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Mecha Mucho roughly translates to “lots and lots.” For Chef and Owner Ryan Ota that means lots and lots of smiles, lots and lots of people saying, “Damn this is good!” and lots and lots of sandwiches sold. If you haven’t discovered it, Mecha Mucho is cranking out amazing egg salad sandwiches on Shokupan (Japanese milk bread) with additional protein options from chicken katsu, to spam to sometimes even wagyu beef, out of the little street side window at Osaka-Ya on 10th street. Ryan tells us about how he knew at a young age that his heart lied with food and after years of trying to work a corporate job he retreated to learning how to cook working at the famed Shack in east Sacramento, to cooking at Track 7 Brewery for several years to opening his own sandwich spot out of the window where he would line up as a kid in summer for a giant snow cone. Listen to hear how Ryan took Mecha Mucho from an idea to a reality in just a few short weeks and how their success has exploded in just over 6 months. Links: Mecha Mucho Instagram Visit the Dine One Six website Dine One Six Instagram…

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Oliver Ridgeway of Camden Spit & Larder 1:03:00

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To say Oliver Ridgeway is well traveled is a gross understatement. After getting his start washing dishes in his dad’s restaurant, at 20 years old he got a job cooking on the Queen Elizabeth II cruise liner, which traveled from England to New York city. That ship took him all over the world over two years, and taught him how to cook and how to organize. That organization would be vital as he went on to cook for Athletes and VIP sponsors at the Olympic Games in Sydney Australia 2000 and the Winter Games in Utah in 2002. But his cooking travels didn’t stop there, New Orleans, the Caribbean, New York at one of it’s finest hotels, Santa Fe, Oliver honed his skills and his management cooking for the rich and famous in high pressure environments. Now he is the Chef/Owner of the upscale but welcoming to all Sacramento haberdashery, Camden Spit & Larder, which serves as a place where you can have a beautiful anniversary dinner just as easily as you can grab a burger and a salad before a Kings game. Listen to Oliver’s amazing journey across the globe and how he ended up settling down in Sacramento, making a name for himself as one of the most respected chefs in town. Visit Camden Spit & Larder's website and Instagram Follow Dine One Six on Instagram Email us: max@dineonesix.com or neill@dineonesix.com Visit our website dineonesix.com…

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Amanda and Chris of Kau Kau 53:08

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Amanda Bridger started cooking food at home during COVID as a way to pass the time and to comfort herself, her partner Chris and friends. Little did she know that in going back to the Hawaiian flavors of her childhood evenings visiting her grandmother, she would stumble upon a new found talent and passion for cooking Hawaiian cuisine. She and her partner Chris Tocchini moved to Sacramento and started a pop up with the recipes she developed and it was such a success that they ultimately opened Kau Kau in East Sacramento. Amanda runs the kitchen and Chris manages the front of the house. They tell us how they got their start in the industry, what it’s like working together as a couple and the trials and triumphs of owning and running a restaurant. Visit our website at www.dineonesix.com . Follow us on Instagram @dineonesix Email us max@dineonesix.com or neill@dineonesix.com…

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Billy Ngo of Kru 1:03:02

1 year ago1:03:02

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Billy Ngo of Kru Contemporary Japanese Cuisine got his start at an old-school Japanese restaurant on Broadway in Sacramento, spending hours washing dishes and painstakingly preparing shrimp for the week’s service. After a stint at Mikuni he understood how sushi could become something that mixed his passion for creativity and attention to detail. Billy headed to culinary school in San Francisco and came back to work at The Kitchen for a year, where he learned the importance of good ingredients and good relationships with purveyors of fish and produce. Then, at just 23 years old, Billy opened Kru on J street, which quickly became recognized as one of the best and most creative sushi spots in town. A decade later Billy moved Kru into its current, much larger home on Folsom Blvd. and it remains one of the hottest restaurant reservations in town. Billy fills us in on sushi eating etiquette, talks about his early attempts at a Michelin star, why he loves cooking japanese and french cuisine, how he seeks to let the ingredients speak for themselves and how a burger permanently ended up on the menu at one of Sacramento’s most acclaimed sushi restaurants. Recently, his high level of skill and execution, matched with his creativity and drive to please his guests has garnered Billy a finalist nomination for the James Beard Awards “Best Chef in California.” Visit the podcast website at dineonesix.com Follow us on Instagram Comments, questions or suggestions? Email us at max@dineonesix.com or neill@dineonesix.com…

