The Weekend Starts Now taped its sixth show at PUBLIC kitchen + bar on Monday, June 22. This episode features the music of Ryan Traster.
This weekly podcast is a joint project of the Heavy Table and Secrets of the City, and it covers art, music, food, drink, culture, and more in the Upper Midwest. If you’d like to join us for the next taping, we’ll be at Du Nord Cocktail Room on Thursday, July 23. Tickets: DuNord
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Hear the whole sixth episode here …
SEGMENT 1: INTRODUCTION
Taylor and James talk about the hot new restaurant Nighthawks.
SEGMENT 2: DAN SCHWARZ OF LIFT BRIDGE BREWERY
The guys check in with brewer Dan Schwarz from Stillwater’s Lift Bridge Brewing Company.
SEGMENT 3: THE QUIZ
It’s time for the quiz! Emily and Chris throw down for serious prizes.
SEGMENT 4: BELLE VINEZ AND RIVER FALLS BACON BASH (SPONSORED SEGMENT)
Angel and Shannon Zimmerman, the team from the Belle Vinez winery, talk about winemaking in Wisconsin. And River Falls Chamber Tourism Marketing Manager Judy Berg talks up the upcoming River Falls Bacon Bash and the festival’s status as a 2015 Super Qualifier Elite Event for the World Food Championships.
SEGMENT 5: BASILICA BLOCK PARTY
The guys interview Meghan Gustafson, event manager for this weekend’s Cities 97 Basilica Block Party.