Destination Eat Drink on Radio Misfits

Joseph Rosendo is a legendary TV host and producer whose show on PBS, Travelscope, is now in its 12th season. Joseph talks with Brent about St. Patrick’s Way in Ireland, and celebrating St. Patrick’s Day & Halloween in Ireland. We also talk about whiskey, Irish butter, seafood, and the lack of corned beef and cabbage in Ireland. [Ep 210] Show Notes: Full show notes at https://radio...

We’re sampling smoky Mezcal in Mexico, Cacique in Costa Rica, Ginginha in Portugal, Gin in Amsterdam, and Genziana in Abruzzo. [Ep 209] Show notes at https://radiomisfits.com/ded209/ Maria Itaka talks Mezcal on Destination Eat Drink Maria’s first appearance on Destination Eat Drink Oaxaca food tour from Culinary Backstreets Articles about Oaxaca written by Maria Itaka Maria’s website A...

Award-winning author and podcaster Rick Kaempfer talks with Brent about his latest novel “Back in the DDR,” a coming of age story wrapped in a Cold War spy thriller. His work is filled with food, too, some delicious, some stomach churning. Rick shares who makes the best schnitzel, what to get at a German bakery, and why he loves pickled herring. [Ep 208] Show notes at https://radiomisf...

Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina is the foodie haven of Asheville. Brent talks with Stu Helm from Asheville Food Tours about biscuits, pimento cheese, great breakfast spots, and donuts made to order. Plus, we talk Asheville’s famous craft beer scene including a place with the great name of the Funkatorium. [Ep 207] Show Notes at https://radiomisfits.com/ded207 As...

Everyone wants to visit Italy so we’re checking out Cicchetti in Venice, how to properly order Florentine steak in Tuscany, an undiscovered neighborhood in Rome, and why you need to go underground to really understand Naples. [Ep 206] Show Notes: Show notes https://radiomisfits.com/ded206 / Monica talks Venice on Destination Eat Drink Monica Cesarato blog and food tours Toni’s food tour comp...

Producer and host of the TV show Raw Travel, Rob Rose talks with Brent about the new season of his show and the episode on expats in Portugal that includes an appearance by Brent. Plus, Rob tells Brent about visiting Ukraine and what the people there are going through and how they’re trying to carry on with their lives. [Ep 205] Show Notes: Full show notes and links at radiomisfits.com/ded20...

Eunice Reyes is an author and YouTuber who loves telling the world about her travels and the great vegan food she has along the way. Brent and Eunice talk about tomatoes and toast for breakfast, eggplant fries, and a recipe posted on a public wall in Cordoba, Spain. Plus, a quick sidetrip to Tarragona. [Ep 204] Show Notes: Eunice’s website Rated V Food Eunice’s book Ultimate Vegan Trav...

Rob Rose from Raw Travel TV talks with Brent about the new season of his show and trips to Puerto Rico and Patagonia. We enjoy cheese empanadas, edible flowers, local wine & beer. Plus, Rob tells Brent about nearly running out of gas in the middle of nowhere and getting over a long standing goat trauma. [Ep 203] Show Notes: Raw Travel website Raw Travel on YouTube Batalha, Portugal Foodie Trav...

Eunice Reyes, author of Spain: Ultimate Vegan Travel Guide, tells us about the best dishes & drinks in Valencia including cafe bombon and the city’s most famous dish, paella. Plus, Eunice raves about the “Central Park of Valencia” and Sundays with grandma. [Ep 202] Show Notes: Eunice’s book Spain: Ultimate Vegan Travel Guide Eunice’s YouTube Channel Rated V for Ve...

We’re talking street food with ginormous sandwiches, fresh rice balls right out of the fryer, and a dish called scalding noodles that has nothing to do with its temperature. Brent revisits some of his favorite conversations about food carts, food trucks, and pop ups with Mickela Mallozzi of the TV show “Bare Feet,” Cameron Hewitt from Rick Steves Europe, award winning travel writ...

Celebrate the 200th episode of Destination Eat Drink with Lizzie and Sam Bell from “Off the Beaten Path Food Tours” in Boston. Lizzie and Sam tell Brent about the breadth of international food in Boston like Greek, Peruvian, Brazilian, Salvadoran, and Mexican dishes. Plus we brew beer on a ship, get a ton of craft beer recommendations, and take a quick side trip from Boston to Burlingt...

Lizzie and Sam Bell join Brent to talk about their company “Off the Beaten Path Food Tours” and some of the iconic dishes of Boston like Clam Chowder and Lobster Rolls as well as a vegan donut taste test. Plus we talk about Lizzie and Sam’s chocolate tour and Brent tells the sad story of seeing someone wearing a Tom Brady jersey in Portugal. [Ep 199] Show Notes: Off the Beaten Pa...

