Champagne And Queso

Our current favorite television shows (ie guilty pleasures), upcoming bachelorette finale and Lindsay's mama as a guest! We are obsessed with the Bachelor franchise, Queer Eye, and Handmaid's Tale, amongst others.

In Episode 15: The Bachelor Finale (and other pop culture madness) we dive in to the past season of Ari's Bachelor shennanigans and dig in to the relationships of the last women standing. Carla and Lindsay have lots of thoughts on this (cause this is basically our Oscars). We also produce some theories on what goes on behind the scenes, make bets on the new bachelorette, discuss what really happened with Becca's ex showing up (stage?! uhhhhh), and disect the Women Tell All and what Caroline's comment really meant. We also discuss young nanny Becca and the pot farm, Bachelor Winter Games, Babs cloning her dog, and Oscar predictions (were we right? let's see!). Join us for pop culture buzz and of course, lots of champagne and queso.

In Episdoe 14 of Champagne and Queso we are joined by wine expert Todd Johnston who is the Sommelier at the fabulous Marsh House restaurant in the Thompson Hotel in Nashville. He is also the Assistant GM of Marsh House and the hotel's rooftop bar LA Jackson. Todd knows how to drink and how to do it right!! We love Todd and are thrilled to have him give us advice on what to drink in the fall, what to drink while watching football, honky tonking, eating leftover Halloween candy, or hosting Thanksgiving. Listen through for some amazing tips on wine and great knowledge on how the magic liquid is made! Cheers!

Episode 12 of Champagne and Queso is our current mini travel guide based on trips our guests Erin and Rebecca have both recently taken to Cuba, Italy and Spain. Erin Kette, who is the director of Food and Beverage for the new, swanky hotel in Nashville, TN gives us tips on Cuba (as well as her hotel!), how to travel and where to stay (and what to drink!). And Rebecca Nelson, a returning guest, talks Italy and Spain. Join us on our journey!

We are joined by Nashville based holistic chef Laura Lea Goldberg on episode 11 of Champagne and Queso. We are totes in loves with Laura Lea of LLBalanced.com and dying over these YUMMY healthy recipes. With her new cookbook now out we are so excited to make and share these recipes with our listeners and you will absolutely fall in love with Laura Lea as well. The beauty of her recipes is she still makes filling, awesome tasting meals that start from the original recipes (say meatloaf, or brownies) and she substitutes appropriate ingredients to keep the recipe healthy while still tasting awesome (most of the time even better) than the original. Tune in and then run and buy her cookbook!

Get to know your Champagne and Queso co-hosts, Lindsay Lawler and Carla Antonelli. In Episode 10 the 2 hosts talk about how they got to nashville, their very different crazy wedding stories and how they landed careers in music, fashion, event planning, trucking and media. And Carla gives tips on how to find your personal "lady boss" style, and Lindsay gives aspiring artists advice on moving to Nashville. Get to know us and get to know Champagne and Queso!

Episode 9 of Champagne and Queso features Tiffany the Singer...yes THE Tiffany, like from the 80's, yeah that one! We dig deep withTiffany about what 80's stars she is still friends with, what she would change about her career, the pressures of being a woman in the music business, her family and friends, her 8 dogs and her love of Jim Beam and wine! All of that, and so much more. It's a fun episode you won't want to miss so check it out and reminisce with us!

In Episode 8 we give you an in depth overview from Nashville locals and natives on where to go eat and drink and hear music in Music City. Joined by Nashville insiders Vivek Surti (Nashville Wine Auction, VEA Supper Club) and Beth Sachan (Eat Drink Smile food blogger, Goo Goo Cluster marketing director) we break it down by neighborhood and tell you the best places to eat, drink, shop and listen to music and save you time when planning your trip. Warning, if you're not planning a trip to Nashville currently you will be after this episode! And you will for sure be hungry and thirsty after you listen!

Episode 7 features Lifestyle Coach Lydia Wente who teaches us how to Iive healthy and quiet the chatter in our mind in regards to our relationship with food. We talk about avoiding the word "diet" and working on being healthy within your own means. Lydia has helped thousands of people across the world to become comfortable in their own skin and learn how to live good, feel good. Take a listen and she will help you too!!

Relationship Roundup: Relationship Roundup is Episode 6 and we are joined by several strong, smart, funny women all giving their take on the relationship game. We have women who are single, married, married with kids, divorced, and studying to be a sex therapist. What to do for Valentines's Day? How to get a relationship back on track? How to spice things up? Keys to staying married? We discuss it all. Join us for this Valentine's Vixen Vamp! Thanks to Rebecca Ward, Emily Volman, Laura Donohue and Rebecca Nelson for joining us in this adventure!

Episode 5: February Is The New New Year, features our friend Gavin O'Neill who is a professional intuitive and akashic reader. This is our most inspirational podcast yet, and focuses on February being another chance to kick start your new year, and new you. And hopefully start to makeover your life by living as your best self. Gavin explains the 7 Chakras and has to listen you body, mind and soul to live a more harmonious life. This is one to put on each morning and remind yourself that you're a badass capable of EVERYTHING you want in life!! You can find Gavin at www.blueseedblog.com

Episode 4 of Champagne and Queso is "Runway To The Realway" featuring our guest, celebrity stylist Milton White of The Fashion Office. We discuss fashion and trends from the red carpet of the Golden Globes as well as kickoff award season. We also discuss how to translate these trends to your own life, as well as how to be comfortable and fashionable in the winter and what to binge watch this season.

Episode 3 of Champagne and Queso features singer/songwriter Emily West. We look back on crazy Christmas memories, hear Christmas and other music from Emily West and hear what she has coming up, laugh a whole, whole lot and have lots of champagne and queso.

Episode 2 of Champagne and Queso, hosted by Lindsay Lawler and Carla Antonelli, features guest Stephanie Van Hoesen. Stephanie is a stylist, curator and scout. She's not only a fabulous designer, but also a writer for the Tennessean. We discuss holiday home decorating and entertaining for holiday parties. Join the conversation at www.facebook.com/champagneandqueso, www.instagram.com/champagneandqueso and www.twitter.com/champsandqueso. #Champsandqueso

Episode One of Champagne and Queso is an introduction to Lindsay Lawler and Carla Antonelli along with a focus on Thanksgiving Traditions, along with the food, drink, games and music that goes along with the holiday. The continuing lifestyle podcast will conquer topics such as food, drink, wellness of the body mind and soul, pugs and dog rescue, music, fashion and of course lots of champagne and queso.