The Zest Podcast
New episodes drop every Thursday
From food halls to fad diets, café con leche to coffee punch, we call on Florida’s experts to give us the dish. We get a lesson in making mojitos from a fifth-generation owner of Florida’s oldest Spanish restaurant; and learn how to make the best peach cobbler from a Junior League officer. And we track down the best cookbook authors and culinary thought leaders from around the country, because great food stories deserve to be told with Zest!
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Previous Episodes
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A hotel bar is much more than a place to grab a drink while you’re on vacation or traveling for work. A really good hotel bar will even attract the locals. -
Torres offers advice for entrepreneurs and explains how owning a coffee business is like playing the classic video game Tetris. -
Karen Two Shoes of the Seminole Tribe of Florida lost 80 pounds, became a registered dietitian and now helps others eat more like their indigenous ancestors did. -
Andrew Hudson directs the nonprofit Sunshine Community Harvest and is on a mission to reconnect people with local food. He's also...a Mennonite minister. -
Food historian Michael Twitty chats about culinary lessons from our ancestors, how ingredients change as they migrate, and how he enjoys his soul food favorites while keeping a kosher kitchen. -
Pastry chef George Geary discusses his new book "Citrus, Illustrated: A Cookbook of 35 Sweet & Savory Recipes" and about his time making cheesecakes for Golden Girls. -
Get to know Chef Shelby Farrell of Oystercatchers. Located on the grounds of Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay, the waterfront restaurant is known for its elaborate Sunday brunch. -
After performing live in more than 300 cities for upwards of half a million fans, Alton Brown embarks on a tour of more intimate events for what’s being billed as "An Evening with Alton Brown". -
Meet the owner of Southern Grounds in downtown St. Petersburg. Jordan Hooten says SoGro —as the cool kids call it—is more than a just coffee shop with great food, or a restaurant with great coffee. -
Rodney Kite-Powell of the Tampa Bay History Center shares the origin story of devil crab and reveals his favorite local restaurants to find the spicy handheld treat. -
Picky eaters, Dubai chocolate and A.I.-powered food trends? Oh my! This week on The Zest Podcast, get a preview of the 4th International Flavor Summit in Orlando. -
Miguel Fuller and Holly O’Connor are the real-life best friends behind "The Miguel and Holly Show" on Tampa Bay’s Mix 1007. FM. Now they’re back in the Tampa Bay, with a renewed love of all things Florida—especially the food.
