There is just something about the phrase “award winning BBQ.” BBQ is some serious business. I’ve seen national competitions on the Travel Channel and always admired the patience that comes from making good BBQ. Sitting down with an award winning BBQ master, in of all places, Mississippi, was like a dream come true. That’s what happened when we met Brad Orrison of The Shed BBQ in Ocean Springs.

Brad, and his sister Brooke, started The Shed BBQ only about a decade ago. And, even with all of the trials and tribulations that come with operating a restaurant along the Gulf, including being wiped out not only by Hurricane Katrina, but also by fire, they are still standing strong. And, they make a mean BBQ too.

We also talked abut Brad’s work with Operation BBQ Relief, where he and fellow BBQ masters travel to disaster areas to deliver hot meals to people in need. Just a few days before, he was in Hammond, Louisiana, to serve something like 13,000 meals. He’s even traveled all the way up to New York just after Hurricane Sandy.

The Shed BBQ: http://theshedbbq.com/

Operation BBQ Relief: https://operationbbqrelief.org/

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How does the daughter of a professional hockey player begin writing about culinary travel?

After a solo trip to Paris, where Laura learned about French cooking techniques and took classes at the famous French cooking school Le Cordon Bleu, she became more serious about sharing her food travel tips with others. It's one of the reasons why she ultimately created The Culinary Travel Guide.

During this week's culinary travel podcast, we talked about some of our shared food travel experiences. We have a lot in common when it comes to our experiences traveling in France for the food, although we were offering her some serious advice about planning her next Italian culinary tourism trip! More recently, she was the dessert and sandwiches judge at a cook off in Canada. That's living the dream.

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We met Peter and Annette during our recent French river cruise with Viking. I knew Annette from her blog, Bucketlist Journey. But, I did not realize that she was married to a recovering engineer, turned chef, and that together they run a successful Italian restaurant in Northern California, Sugo Trattoria.

We talk about some of their favorite food travel experiences. We were surprised to find some similarities, like enjoying great Greek food, loving pinchos and tapas in Barcelona, and how much we all love the art of charcuterie. Although Peter is way more advanced than we are in cured meats. We merely enjoy them. He makes them himself. We also surprised Peter and Annette with our knowledge of Mexican in Bangkok.

I think by the end we were jealous of their wine drinking in California, and they were jealous of our easy access to amazing Pad Thai. And, I think we may have agreed to meet up in Spain, or Italy, or Georgia, at some point in the next year!

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During our recent culinary tour to Chengdu, we met a French chef. Yes, in China. Chef Olivier Foucke has been working at the Marco Polo in Xiamen, China. During our visit to the Niccolo Chengdu, Chef Olivier was there for a French food promotion. Not only did we talk about his French classical cooking background, but what it is like to cook in China.

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I love to bring the heat. It's rare that I eat food that I don't douse in hot sauce and spicy chilis, particularly in Asia. That's why I was so excited to head to Chengdu, the land of spicy food and Sichuan peppers.

We spent this entire food travel podcast episode talking Chengdu spicy food, including the difference between Sichuan chili and Sichuan peppers. We also talk about the different types of Chengdu spicy food, including wantons and dumplings, hot pot, and even that time we ate panda!

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You know it's going to be a good podcast when someone uses the phrase "Alcohol Delivery System."

It all started one night at one of our favorite Bangkok dive bars, Jack's, and way too many local Thai beers. It's when we learned exactly how much Sheila and Evo, of the Opportunistic Travelers, are, well, beer snobs. Since that time, I realized that we are uneducated beer drinkers, and at least somewhat educated wine drinkers. Sheila and Evo are the opposite. They are admittedly uneducated wine drinkers, but are very educated beer drinkers, particularly with craft beer.

On this week's episode, we talk craft beer with our resident craft beer experts, Sheila and Evo, or "Shevo." From our recent Czech beer experiences and our first craft beer brewery tasting in Dingle, Ireland, to what the heck craft beer is in the first place.

The best part of our craft beer podcast? We drank a few craft beers while recording it. Now, isn't that fun!

