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Food With FriendsDeep Fried Cod Tongue - MaxMax and Melanie have been food exploring together for many year at home, in restaurants and on vacation. Today's chat touches on their shared meals, but the real conversation is about Max's cooking and food adventures.Max's Gran Gusto Recipe:Episode Links:Odd DuckNicer Dicer PlusFlemmings Selection Hotel Frankfurt CityThe Pasta Tree MilwaukeeOscars Pub & GrillMaharaja Indian Restaurant
2026-02-2040 min
Food With FriendsDon't Be Shy With the Broiler - AndyMelanie's last guest this season, Andy, brings a lot to the table; food & flower gardener, grill & smoker man, soup & stew maker, and salsa king. From his food beginnings to his latest meal. This episode, Andy and Melanie will share their food joy.Episode Links:GloriososNew York Times CookingCuisinart Hand BlenderKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainBon AppétitLisa's Pizza MKEDom & Phil DeMarinisConejito's Place
2026-02-1338 min
Food With FriendsSimple and Informal - LeaToday's conversation with Lea serves up a bit of evrerything, everywhere. She is American-born, English-influenced and globally-focused, so it's no surprise we'll talk about curries, castles and cleaners all in the same episode.And....if you're wondering the English term "faffing" is the same as the American term fussing ;)Lea's Persian Orange Cake Recipe: https://www.kulinarian.com/recipes/persian-orange-and-almond-cake/Episode Links:Madhur Jaffret Indian Cooking: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75385.Madhur_Jaffrey_Indian_CookingWindsor Castle: https://www.rct.uk/visit/windsor-castleJamie Oliver Recipes...
2026-02-0643 min
Food With FriendsFun to Play With My Food - EthanMelanie's conversation with Ethan is a first for the podcast: Ethan is a professional chef. They'll discuss his influence, the winding road that led to catering, meal kits and being a private chef.Ethan's Recipe:Episode Links:Vitruvian FarmsPeck: First Food Hall in MilanVom Fass Chifa: Peruvian-Chineese FusionKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainTopolobampo Glorioso's Mad City Chefs
2026-01-3044 min
Food With FriendsJust Invite Them All - MoeMoe's food journey starts on Grandma' s farm and includes soup, salad and feeding a choral group. Melanie and Moe have spent hours in each other's kitchen, cooking for each other, family and friends. Today you'll hear a few ideas from a very good homegrown cook.Moe's Crab Rangoon Pizza Recipe: Episode Links: Brother Sebastian's Steakhouse and Winery "The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book" by Fannie Merritt FarmerRosewood RestaurantAsheville Proper Milwaukee Public MarketOro di OlivaPenzey's Spices ...
2026-01-2334 min
Food With FriendsFrench Fries & Ice Cream Dip - SeanThe saying "like father, like son" says a lot this episode. Last week John and I chatted all things food at the Tehan house and today you'll hear echoes of that conversation. My son-in-law, Sean, honors his father's cooking and moves on to create some great food and food memories of his own.Episode Links:Room Service Bay View: https://www.roomservicebayview.com/Hawaiian Sweet Rolls: https://kingshawaiian.com/original-hawaiian-sweet-rolls-2-packs-12-rolls-per-pack-gift-boxed/Outlaw Oyster: https://outlawoysterwi.com/The Famous Racing Sausages: https://www.mlb.com/brewers/fans/mascots/racing-sausages
2026-01-1641 min
Food With FriendsHoly Mackerel - JohnThis episode you’ll meet the in-laws. My guest today is John. We’ve shared some great food together since his son, Sean married our Elise. John’s a great cook, and his happy place is the stove, grill or fish-camp oven. We get into everything from Florida scallops to northeast crab, and......wine, of course!John T's Macaroni and Cheese Recipe: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:va6c2:0b7a26f9-ce1e-440e-b687-4676fa473cccEpisode Links:Magic Seasoning Blends: https://www.magicseasoningblends.comSuper Taster...
