Ep 118 - The big cheese
Burrata cheese is taking over Charleston menus and a history of Mexican Queso. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Episodes
Charleston's Menu
A podcast from The Post and Courier about dining in the southeast and beyond. Hosted by Parker Milner and Robert Moss.
Episodes
Ep 117 - Solamente en el sur
All about the Mexican food and trends you can only find in the south. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Ep 116 - Cheap eats
The end of Washington Post's Cheat Eat column plus Grand Strand pancake houses. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Ep 115 - Back to business
Hanna and Robert are back from vacation and talk about what they did over the holidays. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Ep 114 - Future tense
Looking ahead and trends and forecasts for 2019. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Ep 113 - Holiday round-up
Hanna and Robert close out the year with a look back at some major news of 2018. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Ep 112 - Red beans and rice roadshow
Pableaux Johnson joins us to talk about his Red Beans and Rice Roadshow. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Ep 111 - Hitting the road
A followup on Cheetos, plus Hanna and Robert talk about the best highway road stops and how to find them. Link to the Cheetos story: https://popula.com/2018/10/24/flames-on-the-side-of-my-face/ Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Ep 110 - Giving thanks
Giving thanks for some good food news. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Ep 109 - It's got to be said
Hashing out the situation with Mike Ray, owner of Normady Farms bakery. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Ep 108 - Transparency and cover ups
All about transparency in food and food journalism. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Ep 107 - Dive bars and malls
How have dive bars and mall food courts become endangered species? Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Ep 106 - Revise and resubmit
Is it ok to put Goldfish on your mac and cheese? Is it a good thing millennials are killing American cheese? Are people out there dying from eating too many Cheetos and Takis? Plus: Robert talks about some BBQ revisions. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Ep 105 - Crossing borders and pushing boundaries
Facebook marketplace has become a booming source of unregulated home cooking, plus trying out some Mexican sushi. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Ep 104 - Research trips
A BBQ mea culpa from Robert and Hanna's made a surprising discovery about crab legs. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Ep 103 - Doom and gloom
Are local restaurant reviews dying? And what about restaurants in Charleston? Is a spate of recent closings isolation or the sign of a bubble popping? Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Ep 102 - Peachy keen
Back from our hurricane break. Did you know this year had a great peach crop? Plus: a totally new way to use peaches and an all-new peach brandy from Highwire. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Ep 101 - Divisive foodstuffs
All about the foods you either love or hate. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Special - Hanna on chain restaurants
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Ep 100 - Five and ten
All about lists and listicles. What makes a restaurant truly southern? Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Ep 99 - Oui chef
Chef Sean Brock has formally left the Neighborhood Dining Group. What does this portend for the future of the Charleston dining scene? Also, what happened to all the women chefs in Charleston? Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Ep 98 - Festival preview
Gillian Zettler from Charleston Wine + Food gives us a preview of this years festival and talks about how this year's festival will feature more women. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Ep 97 - Good advice
Robert gets advice on ranking BBQ restaurants from The Washington Post's Tim Carman and Hanna has some tips for expanding your culinary horizons. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Ep 96 - Fish tales
James London from Chubby Fish joins us to talk about the trials and tribulations of trying to open the restaurant. Why did it take so long? What could Charleston be doing better? Speaking of seafood, Hanna explains why the idea of oyster season is out of date and you can now confidently enjoy them year-round. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Ep 95 - Politics & protest
Tim Carman of The Washington Post joins Hanna and Robert to talk about a new law that might lead to the end of tipping, plus the controversy over Red Hen refusing to serve White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Ep 94 - The global south
Virginia Willis, Chef and cookbook author, joins Hanna and Robert to talk about the "Global South". Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Ep 93 - Contested beverages
Why do hotel architects hate coffee machines? Will the “manager’s happy hour” be the new continental breakfast at hotels? Plus: don’t call it a “mocktail,” so called zero-proof cocktails hold potential so why are there so few of them? Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Ep 92 - Steak and ham
Japanese steakhouses are a uniquely southern tradition and we've got all the surprising details. Plus, another surprise: the origins of country ham. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Ep 91 - Charleston in the spotlight
Rodney Scott wins at the James Beard Awards and had plans to bring his BBQ to Birmingham. Plus, drag brunches are a bit hit in Charleston but what does this mean for the local LGBTQ community? Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)
Ep 90 - Home cooking at work
Taking a look at different types of professional cooking in home settings and home cooking in professional settings. Theme song by The Bluestone Ramblers (thebluestoneramblers.com)