Max and Melanie have been food exploring together for many year at home, in restaurants and on vacation. Today's chat touches on their shared meals, but the real conversation is about Max's cooking and food adventures.

Max's Gran Gusto Recipe:

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Odd Duck

Nicer Dicer Plus

Flemmings Selection Hotel Frankfurt City

The Pasta Tree Milwaukee

Oscars Pub & Grill

Maharaja Indian Restaurant

Melanie's last guest this season, Andy, brings a lot to the table; food & flower gardener, grill & smoker man, soup & stew maker, and salsa king. From his food beginnings to his latest meal. This episode, Andy and Melanie will share their food joy.

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Gloriosos

New York Times Cooking

Cuisinart Hand Blender

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain

Bon Appétit

Lisa's Pizza MKE

Dom & Phil DeMarinis

Conejito's Place

Today's conversation with Lea serves up a bit of evrerything, everywhere. She is American-born, English-influenced and globally-focused, so it's no surprise we'll talk about curries, castles and cleaners all in the same episode.

And....if you're wondering the English term "faffing" is the same as the American term fussing ;)

Lea's Persian Orange Cake Recipe: https://www.kulinarian.com/recipes/persian-orange-and-almond-cake/

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Madhur Jaffret Indian Cooking: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75385.Madhur_Jaffrey_Indian_Cooking

Windsor Castle: https://www.rct.uk/visit/windsor-castle

Jamie Oliver Recipes: https://www.jamieoliver.com/

Melanie's conversation with Ethan is a first for the podcast: Ethan is a professional chef. They'll discuss his influence, the winding road that led to catering, meal kits and being a private chef.

Ethan's Recipe:

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Vitruvian Farms

Peck: First Food Hall in Milan

Vom Fass

Chifa: Peruvian-Chineese Fusion

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain

Topolobampo

Glorioso's

Mad City Chefs

Moe's food journey starts on Grandma' s farm and includes soup, salad and feeding a choral group. Melanie and Moe have spent hours in each other's kitchen, cooking for each other, family and friends. Today you'll hear a few ideas from a very good homegrown cook.

Moe's Crab Rangoon Pizza Recipe:

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Brother Sebastian's Steakhouse and Winery

"The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book" by Fannie Merritt Farmer

Rosewood Restaurant

Asheville Proper

Milwaukee Public Market

Oro di Oliva

Penzey's Spices

The Spice House

The saying "like father, like son" says a lot this episode. Last week John and I chatted all things food at the Tehan house and today you'll hear echoes of that conversation. My son-in-law, Sean, honors his father's cooking and moves on to create some great food and food memories of his own.

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Room Service Bay View: https://www.roomservicebayview.com/

Hawaiian Sweet Rolls: https://kingshawaiian.com/original-hawaiian-sweet-rolls-2-packs-12-rolls-per-pack-gift-boxed/

Outlaw Oyster: https://outlawoysterwi.com/

The Famous Racing Sausages: https://www.mlb.com/brewers/fans/mascots/racing-sausages

Soft Cookies Trick: https://www.foodandwine.com/keep-cookies-soft-trick-8708456

Johnsonville Original Brats : https://johnsonville.com/products/original-bratwurst/

G. Groppi Food Market: https://groppis.com

Bartolotta's Harbor House: https://www.bartolottas.com/harbor-house

This episode you’ll meet the in-laws. My guest today is John. We’ve shared some great food together since his son, Sean married our Elise. John’s a great cook, and his happy place is the stove, grill or fish-camp oven. We get into everything from Florida scallops to northeast crab, and......wine, of course!

John T's Macaroni and Cheese Recipe: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:va6c2:0b7a26f9-ce1e-440e-b687-4676fa473ccc

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Magic Seasoning Blends: https://www.magicseasoningblends.com

Super Taster Blends: https://supertaster.com

Meater: https://www.meater.com

Pampered Chef Food Chopper: https://www.pamperedchef.com/shop/Kitchen+Tools/Specialty+Cutting+Tools/Food+Chopper/2585

Grumpy Gourment : https://cmhgourmand.com/tag/grumpy-gourment/

Years ago, Ray and Melanie started hanging out with a group of work friends, affectionately called “the usual suspects”; first for happy hours, next at each other’s houses and then they took the plung to vacation together. The rest is history. Today Ray and Melanie discuss meat, AirBnB cooking and Christmas in Connecticut. Be sure to listen till the end, when you'll find out the most important ingredient for a great party.

Ray's Seared Steak Recipe:

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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Findlay Market

Traeger

Kitchen Aid