Locales Only

Building a Beachfront Empire with Alicia Cox

What if your favorite beach day came with incredible food, good wine, and a purpose? This week on Locales Only, we’re riding along the Southern California coast with Alicia Cox, the founder and CEO of Prjkt Restaurant Group. From her early days in hospitality to running multiple oceanfront restaurants, Alicia has carved out a unique niche—elevated beachfront dining with heart. We talk about her latest concept, Sahara’s Sandbar & Pizza, named after her daughter and built on a giveback model that supports families facing homelessness. We’ll also get into the power of representation in business, what it means to create space for others, and how a career in food and hospitality can become something much bigger than just what’s on the plate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Unpacking A Legendary Career With Kim Coates

What makes a career legendary and how do you balance life, art, and knowing when to kick your feet up? This week on Locales Only, we’re taking a cruise down PCH with Hollywood heavyweight Kim Coates! Known for his roles in The Sons of Anarchy, The Walking Dead, and American Primeval Kim gives us an inside look into how he prepared for his role as Brigham Young, his balance of culture growing up in Canada and moving to the US, and most importantly knowing when to take a break and enjoy your success. So buckle up and enjoy the conversation, welcome to Locales Only.  Big thanks to Fletcher-Jones Motorcar of Newport Beach for sponsoring the show and building out the all-electric Mercedes-Benz EQE as our rolling podcast studio!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Two Hommés Went From Childhood Friends To Community Fixtures

Ever wonder what it would be like to open a restaurant with your best friend? This week on Locales Only, we are riding around Inglewood with the owners of Two Hommés, Yaw Marcus Yaw Johnson (Chef Mando) and Abdoulaye Balde (Chef AB).  Two Hommés is a testament to what is possible in a restaurant and kitchen when you blend culture, experimentation, and passion, and we’re going to learn about their journey from cooking meals on a flattop grill for the neighborhood to opening their own brick-and-mortar establishment.  We’re also going to learn about their influences, their families, and how people can find the drive to create something they truly care about. So buckle up and enjoy the conversation!  Big thanks to Fletcher-Jones Motorcar of Newport Beach for sponsoring the show and building out the all-electric Mercedes-Benz EQE as our rolling podcast studio!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The President of Visit Surf City tells us his favorite things about HB

This week on Locales Only, we’re taking a drive around the historic Huntington Beach, also known as Surf City. If you've ever seen or even heard of the film Endless Summer, then you’ve heard of Huntington Beach. To help explain the historic importance of the area, we’re picking up the president of Visit Surf City, Kelly Miller. He’s going to tell us all about the history of surfing at Huntington, how he revitalized the downtown area, and what kind of community events he has built to bring everyone together! So buckle up and enjoy the conversation!  Big thanks to Fletcher-Jones Motorcar of Newport Beach for sponsoring the show and building out the all-electric Mercedes-Benz EQE as our rolling podcast studio!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

From A Backyard BBQ to James Beard

Food, and especially BBQ, has the power to bring us together and divide us into crazy feuds of who exactly makes the best style. This week’s guests seem to have finally solved who makes the best BBQ, and it’s them.  Daniel,  Brenda, and Benjamin Castillo take a cruise around Santa Ana to walk us through their humble beginnings of cooking and smoking BBQ in their backyard to winning a James Beard Award for Best in Class at their award-winning restaurant, Heritage Barbecue.  Now, they’re venturing out to elevate their current recipes and experiment at their new restaurant, Le Hut Dinette. So buckle up and come on a culinary adventure with Locales Only!  Big thanks to Fletcher-Jones Motorcar of Newport Beach for sponsoring the show and building out the all-electric Mercedes-Benz EQE as our rolling podcast studio!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]