In this episode of the Find Dining Podcast, David Barrow, the Telly and International Film Festival Award Winning Filmmaker discuses his new documentary, Farm-City, State, which sets out to answer the question, "Can Austin feed itself?" He also offers up another great restaurant recommendation: Leniorin Austin, where Chef Todd Duplechan serves up dishes featuring locally grown ingredients.

• Support the making of Farm-City, State
• Visit the Lenior website
• Lenior is located at 1807 South First

Links:

• Composting: Break it Down and East Side Compost Peddlers
• Boggy Creek Farm
• Olivia
• Hillside Farmacy
• The Homegrown Revival Supper Club Series
• Broken Arrow Ranch
• Texas House Farm-to-Table Caucus

Food for Thought:

• Q: Parts of Austin used to be the largest and most productive land for what crop?
• A: Spinach

Out of the Frying Pan Picks:

• Favorite Butcher Shop: Salt & Time
• Favorite Cheese Shop: Full Quiver Farms or Antonelli's Cheese Shop
• Favorite Food Truck Gone Brick-and-Mortar: Odd Duck Food Trailer to Barley Swine
• Favorite Local Chefs: Sonya Cote and James Holmes and Todd Duplechan
• Favorite Spirit Companies: Bone Spirits and Dripping Springs Vodka
• Best Place to Hold a Film's Wrap Party: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

In this episode of the Find Dining Podcast, Evelyne White gives us a tour of the culinary scene in Brussels and tells us how we can find a dinner party with a homecooked meal using her newly launched social dining network, Bookalokal. We discuss the appeal of moule frites (mussels & fries), the potency of "blanche" beer and how real Belgians do waffles.

• Shop at Place du Chatelain and the Noordzee Mer du Nord
• Hoegaarden is good "blanche"
• Try a gourmet grilled cheese sandwich from the Keep on Toasting food truck

Beer Lover's Dinner (5 beers, 3 courses):

• April 13, 2013: Beer Lover's Dinner on Bookalokal
• at Chez Evelyne in Brussels (Chatelain)

Brussels Dining Districts to Explore:

• Downtown - Grande Place
• Ixelles
• St. Katherine

Brussels Food Events:

• Belgian Brewers Weekend (August / September)
• Tram Experience
• Dinner in the Sky

Food for Thought:

• Q: What is the #1 reason why people visit Brussels?
• A: Food!

Out of the Frying Pan Picks:

• Favorite Restaurants to Take Out-of-Town Guests to: La Piola
• Most Romantic Restaurant: Comme Chez Soi
• Best View: The Restaurant on top of the Musical Instrument Museum
• Favorite Place to Get a Waffle: Any street truck
• Favorite Place to Go for Dessert: The chocolate shops at Place du Grand Sablon
• Best Beer Selection: Delerium Café
• Favorite Place to Watch the World Cup: Michael Collins Irish Bar & Restaurant or Fat Boys Sports Bar & Grill

In this episode of the Find Dining Podcast, Megan Kellett of Cooking Whims offers up another great restaurant recommendation: Back Deck in Boston, where Chef Paul Sussman serves up American "backyard grill" dishes like spicy sweet potato and chicken hash. We discuss the city's killer cupcake trend, death by molasses, and how one chef escaped a Harvard degree.

• Read more about Back Deck on Cooking Whims
• Visit the Back Deck website
• Back Deck is located at 2 West Street
• The Boston Food Bloggers and the Boston Brunchers are a good time
• Visit Flour Bakery
• Chef Jody Adams of Rialto rocks!
• All about "umami"

Megan recommends:

• Creamy Roasted Eggplant Spread
• Butternut Squash Soup
• Spicy Sweet Potato and Chicken Hash
• Cranberry S'mores

Boston Dining Districts to Explore:

• Cambridge/Somerville
• The North End
• Southie

Boston Food Events:

• East End House's Cooking for a Cause (April)
• Boston Local Food Festival (October)

Food for Thought:

• Q: What "Great Flood" killed 21 people in the North End in 1919?
• A: The Boston Molasses Disaster

Out of the Frying Pan Picks:

• Restaurant You Want to Try Next: Craigie on Main
• Favorite Hole-in-the-Wall Spot: Local 149
• Favorite Place for After-Work Drinks: Stoddard's Food and Ale
• Favorite Place to Watch the Red Sox Game: Sweet Cheeks Q (hear Bianca Garcia's review)
• Favorite Place for Dessert: Modern Pastry
• Favorite Place for an Original Cocktail: Bokx 109
• Favorite Diner: Johnny's Luncheonette
• Favorite Asian Restaurant: Blue Ginger
• Where to Eat Your Last Meal Before Death: Biltmore Bar & Grille

In this episode of the Find Dining Podcast, Malika Harricharan of Atlanta Restaurant Blog offers up another great restaurant recommendation: Wisteria, where Chef Jason Hill serves up Southern dishes like molasses-rubbed pork tenderloin, fried catfish, and shrimp 'n grits. We discuss the ethics of food blogging, what it's like to judge a food competition, and why food trucks are gateway drugs for foodies.

• Read more about Wisteria on Atlanta Restaurant Blog
• Visit the Wisteria website
• Wisteria is located at 471 North Highland Avenue
• Buy Malika's book, Food Lovers' Guide to Atlanta
• Learn more about the Association of Food Bloggers

Malika recommends:

• Black Eyed Pea Hummus
• Tuna / Salmon Tartare
• PEI Mussels
• Molasses-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin
• Fried Catfish
• Shrimp N Grits
• Bread Pudding

Atlanta Foodie Events:

• Taste of Atlanta
• Atlanta Food and Wine Festival

Food for Thought:

• Q: What state produces more peaches than Georgia?
• A: South Carolina.

Out of the Frying Pan Picks:

• Favorite Place for a Night Out with the Girls: Pura Vida Tapas
• Favorite Place to Eat before a Braves Game: Bottle Rocket
• Favorite Place to go for Valentine's Day: Modern Restaurant + Bar
• Favorite Brew Pub: 5 Seasons Brewing (Westside)
• Favorite Food Truck: W.O.W! Food Truck
• Favorite Place to Eat on a Budget: La Fonda Latina