Let’s Go Eat and Drink

This week on the Let's Go Eat and Drink Show, we’re turning up the heat in the kitchen with a special guest: the owner and director of Park City Culinary Institute, one of the nation's most prestigious culinary schools. Whether you're a seasoned chef, a home cook, or just someone who loves good food, this is an episode you won't want to miss.

In our conversation, we dive deep into the world of culinary education—what it takes to tr...

Join Ken, and Bill while we explore, and celebrate the life as well as the works of Wallace Stegner. Jimmy Santangelo provides the crowd with libations paired with the Dean of Western Writers, as well treated to a decadent charcuterie board. (Thanks Porkchop!)

Wallace Stegner (1909-1993) was an American novelist, historian, conservationist, and teacher who is considered by many to be one of the most important American writers of th...

Dylan McDonnell helped us answer these important questions. What would ancient Egyptian beer taste like? Would it be safe to drink? Are the ingredients they use similar to what's used today?

We got as close as one person can tasting the ancient brews, because Dylan used yeast that's 3000 years old from Egypt amongst other ingredients from the area based off ancient text.

We are very thankful Dylan opted to show us what it took to m...

This month we sat down with our bookclub at Ken Sanders Rare Books to discuss Wendell Berry and The Mad Farmer Poems, and more

Wendell Erdman Berry is an American novelist, poet, essayist, environmental activist, cultural critic, and farmer. Closely identified with rural Kentucky, Berry developed many of his agrarian themes in the early essays of The Gift of Good Land and The Unsettling of America.

Join us for splash of knowledge f...

Ali Sabbah has been apart of the backbone in the Salt Lake City restaurant scene for well over 20 years. His service loving demeanor is apparent the moment you step foot into his quaint and calming restaurant. The flavors of Mazza put most of the mock middle eastern restaurants to shame.

Ali has lived from Lebanon to the Ivory Coast, making his cuisine authentic and genuine to the pallet. Ali expanded to multiple restaurants over t...

Bill Allred and Ken Sanders delve deep into the works of Willa Cather with help from our boozy bookclub. Friends joined us for drinks provided by Jimmy Santangelo from the Wine Academy of Utah, charcuterie, and a boyant discussion on Willa Cather's life, as well as talking about what shaped her writing.

We keep a focus on My Ántonia, but you can't miss with anything she wrote. Willa Cather was an American writer known for her novel...

Ken Sanders, and Bill sit down with our bookclub to discuss the life and legacy of Chuck Bowden. We share drinks, snacks, stories, and each others company. Chuck was a writer who known no bounds when interviewing members of the Mexican Drug Cartel. He had an in-depth look on the drug cartel, and their problems with the border. Charles lived a life of current events being deemed a 'Historian of the Future'.

Chuck was a close frien...

Stay Salty: Lakefacing Stories is a podcast and multimedia project about overlooked stories from people connected to and impacted by the receding Great Salt Lake. We explore what it means to stay as we face an environmental and public health crisis.

We took the time to speak with hosts Olivia Juarez and Meisei Gonzalez to figure out why they're doing this project, what the lake means to them, and most importantly, what do they like...

Dorothy Parker is a Literary Icon who had one of the saddest stories of American Authors. Her struggles were clear, and she knew how to be jovial about it. She's considered one of the wittiest women of the 20th century. Her most known works are being a critic working with the New York Times, and as a screenwriter for A Star is Born.

Her fall from grace wasn't pretty, and neither is most of her story. Join Ken, Bill, Jimmy as well...

Jimmy concocted a plan to bring two members from the fabric of the community of Salt Lake to sit them down in front of some drinks, and books! We call it Literary Libations!

Friends joined us for books, booze, centered around Edward Abbey's "Desert Solitaire". Jimmy as well mixed up a Mezcal Negroni to pair with such a beautiful piece of literature.

We had some questions we couldn't answer, some laughs we couldn't contain, and some...

Chef Chito embarked on his culinary journey at the age of 14, igniting his passion for the culinary arts within the walls of his parents' Jose and Olivia’s restaurant in Akron, Iowa. Upon graduating, he embarked on a remarkable journey in the world of sports and entertainment catering. Including NBA, MLB, Nascar, NFL, MLS, PGA, and more!

In 2014, a unique opportunity arose when he was invited to Gabon, a West African country, to se...

Most people have seen the wild memes about Brigham Young University - otherwise known as the school where students would rather drink a cup of boiling oil than a cold brew. The videos are wildly entertaining to watch, but there's a lot more to the story there at the university. It's a complicated conservative institution with a varied past, and has been historically highly oppressive to the LGBTQ+ community. As a result, the school...

Ibantik Craft Beverages was conceived in 2018 when founder, Matthew Ostrander, finally reached a breaking point with the (then poor) cider selection in Utah state liquor stores.

Matt has all the experience needed to be a hard cider advocate. Matthew Ostrander is on a mission to be a leading educator and advocate in the craft cider movement by doing his civic duty to taste test as many ciders from around the globe as humanly possibl...

TV Tan Podcast launched in 2013 as a weekly television news and reviews hour with Bill Frost, then later came Tommy Milagro. Bill handles the TV entertainment journalism and sound engineering, while Tommy reports on pro wrestling and prepares cocktails with spirits from TV Tan's several local sponsor distilleries. TV Tan Podcast will hit 500 episodes in 2024, after which Bill and Tommy will retire on their streaming riches.

Origina...

Today we interview the Owners of Clear Water Distilling Co which is Utah's most innovative distillery, and possibly the most innovative out of the country. Matt has spent 20+ years traveling the world in search of the most unique tastes and distilling techniques. This deep interest combined with 25 years of business experience gave him the idea to set out and do what he truly loves: creating the best-tasting premium liquors not jus...

Join the Kilby Block Party at the Utah State Fair Grounds!

Fri, May 10, 2024 – Sun, May 12, 2024!

Today we speak with Tyler Ince, who's the overall Director for Kilby Block Party. Tyler decided to show Kilby Block Party that they needed someone like him and a team like his to make something really special happen here in Utah. So, he built an amazing team of people and a great venue team at the Fairpark. 10 years ago, Tyler never wo...