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Jody Bogle on family history and producing award winning wine in Sacramento 46:47

2 years ago46:47

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It all started when a disastrous failed potato crop led Jody Bogle’s grandfather, Warren Bogle to try planting wine grapes on the acreage he purchased on Merritt Island. In 1968 he planted 10 acres of Petite Syrah and 10 acres of Chenin Blanc. He got the Chenin Blanc clippings from a guy named Skinny in Lodi! Today, Bogle has grown to become the Bogle Family Wine Collection, a brand that stretches worldwide, which includes several different labels, styles and price points of wine. We talk to Jody about how the unexpected death of her father led her to leave her job as an English teacher to come back home to Sacramento and take on a new role with the family business, how she and her two brothers have grown the business into the massive and respected brand it is today, and how family values, small lot wine making and sustainable growing practices are the fuel that still power Bogle’s business today. So grab a glass of one of Bogle’s award winning wines and listen to the history of one of Sacramento’s great business success stories. Visit the Bogle website Visit the podcast website at dineonesix.com Follow us on Instagram Comments, questions or suggestions? Email us at max@dineonesix.com or neill@dineonesix.com…

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Greg Gearhart and Victor Mihalchuk talk about the show Breaking Bread 48:16

2 years ago48:16

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Greg Gearhart and Victor Mihalchuk were sipping coffee and having lunch with their colleague Cameron Tyler of Moonracer films when they thought, “the food scene in Sacramento is so amazing…what if we filmed it.” That nugget of an idea launched what is now one of the most beautiful celebrations of Sacramento and its food you will ever see called Breaking Bread . On Tuesday September 5 there was a very special premiere of the amazing limited series and the next day we sat down with Greg and Victor to talk about how the project came together, their experiences filming it and the amazing food they got to eat. Breaking Bread gives you wonderful, open conversations with some of Sacramento’s best chefs and takes you behind the scenes of what makes the culinary scene in Sacramento so special. You will laugh, cry, get goosebumps and get that warm feeling of awe and appreciation when you watch this series. It is absolutely stunning, and we are proud to bring you a conversation with two of the gentlemen who made it happen. The first episode aired last night. You can watch Breaking Bread on KCRA 3 the next two episodes air: Sunday September 10, at 9 p.m. Sunday September 17, at 9 p.m. You can also watch on the Very Local app . Download it for free on your phone or streaming device. Visit Moonracer films website and Instagram Visit the podcast website at dineonesix.com Follow The Dine One Six on Instagram Comments, questions or suggestions? Email us at max@dineonesix.com or neill@dineonesix.com…

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Robert Masullo from Masullo’s Pizzeria 56:09

2 years ago56:09

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Before Robert Masullo became a Sacramento pizza icon, he was the son of a Sac Bee journalist and a stay at-home mom. His mom was a major influence on his life as she taught him the values in hard work and making recipes from scratch. His Sacramento food orgin story is epic, with him riding a Vespa to Biba to wash dishes when he was 16. His love of food took him to the CIA in New York and then a little over a decade stop in Minnesota. He worked as a baker, learning the art and craft dough and how to perfect it. With dough still on his mind, he found his way back home to family and Sacramento, met his future wife and luckily for us, opened up Masullo Pizzeria. With many awards and much recognition, Robert has crafted his place in Sacramento history. Take a listen to hear this masterclass on pizza. Visit Masullo's website Visit the podcast website at dineonesix.com Follow us on Instagram Comments, questions or suggestions? Email us at max@dineonesix.com or neill@dineonesix.com…

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Ben Roberts from Pizza Supreme Being 57:09

