Food Dude Bruce Newbury

Someone just said Bruce could charge $3.99 a minute to talk about food. Pretty good but our first guest has it going on too - listen to Elise talk about the new pizza at NEON in Rhode Island - but beware - it's dangerous if you're hungry! Then it's Shawn Hyer from Bramble in Essex VT to talk Burlington Wine & Food, the famous V Smiley from Minifactory in Bristol VT and Bruce, Ted Tomlinsen and Anthony Neri and Karen hanging out on a Sunday afternoon Outback at the Spanked Puppy in Colchester VT.

The Sold Out Burlington Wine & Food is coming soon. [Wine and] Food Dude Bruce talks to Tony O'Rourke of Iron Wolf Wines and Celebrity Chef Kevin des Chenes about the big return of the Festival!

Meet two of the leading Bakemasters - as in Clambake - in Rhode Island and maybe the world. Captain Vinny of the Warren (RI) Fire Brigades has been putting on clambakes at the local firehouses for decades. Similar to the super-secret chili recipes firehouses are famous for all over the nation, in our part of New England its the clambake secrets - what kind of sausage goes with that seafood, how long are the fires burning, which gets put first on the hot rocks that do the cooking, and how many games of horseshoes and how much beer will we need before the whole thing is ready! Capt Vinny says if you ask ten bakemasters you will get ten answers and they will all be absolutely right! So we asked legendary Newport (RI) bakemaster T.R. McGrath who goes back generations for some of his secrets. Listen and try to find out who puts on the ultimate clambake.

Back at it for 2022 - Burlington (VT) Wine and Food at HULA Lakeside - what is it and how can I go? Tracy and Mike Stolese have the details. Then we are off to Pauline's Cafe in South Burlington with David Hoene and Backyard Bistro with Adam Spell.

What happens when you have a Chili Cook-Off and Summer breaks out! It happened in May in Vermont. Thanks to some intrepid Chili chefs, amazing Cabot Creamery Cheese and Sour Cream and Island Homemade Ice Cream to cool us down, it was fantastic. With Ted Tomlinsen, Anthony Neri, Maura Fitzgerald and the crew from the Spanked Puppy in Colchester, Vermont.

A Food Dude interview collection from this Spring in Vermont including Chef Robert Smith III at Starry Night Cafe, Ferrisburgh (a native); Lynn and Jim Williams at Back Door Bread in Charlotte; Peter Creyf of Waffle Cabin who visited us at Waybury Inn, Middlebury; and Matt Bonoma at Vermont Cookie Love in North Ferrisburgh. 

Back to The Show - the Food Shows that is. From the New England Food Show in Boston and the Hope & Main/Farm Fresh RI Food Hub Marketplace Show in Providence, it's food talk in person! In order of appearance, we talk with Maureen Maloney of Sacred Cow Granola, Sanjiv Dhar of Flavorfied, Sean Kontos and Ainsley McStay of Harvest Kitchen, Peter Kelly of Anchor Toffee,  Mark Snyder of Ital-Crust, Kari Udderly of Beef Advisory Council and Steve Persson of The Nordic, all recorded on site April 3 and April 5, 2022.

Chef and restaurateur Christopher Bender raising the bar on the Newport RI dining scene with a Game Dinner, a Wagyu Dinner and an entry into the Newport Burger Bender. Listen to how Stoneacre is back in a big way.

So a snowstorm, a penguin and a leprechaun walk into a bar....This was our day on Saturday March 12. The Lake Champlain Penguin Plunge was going on in the midst of a blizzard. Meanwhile, the Newport St Patricks Day Parade was stepping off through the puddles of Newport RI. Food Dude Radio kept on with timeshifted radio broadcast time and the vagaries of weather, computers and stuff. Luckily for you, there's On Demand so here you go. Thanks and "what do we say and believe? Don't Forget To Try The House Dressing!"

The celebration of the Lunar New Year is here. This is the Year of the Tiger. The New Year begins always with meaningful foods symbolizing prosperity, good health and good luck. We interview chefs from Castle Hill Inn - Andy Taur and Stoneacre Garden - Christopher Bender about their Chinese New Year menus.

