Stu Helm: Food Fan

THE PODCAST The podcast above was originally recorded on 01/01/2025 without my usual co-host Chef Tom LaFauci from Twisted Laurel Downtown Asheville , so it’s just little old me doin’ the best that I can… 00:00 - 03:23 INTRO: Tom’s Not Here, But Hockey Is!03:24 - 08:19 LOOKING BACK AT 2024 Prt 1: Boy Howdy, Did I Eat A Lot8:20 - 14:35 WHERE’D YA EAT? Neng Jr’s , Good Hot fish , The Market Place ,...

THE PODCAST The podcast above was originally recorded on 12/15/2024 with my usual co-host Chef Tom LaFauci from Twisted Laurel Downtown Asheville as well as special guest Chef Maureen LaFauci from Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ… 00:00 - 04:10 INTRO: Chef Maureen In The House & Otto In The Trash04:11 - 16:38 BEAR’S BBQ & WCK: Chef Maureen Was Boots On The Ground16:39 - 20:05 LOOKING FORWARD: And Hoping For...

THE PODCAST The podcast above was originally recorded on 12/01/2024 with my usual co-host Chef Tom LaFauci from Twisted Laurel Downtown Asheville … 00:00 - 02:12 INTRO: Chef Tom Is Dropping No Balls02:13 - 14:52 TG FEAST: Dressing Over Stuffing From Now On14:53 - 16:59 ALMOST TOTAL BLACKNESS: We’re Not Out Of The Woods Yet17:00 - 32:28 WHERE’D YA EAT? Twisted Laurel, Happy Belly Food Truck , Cúrat...

THE PODCAST The podcast above was originally recorded on 11/18/2024 and my usual co-host Chef Tom LaFauci from Twisted Laurel Downtown Asheville . 00:00 - 01:20 INTRO: I Almost Didn’t Make A Mistake01:21 - 20:14 WATER: And What You Can Do With It20:15 - 20:55 MANNA SPOT: Please Donate to MANNA Foodbank 20:56 - 39:25 WHERE’D YA EAT? Munchie Meetup, The Pickled Herring , The Ivy Inn , Twisted Laurel...

THE PODCAST The podcast above was originally recorded on 11/14/2024 and features me, flying solo once again, without my usual co-host Chef Tom LaFauci from Twisted Laurel Downtown Asheville . I am joined however, by… 00:00 - 02:10 INTRO: Tommy Pinkman Is Chained Up In The Kitchen02:11 - 011:20 STAFFING: Where’d Everybody Go?11:21 - 24:47 WHERE’D YA EAT? Green Sage Cafe , Jeremiah's Italian Ice , F...

THE PODCAST The podcast above was originally recorded on 11/07/2024 and features me, flying solo without my usual co-host Chef Tom LaFauci from Twisted Laurel Downtown Asheville . 00:00 - 02:57 INTRO: Solo Stu Not Doing Voices02:58 - 16:25 CURRENT EVENTS: And How They Affect The Food Biz16:26 - 17:08 MANNA SPOT: Please Donate to MANNA Foodbank 17:09 - 35:28 HEROES OR HEELS? Restaurants vs Eaters35...

THE PODCAST The podcast above was originally recorded on 10/29/2024 and features me and my co-host Chef Tom LaFauci from Twisted Laurel Downtown Asheville , talkin’ about life in Asheville, a month after the hurricane and floods rocked us back to the stone age. We were still a mess, but rising like a phoenix from the mud and rubble. 00:00 - 03:30 INTRO: Lumpy Mashed Potato Brains (No Gravy)01:07 -...

THE PODCAST The podcast above was originally recorded on 10/23/2024 and features me flying solo, without my usual co-host Chef Tom LaFauci from Twisted Laurel Downtown Asheville , and doing my best to let you know what’s up in Asheville, post-hurricane. 00:00 - 01:06 INTRO: I Ain’t Got No Tommy01:07 - 02:58 BREAKFAST TOGETHER: We Went To Biscuit Head South 02:59 - 04:28 I HOPE YOU’RE WELL: A Messa...

