RADIO: Craft Brewery in Lima, Peru
Peru has a new craft brew scene and in Lima, breweries like Barranco Beer Company are brewing up not only delicious classics like IPA’s, Stouts and Pilsners but they are using some of Peru’s natural produce like quinoa to bring unique flavors to their...
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PODCAST: Tacama Vineyard and Pisco Distillery: Ica, Peru
Join Jeff and Donna as the tell their tales of their time in Ica, Peru. Starting with a harrowing bus ride to the small city of Ica, their AirBnb stay and a visit to Tacama, the “Oldest Vineyard in South America” and Pisco Distillery. Listen to PODCAST...
read moreBLOG: Tacama Vineyard and Pisco Distillery in Ica, Peru
During our recent trip to Peru we visit Tacama, Vineyard and Distillery in Ica, Peru. About about 180 miles south of Lima, Ica is an arid oasis not far from the Pacific Ocean. Indigenous peoples ruled the land before the Spanish settled the area in the 1500’s....
read moreRADIO: Wine and Pisco Distilleries in Peru
This week we are featuring Tacama Vineyard and Pisco Distillery. Known as the first vineyard and later as the leading Pisco Distillery of Peru, Tacama has a long history starting with the Spanish who settled in Peru in the 1500’s. Today they produce some of...
read moreBLOG: Making Chocolate in Peru
When staying in the foothills of an active volcano, it’s good to have a distraction. We found a great one in Chaqchao (pronounced chock-chow) a delightful artisan chocolate factory in Arequipa, Peru. Owner Javiar Chavez lead the chocolate making class at their...
read moreRadio: Making Chocolate in Peru.
Peru has some of the best Chocolate in world. To find out more about the origins of Peru’s Cacao Bean industry, Jeff attended a Bean to Bar, Chocolate workshop in the beautiful city of Arequipa with ChaqChao Chocolates MORE ON OUR BLOG. LISTEN to the radio...
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BLOG: Craziness on Bourbon Street, New Orleans
I always though Bourbon Street was an isolated area someplace in New Orleans, like South Street in Philly, or La’s Olvera street. I pictured a place that was a few blocks long – enough for a parade and a handful of jazz clubs and bars. A place that peaked during Mardi...
read moreRadio, Cooking Class in Lima, Peru
This Sunday, Peru’s Culinary Food Scene. Everything we had in Peru was delicious. This week Jeff features, Haku Food Tours in Lima. He went to an open market in Lima and then Chef David, showed him the culinary ropes. Listen to Radio segment Those Bakers on...
read moreBlog/Radio: LA to LA Road Trip – Cafe du Monde and Hotel St. Pierre, New Orleans
We end our LA to LA Road Trip with a trip to the famous Cafe du Monde and a closer look at our unique lodging at Hotel St. Pierre in the French Quarter. LISTEN to Savory Road Radio Feature. To listen to all our LA to LA Road Trip Radio features, click here ...
read moreRADIO: Beignets and Staying in a Music Filled Hotel.
This week we continue on our LA to LA Road Trip and feature the world famous Cafe du Monde and their delicious beignets. Then we visit a unique hotel with a music background in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Hotel, St. Pierre. Sunday, March 6th on 91.9 KVCR at...
read moreRadio: My Own Crawfish Boil, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
On our LA to LA Road Trip to New Orleans, we passed a sign that caught my eye “Breaux Bridge, The Crawfish Capitol of the World”. So on the way back we had to make a stop to sample what made this place so famous for it’s Crawfish. We were directed by...
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BLOG/Radio – French Quarter, Food Tour: New Orleans
Our last destination on our LA to LA Road Trip was New Orleans, Louisiana. While there we opted to take a food tour of some of the famous French Quarter eateries and experience some not so-famous ones. We signed up with New Orleans Culinary Food Tours, who offered...
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Blog: Origins of the Muffuletta Sandwich, New Orleans
This week on our LA to LA Road Trip (Los Angeles to Louisiana) Savory Road Radio’s Jeff Baker, interview’s David Marinello, Propietor of La Divina Cafe. Located off Pirate’s Alley in the French Quarter, David explains that there was once a...
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Radio and Blog: Origins of the Muffuletta Sandwich in New Orleans
This week on Savory Road Radio Jeff interview’s David Marinello, Propietor of La Divina Cafe, on Pirate’s Alley in the French Quarter. He explains that there was once an Sicilian, Italian neighborhood in the French Quarter, where a grocer decided to...
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BLOG: The Pub at Chino Hills
Last week the Savory Road crew were invited to The Pub at Chino Hills to try out their new menu. General Manager Chris Garcia was a kind host of our lunch. The new menu offers something for everyone and it’s interesting. From an appetizing Wild Boar Quesadilla...
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Radio: Cajun vs Creole Cooking
Saundra Green of Cookin Cajun tells Jeff about Cajun vs Creole cooking. She also shares her secrets making the perfect roux for the perfect dish. Tune on Sunday, February 14th at 7:35 and 9:35AM on 91.9 KVCR Fm or streaming live on www.kvcr.org WEBSITE for Cookin...
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Historic Cocktails of New Orleans
It’s Mardi Gras time! To celebrate, all our radio segments during the month of February are all about our time in New Orleans, from our LA to LA Road Trip. First up, we ventured into the continual party known as Bourbon Street in the French Quarter. It was...
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Radio & Blog: Historic Cocktails of New Orleans
This week our radio segment we jump straight to New Orleans, because it’s Mardi Gras time! During our LA to LA Road Trip we stopped into “The Bourbon O Bar” on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Bartender Rachel Shandersky tells...
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RADIO: Tombstone and Wild Dogs
Jeff and Donna visit famous Tombstone, Arizona on their LA to LA Roadtrip. Dr. Jay, a local historian and tour guide fills them in on how Chino founder, Richard Gird tumbled upon the discovery of one of the richest silver minds ever. Listen on Sunday on 91.9 KVCR at...
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RADIO: LA to LA Road Trip – Tucson, Arizona
Next on our LA to LA road trip we drove to Tucson, Arizona. We spent the night a Buddhist temple house with Airbnb and enjoyed a delicious dinner at La Indita. Specializing in Michoacan Mexican and Tohono–Tarascan Mexican Cuisine, Radio segment on Sunday,...
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