Destination Eat Drink on Radio Misfits

We’re in Amsterdam with Thijs of Amsterdam Food Tours for Stroopwafels, Pancakes on a boat, Stamppot, and how to swear like a Dutch person (don’t worry, it’s G-rated!). Plus, we talk about how the Dutch handle soft drugs like weed. [Ep 185] Show Notes: Amsterdam Food Tours Reverse Culture Shock  

We’re in Amsterdam with Thijs from Amsterdam Food Tours for Brown Bars, a drink called a Head Bump, and when to order a Boch beer and when to order a Wheat Beer. Plus, what Amsterdam is doing to help the quality of life for residents while still embracing tourism. [Ep 184] Show Notes: Amsterdam Food Tours Wynand Fockink Proeflokaal and Spirits Albert Cuyp Market Lindengracht Market Destinati...

Just in time for summer we’re revisiting some of our favorite conversations about beer. We enjoy a mug of suds in the emerging craft beer scene of Portugal, a boot full of beer in Chicago, and examine the advantages of living next to a brewery. Plus, we’ll hoist a glass in a monastery in Prague! [Ep 183] Show Notes: Porto foodie tours at Taste Porto Porto at Destination Eat Drink Catra...

Rob Rose’s TV show Raw Travel has been on the air for 9 seasons. We talk with Rob about the country of Georgia and its cuisine like the bread called Nazuki, a candy called Churchkela and how to rent a car when there’s no rental car company. Plus, Rob takes us to the region of Osettia, a place Russia invaded and currently occupies with its military. [Ep 182] Show Notes: Raw Travel websi...

We’re in Toronto to try an iconic sandwich, peach praline pie and a dish called “A Damn Mess” with foodie tour guide Kevin Durkee of Culinary Adventure Co. All that and a live segment from the monthly market in Azeitao, Portugal. [Ep 181] Show Notes: Culinary Adventure Co. website St. Lawrence Market website Wanda’s Pie in the Sky restaurant Abu Hummus restaurant Brent&#821...

Tracy Nguyen is a foodie tour guide in Hanoi and an expert on the cuisine of Vietnam. She talks with us about eggs in your coffee and a scalding noodle dish that has nothing to do with temperature. Plus, Tracy shares the story of a dish rescued by Anthony Bordain and why the chaos of traffic in Hanoi is more organized than you think. [Ep 180] Show Notes: Hanoi Street Food Tours website Pena Palace...

Richard Hammond has been writing and reporting on the climate crisis and green travel for years. In 2006, Richard founded the Green Traveller website and newsletter devoted to the issues of sustainable and eco-friendly travel. We talk with Richard’s new book “The Green Traveller – An Inspiring and Practical Guide to Conscious Travel” and why shopping at the local farmers ma...

Transplanted cuisine is when a dish or ingredient moves from one place to another, often by immigrants. And, when that dish changes along the way, things get very interesting! We’re talking about Peru ingredients with Chinese cooking techniques, Jewish tacos in Texas, and hot peppers migrating from South America to India courtesy of the Portuguese. Plus, how tea got from China to India. [Ep...

We’re back in Bolivia with Shafik Meghji author of Crossed Off The Map: Travels In Bolivia. Shafik tells me about messy donuts doused in syrup, wine making nuns, and a twist on empanadas. And, Shafik talks about all the great street food in Bolivia. Plus, we broach the controversial subject of coca. [Ep 177] Show Notes: Crossed Off the Map: Travels in Bolivia Shafik’s website Buenos Aires wi...

Shafik Meghji is an award winning travel writer who has authored tons of guidebooks, including Bolivia. Now, Shafik has written a travel memoir “Crossed Off the Map: Travels in Bolivia.” Shafik dispels some of the myths of Bolivia and shares the reality of the country. He tells me about a massive salt flat and why Bolivia is important to the cell phone you carry. Plus, Shafik tells me...

Frank Hyman’s interest in mushrooms was ignited after a mushroom walk in Maine years ago. Now, he writes about and teaches classes about the fungi, especially how to forage them without getting sick or dying. Frank talks about the law and etiquette of hunting mushrooms on public land and how to be safe when foraging. We also talk about psilocybin mushrooms and I try to rehabilitate the lowly...

We’re revisiting some of our favorite conversations with Filmmakers and their movies about food. Gregory Kershaw and Michael Dweck, directors of “The Truffle Hunters,” tell us about penetrating the secret world of the Italian truffle. And they have some homemade wine along the way. Alice Gu, director of “The Donut King,” tells an amazing story that didn’t make i...