THE PODCAST The podcast above features me & my co-host Chef Tom LaFauci from Twisted Laurel Downtown Asheville doing our first podcast together after the hurricane devastated our area. 00:00 - 03:54 INTRO: A Moment of Silence On Our First Show Since The Hurricane03:55 - 15:04 STORM STORIES: SOS Only Mode15:06 - 24:00 LIFE WITHOUT WATER: Making Do With What You’ve Got24:01 - 24:41 Please Donate to...

THE PODCAST The podcast above features me & my co-host Chef Tom LaFauci from Twisted Laurel Downtown Asheville talking about “exotic” foods, which amounts to mostly trying to figure out how to cook an elephant. Also, Sauce Talk & Where’d Ya Eat? 00:00 - 04:44 INTRO: Jury Duty and Lunch04:45 - 18:58 “EXOTIC” FOODS: The Hardest Part of Making Elephant Stew18:59 - 19:38 MANNA SPOT: Please Donate to M...

THE PODCAST The podcast above features me and my co-host Chef Tom LaFauci from Twisted Laurel Downtown Asheville mostly talkin’ about food. He knows how to cook it. I know how to eat it. It’s magic. I also spoke with Chef’s Katherine & Griffin Riffe from Infuso, who are innovators in the realm of infusing food with various cannabinoids! 00:00 - 03:13 INTRO: Almost Feels Like Fall03:15 - 17:56 COOK...

THE PODCAST The podcast above features me & my co-host (an exhausted) Chef Tom LaFauci from Twisted Laurel Downtown Asheville mostly talking about how RJK Jr wanted to eat some roadkill in the form of a bear cub, plus an episode of Where’d Ya Eat? 00:00 - 03:42 INTRO: Chef Tom Likes His Children03:43 - 09:20 DID YOU HEAR THE NEWS? RFK Jr & The Baby Bear09:21 - 18:57 ON EATING BEARS: Can You? Shoul...

THE PODCAST The podcast above features me and my co-host Chef Tom LaFauci (and his dog, Otto) mostly talkin’ about food, coffee, and legal weed. There’s also a visit from Chef Drew from Asheville Pizza South! Our theme song, BTW, is called “ Cheese Wagon ” by the Derita Sisters , and our new Where’d Ya Eat theme song is an excerpt from the song “ I Like Fruit ” by Secret Agent 23 Skidoo . 00:00 -...

THE PODCAST The podcast above features me and my co-host Chef Tom LaFauci, mostly talking about fresh vegetables, and sauces, aaand I seem fixated on zucchini for some reason. I also review two stellar experiences at two fancy restaurants in downtown, and we get a quick visit from Chef Warren, who brings Tom some cake. 00:00 - 03:28 INTRO: Warren Has a Talent for Dessert03:29 - 16:13 ON A MISSION:...

THE PODCAST The podcast above features me & my co-host Chef Tom LaFauci from Twisted Laurel Downtown Asheville talkin’ mostly about food mods, aka customer requests, ie: “ Can I please have the BLT, but with sprouts instead of lettuce, and can I get my tomatoes crinkle cut, and the bacon on the side? ” (server stares hard at inside of own eyelids) “ And instead of bacon, I’d like a watermelon. ” (...

THE PODCAST Chef Tom LaFauci, joins me from Twisted Laurel Downtown Asheville , and we mostly talk about some of the exciting Food Holidays happening in July, and we are very briefly interrupted by Sarah, the events coordinator at Twisted. At the end of the show, there is a supplimental segment in which I am joined by my wife Dawn to recount some of our culinary adventures together! 00:00 - 01:33...

The podcast above features me and my co-host Chef Tom LaFauci, who is finally back with me after several weeks! Podcast Contents 00:00 - 05:41 INTRO: Chef Tom is a Delicate Flower05:42 - 09:02 WHERE’D YA EAT? Anniversary Meal at Stone Bowl 09:03 - 20:53 SAUCE TALK: Bearnaise Q & A20:54 - 21:38 MANNA SPOT: Please Donate to MANNA Foodbank .21:39 - 47:54 DUNNING KRUGER REPORT: The Price of Food Part...

