Amanda Jacobson https://www.instagram.com/amander007/?hl=en from the delightful, hilarious, spoopy Wine & Crime https://wineandcrimepodcast.com podcast, and the steamy, titillating, BONKBUSTERY Passages https://www.passagespod.com pod, is the LFE third-host o' the week! Seldom do Charles & Quam have the chance to clink glasses on-air with such a kindred spirit-- as fellow "drinking a lot while laughing hysterically into a mic" enthusiasts. Talking about pod life is just one small part of this G&T sesh, in addition to an infinite number of terrible puns, stories about broken bones on vacation, frozen pizza history 101, and these six topics: 🍟 New fast food creations have become a lot dumber throughout the decades. Invent a new fast food creations that would absolutely kill it today. ❄️ Winter is ending in some parts of the world, and soon to begin in others. What is a favorite "I'm not going outside" meal of yours? ✅ Describe a time you said YES to something that you considered passing on, and you were really happy you did. 🍷 How has your taste in wine changed over the years, and what wine are you really into right now? 🐇 Loving dark, macabre, brooding stuff rules. But what type of floofy, lighthearted or comedic fare cleanses your palate? 🚲 Being a good traveler is complex. Name a time you were a part of, or witness to, good OR bad tourism. PLUS: Charles won't STFU about Japan, having just returned a couple days ago, These three really like to talk, so buckle up. LFE time is here again! BEVERAGES OF CHOICE This week's featured spirit, courtesy of our sponsors at Beam Suntory https://www.beamsuntory.com/en: __ __ FIND US Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone

2h 53m

Mar 28

Friend o the Pod, som, hospitality maestro, and 3.5x LFE guest Paul Hennessy https://www.instagram.com/sippinonhennessy/ pulls into the lead for all-time appearances on this edition of the show. "Paulie Three Point Five Times" doesn't really have a ring to it, so we'll just call him DOCTOR IRISH. Paul gives Charles n Ben the scoop on life at Porzana https://www.porzanampls.com after receiving a James Beard https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards nom, and chats about hospitality (as ever), shoeys, and all of THIS: 🇮🇪 Name a humorous trait from your heritage that bleeds into your every day life. 🍳 Name a food or beverage you are happy to prepare the "wrong way". 🙅🏽‍♂️ What is something you simply won't do while traveling, regardless of what the group says? 🧠 If they could upload your consciousness into a computer, or there were an equivalent of heaven, would it be satisfying to have whatever you want instantly, or would that be LESS satisfying than truly earning it? 💔 Name a time you had an epic fail with a crush or date. 👌🏼 Name a perfect bite you’ve had in 2024. There's a seat at the table for you. Get comfy! BEVERAGES OF CHOICE This week's featured spirit, courtesy of our sponsors at Beam Suntory https://www.beamsuntory.com/en: __ __ FIND US Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone

2h 47m

Mar 20

Club Carraway https://clubcarraway.com founder Derek Reed https://www.instagram.com/theclothsommelier/ makes his second turn on the Libations for Everyone runway, with some thrilling news about the future of his true-custom clothing business. Enjoying some whiskey in The Semple Mansion after a long day is a comfortable feeling for Derek, given that the "recording studio" for LFE is where he plies his craft as an expert clothier and stylist. Only this time, he can kick back as a guest. The gentlemen talk about new comedy, timeless fashion, traveling to the same places, forthcoming adventures around the world, and more, along with these six topics: 👖 What was the original piece of clothing that made you beam with pride when you rocked it? 🎭 Who is a favorite new, or underexposed, comic of yours right now? 🍗 What food do you wish more people associated with sports get-togethers? ✂️ What region of the world is a big fashion inspiration for you in 2024? Is it a modern style, or harkening back to another time? 🍸 Patio season is lurking. What’s your official unofficial patio drink for 2024? 💭 Recount a great travel memory with someone in the room. It's time to cut it up like fine Italian fabric. LFE time is here. BEVERAGES OF CHOICE This week's featured beverage, courtesy of our sponsors at Beam Suntory https://www.beamsuntory.com/en: __ __ FIND US Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone

1h 34m

Mar 11

You'd be hard pressed to find a finer dinner party host, chef, hospitalitarian (yes that's a real word!) and devoted Francophile than Brooke Faudree https://www.brookefaudree.com. Look no further than the fact that she brought a beautiful sourdough and some excellent butter to share with Quam and Charles on this edition of Libations for Everyone. Breaking bread and sipping negronis are just the starters. Brooke recants stories from her various visits to France, including a particularly memorable lunch she had with some elderly legionnaires, after which she was given a really special gift. Here are your six topics: 🥄 What is your favorite thing about dining in one's home, as opposed to out at a restaurant? 🗿 Infrathin is the "aura of something that was". Name a time you saw something that made you wonder how it became to be as it is now, not knowing the true story of it. 🐟 Name a dish you like to prepare that has changed, evolved or improved as you’ve learned more over the years. 🗺️ How do you and your partner travel differently, and how did you learn to navigate together? 🇫🇷 Name a moment, meal or experience that you would use to entice or advise someone traveling to France for the first time. 😖 Tell us about your last kitchen fail. Vive Libations! Raise your glass. BEVERAGES OF CHOICE This week's featured beverage, courtesy of our sponsors at Beam Suntory https://www.beamsuntory.com/en: __ __ FIND US Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone

