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Interview with Beverage Director Dean Hurst from The Datz Group – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 142

Interview with Dean Hurst from Burnt Ends Tiki Bar

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 142! On today’s episode, we interview Dean Hurst. Let us say this: Dean is just fun! He is the Beverage Director for The Datz Group, and today we have an extensive conversation on all things tiki and tiki culture with an emphasis on … Continue Reading

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Interview with Chef A.J. Lambden from Kiosk Kitchen – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 141

Interview with A.J. Lambden from Kiosk Kitchen

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 141! On today’s episode, we interview Chef A.J. Lambden. A.J. has worked at several Tampa Bay area, and downtown St. Pete restaurants with most of his hours being logged at Cassis on Beach Dr. He started his catering business two weeks before the first pandemic … Continue Reading

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Interview with Chef Olive Davis from Salty’s Sandwich Bar – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 140

Interview with Chef Olive Davis from Salty’s Sandwich Bar

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 140! On today’s episode, we interview Chef Olive Davis. She’s been a charter boat chef in the Caribbean, appeared on Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” with Guy Fieri, was the chef at Stella’s in Gulfport, and was part of the opening team … Continue Reading

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Interview with Don Nguyen – Our Go-To Guy for Asian Food Info – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 139

Interview with Don Nguyen – Our Go-To Guy for Asian Food Questions

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 139! On today’s episode, we interview Don Nguyen in this special episode solely dedicated to Asian cuisine. Just a few of the things we talk about include, the evolution of Asian cuisine, hidden gem hole in the wall local eateries, … Continue Reading

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Interview with Chris Ciarcia from Sauvignon Wine Locker & American Trattoria – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 138

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Interview with Chris Ciarcia from Sauvignon Wine Locker & American Trattoria

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 138! On today’s episode, we interview Chris Ciarcia. He was the GM and sommelier at Annata for five years, and he is now opening his own place named Sauvignon Wine Locker & American Trattoria. They are in a 100-year old building … Continue Reading

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Interview with Florida Food Expert Heather McPherson – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 137

Interview with Florida Food Expert Heather McPherson

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 137! On today’s episode, we interview Florida food expert Heather McPherson. She doesn’t bill herself as a food expert, but that is what we are calling her after we found out how much she knows about farms, livestock, fish, and produce that has its origins … Continue Reading

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Interview with TV Sportscaster & Former TV Food Show Host Rich Hollenberg – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 136

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Interview with TV Sportscaster & Former TV Food Show Host Rich Hollenberg

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 136! On today’s episode, we interview Rich Hollenberg. Rich is a TV sports personality calling college basketball on ESPN, and the pre and post games on Fox Sports for The Rays. He is also a former TV food show host, … Continue Reading

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Interview with Celebrity Chef Art Smith – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 135

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Interview with Celebrity Chef Art Smith

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 135! On today’s episode, we interview Celebrity Chef Art Smith. He has been Oprah’s personal chef. He has cooked for the Obamas, Lady Gaga, Nelson Mandela, Princess Diana, and many more celebrities. He owns several restaurants, and occasionally visits St. Pete. Some of the things you’ll … Continue Reading

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Interview with Online Cooking Coach Chef Michal Kováč from The Czech Republic – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 134

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Interview with Online Cooking Coach Chef Michal Kováč aka Chef Majk on YouTube

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 134! On today’s episode, we interview online cooking coach Chef Michal Kováč from The Czech Republic. He is also known as Chef Majk on YouTube. We talk about the fine dining establishments he has worked in in London and … Continue Reading

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Interview with Maggie Prittie from Prittie’s Chocolates – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 133

Interview with Maggie Prittie from Prittie’s Chocolates

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 133! On today’s episode, we interview Maggie Prittie from Prittie’s Chocolates. You’ll learn everything you ever wanted to know about chocolate, and didn’t even know to ask about. Most importantly, the best, and healthiest chocolates have just four ingredients, and you won’t find them at … Continue Reading

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Interview with Jason Gordon & Ashley Simmons from 727Prep – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 132

Interview with Jason Gordon & Ashley Simmons from 727Prep, 3Rivets Catering and St. Pete Salmon Co.

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 132! On today’s episode, we interview Jason Gordon & Ashley Simmons from 727Prep, 3Rivets Catering and St. Pete Salmon Co which offers smoked salmon, and is a joint venture with Mike Silverstein / MNM Barbecue. Jason … Continue Reading

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Interview with Ashley Haywood from Embrew Tea – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 131

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Interview with Ashley Haywood from Embrew Sweetened Artisan Tea Bags

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 131! On today’s episode, we interview Ashley Haywood. She is the CEO and founder of Embrew Sweetened Artisan Tea Bags. They are the first tea bags in the world that have natural sweetener already added. They use the highest quality teas that … Continue Reading

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Interview with Jim Pachence from Serious Foodie – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 130

Interview with Jim Pachence from Serious Foodie

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 130! On today’s episode, we interview Jim Pachence about how Serious Foodie explores the regional cuisines of the world and brings them to your kitchen with quick, easy, healthy sauces, spice rubs, recipes, and more. At the top of the show Kevin and Lori discuss … Continue Reading

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Interview with Chef Erik Youngs from VooDoo Chef – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 129

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Interview with Chef Erik Youngs from VooDoo Chef

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 129! On today’s episode, we interview Chef Erik Youngs. We talk about his video podcast, his start in the business as a teenager, his work as a culinary instructor, and about his line of sauces, and rubs, VooDoo Chef. Part of VooDoo Chef proceeds … Continue Reading

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Interview with Jackie Eash from Sea Salt St. Pete – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 128

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Interview with Jackie Eash from Sea Salt St. Pete

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 128! On today’s episode, we interview Sea Salt St. Pete’s Sommelier & Beverage Director, Jackie Eash. We talk about the wonderful wine pairing tasting dinner we recently had at Sea Salt. We discuss many wine topics, such as; how to pair wine with … Continue Reading

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