Locales Only

What if your favorite beach day came with incredible food, good wine, and a purpose? This week on Locales Only, we’re riding along the Southern California coast with Alicia Cox, the founder and CEO of Prjkt Restaurant Group. From her early days in hospitality to running multiple oceanfront restaurants, Alicia has carved out a unique niche—elevated beachfront dining with heart. We talk about her la...

What makes a career legendary and how do you balance life, art, and knowing when to kick your feet up? This week on Locales Only, we’re taking a cruise down PCH with Hollywood heavyweight Kim Coates! Known for his roles in The Sons of Anarchy, The Walking Dead, and American Primeval Kim gives us an inside look into how he prepared for his role as Brigham Young, his balance of culture growing up in...

Ever wonder what it would be like to open a restaurant with your best friend? This week on Locales Only, we are riding around Inglewood with the owners of Two Hommés, Yaw Marcus Yaw Johnson (Chef Mando) and Abdoulaye Balde (Chef AB). Two Hommés is a testament to what is possible in a restaurant and kitchen when you blend culture, experimentation, and passion, and we’re going to learn about their j...

This week on Locales Only, we’re taking a drive around the historic Huntington Beach, also known as Surf City. If you've ever seen or even heard of the film Endless Summer, then you’ve heard of Huntington Beach. To help explain the historic importance of the area, we’re picking up the president of Visit Surf City, Kelly Miller. He’s going to tell us all about the history of surfing at Huntington,...

Food, and especially BBQ, has the power to bring us together and divide us into crazy feuds of who exactly makes the best style. This week’s guests seem to have finally solved who makes the best BBQ, and it’s them. Daniel,  Brenda, and Benjamin Castillo take a cruise around Santa Ana to walk us through their humble beginnings of cooking and smoking BBQ in their backyard to winning a James Beard Aw...

After a brief hiatus, Locales Only is back! This week we are going for a drive with Angela & Mariam El Haj — sisters who went from being first-generation American immigrants to owning Anaheim’s Calaca Mamas Cantina. You’ll get to hear directly from the pair how they have been raised in the restaurant scene, how their parents made the difficult journey from Palestine to Spain to the United States,...

This week on Locales Only we’re doing something a little bit different as we’re on location at the Grand Wailea Resort on the Island of Maui exploring the true meaning of aloha and family with Cultural Programming Manager Kalei ʻUwēko'olani. With a light mist of rain, we had a wholesome conversation on the importance of luau and Hawaiian culture. Erik learned some ʻŌlelo, also known as Hawaiian, a...

This time on Locales Only, we’re cruising in Long Beach with one of the funniest comedians on the scene right now, Alexis Prigo. We’ve had funny people in the car before, but never like this! Alexis is going to tell us about her writing process, how comedians are making it in Hollywood today, and what it feels like to go on stage for the first time! So buckle up and enjoy the conversation. This is...

In this episode of Locales Only, we’re taking a drive down history lane with the owner and founder of one the oldest restaurants in Newport Beach, Ron Salisbury. Ron and his family have owned The Cannery and several other restaurants for over 100 years! Today, we are going to hear about what the restaurant scene looked like almost a century ago, how Ron once got 1.7 million dollars in the span of...

This time on Locales Only, we’re picking up Lihi Benisty a breathwork and yoga teacher at the Ope-n Studio after taking one of her eye-opening classes. Lihi is going to walk us through her journey into yoga and breathwork, the way music can guide a class, and a way that all of us can start healing and controlling the stresses that bubble up in life. So buckle up and enjoy the conversation on Local...

In this episode of Locales Only, we’re picking up Garry Lineham, founder of the Human Garage. Human Garage is a health community looking to heal the human body with tools and movements everyone can already do. Garry will walk us through the science behind why our modern world harms your health, where he got the idea to start this community, and how just 15 minutes can transform your health. So buc...

This week on Locales Only we pick up Winnie Yee, Orange County's newest BBQ smoke queen. You might have seen her on the Kelly Clarkson Show or have been by her incredible local restaurant Smoke Queen in Garden Grove for a fresh plate of brisket or two. We’re going to talk to about how she got her start with nothing but a Costco smoker and Facebook Marketplace, the secrets to making great BBQ and w...

This week on Locales Only we have a special guest anyone from San Diego may have gotten culture and weather tips for the past decade or so! We’re going to pick up Heather Lake from Fox 5 News to cruise through the more hidden gems of SD. We’re going to learn about her path to the big leagues of news, how she balances her insane schedule, and her love of marathons! So tune in and buckle up this wee...