2h 53m

Feb 29

When Sông Cái https://www.songcaidistillery.com founder Daniel Nguyen https://www.instagram.com/rhizome7/ was previously in the Twin Cities, showcasing their dazzling portfolio of wildly unique distillations and fermentations, Quam and Charles insisted to him that he appear on Libations for Everyone the next time he's in town. WELL, next-time is now-time. Daniel rolled into the LFE mansion recording studio with Sông Cái's entire catalogue in tow. This heady convo spans subjects like human dopamine response, designing bitter amaro alongside a Vietnamese medicine woman, transforming cocktails in black garlic machines, regenerative farming, and these topics of the week: 🤫 Name a secret hideaway, anywhere in the world, and whether you'd like to share it with more people, or keep it to yourself. 🥙 What is your favorite food or beverage fusion of international cultures? 🍹What is your favorite gin cocktail of the moment? 🍃 Spotlight a spice or herb that you believe deserves more recognition. 🧳 Give an inexperienced or worrisome traveler some advice on traveling more comfortably. 🥪 Build us your perfect sandwich. PLUS: Ben and Charles provide more details on their forthcoming pro-wrestling party with Friend of the Podcast Nur-D. Let's Libate!! BEVERAGES OF CHOICE This week's featured spirit, courtesy of our sponsors at Beam Suntory https://www.beamsuntory.com/en: __ __ And the entire catalogue of spirits and fermentations from: __ __ FIND US Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone

2h 47m

Feb 22

Friend of the Podcast, Robb Jones https://www.instagram.com/rjrobots/, hasn't been on LFE since 2020. A great deal has changed since then, including having his wonderful bar, Meteor https://www.instagram.com/meteor_mpls/, receive a richly-deserved nomination for an effing James Beard Award for Outstanding Bar. https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/2024-james-beard-award-semifinalists-include-several-minnesota-chefs-restaurants/ Not to bury the lede-- but they also got a hot dog roller, and he's a dad! Rolling on all fronts. Robb tells the boys about processing the feels from receiving such an impactful nom, spills about HOT HOT DOG THEORY (like the titular Wizard Fingers) and dad life, and speaks on these topics of the week: 🍸 If you could transplant a bar, located anywhere in the world, from where it stands, and drop it in your neighborhood-- what bar would you choose? 🚭 If you could make one illegal thing suddenly legal, what would it be? 🍷 LIQUID LUNCH. What's your go-to libation when you've made the age-old mistake of not eating before imbibing? 📺 Name your favorite trash TV or movie that always instantly brightens your mood. 🏅 Beard noms aside: is there an award or accolade that you would love to receive someday? 🚃 If you could travel anywhere, geographically, to the source of something you love, where are you going? PLUS: Charles announces some exciting travel news, and LFE unveils a forthcoming livestream event. You ready? Let's mine this Meteor together! ☄️ BEVERAGES OF CHOICE This week's featured spirit, courtesy of our sponsors at Beam Suntory https://www.beamsuntory.com/en: __ __ FIND US Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone

2h 47m

Feb 16

Boveda https://bovedainc.com's Nathan Beck https://www.instagram.com/boveda_nate/ is a dear friend of the podcast, and LFE's newest THREE TIME guest, joining a very distinct group. He was so excited to reach three-peat status, that he Incredible Hulk'd his mic arm in half to mark the occasion. The aftermath is pictured in the thumbnail. 🤣 Nate is newly returned from the TPE Vegas tobacco expo, and offers up loads of stories from the road, about emerging cigar trends, tales from his days slinging dogs, stories about devouring an impressive number of them, fond memories of drinking Naughty Philips' with Charles (it's a real cocktail-- trust), and so much more, along with these topics: 💨 Name one of your favorite cigar lounges-- anywhere in the world. 🤨 What's a memorable meal or cocktail you've made for others that seemed like it wouldn't work, but was a huge hit? 🛣️ Do you enjoy taking roadtrips? What do you enjoy most about them? 📖 What are your book reading habits-- hard cover, soft cover, ebooks, audiobooks, dog ears or bookmarks, etc. 🧘‍♂️ Some say life is a journey without a goal. What pursuit in your life would you say the same thing about? 🍕 Where do you get your favorite version of a dish that most people know? Smoke em if you got em! LFE tiiiiiiiime! BEVERAGES OF CHOICE This week's featured spirit, courtesy of our sponsors at Beam Suntory https://www.beamsuntory.com/en: __ __ FIND US Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone

3h 1m

Feb 09

Co-host of the insanely popular Knowledge Fight https://knowledgefight.com podcast, and former standup comic, Jordan Holmes https://www.instagram.com/knowledge_fight/, joins Libations for Everyone for a total departure from what he pods about on the day-to-day (Knowledge Fight is currently almost 900 episodes running!). Drinking and quipping about Obama's beige suit, cabeza tacos and non-biological lactose intolerance are just the start. Here are your six topics of the week: 👃 Name a weird smell you like. 💿 What album release or concert are you most excited about in 2024? 🏙️ What's new-ish in the fine city of Chicago that the people need to check out? 🥗 Name an overlooked restaurant menu item that deserves more love. 🤭 What's the best heckle you've ever heard or received? 🌭 What is your actual favorite Chicago-specific food item? Pod is LFE! Let's do this. BEVERAGES OF CHOICE This week's featured spirit, courtesy of our sponsors at Beam Suntory https://www.beamsuntory.com/en: __ __ FIND US Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone

