Award-winning chef Craig Miller is the owner of a restaurant in the idyllic setting of St Monan&apos;s, Fife. https://www.16westend.com/craig-millarWorking with small producers, farmers and fishermen, he brings a sense of place to a restaurant perched quite literally  on the edge of Fife&apos;s  scenic coastal route. "I&apos;m not using local stuff just because it&apos;s local," says Chef , " We use it  because it&apos;s the best we can find."Here&apos;s a quick conversation with Chef Miller on  the importance of great ingredients and getting the small things right. Enjoy! 

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Radio MoJo Road Trip: Chef Craig Miller @ 16 West End Restaurant, Fife.

Chef Roberta Hall-McCarron is an award-winning Scottish chef and the owner , along with husband Shaun McCarron, of The Little Chartroom in Edinburgh. About to open her second restaurant, she takes some time to chat about her menu, working in &apos;a tiny kitchen&apos; and sourcing amazing local ingredients from fishermen, farmers and even a forager. "It&apos;s hard to believe that so many of our ingredients come from just down the road," she says.  Innovative and creative, Hall-McCarron&apos;s flavors speak of the Scottish land and sea ,with a passionate, seasonal embrace. 

Radio MoJo Road Trip : Chef Roberta Hall McCarron. The Little Chartroom, Edinburgh

David Gorman started exploring the world of Vegan food after he met his wife. By adjusting to adjusting to a meatless diet, he realized that the flavors he&apos;d always loved didn&apos;t have to change. Vegan City is now open on Kapahulu Avenue and creating a stir. And Tim Golden joins us for a regular chat about beer.. Father&apos;s Day is just around the corner and the team at  The Village  have a ton of suggestions for Summer sipping - and for gift packs that appeal to novice and educated drinkers alike . 

VEGAN CITY OWNER DAVID GORMAN ; TIM GOLDEN ON SUMMER BEERS

Hawaii International Film Festival Creative Director Anderson Le on this month&apos;s HIFF offering, EAT. DRINK. FILM . Watch here and eat along with. some exceptional movies now through the end of the month.. And learn more about the marvelous Ulu ( breadfruit) at eatbreadfruit.com where you&apos;ll also find a bounty of recipes and  creative ways to introduce more Ulu into your diet. Enjoy! 

Anderson Le Creative Director Hawaii International Film Festival on EAT. DRINK. FIlm. And Hawaii Ulu Cooperative Co Founder Dana Shapiro in Conversation about the amazing Breadfruit...

Once Kyle Reutner and the founding team at Ko Hana Rum discovered the depth of Hawaiian heritage sugar cane history , there was simply no doubt that they&apos;d be able to share not just a distillery with Hawaii, but a sense of place and an agricultural industry that showcases sugar cane in a whole new light.  800 years before rum was being celebrated in Barbados, Hawaii already  had hundreds of varieties of sugar cane growing on the islands. Listen here for more on the incredible story of Ko Hana Agricole Rum 

Kyle Reutner on Ko Hana Agricole Rum

We so loved the passion in this episode of both Jota Menoz of Off The Wall and Louis Castro of Castro&apos;s... ..If you want to hear  both owners speak with authenticity about what they do - and why they do it - then you need wait no longer ... Enjoy! 

Off The Wall Owner Jota Menoz, and Louis Castro of Castro's share pure passion. ..and Lots of South American Flavors. Don't Miss This Conversation.

There&apos;s a lot to love about this conversation with Heather Lukela - the talented baker/owner of Slice by HB Baking.. with a passion for baking that started early, Heather worked her way through some of the top kitchens in Hawaii before starting Slice - to critical acclaim. " Being furloughed during the pandemic gave me the opportunity to really launch the business," she says of the bakery she swore she&apos;d never start. " Hell, no... I NEVER wanted to open a bake shop  or have my own place," she laughs. Lucky for us she changed her mind. You can find Heather and her ice cream slices within Jolene&apos;s Market https://www.instagram.com/slicebyhbbaking/

A Conversation About Ice Cream Pies... Heather Lukela of Slice by HB Baking

Thomas Obungen of Frolic Hawaii and Slug Media joins us to chat about Ice Cream Pies from Slice by HB Bakery - a pie shop with a twist from baker Heather Lukela.   What&apos;s not to love about that ?And Christian Self, the owner of Bevy Bar and TacoAko joins Jo for an ex-pat chat ( he&apos;s from Liverpool , England and she&apos;s from Fife, Scotland ) about the world of craft cocktails.  If you&apos;re a fan of craft cocktails and cool accents then you&apos;ll enjoy this episode! 