2026-01-0942 min
Food With FriendsHooked On Hot Sauce - RayYears ago, Ray and Melanie started hanging out with a group of work friends, affectionately called “the usual suspects”; first for happy hours, next at each other’s houses and then they took the plung to vacation together. The rest is history. Today Ray and Melanie discuss meat, AirBnB cooking and Christmas in Connecticut. Be sure to listen till the end, when you'll find out the most important ingredient for a great party.Ray's Seared Steak Recipe: Episode Links:Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Findlay Market TraegerKitchen Aid
2026-01-0233 min
Food With FriendsFood Is Why I Travel with MeaganMeagan and Melanie’s friendship was sparked by their mutual love of family, food, friends and travel. The two have had some ridiculously good times together and appreciate the other’s delicious food and thoughtful hosting. Meagan will talk about food from her adventures and….what a Wisconsin girl misses while living out-of-state.Meagan's Weekly Bread RecipeFollow me on instagram
2025-07-1739 min
Food With FriendsTallest, Best Eater in Segovia with JohnIt’s all in the family, again. John is a friend and…another one of Melanie’s nephews. John and Melanie share a love of travel, food and people. Fortunately, they’ve been able to enjoy all of them together, and today they’ll share a glimpse into John’s tasty life.Chilindron, Spanish Stew RecipeCheck out:Klements Sausage https://klements.comModern Carnivor https://modcarn.com/category/recipe/Hank Shaw https://honest-food.netFollow me on instagram
2025-07-1044 min
Food With FriendsYou Can’t Beat A Burek with StevenIt’s all in the family…Steven is Melanie’s nephew and friend, and their food connections include travel treats, local restaurants and their very own test-kitchen successes and failures. Today these two are taking a delicious trip down memory lane.Citrus Tart (500 Tapas Book) RecipeCheck out: Three Brothers Restaurant https://www.threebrothersmke.comChef (the movie) https://chefthefilm.com Bay View Bowl https://www.facebook.com/bayviewbowl/Follow me on instagram
2025-07-0343 min
Food With FriendsDaddy’s Girl with DestiFriends for decades, Desti and Melanie usually connect over a meal. Lucky for Melanie many of those meals are right out of Desti’s kitchen, which provides all the “wonderful” you think from an Italian kitchen: measuring by sight, overflowing plates and plenty of garlic and wit.Arancini Appetizer Recipe Follow me on instagram
2025-06-2643 min
Food With FriendsDrinking In The Local Offerings with TomTom and Melanie have known each other for a long time. They know each other well and well they should….they were once married. They shared food and travels and continue to share friends, food and adventure stories. Tom likes to travel and sample local food and drink, which leads to stories of bento boxes, slivovitz and horse meat."NOTE: We had some technical issues recording this episode. Apologies for the less than optimal quality :)Mrs. Mac’s Cookies Recipe Follow me on instagram
2025-06-1934 min
Food With FriendsPutting All The Love And Ingredients In with AmyAmy and Melanie met at a challenging time in both of their lives and formed a connection around caring for others through food. The two explore Amy’s food origins, as well as her need to try something new. A multi-talented person, Amy shares food memories and meals including, bread, soup, pizza and….desert.Heart Waffles Recipe Check out:Tower Chicken https://towerchicken.comSouth Shore Farmer’s Market https://southshorefarmersmarket.comSciortino’s Bakery https://petersciortinosbakery.comSyttende Mai Festival Stoughton Wisconsin https://www.stoughtonfestivals.comFollow me...
2025-06-1237 min
Food With FriendsSeason From Your Heart with StephanieMelanie met Stephanie at work and together they’ve done a good job of perfecting “play”. At the top of their “play-list” is food. It started with a Napa Valley vacation and continues in their homes, backyards, neighborhood and the world. Stephanie, a real home-grown cook, discusses her takes on everything from porchetta to paprika. Grandma's Pork & Beef Roast RecipeAringer House Dressing RecipeCheck out:Morton’s Steakhouse O’Hare https://www.mortons.com/location/mortons-the-steakhouse-rosemont-il/Points East Pub https://thepointseastpub.comSpice House https://www.thespicehous...
2025-06-0537 min
Food With FriendsQuest For Crispy Duck with ChristineNotes: Christine and Melanie go way back. The two have shared love of food. From their early days of restaurants, take-away, and travel food to discovering and enjoying cooking for their guests. Christine talks remodeling, knives and her romantic notion of hosting.Delia’s (Smith) Crispy Potatoes RecipeCheck out: Travail Kitchen https://www.travailkitchen.comFollow me on instagram
2025-05-2750 min