Destination Eat Drink on Radio Misfits

To celebrate Cinco de Mayo we’re sampling some of the best tacos in Texas including West Indian tacos in San Antonio, Baja tacos in Fort Worth, and puffy tacos. Plus, donuts with tacos and Taco Bell almost breaking up a marriage. [Ep 335] Show Notes: Destination Eat Drink foodie travel guide ebooks Jose R. Ralat at Texas Monthly Kevin’s band Shinyribs website Eunice Reyes Rated V Chica...

Granne Lawlor is the founder of food and whiskey tour company Flavour Trails. She shares the best things to eat and drink in Dublin including boxty, a controversial dish called coddle, as well how to pair food with whiskey. Plus, why the Irish traditionally didn’t eat a lot of fish even though it’s an island nation and why the Brazilian community has enriched the culture of Dublin. And...

Toni Mazzaglia is an expert on the cuisine of Florence and Tuscany. With Easter coming up, she tells Brent about all the things to eat during Easter celebrations (so many!) including Easter desserts, fresh peas and artichokes, and, of course, Easter Lamb. Plus, the best things to eat during Lent leading up to Easter! [Ep 333] Show Notes: Foodie Tour Guides from Destination Eat Drink Brent’s...

Brent visits with Mona, an expert on the food and culture of Cairo, Egypt. She tells me all the different people who have made Cairo home and the dishes they brought with them from the Sinai Peninsula, the western desert, and Upper Egypt. We talk about pickles on falafel, dolma cooked by mom, and proving your kitchen skills to the in-laws. Plus, Basbousa, Feteer, and some delicious spicy dishes! [...

Brent is sampling the tastiest small plates including tangy pickled vegetables in Seville, eggplant mezze in Istanbul, delicious artichokes in Barcelona, salted cod on top of polenta in Venice, .Plus, delicious drinks with your snacks like a Select spritz or a little glass of sherry. [Ep 331] Show Notes: Tours in Barcelona, Seville, and Istanbul with Culinary Backstreets Pilar on Instagram Katie P...

Jamie Coelho is the Editor in Chief at Rhode Island Monthly magazine, an institution in the Ocean State. She shares Rhode Island’s many unique culinary delights like pizza strips, coffee milk, cabinets, Rhode Island style calamari, and why you never get ketchup on your hot wiener! Plus, a new food hall and tons of restaurant recommendations. [Ep 330] Show Notes: Destination Eat Drink foodie...

Namtam is a gastronomy expert from Thailand who takes hungry travelers around her city of Phuket to enjoy the city’s amazing cuisine. From hokkien noodles to tea leaf salad to mom’s gaeng som, Nam tells Brent about all the best dishes in Phuket, a UNESCO City of Gastronomy. Plus, why she has curry in her veins. [Ep 329] Show Notes: Destination Eat Drink foodie travel guides Nam’s...

For St. Patrick’s Day, Brent is in Ireland for a visit to a castle (and some ice cream!) with Samantha Brown. Then, it’s off to Dublin for a few pints (and great craic) before we trek back to Northern Ireland for some incredible Game of Thrones sites. [Ep 328] Show Notes: Destination Eat Drink foodie travel guides Samantha Brown’s website Grainne’s Flavour Trails tour compa...

Brent is getting jittery with flat whites from Australia, a frozen coffee drink from Milan, and a coffee amusement park [Ep 327] Show Notes: Destination Eat Drink foodie travel guides Local Sauce Tours  with Justin Steele Monique’s  Walk Melbourne Tours Rebecca Shoval  Not Just Tourists Jackie’s website  A Signorina in Milan

Barry Enderwick literally wrote the book on sandwiches. His tome “Sandwiches of History” covers the origin of some famous sandwiches and more recent delicious entries. Barry tells Brent about some of the most interesting sandwiches including a Nicoise salad sandwich, the Hot Chicken Tuna sandwich, and how the Brits got creative to find a banana substitute for a sandwich. Plus, the age...

Brent visits with Pooja from A Chef’s Tour in Mumbai, India. She tells Brent about a place she calls The Alley of Treats and why she says it activates all five senses. Pooja also talks about all the different peoples who have come to Mumbai and continue to influence the culture and cuisine including the Parsi who fled Iran over 1,000 years ago. And, Pooja shares the best street food and othe...

We’re in Ravenna, Italy with Silvia from Taste Bologna Tours for a unique pasta that resembles a chicken’s throat, local flatbreads called piadina, and a decadent dessert. Plus, a little truffle talk and the mosaic masterpieces of Ravenna. [Ep 324] Show Notes: Destination Eat Drink ebooks Taste Bologna Tours in Ravenna with Silvia

Valentine’s Day is coming up so what better time than now to sample some sweets and desserts from around the world. From casata and cannoli’s in Sicily to beignets and chicory coffee in New Orleans to a pastel de nata contest in Massachusetts, we try ’em all on this episode. [Ep 323] Show Notes: Portugal Foodie Travel Guide ebook at Buy Me a Coffee Maria Lawton’s website Ma...