1h 49m

Feb 01

After nearly since his last appearance on the program, friend of the pod Justin Sutherland https://www.instagram.com/chefjustinsutherland/ is back in the hot seat on Libations for Everyone! What's changed since then? Not much-- he just almost died, published a beautiful new cookbook, featured on a ton of TV productions, opened a bunch of new restaurants, and uhhhh WON A DAMN EMMY. Emmy Award Winning Justin Sutherland talks to Quam & Charles about all that, in addition to these topics (alongside a bunch of shots of tequila!): 💰 What's one of the wildest things you've been paid to do? 🛩️ After all of the travel you have done-- what's the one dream destination that you have yet to visit? 🫨 What sound or texture sends shivers up your spine-- good or bad? 💺 Do you travel first class: sometimes, always or none of the time? 💐 How are you, at this stage in your life, at accepting accolades aka "receiving your flowers"? 🥐 What food is really hot right now that you do not care for? Play along by answering the Qs for yourself. LFE baybeeeeeee! BEVERAGES OF CHOICE This week's featured spirit, courtesy of our sponsors at Beam Suntory https://www.beamsuntory.com/en: __ __ FIND US Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone

2h 26m

Jan 25

Chef Gerard Klass https://www.instagram.com/chefgerardklass/ is riding high on a wave of momentum. Soul Bowl https://www.instagram.com/soulbowlmn/ is kicking out beautiful, hip-hop inspired soul food at multiple locations in MPLS (including Target Center!), The Camden Social https://www.instagram.com/thecamdensocial/ and C.R.E.A.M. Cafe https://www.instagram.com/kkc_c.r.e.a.mcafe/ are full-steam ahead, and Klassics Kitchen + Cocktails is soon to join the fray. Gerard found some time amidst all that activity to sit down, fireside, with the Libations for Everyone duo, for some bourbon, laughter, introspection and prognostication. Six shots, accompanied by these six topics: 🕶️ You can bring ONE item to a summer BBQ. What is it? 💟 People don't always say "I love you". What's something that someone can say (or do) that means the same thing? 🍲 Food halls and indoor recreational spaces are finally having their moment. How meaningful are these spaces, and why are they hitting their stride? 🎹 Dream up a new dish, and tie it to a musician, album or song. 🏠 If you were stuck at home forever, with no internet, how long would you be entertained with the amenities you have available in your house? 🌏 Soul food is getting increasingly spotlighted in the media and public. Shine a light on a culinary scene that deserves more attention. You ready? Let's get after it! BEVERAGES OF CHOICE This week's feature spirit, courtesy of Beam Suntory https://www.beamsuntory.com/en: __ __ FIND US Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone

3h 4m

Jan 18

You'd be hard pressed to find anyone in the hospitality scene doing something more ground-breaking in 2024 than what Jillian Hiscock https://www.instagram.com/jhiscock/ and co are doing right now with A Bar of Their Own https://www.abaroftheirown.com. This first-of-its-type sports bar outside of the PNW, targeting a March open, is all about women's sports-- which they'll exclusively air in-house. Jillian drinks with Quam & Charles and talks about the road that brought her to this remarkable endeavor, the trials and tribulations of bringing it to life, where the hell the term "devils on horseback" came from, Sisqó's fudgery, and ridiculous things to say in various accents, in addition to these six topics (in accordance with six toasts): 🛏️ What's the most awkward sleeping arrangement you've had on a trip? 🥨 What is your ultimate sports bar food, and what is your ideal version of it? 🏃‍♀️ Name an all-time favorite moment in women's sports history. 🥂 What do you toast to celebrate a milestone in your life or career? 🗓️ What are you fully committing to this year-- resolution or otherwise? 🕊️ Reflect on some changes you've seen that give you hope for a better tomorrow. You know what to do! Grab a beverage and play along. LETSAGOOOOOOO BEVERAGES OF CHOICE The hosts drank this beverage, courtesy of Beam Suntory https://www.beamsuntory.com/en: __ __ FIND US Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone

2h 40m

Jan 11

The Ice Man, Erik Eastman https://www.instagram.com/easyandcompany/, is back as Libation for Everyone's first three-peat guest. More like Erik THREESTMAN, amirite? Easy is a longtime listener favorite. His appearances on the program are never short on insightfulness, deep dives, or hot quotes ("it's your mouth" is perhaps LFE's most frequently referenced guest quote), and this convo is no exception. Erik shared highballs with the boys, featuring several select Beam Suntory whiskeys, and tells all about what's icy this winter, including new info on the world's largest ice bar in Minneapolis, and a heck of a lot more, including these topics: 🤤 Name a food that you totally lack self control around. ↕️ It's 2024! Name one thing that's "in" and one thing that's "out" this year. 🧊 How do you chill or find peace after a chaotic day? 👀 What's something you've developed a taste or interest for that would be surprising to you or those close to you in prior years? 👩‍🏫 Name a thankless job that deserves higher pay and greater recognition. 🍹 What's an underrated cocktail mixer or ingredient? High balls, higher frequencies. Tune in! BEVERAGES OF CHOICE The hosts and their guest drank whiskey highballs containing these whiskeys, courtesy of Beam Suntory https://www.beamsuntory.com/en: __ __ FIND US Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone

2h 58m

Jan 03

It's been a min since LFE has hosted a coffee industry guest! Sam Kjellberg https://www.instagram.com/sammykjell/ insures that 2023 won't pass without one, and like a proper pour over, it's worth the wait. Sam had a truly fascinating "past life" as a musician and academic, but decided to slide over from his drum set to a drum roaster seven years ago, and the spectacular, bleeding edge SK Coffee https://skcoffeeplease.com is the result. Charles & Ben served up a spicy, chocolatey, exclusive barrel-pick bourbon for this conversation about Sam's musical background, the past, present & future of the coffee industry, and these Qs of the week: ☯️ Who is your OTHER other half? 🎅 If "Santa" was real-- name one selfish thing that you would wish for. 📖 Coffee started as a passion, that became a business. What else do you love that you feel could become a professional pursuit? 🥶 When it gets cold AF, what food that you like to prepare are you craving most? 🎧 What are you listening to right now when you're knee-deep in work? ☕️ What's happening in coffee culture right now that really excites you? Coffee, tea, bourbon or otherwise-- pour yourself a lil something special, and let's do this thang. BEVERAGES OF CHOICE The hosts and their guest drank (courtesy of Beam Suntory https://www.beamsuntory.com/en): __ __ FIND US Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone

2h 42m

Dec 21, 2023

It's the RETURN OF THE BEAK. The orchestrator of LFE's soundtrack, Mr. Lazerbeak https://www.instagram.com/lazerbeak/, dropped in to the Semple Mansion to experience the upgrade from the "polish basketball court" he recorded in the first go-around. Libations for Everyone is all grown up! The boys put back six (plus) shots of tequila, and discussed Beak's newest drops from Lady Midnight (new track at the end of the ep!) and Dessa, Tiger Woods for some reason, and the following shot-complimenting topics of the week: 🎫 As an attendee, or as a performer-- how do you feel about encores? 🆓 Name something that should be free, but isn't. 🌹 It's ROM COM SZN. What's your fav rom com to watch during the holidays? 🍳 What's your fav order at a diner or anywhere where you can't just eat whatever you want? 🕢 People are dining out earlier and earlier in the US-- what about you? 🧆 Name the last food (or anything) that you tried for the very first time, and whether you loved or hated it. Click play for Lazerbeak's soundtrack. Let's go! BEVERAGES OF CHOICE The hosts and their guest drank (courtesy of Beam Suntory https://www.beamsuntory.com/en): __ __ FIND US Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone

2h 13m

Dec 13, 2023

Chef Ed Porter https://www.instagram.com/thechefedporter/?hl=en is a storyteller of many mediums. A man of myriad arts, Chef moved to Minneapolis from NY in 98 to open Marcus Samuelsson https://marcussamuelsson.com's second location of the legendary Aquavit http://www.aquavit.org. His love of food is equalled only by his love of music, as heard on his brand-new album "de zéro https://music.apple.com/ca/album/de-z%C3%A9ro/1711642323", for which he has been scheming up a multi-course meal to pair with each track. Wild, right?? Chef gives Quam and Charles the scoop on that ambitious creative pursuit, and gets in the weeds about spicy food, New York food culture, embracing life in the Twin Cities all these years after moving from NY, and a bundle more, in addition to these topics of the week: ❄️ It's the little things-- what seemingly innocuous activity makes you very happy? 🪩 As you age, what's a non-starter for attending or enjoying events and parties that didn't used to irk you? 🎶 Pair a favorite dish that you prepare with a song or album that you love. ☕️ As a frequent traveler, what do you always seem to seek out in a new city to familiarize yourself with its frequency? 💭 What is a particularly fond memory or accomplishment from dining somewhere special? 💞 What struck up your love of music and food commingling as dual arts? Take a seat, grab your headphones, and let chef serve you up right! BEVERAGES OF CHOICE The hosts and their guest drank (courtesy of Beam Suntory https://www.beamsuntory.com/en): __ __ FIND US Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone

2h 54m

Dec 07, 2023

Stephanie Meyer https://www.instagram.com/stephanie.a.meyer/ and the boys have been shuffling schedules for some time hoping to connect on an episode of your favorite podcast, and it happened exactly as it was meant to. This wonderful human, coach, personal chef, instructor, author, caterer and actual beam of light (scientifically confirmed), brought Ben and Charles SNACKS!!!-- including the titular -- to share alongside a whole lotta beverages, and a truly wide ranging talk about life, in the library at Semple Mansion. LFE is still learning some new tricks, as one of the topics of the week comes courtesy of Friend of the Podcast™ Stephanie March https://www.instagram.com/stephaniemarch/ (the shorter Steph in this tall/short crime fighting duo). Without further ado: 🩰 What intoxicating scent makes you go ** toward the source of it? 🍗 If you could insert any new or unorthodox dish into a family holiday, what would it be, and on what holiday? 📚 What's a book that changed your life, or has moved you lately? 👯‍♂️ How do you feel about making new friends in this day and age, and how has it changed over the years? 🧊 Why are anisettes (ya know, "licorice" flavored booze) so polarizing with Americans, and what do you love about them so much? 🕵️‍♀️ Who would you be happy to be mistaken for in public, and what dastardly deeds would you utilize these dark powers for? Treat yourself to this snack for your ears. You deserve it! BEVERAGES OF CHOICE The hosts and their guest drank (courtesy of Beam Suntory https://www.beamsuntory.com/en): __ __ And also __ __ FIND US Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone

