Last night, on the advice of a friend, I watched the movie Beer Wars.

As our fans and listeners know, part of our mission at Into the Soup is to support chef driven restaurants and smaller, specialty food providers so that “dining doesn’t go the way of Wal-Mart.”

Beer Wars is about a portion of the food and beverage industry that is particularly difficult for the independent operator. Written, Directed and Produced by Anat Baron, a former executive who took on the beverage industry as CEO of Mike’s Hard Lemonade (and happens to be allergic to alcohol), Beer Wars describes the challenges faced by entrepreneurs as they work to get their superior products to market.

Next to soup, it’s got to be bread! Whether I’m utilizing a little chunk for taste testing or smothering it in butter, bread is the perfect companion to my favorite soups. Quality soup requires quality bread and my favorite bread maker is Capistrano’s Bakery.

Some people are not as enamored with Anthony Bourdain as I am, but you have to admit, he tells it like it is, and he has been there (wherever “there” is). One of our callers to the radio show once compared me to Bourdain, and though I could never claim to be even near his level, I was thrilled because he is one of my inspirations.

In Nasty Bits, Tony pulls it off yet again with his ‘kiss my ass’ vernacular and ‘I really could have attended Cambridge’ writing abilities.

Eat, Pray, Love

I could not start this feature with anything else. It is the inspiration for this site and my personal growth.

Okay, so you know when you’re in the final stages of that huge dinner party and more than half of your cook top space is taken up by the roasting pan in order to produce perfect gravy? The cranberry sauce is reheating to the right which leaves little if no room for that boiling pot of Yukon Gold’s. Before you know it, the spud water is diluting your anti-oxidant rich berries and the freak out is close at hand. 

Stop right there!!! As much as we’d all love a Viking 6 burner and double ovens, it just ain’t gonna’ happen in the next hour.  Don’t despair, I have a solution for every cook, and it doesn’t require a home equity loan to purchase it.  Get a portable induction cook top and freak no more! 

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