Springfood Media

Thank you for being a member of the Tower Club! In May you helped provide almost 1000 meals for the hungry in Springfield!

To celebrate our 100th episode we review the fanciest restaurant in town, Chef Pat Duran's Metropolitan Grill . But we didn't stop there. We ALSO reviewed Duran's other two restaurants, Great American Taco Company and Hard Knox BBQ ! We also play loads of voicemails from listeners and previous guests, as well as run clips from our favorite Springfood moments. Thank you all so much for continuing t...

We review longtime neighborhood staple Nearly Famous Deli & Pasta House ! Later, a special musical guest stops by. Join the Springfood, MO Tower Club to get two bonus episodes every month, AND help fight hunger in the Ozarks!

We review La Paloma, Springfield's premiere fine-dining Mexican restaurant! Later, a new segment plus a very special guest stops by! Join the Springfood, MO Tower Club to get two bonus episodes every month, AND help fight hunger in the Ozarks!

WCE May 2020

We review Teriyaki House! Is it a Chinese place with sushi, or a Japanese place with cashew chicken?? Join the Springfood, MO Tower Club to get two bonus episodes every month, AND help fight hunger in the Ozarks!

We talk donuts for the first time since fall 2018!! Specifically, we talk Gold-N-Glaze Donuts on East Chestnut, a neighborhood staple for over three decades! Later, an incredibly special guest shows up. Join the Springfood, MO Tower Club to get two bonus episodes every month, AND help fight hunger in the Ozarks!

Dead Restaurants with old friends. Recorded remotely from four locations. Sorry about the audio quality!

We review Black Market Smokehouse !! Plus, we assemble a Quarantine Dream Team! (Listen to find out what that means.) Join the Springfood, MO Tower Club to get two bonus episodes every month, AND help fight hunger in the Ozarks!

The Foodmales review The Hibiscus Jerk Hut, one of Springfield's only Jamaican restaurants! Join the Springfood, MO Tower Club to get two bonus episodes every month, AND help fight hunger in the Ozarks!

This month's What Chu Eatin' reviews include Chameleon Cuisine, Taco Express, and Panini Grill!

We talk Big Whiskey's American Restaurant & Bar , Springfield-based kinda sorta chain restaurant! Plus, Vance Hall, owner of Druff's and previous Springfood guest (and sponsor!), drops in to tell us what it's like to run a restaurant during quarantine. There's also a special segment featuring the premiere of a new song by a Swedish music producer! Join the Springfood, MO Tower Club to get...

Dan and Andy fly solo (duo?) this week to cover La Hacienda , one of the only Mexican spots in town with a drive-thru window. Later, an old friend hacks into the Zoom call to talk about their experiences in quarantine. Join the Springfood, MO Tower Club to get two bonus episodes every month, AND help fight hunger in the Ozarks!

Tower Club April 2020

The time has come. Thai Express time. Shay Rainey ( Moxie Cinema ) returns to review the best drive-thru in town, as well as help compile Springfood, MO's Quarantine Cookout Playlist . Watch Shay's music video directorial debut, it's Kudzu with, "No Backboooooone" !! Join the Springfood, MO Tower Club to get two bonus episodes every month, AND help fight hunger in the Ozarks!

At long last, Dan and Andy cover the restaurant responsible for Springfield, Missouri's most significant contribution to food culture, Red's Giant Hamburg, original home of the world's first drivethru! It's all downhill from here! Join the Springfood, MO Tower Club to get two bonus episodes every month, AND help fight hunger in the Ozarks!

On this month's What Chu Eatin', Dan and Andy review Margot , Catrina's Mexican Kitchen , and Cafe Dhibs !

Fan-favorite (and hosts' favorite) guest Katie Still ( Springvegas Sketch Show , Basement Kats , standup comedy ) joined us to review 5 Spice China Grill for our first ever livestreamed episode recording !! At long last, Katie shares her Last Meal, then an old friend drops by pitch a series of new products. Join the Springfood, MO Tower Club to get two bonus episodes per month, plus help fight hun...

This Saturday at 8:00 p.m. we'll be livestreaming the recording of our episode covering 5 Spice China Grill on our Youtube channel ! Here's the History of the 5 Spice in advance of the show! Standup comic and Springfood favorite Katie Still will be joining us for the review, and she dropped by for this bonus episode as well, for no good reason! Subscribe to our Youtube channel in advance to make i...

We talked The Hepcat with some friends from the wildly popular Pretending to be People podcast ! Zach Reeves, Taylor Reeves, and Justin Sala review brunch and dinner at Springfield's only jazz club and restaurant with us before sharing their Last Meals. Later, a brand new friend drops by! Join the Springfood, MO Tower Club to get two bonus episodes a month! Half the proceeds benefit Ozarks Food Ha...

An hour of Fast Food talk.

We talk The Big Slice with Ryan Sala , stellar rock drummer and professional Magic: The Gathering player. Later, Ryan shares his Last Meal before a very special guest drops by! Join the Springfood, MO Tower Club to get two bonus episodes a month! Half the proceeds benefit Ozarks Food Harvest!

Professional competitive eater Randy Santel stops by talk Bair's All-American Sports Grill , as well as an extended interview about his life and work. Later, Randy shares his truly Herculean Last Meal picks before an extra special guest arrives. Join the Springfood, MO Tower Club to get two bonus episodes a month! Half the proceeds benefit Ozarks Food Harvest!

The first ever episode of our new spinoff show, What Chu Eatin'! So, what new restaurants have Dan and Andy been eating in February 2020? Sugarfire BBQ, The Olive Branch, Archie's Italian Eatery, and Tequila y Mezcal! Listen for in-depth reviews! Join the Tower Club! For $5/monthly get two monthly bonus episodes + provide 10 meals for the hungry in Springfield!

Andy Sun, the guest from our all-time favorite episode , returns to the show to discuss Bawi Korean BBQ , the southside's upscale grill-it-yourself joint. Andy shares her Last Meal, and then a new friend stops by--kind of--to make some suggestions to improve the podcast. Follow Andy Sun's various creative and activist projects! PROMO PFLAG Springfield Subscribe to get two monthly bonus episodes of...