Harper and Eva are the charming couple behind the incredibly popular YouTube channel Pasta Grammar. They tell Brent about buying an abandoned restaurant in Eva’s hometown in Calabria, Italy. Plus, how Harper sealed the deal with blueberry pie and Eva’s shock at finding American foods she loves. And, Brent shares a story about chestnut vendors in Portugal. [Ep 322] Show Notes: Destinati...

Brent visits with P.S. from Everyday Tour Company about the amazing food culture in Singapore where Street Food is an Intangible Cultural Heritage. She talks about Roti Parata, Singapore Salad, and how Malaysian, Chinese, and Indian food influenced local gastronomy. Plus a breakfast item that is a mashup from British and Chinese ingredients. [Ep 321] Show Notes: Destination Eat Drink foodie travel...

Marta Udalowa and her husband gave up corporate jobs in Ireland for life in rural Abruzzo, Italy. She tells Brent about foraging for a huge bounty of figs, greens, plums, elderberries, mushrooms and so much more! Plus, getting busted picking cherries and making herbal infused pana cotta. [Ep 320] Show Notes: Destination Eat Drink foodie travel guides iL Monte Farmhouse on Airbnb Forager in Italy F...

Darley Newman joins Brent to talk about the new season (her 12th!) of Travels with Darley and all the great things she ate & drank along the way. From mole and cocktails infused with local honey in Santa Fe to pizza made in car parts trays in Detroit and more pizza in Chicago, Darley’s tried it all. Plus, visits to cool places like the Indian Market and Motown Musuem. [Ep 319] Show Notes...

We’re welcoming in 2025 with a visit to the vineyards of Bordeaux and a famous wine museum. Plus, the reason why sherry drinkers are like a cult, the surprising origins of Missouri wine, and what it means to “kiss the wine.”. [Ep 318] Show Notes: Destination Eat Drink foodie travel guides Darley Newman’s website La Cite du Vin Pilar Rubio’s Instagram and also Cat’s TV...

For New Year’s we’re celebrating with Georgian wine, a crazy fireworks display in Manila, a BBQ on the beach in New Zealand, ringing in the new year on a rooftop in Bangkok, and toasting with Prosecco in Ravenna, Italy [Ep 317] Show Notes: Destination Eat Drink ebooks Tommo’s Eat This! Tours Jian’s Explore Manila Tours Jenni & Milli Eat Kinda Lucian’s A Chef&#8217...

For Christmas we’re celebrating with Bûche de Noël in France, walking off the meal in Rome, a Glühwein crawl in Germany, and the huge Christmas dinner in the Philippines. [Ep 316] Show Notes: Andrew Prior Fabulously Kathy McCabe Dream of Italy Margot +Alex Walk with Us tours Jian’s Explore Manila Tours Destination Eat Drink ebooks

Lyon is called the gastronomy capital of France. Virginie Jandet from Food Tour company Tasty Lyon tells Brent about the amazing food of the city including a candy honoring silk workers, a market named for a legendary chef, and a red colored praline. Plus, the characteristic rustic restaurants called Bouchon and the surprising origin of macarons. [Ep 315] Show Notes: Destination Eat Drink ebooks T...

We’re sampling some of the best cheese from around the world. Amazing blue cheese from Nova Scotia, pecorino from Sardinia, raw milk cheese from Australia and many more! [Ep 314] Show Notes: Destination Eat Drink ebooks Travels with Darley Katie Parla’s website and books Culinary Adventure Co. website Melbourne Walks website

Milli Kumar and Jeni Matheson are the founders of Eat Kinda ice cream in New Zealand, a company that makes ice cream using a totally unique ingredient; cauliflower! And no, it doesn’t taste like cauliflower, just delicious premium ice cream. Milli and Jenni tell Brent about how they came upon cauliflower as a base for their ice cream, a cheesecake fail, and give Brent a lesson in New Zealand...

Scott Weiner is the founder of Scott’s Pizza Tours and owner of the Guiness World Record largest pizza box collection. Scott recently returned from the birthplace of pizza, Naples, Italy, where he judged an international pizza contest. Scott tells Brent about the different pizzas he sampled, teaching baby to love pizza, and some recommendations for places to go in Naples. [ep 312] Show Notes...

Mohamed is a photographer and foodie travel guide in Morocco. His company Moroccan Food Tour takes curious travelers to see and taste everything his country has to offer. Brent talks with Mohamed about the unique spices of Morocco and the many different markets of Marrakech. Plus, Mohamed’s favorite dishes to make at home, different kinds of Moroccan olive oil, eating cous cous on Friday, an...