The podcast above features me, talkin’ to my friend and fellow tour guide, Kaye Bentley from Asheville Rooftop Bar Tours , as well a solo-segment of Where’d Ya Eat and a little bit of Dunning Kruger Report at the end about the high cost of food. Podcast Contents 00:00 - 01:54 INTRO: Reduced Herds & Increased Prices01:55 - 23:36 ROOFTOP TOURS: With Her Highness, Kaye Bentley23:37 - 42:02 WHERE’D YA...

The podcast above features a conversation with Jen Hampton about the Business Improvement District planned for downtown Asheville, as well as a visit from the Pizza Guy, and some unsolicited advice about writing negative reviews in public forums. Podcast Contents 00:00 - 06:17 INTRO: Asheville is a Wonderful Little City06:18 - 30:58 BID BREAKDOWN: I’m Joined by Jen Hampton from Just Economics WNC...

The podcast above features me, and only me, as Chef Tom and I were unable once again to connect for our weekly podcast. I know it’s not as great when Tom’s not here, but I hope that you will bare with me while I recount the travel-eating that I recently did with my wife, Dawn… Podcast Contents 00:00 - 01:15 INTRO: Stu is Flying Solo01:16 - 04:39 BREAKFAST AT AVL AIRPORT: Just the Hug I Needed04:40...

The podcast above features me and my co-host Chef Tom LaFauci have a bit of a Pizza Party Podcast Contents 00:00 - 03:22 INTRO: Let’s Try Not to Sound Like Idiots 03:23 - 24:30:19 PIZZA PARTY! 13 Places to Buy Pizza in Downtown Asheville*24:32 - 25:17 MANNA SPOT: Please Donate to MANNA Foodbank .25:18 - 29:59 TURDUCKEN: And Other Delights30:00 - 46:33 WHERE’D YA EAT? Delish Food Truck, Luminosa, B...

The podcast above features me and Chef Tom LaFauci from Twisted Laurel Downtown Asheville talkin’ about food, and the 19-hundred-and-something World’s Fair, and good pots, and Latin words, and that time I fought a giant, and other stuff… Podcast Contents 00:00 - 06:09 INTRO: At the End of Which Chef Tommy Assumes the Fetal Position06:10 - 09:39 WORD ORIGINS: Sauce / Sausage / Sawsyge / Saucisse /...

The podcast above features me and my special co-host, Sarah Ray from the Let’s Talk Country Podcast , who is also one of my fellow food tour guides! Podcast Contents 00:00 - 02:12 INTRO: Guest Host Sarah Ray!02:13 - 09:19 A PEEK BEHIND THE CURTAINS: How Does a Food Tour Work?09:20 - 20:58 LTC: Let’s Talk Country Podcast with Sarah Ray & Mary Lynne20:59 - 21:43 MANNA SPOT: Please Donate to MANNA Fo...

The podcast above features me and the Pizza Guy, but mostly just me, mostly just talkin’ about food, and me, and brain worms, and stuff… Podcast Contents 00:00 - 01:09 INTRO: All Alone01:10 - 08:25 PODCAST ANNIVERSARY: 9 Years, Off & On08:26 - 13:34 THE PIZZA GUY IS HERE: El Gaucho13:44 - 32:29 WHERE’D YA EAT? 32:30 - 33:15 MANNA SPOT: Please Donate to MANNA Foodbank .33:16 - 40:51 UNSOLICITED ADV...

The podcast above features me and Chef Tom LaFauci from Twisted Laurel Downtown Asheville talkin’ about food rules and shaming, and Chef Tom is left flabbergasted at the end, when Stu admits a few things that might have been better left unsaid. Podcast Contents 00:00 - 08:03 INTRO: AFWBIMPin’ Ain’t Easy & Making The Food Connection08:04 - 20:28 FOOD DELIVERY: The Story of 1,000 Hands20:29 - 42:48...