2 years ago57:09

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Ben Roberts grew up in Grass Valley where he loved skateboarding and punk rock. He dreamed of getting out of the small town but had no real plan, but after he met his future wife at a record shop, he followed her to Sacramento as she went to UC Davis and he looked to take any job he could find. That is the perfect recipe (pun intended) for a young kid to make his way into a kitchen. He got his start at R15 and then Shady Lady where a mentor showed him the right books to buy and Ben dove in head first. He soon realized that he wanted to cook beautiful, amazing food, and he knew that The Sellands group was a great place to do that. He made his way to Ella, where he worked for several years and became a jack of all trades, including making woodfired pizza for family meals. Eventually, he left to start his own mobile pizza business with a trailer and woodfire oven. He grinded in the heat of Sacramento for more than 4 years before he got an opportunity to open the storefront he occupies today. His pizza manages to be both classic and unique at the same time, but it’s without a doubt one of the best slices you’ll find anywhere in Sacramento. Visit Pizza Supreme Being's website and Instagram Visit the podcast website at dineonesix.com Follow us Instagram Comments, questions or suggestions? Email us at max@dineonesix.com…

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Chloe Booth - dough maven of Pizzasaurus Rex 47:08

2 years ago47:08

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Chloe Booth got a taste for interesting food at a young age when her mom went to culinary school. But it was years later as a teenager when her grandmother bulldozed a job path for Chloe at Del’s Pizza in Fair Oaks. There she learned the ins and outs of the pizza business, from interacting with the regulars to managing 20 pizzas at a time in the ovens. After a break from restaurants Chloe saw a Facebook post about a new pizza place opening in Midtown. She went in for a stage shift and has never left. Today she is responsible for making most of the dough on a daily basis, sometimes for up to 170 pizzas in a single day. Listen to this episode to hear Chloe talk about the unique style of Pizza at Pizzasaurus Rex, the famed “dino sauce” and her hopes that one day there could be a horror themed bakery in Sacramento. Links: Pizzasaurus Rex website Visit the podcast website at dineonesix.com Follow us on Instagram…

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Alison Clevenger talks Ginger Elizabeth, delectable pastries and Doughbot donuts 48:15

2 years ago48:15

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Alison Clevenger moved from Arizona to Oregon to go to culinary school without ever checking out the campus, her mom just signed her up, drove her up there and dropped her off. That move set her life on a course where she would land in Sacramento and ultimately help build one of the premiere sweet treat destinations in the city, Ginger Elizabeth’s. Alison talks about taking naps on giant bags of flour, the growth of Ginger Elizabeth, perfecting the perfect ice cream sandwich (in Max’s opinion,) what it was like to leave her best friend and venture out into the more male dominated culinary world, making pastries for Ella, Sellands and The Kitchen and ultimately how she helped to relaunch a Sacramento culinary cult icon Doughbot donuts. Alison has since moved on to her next culinary adventure and we can’t wait to see what she does next but rest assured wherever she lands the creations will be stellar and we will drop whatever we are doing to try them. Visit the podcast website at dineonesix.com Follow me on Twitter and Instagram Comments, questions or suggestions? Email me at max@dineonesix.com…

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Matt Brown from Bodega 46:26

2 years ago46:26

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Matt Brown loves to cook. That may seem obvious given he’s spent the last 20 years as a chef. But many chefs don’t cook between shifts…not Matt. He loves nothing more than cracking open a cookbook, a bottle of wine and spending a day off grilling in the summer or roasting in the winter. Matt got his start at pizzeria as a teenager and spent time at several other spots in Sacramento that are no longer in existence (Matt swore their closing wasn’t his fault.) After moving to Idaho for five years to work as a chef and a stint in Napa he returned to Sacramento to work at 58 Holding Co. and then The Golden Bear where he made a name for himself cooking some of the best food in town at the unassuming Sacramento favorite. Today Matt is a part owner and head chef at Bodega Kitchen and Cocktails where he has dived deep into research and cookbooks to find all sorts of Puerto Rican and Caribbean inspired recipes that he and his team could put their own spin on. They have termed it “California Pan Caribbean” cuisine, and it’s delicious. Check out Boega’s website and Instagram Visit the podcast website at dineonesix.com Follow us on Instagram Comments, questions or suggestions? Email us at max@dineonesix.com or neill@dineonesix.com…

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Taylor Lovelace is ”saucy and bossy” 43:34