Welcome to another episode of Locales Only, this time, we’re picking up a true legend of the surf world, Corey Wilson. Besides being a personal friend, Corey has taken some of the most iconic photos for Surfer Magazine, Redbull Surfing, Aston Martin, and Mercedes. Today, Corey is going to teach us about the process of underwater photography, what it’s like to travel the world and spend 12+ hours i...

Welcome back to another episode of Locales Only. Today, we’re taking a cruise through the cultural streets of San Diego with award-winning chef Drew Deckman. He’s going to tell us about his new restaurant in San Diego, the secrets of slower living and better eating, and the challenges the current restaurant industry is facing. So buckle up, and let’s cruise on Locales Only! Big thanks to Fletcher-...

In this special episode of Locales Only, we get an inside look into the nitty gritty of Club Kokomo Spirits straight from the source, Mike and David Love. Tuning into this episode is going to be like sipping a fresh mojito on Mission Beach! Big thanks to Fletcher-Jones Motorcar of Newport Beach for sponsoring the show and building out the all-electric Mercedes-Benz EQE as our rolling podcast studi...

Today, on Locales Only, we head south to the sunny streets of San Diego to pick up a surf rock legend, Mike Love of the Beach Boys! We all have the honor of meeting his son, David Love, and we’re going to hear a bit more than just how Mike was surfing USA. In this episode, we’re going to hear about how Mike transformed his way of thinking with transcendental meditation, how he is still performing...

Today on Locales Only, we cruise through Santa Monta to pick up a literal Next Level Chef, Nyesha Arrington. Nyesha has been a co-host alongside Gordon Ramsay on the hit TV show Next Level Chef. However, we’re not talking about food in this episode but instead about what drives Nyesha to be a chef, an athlete, and a voice in her community. So buckle up, and let’s take a ride on Locales Only. Big t...

Welcome back to another cruise with Locales Only! This week, we’re picking up the host of Good Food Radio, Evan Kleinman, for a drive in Santa Monica to discuss how the LA restaurant scene is changing, how her show Good Food Radio has been influencing the city's tastebuds, and her secret love for fast food. So buckle up and tune in! Big thanks to Fletcher-Jones Motorcar of Newport Beach for sponso...

Today on Locales Only, we pick up Wing Lam, the founder of Wahoos Fish Tacos, to talk about a lot more than just incredible food. Wing tells us about his family history of escaping communist China, a rumor about John Wayne launching his family’s restaurant into stardom, and his wild globetrotting childhood. Big thanks to Fletcher-Jones Motorcar of Newport Beach for sponsoring the show and building...

This time, on Locales Only, we pick up the owners of a Costa Mesa institution, Hi-Time Wine and Spirits, Chuck and Harold Hanson. If you’ve never been to Hi-Time, it is a maze of a store filled with every wine you could imagine and some you've never heard of. If you want a rare bottle of Pinot Noir from the depths of the Andes mountain range, Chuck and Harold are your guys. To celebrate their fant...

Welcome back to another joyride with Locales Only. This time on the show, we pick up Bambaata Marley to cruise through the streets of Little Ethiopia and midtown and discover a little more about this incredible artist. Bam tells us the power of his grandfather’s music and what it means to be from such a creative family. Later, he’ll tell us why football (soccer) is the other love in his life and w...

This time on Locales Only, we have Matt Sanders, aka M. Shadows, the frontman to the legendary rock group Avenged Sevenfold. Despite the clouds in Newport Beach, Matt’s amazing insight shines bright as we cruise around. We get an inside look at the future of VR in the music industry, the challenges current artists face, and how the blockchain might be changing the way record labels interact with a...

This time on Locales Only, we have Ted Lasso star Moe Jeudy-Lamour come and take a ride with us in in the busy streets of Downtown LA. Moe gives us some insight into his role as the goalie on Ted Lasso, what it was like to live with Jason Sudeikis, and what a true work ethic looks like in Hollywood. So buckle up, and let’s cruise on Locales Only. Big thanks to Fletcher-Jones Motorcar of Newport Be...

There’s so much that makes Southern California one of the best places in the world. That’s why, for almost a decade, the founder of Locale magazine, Eric Hale, has been showcasing the people, places, restaurants, and events that give SoCal its reputation. Now he’s taking his show on the road, literally, in a brand new Mercedes-Benz EQE courtesy of Fletcher Jones Motorcars in Newport Beach as the r...