Stewed St. Louis's Most Opinionated Podcast

14May/120

StewedSTL 2.4 – Stewed Good w/ Jeff Stettner of 33 Wine Bar and Special Guest Jim Fiala

This week Jeff Stettner, of 33 Wine Bar joins the gang in Stewdio 1B to talk about what it's like to transition from patron to owner and brings with him a very special guest -- Jim Fiala of The Crossing. Also, fresh off trips to Chicago and New York, there's Accomplished Eating to talk about.

Thanks for listening.

This recording is available here and in the podcast section of iTunes.

 

10Apr/120

StewedSTL 2.3 – Stewed Wants You! w/ Cassy Vires of Home Wine Kitchen

As KBO makes her triumphant return, the gang joins forces with Friend of Stewed, Cassy Vires of Home Wine Kitchen, to get Stewed and ask for your help to upgrade our equipment on our quest for better fidelity and phone calls!

Thanks for listening.

This recording is available here and in the podcast section of iTunes.

19Mar/120

Help Us Upgrade StewedSTL!

Upgrade STEWEDSTL

When we started StewedSTL oh so many months ago, little did we think we'd be Ira Glass-ing your ass so soon. But then again, we didn't think we'd have anyone listening to this shit either.

So here we are, and here is the deal. If we want to continue getting Stewed – and do it in the way that we envisioned when we started out - we're going to need to make some upgrades to the equipment we've been using.

We have had some awesome guests and some semi-decent hosts, however we often have audio problems that make the show less than fun for us to produce and ultimately for you to listen to. We’d like to fix that. We’ve taken a hard look at the tools and technology we’ve already purchased – things like audio interfaces, microphones, drives, cables, filters and sound proofing – and then focused in on the areas where improvements to our gear will have the greatest impact on the quality of our show.

This means we're going to be purchasing new equipment, things like headset microphones so the guests are always on mic. This will vastly improve the sound quality of the show. Honestly, what's the point of getting guests as awesome as Gerard Craft, Josh Galliano and Mike Emerson if you can't hear what they're saying?

We're also in need of a replacement of our a/d audio converter, a nerdy box with knobs and inputs that is the heart of our set-up. (Just nod your head if you don't understand, it's what we do when Bill tells us that we need it.) By replacing our existing converter, we'll have the capacity to do cool stuff like take phone calls and work in audio clips. These are things that will add another layer of texture to the show and get our listeners involved as well. We're pretty pumped up about this idea.

Please think about donating today, and thanks for listening.

7Mar/120

StewedSTL 2.2 – Basement Funk With Schlafly Co-Founder and Vice President Dan Kopman

It's a very special Stewed as the gang gets funky and takes the podcast on the road to the Schlafly Tap Room to talk craft beer with Schlafly co-founder and Vice President, Dan Kopman, along with special quest Eric Hildebrandt sitting in the KBO chair.

Thanks for listening.

This recording is available here and in the podcast section of iTunes.

 

2Mar/120

StewedSTL 2.1 – Rooting For Guerrillas With Guerrilla Street Food’s Brian Hardesty, Joel Crespo, and Michael Zapf

With KBO on maternity leave, the gang gets crazy for our season two opener as three of the guys from Guerrilla Street Food (Brian Hardesty, Joel Crespo, and Michael Zapf) join the gang to talk food trucks and Root insanity along with special guest Carl Niermann.

Thanks for listening.

This recording is available here and in the podcast section of iTunes.

 

10Jan/120

StewedSTL 1.11 – It’s a Wonderful Podcast w/ Chef John Griffiths of Truffles in Ladue

For our holiday episode, chef John Griffiths of Truffles joins the gang to talk about coming up cooking in Michigan, his move to An American Place in St. Louis, and the rebirth of Truffles.

Thanks for listening.

This recording is available here and in the podcast section of iTunes.

 

17Nov/110

StewedSTL 1.10 – Stewed by Niche w/Gerard Craft of Niche, Mike Emerson of Pappy’s Smokehouse & Jeff Lehman

Holy shit guys.

We were super excited to have Gerard Craft from Niche, Brasserie and Taste Bar on the show, and he showed up for our show with a handful of surprises:

1. He wanted to drink Stag Beer

2. He brought Jeff Lehman, the patron saint of St. Louis chefs

3. He brought Mike Emerson of Pappy's Smokehouse

When this crew showed up in the studio (aka Mike's basement), we tossed out our agenda for the evening and just went with the flow. The result is almost 2.5 hours of spirited conversation about world-class cooking, restaurants and barbecue. We hope you enjoy listening to this special show as much as we enjoyed being there.

Thanks for listening.

This recording is available here and in the podcast section of iTunes.

4Nov/110

Stewed After Dark: StewedSTL 1.5 – After Dark w/ Adam Tilford of Milagro Modern Mexican

After we wrap up recording StewedSTL, we take a breather, grab a drink and then try to settle in for a second recording session that is a bit looser and irreverent, esentially we're recording content that will probably never see the light of day. However, every once in a while we get segments that are too good to keep to ourselves, like this nugget from our show with Adam Tilford (StewedSTL 1.5).

In this segment, we grill Adam about his love for cheesy roll-ups from Taco Bell and then quickly run down the rabbit hole to discuss the best and worst Taco Bell's in St. Louis, and eventually highlight our own favorites.

It was a great moment of recording and we hope you enjoy it.

Cheers.

This recording is available here and in the podcast section of iTunes.

26Oct/110

StewedSTL 1.9 – Right On Patchouli w/ Cassy Vires of Home Wine Kitchen

Cassy Vires from Home Wine Kitchen joined us in the studio to discuss her recent addition to the St. Louis restaurant scene, the challenges of being a female chef in a male dominated field and the role of journalism in food writing and reporting.

This recording is available here and in the podcast section of iTunes.

26Oct/110

StewedSTL 1.8 Gleaming the Farm w/ Justin Leszcz of YellowTree Farm

Justin Leszcz from YellowTree Farm joined us for a absinthe fueled evening were we covered the path of a successful car sales career to the green fields - and yards - of urban farming.

This recording is available here and in the podcast section of iTunes.