2 years ago43:34

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Taylor Lovelace is the head chef at J.J. Pfister Distilling Company but her love affair with cooking started when she interned at The Kitchen while in culinary school. It was actually years before when she would chauffeur her parents to the famed restaurant that she got to try the food when the staff would feed her the menu in the back of the restaurant while her parents dined. Taylor went on to hit Sacramento hot-spots like Localis, Echo and Rig and Camden Spit and Larder before landing at J.J. Pfister as the head chef. Now she spends her time elevating sandwiches and salads into saucy flavor bombs. We answer many important questions in the episode from which is better: waffles or pancakes? What does M.C.B. stand for? And what makes a good sandwich? Check out JJ Pfister’s website and Instagram Visit the podcast website at dineonesix.com Follow us on Instagram Comments, questions or suggestions? Email us at max@dineonesix.com or neill@dineonesix.com…

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BONUS EPISODE!! Get to know Max and Neill 26:22

2 years ago26:22

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In place of a usual episode, Max and Neill take turns asking each other food questions to give you insight into the minds of your favorite local food podcasters! What food are you embarrassed to say they don't like? What's the one meal you would make to impress someone? If you could only eat one cuisine for the rest of your life what would it be? And more!! This episode is in place of an episode that was supposed to be with Polo Adamo of Adamo's Kitchen but the audio was lost during a computer crash. Please go and try Adamo's for some of the best Italian food Sacramento has to offer! Adamo's kitchen Visit the podcast website at dineonesix.com Follow us on Instagram Comments, questions or suggestions? Email us at max@dineonesix.com or neill@dineonesix.com…

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Eddie Torres formerly of The Kitchen 47:44

2 years ago47:44

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Eddie Torres learned the power of food connecting families at an early age when he would have Sunday dinners with more than 20 members of his extended family, most of whom lived in the same apartment complex. But it wasn’t until the great recession, which buckled the car industry where he was working, that he decided to go to culinary school. After school he bounced around town until making his way to Ella pretty quickly, starting at the bottom and working his way up to the line. Then, he heard from his boss that Kelly McCown was taking over at The Kitchen and looking to build his team. Eddie tried out and ended up working at The Kitchen for 6 years, working his way up to sous chef. Eddie talks about the intensity, the craft, the precision and the joy that it took to work at one of Sacramento’s most prestigious restaurants. Today he is back working with his good friend Ben Roberts who owns Pizza Supreme Being helping put out some of the best pizza in Sacramento, while he works on his own concept of a Puerto Rican inspired restaurant. Photo courtesy of @jamiecardenasphotographer Eddie’s instagram Visit the podcast website at dineonesix.com Follow us on Instagram Comments, questions or suggestions? Email us at max@dineonesix.com or neill@dineonesix.com…

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Dennis Sydnor from Renegade Dining 43:25

2 years ago43:25

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Dennis Sydnor first fell in love with cooking in his family home, smelling bbq and parker house rolls that his dad made. Then when he got his first kitchen job back in Cleveland at 17 he realized that his ability to cook impressed the girls and gave him some juice as the new kid in town. Soon he moved to the front of the house and fell in love with hospitality and being front and center watching people experience what he knew would become lifelong memories. Eventually, he longed to get back into the kitchen and moved back to Sacramento and went to culinary school to prove he was serious about getting behind the line. He has worked all over town including Grange, Red Rabbit, JB’s Lounge, Smokey Oaks, 1022 and even Golden One Center before setting out on his own during COVID doing pop ups and catering under the name Renegade Dining while also serving the students at a beauty school in Natomas. We get into his whole past and his hope for the future, as well as his amazing experience as the winner of an episode of Cutthroat Kitchen on Food Network which you’ll have to see to believe. And now you can on the Discovery+ app ! Follow Dennis on Instagram @ dennissydnorjr and Renegade Dining @renegade_dining Dennis’ episode of Cutthroat Kitchen is on Discovery Plus in season 13 titled “Mission Impastable” Visit the podcast website at dineonesix.com Follow us on Instagram Comments, questions or suggestions? Email us at max@dineonesix.com or neill@dineonesix.com…

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Sac City Brews Chef/Owner Rebecca Campbell 51:16

