Sarah Deiter talks about founding the design and marketing studio Makers & Allies in San Luis Obispo, and the places it’s taken her career.
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Gray Hartley and Frank Ostini discuss their winery and Frank’s Buellton restaurant, Hitching Post II, plus their early careers and the impact of the 2004 movie Sideways on their business.
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Antonio Diaz talked with me about how he became the publisher of a “culinary storytelling” food journal, the filmmaker behind the PBS series “The Migrant Kitchen,” and about his upbringing in L.A. County.
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Father Ian Delinger of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church talks about his radio broadcast, “Playing With Food,” as well as his journey to the priesthood and how he fell in love with food.
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Captain Mark Tognazzini tells stories from his 40 years as a fisherman on California’s Central Coast, and talks about his fish market and restaurants in Morro Bay.
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Chef Golzar Barrera shares about growing up the first-born daughter of Persian parents, how she fell in love with cooking Japanese food, and about her stint on the TV show Master Chef.
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Mixologist and entrepreneur Robin Wolf talks about how her theater background plays into the world of competitive mixology, and about the decade she spent working and living in New York City before returning to the Central Coast of California.
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The owners of Dare 2 Dream Farm in Lompoc talk about their beginnings and how their humble chicken egg business became an entrepreneurial marvel.
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Brooke and Jacob Town talk about the ups and downs of owning a restaurant and bakery in their hometown after working for a decade in high-end San Francisco fine dining.
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“Servant leader” Sandi Sigurdson discusses her career in public service, and the 12-step program that has helped her stay sober through it all.
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Chef and owner of Ember Woodfire Brian Collins comes by to talk about the serendipity of getting a job at Chez Panisse, about learning his trade under multiple talented chefs, and about returning to his hometown to establish a warm, casual eatery with just $2,000 in the bank.
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Owners of Flour House Pizza Bar + Pastaria Gessica and Alberto Russo stop by to discuss the cultural significance of pizza napoletana, what the Old World and New World can teach each other, and the Godfather series.
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Meet Santa Barbara wine journalist Matt Kettmann, and hear stories from his globe-trotting career.
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Registered dietitian Libby Parker talks about her recent book, Permission To Eat, and about treating eating disorders in the Happiest City in North America.
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Distiller Trevor Peterson discusses what it was like to build his own pot still to produce Bixby Gin, his fear of leaving his day job after 12 years , and how the scent of Bourbon transports him to memories of his grandfather.
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Commercial farmer Zack Andrade discusses the challenges of working in the fresh vegetable industry, the idea that turned his business around, and his Crossfit habit.
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San Luis Obispo cook and food blogger Sheila Spector discusses how her potato salad became famous in Chicago, how Dean & Deluca bought her rugula to sell in its Georgetown shop, and about how her mother influenced the way she sees food. She also shares how she launched her popular blog, called Dinner at Sheila’s.
Website: dinneratsheilas.com
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James Sparks swings by to talk about how growing up Mormon in Idaho led him to become a winemaker in Santa Barbara County, what it’s like to be one of eight children, and the inspiration behind his label, Kings Carey Wines.
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Hayley Thomas Cain describes the five years she spent writing about SLO County’s food and drink industry and talks candidly about the business of writing as a freelancer. She also shares about her ongoing book project as well as her band, Hayley and the Crushers, which tours all over the country.
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I talked with winemaker Vailia From about how she got into wine, her roaming childhood…and the first time she heard opera.
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