Destination Eat Drink on Radio Misfits

Lucian Reed-Drake first visited Bangkok as a teenage backpacker. Today, he calls the bustling city his home. He tells Brent about co-founding his tour company A Chef’s Tour and the best things to eat and drink in Bangkok including mango sticky rice, miang kham, and khanom tuay. Plus, the story of a Portuguese woman who’s responsible for most of the pastry in Thailand! [Ep 310] Show Not...

Brent explores some of the best coffee from around the world including Colombia and Vietnam. Plus, great coffee recommendations in the birthplace of Starbuck, Seattle, and 3rd wave shops in New York City. [Ep 309] Show Notes: Destination Eat Drink ebooks Restaurante Leo website FunLeo Foundation Jackfruit Adventure website Rated V Rated V YouTube Channel Darley Newman’s website Not Just Tourists

Maria is in Lisbon and meets Brent for an episode of the podcast. She tells Brent about her first trip to mainland Portugal, her love of the city of Guimarães, The Douro Valley, and a scary escape from the Portuguese wildfires. Maria also talks about her new cookbook and some of her family recipes. Plus, Maria and Brent share their favorite places for a Pastel de Nata in Lisbon [Ep 308] Show Notes...

Jian Tayaban is an expert on the food and culture of Manila. He shares the best dishes to try in his city in off the beaten track neighborhoods. Jian tells Brent about Manila’s street food and dishes called Dynamite and Lumpia as well as a Dim Sum tour in the world’s oldest Chinatown. Plus, ordering a dish that could get you in big trouble! [Ep 307] Show Notes: Support Destination Eat...

Aveiro is called the Venice of Portugal, but that might be unfair to Aveiro. The city has so much to offer besides just being compared to the Italian city. Yes, there are canals and cool boats, but there’s also great food like a local pastry and a delicious treat named after pig innards (yes, really). Local guide Rossana Freitas shares her expertise on this interesting city. [Ep 306] Show No...

Everyone loves pizza and we’re trying different kinds of pizza in Italy and NYC. Katie Parla talks about the styles of pizza in Rome and why Double Zero flour is a marketing scam. Then, Marco Scapagnini tells Brent about the unique pizza of Sicily. And, Scott Weiner shares why there is no true NY style pizza. [Ep 305] Show Notes: Katie Parla’s website The Joy of Pizza Niche Italy Scott...

Capri Cafaro is a TV personality, cookbook author, and radio host and podcaster who got her start as a state senator in Ohio. She tells Brent about her Italian heritage and the influence of her grandmother on her love of food and how it led her to storytelling on TV. Then, Capri talks about her new show on PBS, America the Bountiful and some of the interesting people she met while filming the firs...

Tommo from Eat This! Food & Wine Tours and Megsy from Food Fun Travel are back on the podcast to talk about the 8,000 year history of wine from the country of Georgia! Tommo and Megsy tell Brent about some of the unique wine regions of Georgia, aging wine in clay pots, and a monastery that has been making wine continuously for 1,000 years. Plus, we discuss the irony of Georgia being the oldest...

Tommo and Megsy are world travelers who have visited almost100 countries. But, several years ago, they set down roots in the country of Georgia and that’s where they’re raising their family and working on spreading the world about the beautiful and fascinating country they call home. They tell Brent about an amazing feast called a Supra, a dumpling eating lesson, and the incredible toa...

We’re discovering some of the best markets in the world as we visit Bordeaux, France in a motorcycle sidecar, find the best pickles in Seville, Spain, the king of fruit in the Saigon market, and get Chinese veggies at a market in Melbourne, Australia. [Ep 301] Show Notes: Darley Newman’s website Retro Sidecar Tour Pilar Rubio’s Instagram and also Mercado de Triana Jackfruit Adventure website...

Vincent Marcus is a foodie tour guide for Food Tours Stockholm as well as a sommelier and an advanced degree student studying marine food systems. He talks with Brent about marine food sustainability, new Nordic cuisine, coffee culture, and the surprising wine culture of Sweden. Plus, there’s pickled herring and Swedish drinking songs [Ep 300] Show Notes: Support Destination Eat Drink at Buy...

Vancouver is getting tons of buzz as a foodie city. Doug, founder of Vancouver Food Tours, and his lead guide Sean talk with Brent about pasta topped with Japanese curry, a bar built in just 24 hours, and why actors make the best tour guides. Plus, pet psychics and the story of Gassy Jack! [Ep 299] Show Notes: Support Destination Eat Drink on Buy Me A Coffee Taste Vancouver Food Tours Brioche Alib...

Daniel Gray lived in an orphanage in Korea until the age of 5 when he was adopted by a couple in the U.S. Daniel talks with Brent about fried lobster on a stick, Spam as a luxury item, and what we can learn about Korea from the TV show M*A*S*H. Plus, a street food dish that’s so addictive it’s called a narcotic and showing a Hollywood star around Seoul. [Ep 298] Show Notes: Support Des...

