A Southern Baking Treasure

Bagels and Schmear

There's nothing quite like a wonderfully chewy bagel with just the right amount of schmear. Tom Rosen of Rosen's Bagels [https://www.rosensbagels.com] in Austin, TX, chats with hosts Alex Lauzon and Michael Russell about how he got into the bagel business, what makes a perfect bagel for him, and the science behind his growing bagel empire. Also this month: * Michael shares his love of donuts while Alex indulges in butter cake. * The guys share their top 5 favorite restaurant deserts. * A month of food awaits in March for the guys including corned beef and golf course eats. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/always-end-with-food/message

Golf Course Eats

In this month's episode, we go back into the Course of Life archives to bring you a conversation with one of our favorite chefs, Michael Ponzio of Chicago's Union League Club, chats with Alex about living in Chicago, cooking at some of the best golf clubs around, and all things food! PLUS: Alex and Michael draft their Super Bowl Eats menus, look back on how the January diets went, and look forward to February food goals. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/always-end-with-food/message

Being a Part of the Holidays

As December comes to a close, we get one more Food Network alumn to join the podcast and talk about their time on a cooking competition. Nacho Aguirre, Champion of season 4 of the Spring Baking Championship, joins host Alex Lauzon to talk about his victorious performance, returning as a host to the Food Network, and his love of baking and being a part of his customer's holiday memories. PLUS, Alex and host Michael Russell, share the best things they ate in December, their favorite diet foods to start off 2022 with, and how they plan to stay healthy in the new year. --> Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode! --> Find us on Instagram at @AlwaysEndWithFoodPod [https://www.instagram.com/alwaysendwithfoodpod] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/always-end-with-food/message

A Southern Baking Treasure

It's the Holiday season as the calendar flips to December, and that means all kinds of Holiday baking and getting together with family. In this month's episode, hosts Alex Lauzon and Michael Russell do just that, diving into the Holidays, and specifically Holiday cookies. Plus, Michael visits Cheryl Day, of Back in the Day Bakery, in Savannah, GA, and chats with her about her new cookbook, "A Treasury of Southern Baking," how she gathered and whittled down the hundreds of Southern recipes for the book, and how baking connects her to her family. You can find Cheryl's new book anywhere cookbooks are sold. --> Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode! --> Find us on Instagram at @AlwaysEndWithFoodPod [https://www.instagram.com/alwaysendwithfoodpod] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/always-end-with-food/message

Halloween Candy Remix

It's Halloween and that means candy, decorations, and then a turn towards Thanksgiving. Food, lifestyle, and parenting expert Brandi Milloy [//brandi milloy] chats with host Alex Lauzon about all things Halloween and holiday decorations, including how to use up leftover candy, and when exactly should Christmas decorations be put up. Also this month: * Host Michael Russell breaks down what makes Babka do delicious and wonderful. * The guys draft their best Halloween candy teams (vote on our Instagram for your favorite team! [https://www.instagram.com/alwaysendwithfoodpod/ ]). * A new challenge is thrown down for each to complete in November, including a drink concoction and a fishy fish. * The guys look ahead to Thanksgiving turkey. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode! Leave us a rating to let us know what you think! And find us on Anchor to leave us a voice memo [https://anchor.fm/always-end-with-food] of what you'd like us to take about next month! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/always-end-with-food/message