3h 26m

Nov 30, 2023

PIIIIIIIP! LFE's second set of hundreds kicks off at our new recording location in a literal mansion. Pip Hanson https://www.instagram.com/mfpip/ is perhaps the Twin Cities' best know bar person. He's been thrice nominated by James Beard https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards, launched the legendary Marvel Bar (RIP 🙏🏽), led the team at London's Artesian https://www.artesian-bar.co.uk (four time Best Bar in the World), spent time honing his skills in Japan, and now leads the beverage program at O'Shaughnessy Distilling https://osdistilling.com/home/-- bending Keeper's Heart Whiskey https://keepersheartwhiskey.com to his will in ways that delight and astound. This episode is perfectly timed for your holiday commute /slash/ engineered for ignoring your family with your buds in. If they ask why you're chuckling, tell 'em "you wouldn't get it", Your topics o' the week: 🍸 What's a shunned beverage that you wish you didn't have to justify to people? 🧥 What's your fav clothing shift for the cooler seasons? 🏙️ After traveling the world-- are you a Twin Citizen for life? 🎵 Do you feel your subversive music tastes apply to your tastes in other things? 🧪 What's your current favorite "je ne sai quoi" beverage ingredient? 🐕 Teaching old dogs new tricks: what's a new skill you're learning? MA!! Pass the mashed potatoes! BEVERAGES OF CHOICE The hosts and their guest drank (courtesy of Beam Suntory https://www.beamsuntory.com/en): __ __ FIND US Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone

2h 0m

Nov 22, 2023

It's the LFE centennial! Get ready for the shiggles (TM 2023 LFE Enterprisez) in historic edition ONE HUNDO, with the immensely talented Jesse Valenciana https://www.instagram.com/jessevalenciana/ of Nashville's Secret Bodega https://www.instagram.com/thesecretbodega/. Jesse has been styling on the US food and bev scene for over a decade, as a marketing G at Goose Island https://www.gooseisland.com/age-gate and Against the Grain https://atgbrewery.com, co-author of cookbooks like Eat Street https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Street-ManBQue-Guide-Making/dp/0762458690/ref=sr_1_2?crid=19Y3HMQTY3TCF&keywords=jesse+valenciana&qid=1700068918&sprefix=jesse+valenciana%2Caps%2C114&sr=8-2 and ManBQue https://www.amazon.com/ManBQue-Meat-Beer-Rock-Roll/dp/0762451173/ref=sr_1_1?crid=19Y3HMQTY3TCF&keywords=jesse+valenciana&qid=1700068918&sprefix=jesse+valenciana%2Caps%2C114&sr=8-1, frequent TV and radio guest in the Chicagoland area, and current Nashvillian foodzilla. This man has even cooked in the James Beard house. Holy heck. After spending the weekend running amok on Nashville with the boys, Jesse sat down for this sprawling episode, including six shots and six topics: 🥑 Name a favorite food texture, and a hated food texture. 🎫 Concerts, movies, events, festivals-- name a time you walked out of something you paid to be at. 🔪 What's a food preparation technique everyone seems to get wrong, but is somehow ubiquitous? 🗣️ Recount a piece of advice you were given long ago that still sticks with you today. 📖 What cookbook or recipe author do you love and swear by? 💩 Tell us a "kind of gross" story. for 100 episodes of support! We love you all!! It's showtime. BEVERAGES OF CHOICE The hosts and their guest drank (courtesy of Beam Suntory https://www.beamsuntory.com/en): __ __ FIND US Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone

3h 3m

Nov 15, 2023

99 eps of LFE on the wall! The endlessly talented Kate Nelson https://www.kateanelson.com/about joins Libations for Everyone this week. Editor in Chief of Artful Living https://artfulliving.com, with features published in Esquire https://www.esquire.com, ELLE https://www.elle.com, BBC https://www.bbc.com, The Daily Beast https://www.thedailybeast.com, Condé Nast https://www.condenast.com, W Magazine https://www.wmagazine.com, Architectural Digest https://www.architecturaldigest.com, and so many more, while advising for Calling All Horse Girls https://callingallhorsegirls.com magazine. She is also a James Beard Foundation Media Award nominee https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/here-are-the-2022-media-award-nominees and a Native American Journalists Association https://najanewsroom.com/ member. Kate is out here doing it all! And she still managed to find the time for this thought provoking and hilarious conversation with Quam and Charles. Hers is a voice worth listening to, as she discusses the cultural impact of Reservation Dogs https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/reservation-dogs, Chef Sean Sherman https://seansherman.com's broad influence, her journey through the world of journalism, and so much more, including these topics of the week:🍟 What food do you want to eat after a really great day, and what food do you want to eat after a really bad day? 🎭 What form of art elicits your strongest emotions, and is it your favorite form of art? 🙊 Name something you know you do the "wrong way", but you're perfectly okay with it. 🧇 What was your favorite meal as a kid, and would you love it the same today? 🧑‍🏫 Name the first or most memorable time that you disagreed with an authority figure in your life. 📝 How do you feel about the textification or memeification of language and the written word? Ready? Ready. Let's talk about it! BEVERAGES OF CHOICEBeam Suntory https://www.beamsuntory.com graciously provided the following for consumption on this week's episode:__ __FIND USInstagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone

