Interview with Lee Aquino from Teak Restaurant at The St. Pete Pier – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 109

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Interview with Lee Aquino from Teak Restaurant at The St. Pete Pier – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 109

Kevin Godbee · Sep 29, 2020 · 1 min read

Interview with Executive Chef Lee Aquino from the New St. Pete Pier Restaurants

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 109! On today's episode, we interview Executive Chef Lee Aquino. Lee heads up three of the new locations at the new St. Pete Pier, including; The Driftwood Cafe, Teak Restaurant, and the rooftop bar Pier Teaki. Under the same ownership, Lee also heads up The Birch & Vine, and the rooftop bar The Canopy at The Birchwood Hotel on Beach Drive. We'll be talking about some quite creative, yet approachable eats and treats. After Lee, we have Greenstock salads for lunch, and Lori tells how she recently started Weight Watchers, and that her salad is only two points out of 30 for the day. It's also quite tasty.

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The St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast features interviews with chefs, restaurateurs, sommeliers, bartenders, and more, and covers the burgeoning food scene in St. Petersburg, Florida. Episodes air every Tuesday.

This episode of the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast is brought to you by Rollin' Oats, The Zest Podcast, Noble Crust, Buya Ramen, and Engine No. 9. Please keep them in mind the next time you are hungry for some fantastic food.

Our announcer is Candice Aviles from Food for Thought  and Channel 10 News. Our theme music is provided by The Chris Walker Band.

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Kevin Godbee

World Food Championships Certified Food Judge #1541

I've always loved cooking. When I was 6-years old I wanted to cook. When my mom said that she was just running to the neighbor's and would be right back, I climbed onto the kitchen counter and found Lipton Instant French Onion Soup Mix. By the time my mom returned, I was stirring the pot on the stove, and proclaimed; "Look Mom! I'm cooking!"

In High School, I took three different cooking classes and got an A in each. After getting my first apartment, I used to cook 5-nights a week, and go out two nights. An old girlfriend from decades ago had a brother-in-law that was a CEO of a trucking company, and he used to entertain in Manhattan quite a bit ... and he started taking us along.

This was when I learned about gourmet food and fine wine. For a couple of years, Lori and I went out about 4-5 nights a week, but now we have a better balance of 50/50 between cooking at home, and going out to the amazing restaurants we are so lucky to have in our beloved Downtown St. Petersburg.

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