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We haven't spent much time traveling in France. We've spent lots of time in Ireland, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, but not France. We've dipped our toes into the sea that is France in the past, but never dived deep.

It was one of the reasons why were were so excited for our French river cruise. To taste French food, drink French wine, and hang out with some French goats. We extended our stay beyond the week long cruise, to spend time in exotic places likes Aix-en-Provence and Lyon.

But, no matter how hard we tried to love France, it just didn't take. Traveling in France is just not as easy as it's neighboring countries. Part of it was due to language, part of it was due to what was going on in France this summer, and part of it had to do with French food, believe it or not.

On this week's episode of our culinary travel podcast, we apologize to the French as we admit how hard it was to travel in France

We are Amber and Eric Hoffman. We are food travel bloggers, meaning, we travel on our stomachs in search of the best of food and travel. Not only do we share what to eat and where to eat when traveling, but we like to tell the story behind the food. We interview chefs and wine makers and cheese makers. We’ve spent hours enjoying a wine travel lunch, talking with wine makers and tasting wine all over the world. Yes, most of the culinary travel podcast focuses on luxury travel and culinary travel, including Michelin Star restaurants and five star luxury travel experiences, but we also walk through food markets, test out cooking classes, and eat street food around the world. Please do follow us, on our culinary travel journey.

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I can hardly believe it's been four years since we left the US. Even more, I can't believe we celebrate 15 years of marriage in the same week. It's certainly a week to celebrate: 4 years of With Husband In Tow (but really 15)

During this week's episode we talk a little less about our food travel experiences, and we get a lot more personal. Yes, we tell fun stories about how much we disliked traveling in Central America, how I relieved myself of my sins in Bulgaria, and got food poisoning, and we dispel the notion of romantic train travel through Europe.

We talk about how one of the best things that has happened to us as a result of this travel lifestyle is the ability to travel with friends. That we've been able to create a supportive network of travel bloggers and digital nomads, who have truly become our friends. But, we share the life of an entrepreneur, the ups and downs, and the stress that we feel on a regular basis while trying to make this crazy travel blogging life of ours sustainable.

 We are Amber and Eric Hoffman. We are food travel bloggers, meaning, we travel on our stomachs in search of the best of food and travel. Not only do we share what to eat and where to eat when traveling, but we like to tell the story behind the food. We interview chefs and wine makers and cheese makers. We’ve spent hours enjoying a wine travel lunch, talking with wine makers and tasting wine all over the world. Yes, most of the culinary travel podcast focuses on luxury travel and culinary travel, including Michelin Star restaurants and five star luxury travel experiences, but we also walk through food markets, test out cooking classes, and eat street food around the world. 

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Canadian travel blogging duo, Macrae and Carolann, have hung with us in Thailand and France. We sit down with them, on a French river cruise, about their traveling experiences, and some of the strange foods they've eaten in their travels.

We are Amber and Eric Hoffman. We are food travel bloggers, meaning, we travel on our stomachs in search of the best of food and travel. Not only do we share what to eat and where to eat when traveling, but we like to tell the story behind the food. We interview chefs and wine makers and cheese makers. We’ve spent hours enjoying a wine travel lunch, talking with wine makers and tasting wine all over the world. Yes, most of the culinary travel podcast focuses on luxury travel and culinary travel, including Michelin Star restaurants and five star luxury travel experiences, but we also walk through food markets, test out cooking classes, and eat street food around the world. Please do follow us, on our culinary travel journey.

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We chat with Brian on our recent Viking River Cruise about some of his favorite foods, and where to travel for good eats

We are Amber and Eric Hoffman. We are food travel bloggers, meaning, we travel on our stomachs in search of the best of food and travel. Not only do we share what to eat and where to eat when traveling, but we like to tell the story behind the food. We interview chefs and wine makers and cheese makers. We’ve spent hours enjoying a wine travel lunch, talking with wine makers and tasting wine all over the world. Yes, most of the culinary travel podcast focuses on luxury travel and culinary travel, including Michelin Star restaurants and five star luxury travel experiences, but we also walk through food markets, test out cooking classes, and eat street food around the world. Please do follow us, on our culinary travel journey.

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