4973,4974,4975,4976"] Food for Thought:

• Q: What was the occupation of Antoine Peychaud, the creator of Peychaud's Bitters?
• A: Pharmacist.

Out of the Frying Pan Picks:

• Place with the Best Beer Selection: Avenue Pub
• Most Romantic Spot for Drinks: French 75 Bar or Belocq
• Favorite Place for Dessert: Palace Cafe (get the white chocolate bread pudding)
• Best Decor: Arnaud's at Christmas and Mardi Gras

In this episode of the Find Dining Podcast, Angela Roberts of Spinach Tiger recommends Silly Goosein Nashville, where Chef Roderick Bailey serves up Americana dishes like dry rubbed pork ribs and citrus & greek yogurt marinated chicken. We discuss Honky Tonk Row, George Foreman Grills and the city's eponymous television show.

• Read more about Silly Goose on Spinach Tiger
• Visit the Silly Goose website
• Silly Goose is located at 1888 Eastland Ave
• Nashville has its own TV show on ABC
• Get New York-style pizza at Five Points Pizza
• Margot McCormack uses local ingredients at Margot's Cafe
• Drink a Blackberry Lemonade Old Fashioned at Holland House Bar & Refuge
• Check out Lockeland Table
• Try the oysters at The Southern of Nashville
• Tandy Wilson serves up great dishes at City House
• Get the ox tails at Silo
• Try the shrimp 'n grits at The Mad Platter
• Sandwiches + Waffles = Swaffles
• Red Bicycle has great crepes
• Chef Sean Brock has brought Husk to Nashville
• Jessica Benefield of Virago won the 2013 Iron Fork using maple syrup
• Frothy Monkey has the best coffee in the Nashville area
• Go to Cork and Cow and ask Chris to make you a drink
• Get dessert at Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
• Download the NFTA food truck app
• When in Nashville, eat some Hot Chicken at Hattie B's

Angela recommends:

• The Claw: 12 grilled wild gulf shrimp, applewood bacon jam, lemon, tuscan bread, fennel pollen, parsley
• The Pack Mule: 5 dry rubbed pork ribs, papaw's "ho" cakes, local apples, mustard greens, orange-dried chili sauce
• The Hustler: 17 citrus & greek yogurt marinated chicken, red lentils, kale, chili oil, spicy tamarind sauce, Noble Springs feta
• The housemade ice cream

[gallery columns="4" ids="4943,4944,4945,4946" link="none"] Nashville Dining Districts to Explore:

• East Nashville
• Honky Tonk Row
• Germantown
• Downtown Franklin

Nashville Food Events:

• Nashville Scene's Iron Fork (April)
• Yum! East (June)
• Music City Eats (September)
• Nissan Taste of Music City (June)
• Tomato Art Fest (August)
• Savor Nashville (April)

Food for Thought:

• Q: Name the first mass-produced multiple-ingredient candy bar, which comes Nashville.
• A: Goo Goo Cluster.

Out of the Frying Pan Picks:

• Restaurant with the Best View: Watermark Restaurant
• Best Place to See Celebrities: The Southern of Nashville
• Favorite Place for After-Work Drinks: Holland House Bar & Refuge
• Favorite Food Trucks: Riffs Fine Street Food and Biscuit Love Truck
• Favorite Places for Late-Night Dining: Sunset Grill and The National Underground (get the burger)

> In this episode of the Find Dining Podcast, Greg Nivens tells us what to expect at the Beer Bourbon and BBQ Festival. We discuss the history of bourbon, the barbecue sauces of the South and the secret history of tirmisu. Beer Bourbon and BBQ Festival:

• June 14 & 15, 2013: National Harbor, MD
• August 2 & 3, 2013: Gary, NC
• September 21, 2013: Reston, VA
• November 2, 2013: Nashville, TN
• Buy Tickets
• Visit the Beer Bourbon and BBQ Festival website

Baltimore Dining Districts to Explore:

• Canton
• Fell's Point
• Federal Hill
• Hampden

Also:

• Luigi's Deli has "The Scooch," Baltimore's best sandwich
• Sweet Tea is hard to get outside of the South
• The mustard barbecue sauce from Maurice's Piggie Park rocks!
• Read Jim Early's Cradle of 'Cue
• Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve, as seen in The Internship
• Jack Daniel's is Tennessee Whiskey, not bourbon
• Wild Turkey American Honey is a good place for bourbon virgins to start
• Take a trip on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail
• Blenheim Ginger Ale from South Carolina mixes well with bourbon

Food for Thought:

• Q: What famous Italian delicacy is rumored to be created by a man from Baltimore?
• A: Tiramisu.

Out of the Frying Pan Picks:

• Favorite Spot for Outdoor Dining:
• Favorite Italian Restaurant: Gia's Cafe
• Favorite Micobrew: Heavy Seas (try the Loose Cannon or Black Cannon)
• Favorite BBQ Restaurant: Andy Nelson's (try the brisket)
• Favorite Place for an Original Cocktail: Woodberry Kitchen or Landmark Theaters (ask for Ginny Lawhorn)
• Favorite Foodie Event: The Italian Festival