When Taylor Swift is your neighbor, you have to keep up appearances. You never know who might be dropping in to visit. When you're a luxury resort oceanfront hotel resort and spa, the sky's the limit. So it is at the Ocean House in Watch Hill, Rhode Island. In the winter, life is not so much a beach as it is Apres-Ski. How do you turn a beach resort in Rhode Island into a ski resort in the French Alps? Bring in a few ski gondolas, uncork some Champagne and arrange for a blizzard, of course. Not sure how they fixed up the blizzard, but we had a great time in our gondola with some good food. Give a listen.

Some sizzle, some crunch, very classy and some great food and cocktails. Pretty good way to start off the New Year, wouldn't you say? We were at 10 Prime Steak and Sushi in Providence RI for some holiday festivities with the new President of Chow Fun Food Group, Harrison Elkhay, Chef Brittany Muggle, and Resident Mixologist Wilkie. You'll hear it all from the mixing to the sizzle. Enjoy!

Cookies are to Christmas as pie is to Thanksgiving, don't you think? We have a kind of virtual cookie exchange going on here. First up, we will speak with Matt Bonoma at Vermont Cookie Love about some of his amazing cookies including some he hasn't made yet! Next its off to Newport RI by way of France with baker Xavier Mauprivez of The French Confection for macarons and a Buche de Noel!

It's David Crowell proprietor of Stoneacre with a preview of the exciting Truffle Dinner on Dec. 4 to accompany the showing of the film The Truffle Hunters at the Jane Pickens Theater in Newport with dinner to follow at the Stoneacre!

Sums up the food part of Thanksgiving, don't you think? Except for the turkey. That's where Celebrity Chef Jamie Gwen comes in. Jamie talks about her favorite way to roast the bird, and sides and what to feed everyone when they first come in the door hungry and dinner is two hours away! Then we will visit with Gail at Greg's Market in Middlebury VT to unpack the Thanksgiving feed you can still pick up - and Gail unveils the December Pack - it's a "pantry filler" or a great gift.  And radio nerds - there's a little something something for you at about 20:20!

Today we are talking with Chef/Author Michael Ruhlman. His book, “From Scratch” could be the title of his biography. He came by his position from the ground up.Ruhlman is best known for writing about food, chefs and the work of professional cooking. He is also the author of nine non-fiction books and a collection of novellas, and is the co-author with various chefs including Thomas Keller of ten other cookbooks.  Ruhlman visited JWU’s Providence Campus in early October to talk with culinary students about his latest book, the full title of which is, “From Scratch: 10 Meals, 175 Recipes, and Dozens of Techniques You Will Use Over and Over.” We agree, it's always great to be on campus with the culinary kids!

See what I did...make that Xee what I did there! We're at Xaco Taco in Providence RI. It's El Dia de la Muerta  - Day of the Dead - sometimes known as Halloween. Let's dress up and hang with Seth the bar manager who is mixing up a Mezcal-based cocktail for the occasion known as The Black and Orange. (Hey those were my high school colors!) A little Citron mezcal, some pineapple, a rim of black salt around the glass and Trick or Treat! Perfect with a couple Birria Tacos and Tres Leches cake from Chef Andy! 

Food Dude Visits OZ. OZ Tacos Tequila in Lincoln RI is another unique concept from Maestro John Elkhay who envisioned "an ideal or fantastical place" with "an amicable blend of foolishness, innocence and freshness, where Tacos Without Borders are served." So what are Tacos without Borders? The best way to tell is to read the handwriting on the wall in the OZ dining room: "Toto, we're not in Mexico anymore!"

The Food Dude Visits The Farm and makes some great friends. How Now Brown Cow was 3 days old here - a week ago - and her sister is about a month old. Cabot Creamery Co-operative has a great partner here at Liberty Hill Farm in Rochester VT. Makes it extra good when you pick up Cabot Cheddar at Dave's Marketplace. WADK 1540AM now on 101.1 FM and Newstalk WVMT

By the bubbling brook With Ted Tomlinsen at The Spanked Puppy in Colchester Vermont - when you can snatch the Lobster Roll from my hand, grasshopper. ..just checking to see if anybody reads this.