2 years ago51:16

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Max and Neill sit down with Rebecca Campbell, owner and chef of Sac City Brews in Tahoe Park. They talk about Rebecca’s unconventional and even accidental move to running a kitchen. It’s not often you find someone with two Masters degrees running a kitchen, but she has taken her background in community development to create an amazing spot for the neighborhood of Tahoe Park and frankly for all of Sacramento. She talks about how growing up on a small farm in the foothills gave her an appreciation for the small farmers she works with today and how it took her years to realize that she is actually not just analytically minded but also a very creative person and it shows in her food. And we talk a lot about the creative twists on classics like: tater tots, nachos, wings, paninis and more. Visit Sac City Brews website and Instagram Visit the podcast website at dineonesix.com Follow us on Instagram Comments, questions or suggestions? Email us at max@dineonesix.com or neill@dineonesix.com…

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Greg Desmangles of Urban Roots 49:23

2 years ago49:23

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Greg Desmangles got his start as so many do, in the dish pit of a family owned restaurant. But from his first weekend working on his feet all day bussing tables and washing dishes during beer week, Greg knew he wanted to be in a kitchen. Greg went on to stage at Taylor's kitchen soaking up all he could before going back to his uncle's restaurant Pangaea Beir Cafe and working prep. Today Greg has helped the family business grow to four restaurants, including Pangaea, Urban Roots Brewing and Smokehouse, Bawk! and Cerveceria at The Shack. Greg oversees all four operations and he tells Max and Neill how he got deep into the world of BBQ and hopes to plant a flag as nationally recognized BBQ spot right here in Sacramento. Resources from episode: Greg's Instagram Bawk Pangaea Beir Cafe Urban Roots Cerveceria at The Shack Visit the podcast website at dineonesix.com Follow us on Instagram Comments, questions or suggestions? Email me at max@dineonesix.com or neill@dineonesix.com Listen to Bondolio episode about olive oil…

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Julie Cassotta - cheesemonger 46:07

3 years ago46:07

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Today we talk about the wild world of cheese! How does blue mold bloom? Does what the animal eats change the taste of cheese? Strange food combinations to eat with cheese, headless spiders that create a rind on cheese. All these questions and odd facts are answered and discussed with our guest Julie Cassotta. Julie is a Certified Cheese Professional and one of only eight people with that certification in Sacramento. That means she knows her stuff when it comes to cheese. Julie creates gorgeous cheese and charcuterie boards year round under the name Cellar Door Platters and built her small business through social media to where she is a full-time cheesemonger. We also talk about stops she had at Block Butcher Bar, Whole Foods and Franquet. Check out The Dine One Six on Instagram and our website Episode resources: Check out her website to order your holiday cheese board! Julie’s Instagram Here are all the cheeses we talked about! - Smokey Blue from Rogue River Creamery - Vacherin Mont d'Or - Jasper Hill Creamery in Vermont- Harbison - Bailey Hazen Blue Jasper Hill creamery with dark chocolate - Langres (cheese you pour champagne on) - Mimollete (Halloween cheese) - Coro foods salami…

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Chris Sinclair from Bodega 46:15

3 years ago46:15

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Chris Sinclair fell in love with cocktails when a salty San Francisco bartender schooled him on what a real martini was. Since that moment Chris has dedicated his life to teaching other aspiring bartenders and guests, wherever he has worked, the art of the craft cocktail. Chris is from New York but has made Sacramento his home having spent the last decade working at the likes of Red Rabbit, La Cosecha, Kasbah, Sail Inn, Jungle Bird and more. He is also the founding president of the Sacramento chapter of the U.S. Bartenders Guild. Chris loves good food, good drinks and a good time and he has a reverence for the feeling and emotions a good cocktail can create. Yet as you’ll hear, there is zero pretense to his love of booze and bartending. Note: This episode does contains some strong language and one NSFW story. Bodega’s website Good Bottle website Good Bottle podcast Sources discussed: Camper English’s blog Visit the podcast website at dineonesix.com Follow us on Instagram Comments, questions or suggestions? Email us at max@dineonesix.com or neill@dineonesix.com…

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Jonathan Kerksieck of Cacio 44:05

3 years ago44:05

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Jonathan Kerksieck has been working in restaurants in Sacramento for 30 years. He got his start making pizza at original Pete’s out of high school. He considered culinary school but a conversation with Rick Mahan when he was working at Paragary's and set his course on learning to cook by working long hours in kitchens all over Sacramento. After all that training, head chef jobs, running hotel food programs and even doing food research and development, Jonathan met an old colleague who helped him open Cacio in the Pocket/Greenhaven neighborhood. Jonathan said it’s “like the Cheers” of the neighborhood, only Cheers wasn’t serving delicious Italian cuisine. Cacio website , Instagram , Facebook Sac Bee top 50 restaurants Visit the podcast website at dineonesix.com Follow me on Twitter and Instagram Comments, questions or suggestions? Email me at max@dineonesix.com…

