Interview with Lee Aquino from The Birch & Vine – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 51

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Interview with Lee Aquino from The Birch & Vine – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 51

Kevin Godbee · Aug 20, 2019 · 1 min read

Interview with Lee Aquino from The Birch & Vine

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 51! Our featured interview today is with Lee Aquino, the Executive Chef from The Birch & Vine in downtown St. Pete. When The Birch & Vine opened in 2013, they were my #1 personal favorite St. Pete restaurant. Things have changed and evolved over the years, and Chef Lee's unique culinary creations has them fast moving back towards the top of my list. Our musical guest today is the band Speakeasy with their new EP, "Bloom!". We'll have Brendon Porter & Eric Yoder from the band. We feature their song, "Desert Rose".

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Lee Aquino, Executive Chef, The Birch & Vine

Lee Aquino, Executive Chef, The Birch & Vine

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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 Pacific Counter, Salty J's, The Brass Bowl Kitchen & Juicery, Club Savor, 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 Meet the Chef and Channel 10 News. Our theme music is provided by The Chris Walker Band.

Links:

The Birch & Vine Website

Speak Easy Website

 

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Kevin Godbee

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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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