Radio: Yellow Point Cranberry Farm, BC Road Trip
We are celebrating Thanksgiving with a stop at Yellow Point Cranberry Farm in Lady Smith on Vancouver Island. Owner Grant Keefer, showed us around the farm. He informed us of the process of growing and harvesting the berries. LISTEN: Savory Road Radio Feature Yellow...
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Radio: Peat Whiskey Distilleries,The Isle of Islay, Scotland
This week on the Savory Road Jeff visits the Isle of Islay off the western coast of Scotland. On this small island their are already eight malt whiskey distilleries. All specializing in Peet flavored whiskey. Tune in Thursday on 91.9 KVCR FM at 6:45AM and 8:45AM...
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Radio: Paella Cooking Class in Malaga, Spain
This week, Jeff, Donna and Donna’s folks all took a paella cooking class with Spain Food Sherpas in Malaga, Spain. Paella has been one of those dishes Jeff has been trying to perfect for years and here was his chance to learn from the best. The class started...
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Radio: New Culinary Scene in Edinburgh, Scotland
LISTEN: Savory Road Radio Feature Our next Savory Road Radio Feature highlights Edinburgh’s new culinary scene. We took Context Travel – “Eating Edinburgh Food Tour.” Our knowledgable guide, Hilary Stuzaker is a contributor to BBC Radio...
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RADIO: Teeling Whiskey Company, Dublin, Ireland
This week we visit Teeling Whiskey Distillery in Dublin, Ireland. A fan of Whiskey, Jeff was excited to here that Teeling’s was the first distillery to start in Dublin city limits in over 125 years. Actually, he found out, the new company has old roots. In...
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Currently: Travels in Europe
Travels: We are currently on a 2 month trip to Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England, Switzerland, Spain and Portugal. We left on September 14 and will be heading back home before Thanksgiving. During this trip we will be collecting travel-food stories for our Savory...
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RADIO: Sea Cider Farm and Ciderhouse, BC Road Trip
The Savory Road Crew stopped in at Sea Cider Farm and Ciderhouse. Located on the Saanich peninsula a few minutes north of Victoria, BC. Owner Kristen Jordan, inherited the family apple orchard on the mainland and re-planted it on Vancouver Island. The ten acre farm...
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RADIO:Distilled Craft Spirits in the Okanagan Valley, BC Road Trip
We visited the folks of Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery in Vernon, British Columbia. Located in the Okanagan valley. Savory Road Feature, Listen Now Radio Copy: This week the Savory Road leads once again to the agriculturally rich Okanagan valley in eastern British...
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Radio: Summerhill Pyramid Winery, BC Road Trip
This week on Savory Road Radio, we are featuring Summerhill Pyramid WInery. It’s located in the city of Kelowna, on Lake Okanagan about 4 hours east of Vancouver, British Columbia. The winery is one of the original wineries in the area started by Stephen Cipes....
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Radio: Food Tour of Granville Island, Vancouver
Part one of our British Columbia Road Trip starts in Vancouver with a food tour. We choose Context Tours and their “Made in BC Food Tour on Granville Island.” We love their small tours (up to 6 people) and their guides are all professionals within the...
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British Columbia Road Trip
Here is all the details on our Savory Road, Road Trip to British Columbia and a Picture Gallery Brief Outline: Their were three of us in the Savory Road Crew. We started our trip in Washington State’s, Post Angeles and took the ferry over to beautiful...
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Playing Hooky at the LA County Fair
Playing hooky during the week is great. Playing hooky on your birthday is even greater. I wanted to spend my birthday at the LA County Fair – during the week with no crowds. It was just Donna and me and whatever we felt like seeing, drinking, eating, petting, riding,...
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Radio: Save the Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA, West Coast Road Trip
Jeff visits the famous Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington. Jeff grew up in Seattle and saw a time when the market was a rundown, barely visited public market. On the brink of being torn down in the 1970’s, Jeff and his parents volunteered to participate...
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A Blast From The Past at Bob’s Java Jive in Tacoma, WA
This week we continue our West Coast Road Trip to Tacoma, Washington. This is where we spent our college days at Pacific Lutheran University and this was when we were introduced to Bob’s Java Jive. LISTEN to the Savory Road Feature, Episode 106 Radio Copy:...
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On Travel Stories Podcast with Hayden Lee. Featuring Jeff Baker
Now featured on Travel Stories Podcast with Hayden Lee. Jeff is telling his story “Can an Ocean Rise Up From The Ocean”, from our time in Peru, March 2016. LISTEN NOW, “Can an Ocean Rise Up From the Desert:, (Picture Gallery below) COPY OF STORY:...
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Radio: West Coast Road Trip: Timberline Lodge, The Shining and Bacon
LISTEN: Savory Road Radio Feature This week on the Savory Road, Jeff visits the Oregon’s, Mt. Hood. Sitting at the base of this volcano is the historic Timberline Lodge. Built in the 1930’s, this lodge is more famously known as the location shoot for the...
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Currently: British Columbia Road Trip
Currently: August 2016: British Columbia Road Trip: We are taking a short road trip to British Columbia after our son’s wedding. First stop will be Victoria and sample the local flavors. Then we travel up Vancouver Island,. stopping at: Sea Cider Farm and...
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RADIO: West Coast Road Trip: Eureka, CA and Brookings, OR
LISTEN to Savory Road Feature This week of the Savory Road we continue on our West Coast Road Trip with two stops. The first stop, Eureka. A port city way in the north on California. Once a big logging port, now a beautiful historic city with lovely Victorian...
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On the Radio This Week: Seafood and Crepe’s in Monterey, CA
FEATURE airs Saturday morning at 5:45 and 7:45AM during NPR Weekend Edition on 91.9 KVCR and Live streaming on www.kvcr.org PROMO: Hi this is Jeff Baker. This week our west coast Savory Road trip continues as we cruise into that beloved city of California’s Central...
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Radio: West Coast Road Trip, Morro Bay and The Libertine Pub
Promo: Hi this is Jeff Baker. This week the Savory Road leads to Morro Bay. Ever wonder how that giant rock got there? I did too – and found out. The story is fascinating. While there, I’ll quench my thirst at a local brewery that specializes in ale that is...
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