Mara is joined by chef Ewart Wardhaugh to talk about how he went from Scotland to running the kitchen at the Epicurean in Atlanta, the secrets behind Scottish cuisine as well as what you can order for room service to know if a hotel is serious about their food.

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Mara is joined by ice cream scientist Dr. Maya Warren to talk about her role with Smize Cream and how Tyra Banks personally hired her, what goes into the science behind making the perfect ice cream as well some ice cream name ideas for female celebrities.

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Mara is joined by the founder of Starbright Wines, Rachel Katz, to talk about how she started an online winery business during the pandemic, the importance of community in the wine business as well as the top wine-related moments in pop culture.

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Mara is joined by Laurel Randolph to talk about writing 'The Unofficial Simpsons Cookbook' including the inspiration behind the idea, as well as what goes into creating recipes based off episodes from the iconic show.

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Mara is joined by bestselling author Fred Minnick to discuss the secrets of bourbon tasting, what goes into perfecting a bourbon palate as well as drinking with various celebrities on his podcast 'The Fred Minnick Show.'

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Mara Davis is joined by Joey Cirilo of the Pass The Everything podcast from his hotel room after evacuating New Orleans from Hurricane Ida. The two discuss Hurricane Ida and his current situation (8:30), where people can go to donate (13:30), and where he'd eat if he only had 24 hours in NOLA (24:40). Second Harvest Food Bank hunger.org/">https://no-hunger.org/, Feed The Second Line https://www.feedthesecondline.org/, Cajun Navy Relief https://www.cajunnavyrelief.com/. 

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Mara is joined by chef and author Virginia Willis to talk about her cookbooks, misconceptions when it comes to Southern food and health, as well as her new gig with The Food Network.

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Mara is joined by co-founder and managing partner of Agency 21 Consulting Brett Friedman to talk about setting up food festivals in the midst of a pandemic, what the upcoming Atlanta Food and Wine Festival will look like as well as the top things to eat at a festival.

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Mara is joined by Peter Olson and Nicholas Niespodziani of Yacht Rock Revue to talk about touring across the country, what the best food fads of the 70s/80s were as well as the problems behind the Pina Colada song.

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Mara is joined by lawyer Bruce Hagen to talk about what's legal when it comes to the restaurant business amidst the ongoing pandemic, dining out in Iceland as well as a spine-tingling story on food regulation gone wrong.

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