Wildman Steve Brill’s name is fitting; he’s had wild experiences over the years leading foraging tours in New York City and nearby Connecticut. He was even busted and taken away by Park Rangers at one point! Wildman Steve and his daughter Violet Brill share stories of urban foraging and the delicious plants you can find in plain sight in public spaces. [Ep. 198] Show Notes: Wildman Ste...

Mickela Mallozzi is a charming and energetic TV host and producer whose show “Bare Feet” on PBS has just debuted its new season. Mickela tells Brent about making a TV series during the pandemic and the Birria craze in New York, cocktails named after African American icons and whether to add cinnamon to your sorrel drink. [Ep 197] Show Notes: Places and Things we talk about in this epis...

Farmers Markets, Indoor Markets, Outdoor Markets, and Fresh Food Markets, whatever you call them, the local market should be one of your first stops when visiting a new city. We talk with some friends about markets in Rome and Philly. Plus, Cameron Hewitt from Rick Steves Europe talks about visiting 7 markets in France in 7 days. And, I talk with Frugal Travellers Mandy and Lee about the renowned...

Virginia O’Gara is a Texas bred anarchist punk rocker whose been a pedicab driver, lived in a mansion in Maui, and worked at Food Not Bombs. Now, she’s put her expert knowledge of permaculture and fermentation to work at her and her husband Donal’s amazing vegan restaurant My Goodness in Cork, Ireland. Virginia talks to Brent about creating a sustainable non-exploitive food busin...

Scott Steffens moved from Seattle to Lisbon and in the depths of the worldwide recession decided it would be a good idea to open a craft brewery in a city with no craft beer to speak of. Turns out, his instinct was right and Dois Corvos is one of the top craft beer breweries in Europe. Scott and Brent talk about those early days and some of the great beers they’ve made along the way includin...

Mary Novakovich is an acclaimed author and travel writer for publications like Rough Guides, The Independent, The Guardian, and The Telegraph. She talks about her new travel memoir “My Family and Other Enemies: Life and Travels in Croatia’s Hinterland” including the amazing food she tried along the way like Basa cheese, brandy from foraged plums, a condiment called Ajvar, and coo...

We’re revisiting some of our favorite conversations about The Beatles. Marshall Crenshaw talks about being John in Beatlemania and his love for the Fab 4, a wine merchant in Paris who hangs with Paul’s drummer, and visiting some sites in Liverpool mentioned in Beatles’ songs. [Ep192] Show Notes Real Prague Guides website Real Prague Guides YouTube Channel Valery from Real Prague...

Brent talks with Chicago Mahogany Tours founder and historian Dilla who says “Everything dope about America comes from Chicago.” We talk about the neighborhood where some of the greatest musicians of the 20th century lived within blocks of each other, the tamale ladies of Pilsen, and battling a Chicago Bear for the last lobster roll. Plus, how Taco Bell almost broke up a marriage. [Ep1...

Author, podcaster and publisher Rick Kaempfer visits Galway, Ireland with Brent. They talk about their favorite bars in the city, Gaelic football, and Rick’s wife being serenaded by a 70 year old. Plus, Rick shares some limericks about Galway. [Ep 190] Show Notes: Rick’s podcast with Dave Stern Minutia Men Rick’s podcast with Dave Stern Minutia Men Celebrity Interview Rick’...

We’re in Nova Scotia, Canada for wild blueberries, sustainable seaweed, and a crazy combination of ice cream flavors with foodie travel guide Kevin Durkee. We also will take the ferry to the farmers market and sweet our cheese plate with an unusual local ingredient. [Ep 189] Show Notes: Culinary Adventure Co. website The Maine to Nova Scotia ferry resumed in May! Alderney Landing Farmers Mar...

Mickela Mallozzi is a talented TV producer, host, and creator of the PBS series “Bare Feet.” She joins us from The Green Affair restaurant in Lisbon to talk about traveling in Portugal, Ireland, & Spain, and unplugging from her go-go-go TV life. We also talk about Italian food including our favorite ways to make ‘Scrole.” [Ep 188] Show Notes: Mickela’s TV show Bar...

It’s all about desserts and sweets as we revisit some of our best conversations about donuts, kolaches, gelato, and a pastry that’s taking Naples by storm! [Ep 187] Show Notes: Alice Gu on Destination Eat Drink podcast Alice Gu’s website The Donut King website DK’s Donuts website Toni Mazzaglia on Destination Eat Drink podcast Toni’s food tour company Taste Florence Real Prague Guides...

Viktor Krauss is an accomplished musician with several solo albums as well as being a long time member of Lyle Lovett’s Large Band. He’s also played on records by Dolly Parton, Natalie Merchant, Sarah Jarosz and many, many more. Right now, Viktor is on the road touring with Robert Plant and his sister Alison Krauss. Viktor tells me about recording and touring with Robert and Alison and...