Destination Eat Drink on Radio Misfits

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...

Valery of Real Prague Guides takes us through the best places to see in the “City of 100 Spires” including Old Town Square, the Charles Bridge and The John Lennon Wall. Valery also gives us the best places to get a famous Czech Pilsner, including a monastery. Then, we talk Czech food like kolache and fruit dumplings. Yum! [Ep 160] Show Notes Real Prague Guides website Real Prague Guide...

Author and podcast Rick Kaempfer has deep roots in Chicago and Germany. He grew up speaking German in his house and may (or may not) have worn lederhosen to school. Rick shares his favorite German dishes and where to get them in Chicago, plus the best place for an authentic German beer before a Cubs game at Wrigley. [Ep 159] Show Notes: Rick’s podcast “ Minutia Men ” with Dave St...

Toni Mazzaglia is a foodie tour guide in Florence, Italy. But, she’s also got a love for nearby Emilia-Romagna, especially the balsamic vinegars of the region. Toni tells me about the similarities and differences between aging balsamic vinegar and fine wine. She also tells me about pairing food and vinegar, how balsamic was used as a dowry centuries ago and she adds a great new phrase to the...

We’re sampling pastries and sweets from all over the world including Pastel de Nata from Portugal, treats for Carnival in Venice, Alfajores in Argentina, Turkish Delight in Istanbul, and Cocas in Barcelona. Get ready for a sugar rush! [EP157] Show Notes: Andre Apolinario of Taste Porto on Destination Eat Drink Taste Porto, Andre’s food tour company Monica Cesarato blog and food tours Monica...

Darley Newman’s show Travel with Darley has been on PBS for 8 seasons with a 9th coming in 2022. Darley tells Brent about some of her favorite dishes she’s had while on the road like Aebleskiver in Solvang, Kugelhopf in Strasbourg, and Galettes in Brittany. Plus, Darley tells me about Blueberry beer in Michigan, sampling moonshine from the cask, and finding award winning chefs in unexp...

Filmmaker Alice Gu didn’t know that a huge number of the independent donut shops were owned and operated by Cambodian refugees from the war in Southeast Asia. She tells the amazing story in her film “The Donut King.” Alice talks with us about all kinds of donuts like Sriracha donuts, Froot Loops on donuts, buttermilk bars and the popularity of donuts on social media. Plus, Alice...

The wine doors in Florence have gained incredible popularity during the times of Covid because of their charming design and functionality allowing people to get a glass of wine while socially distanced. My guest Robbin Gheesling is an expert on the wine doors of Florence and tells us about them along with Renaissance union busting the purpose of those straw baskets on Chianti bottles. [EP154] Show...

We’re sampling coffee from around the world including spiced coffee in Oaxaca, coffee and chocolate in Costa Rica, ventanitas in Little Havana, and Turin’s bicerin. [EP 153] Show Notes: Maria Itaka on episode 125 of Destination Eat Drink Oaxaca food tour from Culinary Backstreets Maria’s website Rito chocolate shop website Café caracol púrpura facebook page Adriana Font on episode 121...

Rob Rose, creator and host of the TV show Raw Travel, talks about the new season of the show. He tells me about his reluctance to visit Dubrovnik, Croatia and how the city ultimately surprised and delighted him. Plus, he talks about the capital of Croatia, Zagreb and a place called the Mosquito City. Of course we also talk food, like a local cheese and rakija, the Croatian firewater. [Ep 152] Show...

Four time Grammy winner Sarah Jarosz talks with Brent about her latest appearance on the Austin City Limits TV show and performing for the first time in months for a live audience. Plus, she tells us the best place to get breakfast tacos in her hometown of Wimberly, Texas, what she looks forward to eating when she returns to Austin, and her favorite places to dine in London & Glasgow. Then, Sa...

There’s no history of winemaking in the kingdom of Bhutan. After all, Bhutan is a mountainous country in the Himalayas. Michael Juergens is looking to change that. After running a marathon in Bhutan he thought “where are all the grape vines?” A couple years later he planted vineyards and is getting ready to harvest the first vintages. Michael tells up about starting the Bhutan Wi...

This week our guest is Jonathan Knotek of Chicago Prohibition Tours. We talk about the rich history of the Chicago speakeasy, the stomach turning origin of rot gut, and the best places for a shot and a beer in the Windy City. Plus, Jonathan takes a shot at his neighbors up north and the Wisconsin Old Fashioned. [Ep 149] Show Notes: Chicago Prohibition Tours website Bordel website The Cove Yelp pag...

We’re exploring Transplanted Cuisine on Destination Eat Drink. A Czech pastry that found its way to Texas, an Italian digestiv that has exploded in popularity in Spain, Korean/Russian/Uzbek fusion cuisine as well as Malaysian food in South Africa [Ep 148]   Show Notes: Rachel Laudan on Destination Eat Drink Rachel Laudan’s website Rachel Laudan’s books Elsje Erasmus of Cape Town Culinar...