Cameron Hewitt has been “The other half of Rick Steves’ brain.” He’s written several guidebooks for Rick Steves Europe, but now he’s stepping out with his new book “The Temporary European: Lessons And Confessions Of A Professional Traveler.” Cameron talks about gelato in Florence, milk bars in Krakow, and his “favorite” country. Plus, Cameron a...

Sammy Dunham and Peter Austin are Brits who make their home in picturesque Abruzzo, Italy. We talk about bitter digestivs, a wine grape named after sheep, a pasta named after a musical instrument, and local cheese. Plus, we squeeze in a little truffle talk. [Ep 172] Show Notes: Life in Abruzzo Facebook page Life in Abruzzo website Peter Austin Photography website

Larissa Zimberoff worked in Silicon Valley before becoming a reporter. Now, she’s well known for her work that has appeared in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Wired. Her new book Technically Food: Inside Silicon Valley’s Mission to Change What We Eat looks at how technology has shaped and continues to shape what we eat and what we’ll be eating in the future. We ha...

We’re revisiting some of our best conversations about cheese. From iconic English cheeses to stinky feet Crete cheese and feta cheese Greece. Plus, a special preview of our upcoming Abruzzo episode and some of the best cheese from that mountainous region of Italy. [Ep 170] Show Notes: Nora Dunn on Destination Eat Drink Nora’s website The Professional Hobo Constantine Kalfakakoson on Destinat...

TV host and producer Darley Newman talks about the new season of her show “Travels with Darley,” including a visit to a brewstillery, how to eat wild cattails, and learning to make real biscuits. Plus, Darley shares stories of the Civil Rights struggle in Selma and Birmingham, Alabama. [Ep 169] Show Notes: Darley Newman’s website Stream Travels with Darley on Ovation TV Darley’s...

Maria Lawton is a cookbook author and host of the PBS show “Maria’s Portuguese Table.” Maria and I talk about Portuguese olives and olive oil, bushes of Bay leaves and Portuguese people who have settled in New England, California, and Hawaii. Plus, we hear from Gracie the cockapoo. [Ep 168] Show Notes Maria Lawton’s website Brent post “Take A Number”

We’re celebrating Valentine’s Day with a show about chocolate. Fermenting cacao beans in Costa Rica, trying new flavors in Portugal, and how chocolate hazelnut was born out of scarcity in Turin, Italy, this is one of our sweetest episodes ever! [Ep 167] Show Notes: Botequim du Bocage facebook page Afro-Latina Travels with Kim Haas TV Show Taste Porto, Andre’s food tour company Arcadia...

Maria Lawton, creator and host of the TV Show Maria’s Portuguese Table, grew up in a home in Massachusetts where only Portuguese was spoken. She tells me about cooking using the sense of smell, accosting strangers in the supermarket and sharing recipes on the factory floor. She also tells me her inspiring story about how she got closure on her mother’s death by unearthing the tradition...

Rob Rose joins Brent for a conversation while sitting at a busy cafe near the Sao Jorge Castle in Lisbon. They talk about Rob’s recent trip to the island of Madeira, including a breakneck trip down a hill and, of course, fantastic food. Plus, Rob and Brent share their experience of getting a shot of sour cherry liqueur from a grandmother in front of her apartment in Lisbon. [EP 165] Show Not...

Lee & Mandy met while backpacking in Nepal and they’ve been traveling together on a budget ever since, sharing their adventures and tips on the “Frugal Travellers” YouTube Channel. They talk about how they can live richly on $25 a day and share some of their favorite places and dishes from Portugal. Listen to Lee & Mandy talk about caldo verde, one of the best covered mar...

Evanne Schmarder is an American expat living in Portugal. When she couldn’t find the foodie info she was looking for in her adopted country, Evanne started her own magazine “Relish Portugal.” She tells us about all kinds of Portuguese tarts, why you shouldn’t get your Pastel de Nata from the grocery store, the emerging craft beer scene, and where to get the best cataplana i...

We’re revisiting some of my favorite conversations about wine including Argentinian wine beyond Malbac, Port wine from Portugal, and the Italian wines of Tuscany and Lazio. Plus vineyard dogs in New Zealand! [Ep 162] Show Notes Toni Mazzaglia’s food tour company Taste Florence Toni on the podcast here , here , and here Tuscan Trails website Shafik Meghji website Shafik Meghji on the po...

Dogs that eat truffles and dogs that don’t eat truffles. Spanish truffles with French citizenship. And, a crazy holiday drink with black truffles. This week my guest is award winning author Rowan Jacobsen. His latest book “Truffle Hound: On the Trail of the World’s Most Seductive Scent, with Dreamers, Schemers, and Some Extraordinary Dogs” explores the world of truffles and we ta...