2h 56m

Nov 01, 2023

A trip to NYC with LFE wouldn't be complete without a deep dive into Charles and Quam's incredible week in the big city. In this newest "just the boys" ep, the fellas expound on the chaotic fluidity of their adventures in Manhattan, tell you all about their video shoot and what's to come, announce some news about the future of the podcast's recording location, and a heck of a lot more. Here, have some topics: 🫱🏽‍🫲🏼 What was your favorite thing that you were shown in NYC that you hadn't seen or done before? 🚇 What was the most "New York" thing to happen on the trip? 👫 Where have you explored without your SO, that you would love to take them and show them all that you've discovered? 🧳 What's the next big, iconic food city trip on your travel list? 🌲 A lot of people fantasize about an alternate universe life in NYC, but what do you prefer about the place you actually call home? 😿 What are you sad we missed on our trip? Grab your earbuds, and let's fly away! BEVERAGES OF CHOICEThe hosts and their guest drank:__ __FIND USInstagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone

1h 53m

Oct 26, 2023

As you may know, the boys of Libations for Everyone just returned from a wild work trip to NYC, where they pounded out a bunch of audio and video magic (...and food and beverages), in the name of HIGH QUALITY CONTENT for your discerning ears and eyes. The maestro of the video crew for LFE's forthcoming video adventures was fast rising director Conor Champley http://www.conorchampley.com, writer of myriad ads that you have seen thousands of times, and writer, director and/or producer of multiple films, including the award winning Sick Boy https://www.conorchampley.com/sickboy and A Day Out https://filmshortage.com/dailyshortpicks/a-day-out/. Conor and the fellas kick back six shots of spectacular spirits, provided by LFE sponsor Beam Suntory https://www.beamsuntory.com, for each of the six topics, plus some bonus shots and bonus talking points, like Conor talking about how he thought the all-day video shoot went with the boys at a variety of spots in NYC, with various personalities including Dessa https://www.dessawander.com. Your topics: 🌉 What's the food that you crave most while cruising the city after a night of heavy drinking? 🎥 What under appreciated or little known movie do you love that people should dig into? 🌭 What's a food that you dislike that you wish you loved more? 🔊 Name a total random favorite sound. 🍴 What was your family's "celebration restaurant" that you realized, as an adult, was not actually a fancy establishment 🗽 Give us one of your craziest New York stories Put yourself in a New York state of mind, and a little something in your cup, and let's get it! BEVERAGES OF CHOICE The hosts and their guest drank: __ __ FIND US Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone

2h 52m

Oct 18, 2023

Kyle Hopkins https://www.instagram.com/kuhoppy/?hl=en endeared himself to a worldwide audience from his very first appearance on this season of Masterchef https://www.fox.com/masterchef/ on FOX https://www.fox.com (Srsly, you should watch his audition, it is truly wonderful). His love of the Minnesota State Fair https://www.mnstatefair.org and having family that lives in the Twin Cities brought him to LFE's doorstep for Maker's Mark https://www.makersmark.com horsefeathers, Patisserie 46 https://patisserie46.com/patisserie-46/ pastries paired with lambic, and a tremendous conversation about his experiences on Masterchef, making Gordon Ramsay https://www.instagram.com/gordongram/ laugh so hard he chortled, his career as a Cicerone and beer professional for Surly Brewing https://surlybrewing.com, and all of these topics: 🍅 What's a food you can't stop eating at peak ripeness AND a food you hate eating when it's out of season? 🍗 What's your "last grill out" meal when the seasons are about to turn, and what's the soundtrack for it? 🥃 How are you taking your whiskey after a long day manning the grill for a gathering? 🎟️ What makes the Minnesota State Fair so special? 🥙 Name a regional food and a regional beverage that you would make a special trip just to try from the source, ...and then some. Order up! BEVERAGES OF CHOICEThe hosts and their guest drank:__ __FIND USFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone | Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone

3h 5m

Aug 31, 2023

People might say "finally" too often about a thing they've done, but this is an instance that certifiably qualifies. It took LFE 95 damn episodes to get Charles' illegitimate brother Sameh Wadi https://www.instagram.com/samehwadi/ on the show. Better known for: being the third Iron Chef contestant to grace LFE (and the second winner!), being an absolute legend in the Twin Cities culinary stratosphere-- having helmed the spectacular (and sorely missed) Saffron, the wildly craveable World Street Kitchen https://www.instagram.com/eatwsk1/, and the elite scoops of Milkjam https://www.instagram.com/milkjamcreamery/, among others-- in addition to being a published author of The New Mediterranean Table https://www.amazon.com/New-Mediterranean-Table-Traditions-Continents/dp/1624140955/ref=sr_1_1?crid=32RZRB2P1L2L4&keywords=sameh+wadi&qid=1692374519&sprefix=sameh+wadi%2Caps%2C223&sr=8-1 (which deserves placement on every culinary bookshelf). Sameh discusses how he came up through the food world as a young boy observing his family putting together a cooking tome, his adoration/obsession with Panda Express, and a great deal more, in addition to these here topics o' the week:🛹 A surprising thing you were allowed to do as a kid and a surprising thing you were NOT allowed to do as a kid.🤬 Favorite curse or insult in a foreign language.🍽️ Is fine dining dead or is fine dining evolving? 💅 TOP SECRET grooming tips that you don't really admit to anyone.🍬 What was your favorite candy growing up? 🥡 What's the IDGAF place that you eat when you're feeling lazy? Order up! Slap that play button baybeeeeeeeeee. https://plift.comBEVERAGES OF CHOICEThe hosts and their guest drank:__ __FIND USFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone | Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone

2h 11m

Aug 18, 2023

Devin T. Adams https://www.instagram.com/devintadams/, proprietor of Mala Mia Mezcal https://www.malamiamezcal.com in Oaxaca, and co-owner of Elsewhere Brewing Company https://elsewherebrewing.com in ATL, teased flying into the Twin Cities to record with Libations for Everyone a couple of months back on a call with Charles. He made good on that offer this week, touching down at MSP from NYC with a plethora of mezcal in tow. Devin is a fellow Eagle Scout to Charles, went to West Point, became an Army Ranger, studied law at Vandy, is a fellow DJ to Quam, and is now fully immersed in the beverage world. As I'm sure you can gather from the above details, the fellas had a great deal to discuss in this episode! Here's a taste: 👨‍👩‍👦 Name a positive quality you get from one of your parents. ⬆️ What unique advice would you offer to someone that is just embarking on a new business, or taking the next step forward in their pursuit? 🇲🇽 What's a flavor, technique or preparation style in Mexico that you'd love to see Americans embrace?🫠 Describe the evolution of your ability to behave at "work" events where libations are involved. 🥑 What's a surprising ingredient on a menu that always seems to pique your interest? ✈️ What is you favorite and least favorite part of traveling?Six (or seven, or nine?) shots, six topics. Let's ride! BEVERAGES OF CHOICEThe hosts and their guest drank:__ __FIND USFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone | Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone

2h 28m

Aug 09, 2023

Adam Witherspoon https://www.instagram.com/spoony_san/-- one of the three amigos in Minneapolis fermentation collective 3Leche https://3leche.com/password, and notorious barman and bar program curator about town-- ended his hot summer day kiddy pool soak, and polished off his G&T for . What a guy!LFE sponsor Beam Suntory https://www.beamsuntory.com/en made the transition a bit easier with some summery beverages (at bottom of full description!) for Adam to share with Ben and Charles, and they used their reprieve from the hot hot heat to discuss: 🥵 Fave activities on a hot summer afternoon🍸 Cocktail trends that 1) should go away and 2) should grow in popularity🎡 What activities are you doing if you're locked in an amusement park operated by friendly robots? 🧺 What's the food on the picnic table that you cannot stop eating, no matter how terrible it is?🥤 A timeline of your favorite beverages-- alcoholic or not-- from childhood to current day📆 How adept are you at taking time for yourself, and ignoring the white noise of your vocations and businesses? Crank that AC and the volume knob, and let it rip! BEVERAGES OF CHOICEThe hosts and their guest drank:__ __FIND USFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone | Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone

2h 28m

Jul 28, 2023

The boys are back in town, and they're celebrating THREE YEARS OF LFE! Ben and Charles are newly returned from their first out of town adventure together (yes, ever-ever), and they made it count with a wildly memorable trip to Europe for LFE summer break. Hear our guys tell you all about dining at legendary places like Noma (and Ben's agonizing story about that meal), Geranium and Jordnær, making lots of new friends and more deeply bonding with existing ones, sunrise bridge beers and late night shawarma (and a HOT SAUCE SLUSHY MACHINE), the alley with the mysterious neon finch, and continuing their respective journeys in Sweden and France, respectively. PLUS: a big huge announcement about the pod. Here's the context for the conquest (feel welcome to contextualize these to any trip you may have taken, if yer playing along!): 🍓 What's something new you learned about FLAVORZ? 😹 Name a hilarious moment from your adventures that you'll remember for a long time. ⛵️ Ya can't do it all! What's something you wish you had done or will do next time? ✋ The five senses: name your fav thing you tasted, smelled, heard, saw and felt.❗️ What was the thing you found most surprising about your adventures? 🎂 THREE YEARS OF LFE! What's something you look back on with fondness?Summer break might be over, but summer is just getting started! Let's rage. https://plift.comBEVERAGES OF CHOICEThe hosts and their guest drank:__ __FIND USFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone | Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone

2h 57m

Jul 18, 2023

Where do we begin with Mr. Philip Duff https://www.instagram.com/philipsduff/?hl=en? Phil is a Grade A multipotentialite. Commander of Old Duff Genever http://www.oldduffgenever.com, educator, marketer and consultant for Liquid Solutions http://www.liquidsolutions.org, founder of Door 74 https://www.finddoor74.com in Holland, and former academy chair for the US for the World's 50 Best Bars https://www.instagram.com/50bestbars/... and that's barely skimming the pot. Phil rolled into Club Carraway with a historical lineup of Genever-to-gin-to-rye-whiskey-- purely for educational purposes, of course-- and gave Ben and Charles a rousing, spiritous mini seminar on the history of these distillations. Commingled with the customary hijinx you've come to expect from your boys at LFE: 🧑‍💻 Name a job you would be absolutely terrible at.🌃 What city has a rhythm that really resonates with you? 🍶 What are you drinking when you're relaxing at home and nobody's watching?🎖️ How do you find new places to dine and drink in new cities, and how much do you adhere to awards like Michelin and World's 50 Best?🍢 Name somewhere you would absolutely love to teleport yourself for street food after too many nights of fine dining? ...and a ton more on and off script. Let's tip em back! https://plift.comBEVERAGES OF CHOICEThe hosts and their guest drank:__ __FIND USFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone | Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone

3h 1m

Jun 30, 2023

Chef Thomas Boehmer https://www.instagram.com/chefthomasb/ loves quality cigars, spirits and banter, so it was due time that he joined Libations for Everyone for a VERY healthy serving of each.Learn about Thomas' southern roots and how they lent themselves to what would eventually become Revival https://www.instagram.com/revivalmn/, the ebbs and flows of the creative process, his experience as a luthier, his fondest memories of his classic restaurants Corner Table and In Bloom, hunger inducing stories about barbecuing whole-hog porchetta and whole quarters of beef, and all of this: 🥂 What is your celebration ritual for life's big and small victories? 🔥 What advice would you impart to someone who is just learning to cook in the great outdoors, or wants to improve at it? 🍳 Do you love or hate having company around you while you are cooking or grilling? 🍗 What does your perfect fried chicken plate consist of?🧘‍♂️ What does a perfect day of solitude and relaxation look like for you? ...and then some. Disclaimer: this episode is going to make you hungry. Gather 'round! https://plift.comBEVERAGE OF CHOICEThe hosts and their guest drank:__ __FIND USFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone | Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone

3h 37m

Jun 23, 2023

When Peder Schweigert https://www.instagram.com/ptschweigert/ recently judged Iron Bartender alongside Charles, he remarked "it can't be Libations for until you have a guest that doesn't drink alcohol". Truer words. The winding road of this wonderful conversation bears that out, and proves that the type of bread broken on LFE is inconsequential to the experience that transpires behind it. Peder tells Ben & Charles about his days working on Top Chef in NYC, cooking at Alinea in Chicago, the halcyon days of Marvel Bar in Minneapolis, and his delightful, new, non-alcoholic wine brand, Dry Wit https://drywit.com, which he shared as the beverage for the episode. Here's some of what's discussed: 🌳 Off the beaten path: where's somewhere you adore dining or drinking that isn't well publicized or easy to find? 💎 Name someone you truly admire that doesn't know it. ☀️ Should I stay or should I go: do you still travel in the nice weather months of the area where you reside? 😴 Are you a napper? If so, what brings you the comfort to truly and fully zonk out? 📲 How many tabs are open on your phone, and what makes up a lot of them? 🍵 Where do you find inspiration when you start building flavors for a meal or beverage? This conversation is worth the duration. Join us! https://plift.com BEVERAGES OF CHOICE The hosts and their guest drank: __ __ FIND US Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone | Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone

2h 49m

Jun 16, 2023

Hey, LFE is gettin the hang of this remote recording thing! Emmy award winner, writer & producer of Bob's Burgers https://www.fox.com/bobs-burgers/ and The Great North https://www.fox.com/the-great-north/, writer on The People We Hate at the Wedding https://press.amazonstudios.com/us/en/original-movies/people-we-hate-at-the-wedding, and total virtuosa, Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin https://twitter.com/LizzieMolyneux?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor, connects with the boys from her home in LA on this fresh new episode. Lizzie kicked back with some drinks while on strike as a writer, expounding on her thoughts about the current state of matters, and informing listeners about what it's like to be a writer in modern Hollywood. That alone is worthy of your consideration, but it wouldn't be LFE without "six shots and six topics of conversation", such as: 📺 Who is your all-time favorite TV mom or dad?🍔 What are the contents of YOUR favorite burger? 🌊 What food stuffs would you bring from Cali to the midwest, or vice versa?🍄 What is a thing that humans eat that it is super weird a human once thought to try consuming? 🎁 What is your favorite gift you've ever given someone?..and when yer done listening, go show your support for the WGA https://www.wgacontract2023.org/strike-hub!! ✊🏽✊🏼 https://plift.comBEVERAGES OF CHOICEThe hosts drank:__ __FIND USFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/libationsforeveryone | Instagram http://instagram.com/libationsforeveryone

1h 51m

Jun 09, 2023