Queers! Eat, Drink and Be Fabulous!
Our totally fun, indulgent and perhaps a bit tipsy show is Queers! Eat, Drink and Be Fabulous! QTalk Arizona launches it’s new Food and Wine Show with a panel of casual foodies who just want to share their love of good food and great vino! Joe Dugandzic, Claudine Wessel, Nathan Treanor and Libbie Miller all bring different tastes, backgrounds, interests and knowledge ‘to the table’ for a culinarily diverse, and often times hilarious, podcast. Whether it’s a wine or restaurant review or perhaps taking some of the mystery out of the foods we eat on a daily basis, Queers! will bring new and informative topics to each episode.
Queers! #9: Gourmet Pride Festival Food Mashup!
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 53:59 — 26.9MB)
We’re sad to report that Libbie has retired her microphone and will only be joining us on ‘special occasions’. No, it wasn’t personal, she still loves us! On this edition of “Queers!”, special guest Meschelle Hornstein returns. Oh my , could she become a regular? Only time will tell.
As usual, we forgot to intro ourselves, but you’ll figure it out by the end of the show (or see our page info on QTalkAZ.com).
The wine featured on this episode is Four Bears USA Sean Minor 2010 Sauvignon Blanc from Sonoma County. And it’s quite fruity and a perfect summer wine! Thank you Nathan for supplying the vino!
Also speaking of summer, since we have seemed to skip spring once again, it’s time to talk citrus. Joe explains where citrus came from, what you can really do with a lemon and what comes to our minds with we think of that yellow tangy fruit!
Queers! #8: Size matters, after all
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 54:37 — 30.3MB)
(Please note, there are some audio issues/annoying static in this episode during our ‘outburst moments’. Ah, the wonderful combination of new recording equipment and a rowdy cast of characters! But, we’ve got the problem solved for future shows.)
On this wild and crazy “Queers!”, accents break out in an around-the-world culinary tour, we talk with Joe Wilson, owner of our beloved Ticoz, Nathan dishes on wine glasses, Joe shares grilled-cheese-throwdown bites, Libbie pours on wines from far, far away and Claudine takes on a trip to Province! Plus, we welcome our special guest Meschelle Hornstein from St. Francis–all this and a whole lot more on this episode of Queers!
Queers! #7: Love, equality and…sniff, sniff…is that a campfire I taste?
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:09:24 — 31.8MB)
That celebrated (or dreaded depending on your Facebook status), heart-shaped holiday is upon us, so listen in to hear which Valley venues made our best and worst list. What would you do if someone took you to the gay Denny’s to celebrate your love? We even ask Siri for her recommendations! And, for those of us who love Arizona, we can’t forget that Valentine’s Day this year marks the Arizona Centennial — yep, we’re an even 100 years old!
The news coming out of Washington State gave the EDBF crew reason to raise a glass or two and toast to marriage equality. Our festive choice? Charles Smith Chateau Smith Cabernet Sauvignon 08 is a delicious bottle from winemaker and Sammy Hagar’s doppleganger, Charles Smith. 
This month’s episode features a special guest, Derek Bryant, who is a visiting chef and micro brew aficionado from Albuquerque, New Mexico. In honor of the exciting news coming from the northwest, Derek brought us a selection of Washington State brews from Leavenworth Biers and Scuttlebutt Brewing Company, to butch up our beverage choices. Also, listen closely as he describes his latest creation, Bacon Cupcakes.
We thought that Libbie being under the weather would dampen the humor on the show, but as it turns out, she issues more one-liners and random outbursts that keep the whole group in stitches!
A great big special thanks to our new neighbors, Cactus Candy, for sending over a sample of a hometown favorite and a wonderful alternative to chocolates for your sweetie.
The troop rounds off the tasting with some Rogue Voodoo Doughnut Bacon Maple Ale, yup, it is as interesting as it sounds. Tune in to hear the reactions, good, bad and ugly. Beer, it’s back to being for breakfast again.
Queers! #6: Street Eats Food Truck Festival, Big Gay Wine Train and more!
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 52:11 — 23.9MB)
The word of this episode: Jamburrito!!
Your favorite food and wine show is back with an episode full of culinary and vineyard-y goodness!
Coming up THIS SATURDAY in our own backyard, 30+ food trucks descend on Salt River Fields at Talking Stick for the 1st Annual Street Eats Food Truck Festival, presented by New Times! Food trucks have become a gourmet phenomenon over the past few years, not to mention being helped by Food Network’s “The Great Food Truck Race” hosted by Tyler Florence. And speaking of Tyler, he’ll be making a special guest appearance at the Food Truck Festival on Saturday. Aaron Studebaker from Salt River Fields gave us an awesome interview and talks about how the event came to be and gives us the inside scoop on what’s planned for this massive event. And, you can WIN TICKETS to the event by answering the trivia question on the show and e-mailing us the answer–first person to email with the right answer wins! A big thank you to Ronnie at New Times for getting us the tickets to give-away on our various shows!
Nathan brings us a great interview with Mark Vogler from Out in the Vineyard about the upcoming The Big Gay Train that is calling ‘All Board!’ in March! They invite you to join them for their exclusive ALL GAY Winemaker Dinner aboard the world famous Napa Valley Wine Train! The event officially goes on Saturday, March 31: Enjoy an elegant, perfectly paired, five-course dinner in old world luxury, from Acclaimed Chef Kelly Macdonald. Looking for more wine-related gay fun? Check out their Gay Wine Weekend, June 15-17 in Sonoma Valley.
Queers! #5: The Trouble with Trifle
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:00:51 — 35.7MB)
Nope, there’s nothing really wrong with Trifle, but it IS a Star Trek geek reference! Our holiday-themed episode has great wine and champagne recommendations for you, along with holiday food traditions around the world, how to not completely kill your diet during this ‘season of eating’ and more hilarious one-liners than you can shake a stick at!
We share our own holiday memories with you on this very special show, plus, give the gift of QTalk Arizona this holiday season! Tell a friend about our fabulous Food and Wine Show, plus our whole lineup of great shows on your local queer podcast network!
From all of us at “Queers!”, have a safe and joyous holiday season!
Joe, Claudine, Nathan and Libbie