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Scott McCumber of Pangaea Beir Cafe 47:16

3 years ago47:16

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Scott McCumber has not had the traditional path to becoming a head chef here in Sacramento. Most chefs start young, finding the discipline and camaraderie in the kitchen intoxicating. Scott loves that about the kitchen too, but for him it was consecutive layoffs in his corporate sales career that led him to completely shift his life’s course. Scott took six months of severance pay and with his wife’s blessing went to work in a kitchen as a volunteer prep cook, and less than eight years later found himself heading up the well established Taylor’s Kitchen. Today Scott has taken over another Sacramento favorite, Pangaea Beir Cafe in Curtis Park. We talk to Scott about Pangaea’s famous burger, what he is bringing to the menu as they rebuild it post COVID and how he worked his way through some of Sacramento’s best known Restaurants including Hook and Ladder , Hawks Public House , The Grange and Camden Spit & Larder . Pangaea website and Instagram Visit the podcast website at dineonesix.com Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Comments, questions or suggestions? Email me at max@dineonesix.com…

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How to start a home vegetable garden 23:11

3 years ago23:11

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This week Max throws back to an episode of his college podcast where he talked to Nicole McDavid, the garden coordinator at the Capital Public Radio garden. McDavid tends to the large garden which produces roughly 2,000 pounds of produce per year to the Associated Students, Inc. food pantry and other food banks. McDavid does it all using organic gardening techniques and passes on her 10 years of experience with urban farming to listeners. Wondering what to plant this fall? When to water? How to have your garden be organic? What to do after your tomato plants have sucked all the nitrogen out of your soil? This is the episode for you! Visit the podcast website at dineonesix.com Follow me on Twitter and Instagram Comments, questions or suggestions? Email me at max@dineonesix.com…

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Sac Hot Chicken Battle 52:59

3 years ago52:59

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WARNING: Make sure you’re not hungry before listening to this episode This week we are back with an episode all about the Sac Hot Chicken battle that took place earlier this summer. We interviewed all the chefs, tried all the sandwiches and got reactions from people on site as about 1000 people came out and enjoyed spicy chicken sandwiches and beer and cider. We also talked to the event organizer Misty Alafranji as well as one of the judges Benjy Egel from the Sacramento Bee. So kick back and listen to each chef explain their sandwiches, imagine eating them yourself and get ready to run out and try a sandwich from one of the winners as we give you the final results at the end of the episode! Visit the podcast website at dineonesix.com Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Comments, questions or suggestions? Email us at max@dineonesix.com Links: Beers in Sac Natomas Oktoberfest City of Refuge Sacramento Competitors: Mumpy’s food truck Naija Boys Tacos Jets Tiger Bar Skips Fish & Chicken Hawks Sac City Brews Alaro Brewing Co. Device Brewing Co. Pangea Bier Cafe Bawk Nash and Tender…

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Masullo pizza chef Shannon McElroy 35:53

3 years ago35:53

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Shannon McElroy has one of the best restaurant jobs in town. He works 8 a.m. to 3 p.m everyday at one of the best, most respected pizzerias in town, making the pizza dough and the desserts. But Shannon’s career has spanned everything from high end restaurants in Napa, cooking pizzas in the redwood forests of Mendecino and serving surly customers in some of Sacramento’s “finest” dive bars. We talk about how Shannon went from culinary school, to bartending and then back to the kitchen at Masullo, one of Sacramento’s 50 best restaurants . We also talk about him opening The Federalist and why he chose to leave. Masullo website Visit the podcast website at dineonesix.com Follow me on Twitter and Instagram Comments, questions or suggestions? Email me at max@dineonesix.com…

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Karen Bond and the story of Bondolio olive oil 48:37