We’re cooling off during the dog days of summer with frozen treats from all over the world. We’ll sample the Cosmic Cousin of Neapolitan Ice Cream, an Australian flavor called Iced Vovo, and a Gelato Sandwich. [Ep 297] Show Notes: Support Destination Eat Drink at Buy Me A Coffee Culinary Adventure Co. Eat St. Louis Food Tours Walk Melbourne Culinary Backstreets – Palermo

Montmartre is one of the great foodie neighborhoods in Paris. Karl Wilder from The Chef Tours tells Brent about the best places to eat & drink as well as a gourmet picnic, and dishes like eggs preserved in gelatin, escargot, beef bourguignon, coq au vin, and a thinner baguette. Plus, some truffle talk! [Ep 296] Show Notes: Support Destination Eat Drink on Buy Me A Coffee The Chef Tours Lux Bar...

Erwan Leo from The Secret Wine Door in Paris is a wine expert, but he didn’t start that way. He tells Brent about his major career shift and how he survived when his shop was closed during the pandemic. He tells Brent about the most underrated wine region in France, the Left Bank and the Right Bank of Bordeaux, and an alternative to Châteauneuf-du-Pape. [Ep 295] Show Notes: Support Destinati...

Andrea Chierici lives and works in Bologna, Italy and loves his city! He tells Brent about the amazing food including lasagna with green noodles, ragu alla Bolognese, and a crispy treat called Crescentina. Plus, why you need to forget stereotypes and try Lambrusco! [Ep 294] Show Notes: Support Destination Eat Drink Taste Bologna website Mercato delle Erbe Quadrilatero market

Monica Eng is an award winning journalist from Chicago who has worked at the Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Tribune, WBEZ radio, and now, Axois. She took on the story of this year’s so-called Cicadapalooza, and has written stories about why this year’s Cicada emergence, going as far as frying and eating the noisy little insects. Then, she tells Brent what she loves about summer in Chicago!...

Brent visits Seville, Spain to learn about buying cakes from nuns. Then, we’re enjoying an ice cream from New Zealand called Hokey Pokey, the state cookie of New Mexico, and how to eat a cupcake in Seattle! [Ep 292] Show Notes: Support Destination Eat Drink Darley Newman’s website Pilar Rubio’s Instagram Frugal Travellers YouTube Channel Rated V YouTube Channel Cupcake Royale Hot Cakes...

Mexico City’s urban islands of Xochimilco have fed the city for centuries. Victor Gamboa, an environmentalist and tour guide from Culinary Backstreets, is trying to preserve Xochimilco and the farmer’s traditional way of life. Victor tells Brent about how the islands were constructed and how visitors can see this amazing part of Mexico City that’s 7 times the size of New York&#82...

Brent talks with Anastassia from Discover Estonia about the city of Tallinn and its unique cuisine. We’ll down Estonian Jagermeister, answer a sandwich dilemma, and learn about edible Christmas trees. Plus, chocolate covered cheese curds and a great market in Tallinn. [Ep 290] Show Notes: Support Destination Eat Drink on Buy Me a Coffee Discover Estonia Baltic Market  Hell Hunt pub Pohjala b...

Brent visits with Margot and Alex, the founders of Walk With Us Tours in Berlin about their vibrant and diverse city. How vibrant? Well, there’s great food like Kettwurst and German Meatballs in Caper Sauce and delicious craft beer. Exciting neighborhoods like Prenzlauder Berg and Friedrichshain. And, we even talk a little German Punk Rock! [Ep 289] Show Notes: Support Destination Eat Drink...

Brent searches for the best pasta shape for pesto with NYT bestselling author Katie Parla, tries the stuffed pasta native to Piedmont, is enchanted by a pasta named for a musical instrument, and learns about Croatia rediscovering its pasta heritage. [Ep 288] Show Notes: Support Destination Eat Drink Katie Parla’s website Katie’s book Food of the Italian Islands I Eat Food Tours and Eve...

Simon Bajada wanted to explore his Maltese roots through its cuisine. So, he decided to research, sample, and write a cookbook all about the dishes of Malta. He tells Brent about the spices of Malta, white olives, a giant dish called Timpana, and Pastizzi. Plus, a liqueur made from prickly pears. [Ep 287] Show Notes: Support Destination Eat Drink on Buy Me A Coffee Simon Bajada’s website Sim...

Pauline Lee from Simply Enak Food Tours is back to talk with Brent about the amazing cuisine of Penang, Malaysia. She talks about dishes like Asam Laksa, Char Kuew Teow, and Penang Hokkien Mee. Plus, Pauline tells Brent about the clan houses and a dish named after buckets of rice and curry. [Ep 286] Show Notes: Support Destination Eat Drink at Buy Me A Coffee Simply Enak Food Tours