Christian Self of Bevy and Thomas O on Food Finds

It&apos;s no secret that our favorite cook book of the year is Cook Real Hawaii, Sheldon Simeon&apos;s tribute to his beloved  Hawaii . It&apos;s a collection of recipes, born from his own multicultural background and the foods he grew up with on Maui, plus stories he&apos;s collected along the way. An awesome Father&apos;s Day gift if any of the men in your life love to cook... And Keaka Lee, owner of Kapa Hale joins us to chat about a culinary journey that&apos;s taken him from  the Culinary Institute of the Pacific, through stage-internships at Benu in San Francisco, Le Bernardin in New York City, Eleven Madison Park in NYC, & Café Boulud in NYC and from New York City&apos;s  Gramercy Tavern all the way home to The Pig and The  Lady. His food at Kapa Hale is a celebration of his journey and relationships with local farmers and growers. Enjoy!

In Conversation with Chefs Keaka Lee and Sheldon Simeon in this 'Locally Grown' Episode

Alice Chan, co owner of Rabbit Rabbit Tea Hawaii talks a little about the quality of tea in the company&apos;s range of drinks. Sourced from 100&apos;s of varieties from dozens of regions, Rabbit Rabbit Tea has picked just 8 teas for their Aiea and S King Street locations. Each of them unique. And all of them so good. And this Mother&apos;s Day - May 9th - Take your mom in for a delicious drink and she&apos;ll be gifted a free scoop of gourmet ice cream.Enjoy! 

A Quick Chat About Boba Tea

Chuck Wakeman is passionate about being a butcher. With more than 20 years of experience  that started in Chicago ,and  included stints at Vintage Cave, Pig and Lady and Maui&apos;s The Mill House, Wakeman operates his Kakaako butcher  shop and deli just like a neighborhood butcher should. He&apos;s available for questions, happy to share his knowledge and recipes, skilled at the art of dry -aging and sausage making, ( to name just two of his many talents), and creator of one of the best burgers in Honolulu. We could have talked to him for the entire hour... but we ran out of time....  you can find out more about the Butcher and Bird  here,  and for a true artisanal experience, go visit Chuck and his team at their Kakaako location. If only every neighborhood had a Butcher and Bird! And in keeping with our meaty topic, we checked in with Pono Pork founder, Bob McGee. Bob&apos;s also been passionate about butchery and a strong advocate of the nose to tail movement for decades. At Pono Pork he&apos;s helping to educate his  growing customer base on the importance of using every part of the animal. Humanely reared pigs and a belief that no animal part should be wasted, make Bob one of our favorite guests.  Enjoy! Jo

A Meaty Episode This Week :In Conversation with Chuck Wakeman of Butcher and Bird and Pono Pork's Bob McGee

We&apos;re devouring more than just good food this week. Paul Kan joins us to chat about the release of his new book, Hawaii Beer, A History of Brewing in Paradise. The Foreword is written by Tim Golden, highly respected cicerone and owner of Village Bottle Shop and Tasting Room . Sheldon Simeon&apos;s gorgeous Cook Real Hawaii is now in print - you can find it here -  and it&apos;s full of beautiful photos, recipes and stories of Hawaii. And Chris Ramelb of Southern Glazer&apos;s Wines and Spirits waxes lyrical about two reds - Carignane- the controversial high yield grape  that Birichino winemakers Alex Krause and John Locke have curated to create Scylla. "It&apos;s   an old vine and super juicy, pretty, crunchy red fruit," says Chris, "  and probably one of the best red wine values in the world right now."  The other  wine we urge you to try and get your hands on is the fabulously named Car Car Domo Komo . " It&apos;s a one-off  wine and we likely won&apos;t see again," says Chris. "  Grab it while you can. At  Birichino - Alex Krause and John Locke have been making outstanding, somewhat quirky wines, since 2008 . These newest to the islands are not to be missed! Enjoy! Jo

On Books and Wine : Chris Ramelb on Birichino's Scylla and Car Car Domo Komo; New Hawaii Beer, A History of Brewing In Paradise; Cook Real Hawaii Is Released: Chris Ramelb on Birichino

In this episode, roving food reporter Thomas Obungen joins us to share his craving for a very special dish at O&apos;Kim&apos;s Korean Kitchen . You can read more about the Korean inspired Paella ( or should that be the Spanish Inspired Korean Fried Rice ?) here. We also chat about the opening of Mhttps://mwrestaurant.com/W in their brand new location, and how restaurants are ever-evolving during these strange times. And Brion Zablan joins us to chat about the opening of a second Purve Donuts at Kuono Marketplace.  The new store offers a fabulous experience of tiny donut making in a fresh, fun environment. There has never been an easier way to support a local business than stopping by Purve at either the original Kona Street location, or this new space at Kahala. Oh, and if you&apos;re following the NCAA Basketball Tournament, then you;ll likely be in need of a box of donuts or two as the weekend proved to be a bracket shattering event!  Bobby has the scoop on that ... Enjoy ! 

Thomas O Is Craving O'Kim's; Brion Zablan is Opening Purve;Basketball Brackets are Being Destroyed.

Radio Mojo offers the best of eating, drinking and living in Hawaii. Host Jo McGarry brings a Scottish accent and a love of an ever changing culinary scene A show about food, wine and single malts, peppered with interviews with some of the best chefs, distillers, mixologists and winemakers in the world.

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