3 years ago48:37

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In 1986 Karen Bond and her husband Malcolm bought a 10 acre almond orchard in Winters to fulfill a dream of living in the country. At the time they never would have guessed that they would be selling prized olive oil made from trees imported from Italy. After removing their almond trees, they were visiting Sicily where Karen tried freshly pressed olive oil for the first time and she fell in love. More than 15 years later Bondolio produces some of the most sought after and award winning olive oil in the region. It’s even used by two of the Bay Area’s most famous restaurants (listen to find out who!) Karen and Malcolm do all this while also running the medical technology company, Cedaron, in Davis which they founded in 1990. Listen to hear all about their fascinating journey to making super fresh Italian inspired olive oil. Links: Bondolio website Video: Olive harvest at Bondolio How olive oil is made (similar to Bondolio process) Angel flights charity Visit the podcast website at dineonesix.com Follow me on Twitter and Instagram Comments, questions or suggestions? Email me at max@dineonesix.com…

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Bobby Coyote and Mark Casale of Dos Coyotes 54:49

3 years ago54:49

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Today we welcome Bobby Coyote, owner of Dos Coyotes and his long-time executive chef Mark Casale. Dos Coyotes is unique in so many ways. It’s uniquely Sacramento, it blends Mexican, southwest and farm-to-fork California cuisine and it’s one of the original concepts to offer restaurant quality food that’s fresh, fast, ordered at a counter but “served on a cool plate.” Bobby tells the harrowing story of trying to open his first location. Everything went wrong, from his contractor having to stop work because he was in deep with the IRS, pipes bursting on the roof during the final inspection and the whole place almost burning down during an impromptu soft opening. Mark grew up making fresh bread and pasta with his Sicilian grandmother and ended up working in fine dining spots in Napa and Sacramento before taking the opportunity to work with Bobby to create fresh, seasonal specials and a menu that could be replicated across several locations. Links: Dos Coyotes website Dos Coyotes Instagram Dos Coyotes Facebook Visit the podcast website at dineonesix.com Follow me on Twitter and Instagram Comments, questions or suggestions? Email me at max@dineonesix.com…

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What it’s like to be a server with Neill Little 47:00

3 years ago47:00

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Neill Little has a been a server and bartender since he was 21. He's spent over a decade working at places in Sacramento including DeVere's, Empress Tap Room and Camden Spit and Larder. Neill and I talk about the good, the bad and the ugly of working as a server. Mostly, we talk about the good and how being a server allows you to connect with people, have great conversations and make lifelong friends with co-workers and guests. We also talk about how apparently, the grocery store you were raised on, is the one you stay loyal to the rest of your life. This is a great conversation about restaurant work and a great introduction to Neill who will also be joining me on the podcast as a co-host in some upcoming episodes. Visit the podcast website at dineonesix.com Follow me on Twitter and Instagram Comments, questions or suggestions? Email me at max@dineonesix.com…

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All about In-N-Out 31:06

3 years ago31:06

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In this episode Max throws back to an interview he did in the summer of 2020 with Shaun Holkko, a peer from Sac State who worked at In-N-Out burger for nearly three years. Max and Shaun get into all the In-N-Out lore including if you have to be religious to work there, what are all the secret menu items, how many patties can you put on one burger and of course...what's with the fries!? Links: Shaun and Von podcast Visit the podcast website at dineonesix.com Follow me on Twitter and Instagram Comments, questions or suggestions? Email me at max@dineonesix.com…

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Ray Ballestero of Alaro Craft Brewery 38:17

3 years ago38:17

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Ray Ballestero is the co-owner of Alaro Craft Brewery along with his wife Annette. Alaro is located in the old Rubicon Brewing Co. location which was a Sacramento institution for almost 30 years. Alaro is a labor of love and combines decades of experience in home brewing paired with Ray’s upbringing eating food influenced from his Spanish background. Combine that with his wife’s background as a co-owner of River City Brewing Company, a master Head Brewer in Chris Keeton and great tapas by Chef David Santana and you’ve got a Midtown spot that is almost singular in Sacramento. Ray talks about his background in medicine, home brewing, running a fair trade business and the struggle to survive the pandemic after only being open for 18 months before it hit. Links: Alaro’s website Alaro’s Instagram Visit the podcast website at dineonesix.com Follow me on Twitter and Instagram Comments, questions or suggestions? Email me at max@dineonesix.com…

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Food photographer Taylor Gillespie 38:44

3 years ago38:44