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Restaurant industry veterans L.R. and Andy document the opening of their first venture — a barbecue establishment of some sort, located in Durango, Colorado. The early episodes follow them on a research & development journey through Texas.

Andy & L.R.


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    Episode 23: Mountain Girl Pickles’ Laraina James

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 51:30


    Releasing today in honor of Small Business Saturday, Laraina’s story is the quintessential successful small business arc: she started by selling to the restaurant where she worked and now her pickles are now carried in stores all over the country. Join us on the journey! Show notes Mountain Girl Pickles websiteMountain Girl Pickles on InstagramBoulder […]

    Episode 22: Grama Grass & Livestock’s Andy Breiter and Julia Wolfe

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 62:12


    As founder Andy and Director of Sales Julia talk about in this episode, Grama’s mission is evident in its name: grass (i.e. land stewardship) comes first; the livestock is the main tool and one of the results of this stewardship. It’s also a way of funding the endeavor, and the resultant grass-finished beef is available […]

    EPISODE 21: BOULDER VALLEY HONEY’S CHRIS BORKE

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 93:35


    Once you know Chris Borke you won’t be surprised by a quirky item listed on Boulder Valley Honey’s pricing sign at the farmers market: “Bee facts: free”. As you’ll hear in this episode, when I arrived at his farm the immersion was so immediate and so fascinating and so worth sharing that we had to […]

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    EPISODE 20: WOW CHAD CRYDERMAN

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 166:20


    Chad Cryderman and Cryderman’s Barbecue is, in a lot of ways, the antithesis of Rang Tang: Chad & Cryderman’s are larger than life; Rang Tang is a little more demure. Some of what him and I have in common is that we are both front-of-the-house type people who ended up cooking/preparing food for our own […]

    EPISODE 19: MOST EXCELLENT SOFT SERVE with Powercone Pete

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 58:51


    EPISODE 019 THE POWER CONE. This week on 75% Food we have the man behind the cones: Pete Castleberry, @thepowercone. Not only is his soft serve phenomenal, he's also a great guy and his Instagram account is easily the most entertaining on my feed. The Cone Pony (his van), Napkin Cat (RIP

    Episode 18: Mushroom Man Michael Heim of Mycolove Farm

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 109:24


    Show notes + links Mycolove FarmMichael on InstagramEnsō Farm & Forage

    Episode 017: Zoe of Moon Raccoon Baking Co., laminate master

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 111:35


    Zoe and her business partner Kate started Moon Raccoon Baking Co. in 2020 as a test run; four years later they're on the verge of moving into a brick and mortar. In October I sat down with Zoe to get her culinary story. Tl;dr: she's a total crusher.

    Episode 016: Introducing 75% Food w guest host + guide on the path Ginny Muir

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 111:24


    Boulder coach & shaman Ginny Muir guides me (host L.R.) through the story of Rang Tang Craft Barbecue before we shift to Ginny's calling and deep work in service to others.

    015 Emmet Barr / Buchi Cafe Cubano

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 203:28


    Emmet was 13 when he started his first job in the food industry; most of the next 37 years involved food in one way or another. This (longish) podcast is a survey of that lifetime of experience. If you've ever wondered what life is like in kitchens - or what it's like to find your purpose - you'll likely find this episode fascinating.

    014 Michael Sullivan: A Mini Branding Masterclass

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 59:22


    If your favorite part of the SuperBowl is analyzing the ads you'll love this interview with my friend Michael. He helped tighten up the Rang Tang type-driven logo and he designed our first trucker hat - I could listen to Michael talk design and branding all day and you probably could too. Check him out.

    013 Road Trip Epiphany & Wrap-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 21:00


    The trip comes full circle as we reflect on our intentions from the first episode and how they were (magically? nope.) fulfilled.

    012 BRETT BOREN of BRETT’S BACKYARD BAR-B-QUE

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 52:42


    Another re-listen of a year-old interview that blew me away – Brett drops one knowledge bomb after another about how he has methodically built a continually-expanding barbecue joint

    011 Evan LeRoy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 38:41


    Evan LeRoy of Austin's LeRoy & Lewis talks about learning the bbq ropes and being everywhere that barbecue is being talked about.

    010 Lockhart Barbecue & Moberg Smokers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 34:06


    009 Epic BBQ Saturday: Snow’s & Brett’s Backyard

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 31:47


    5:30am wake-up call for one of the most famous barbecue joints in the country...with some bonus 'cue that was even better

    008 Butter’s BBQ Andrew Soto

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 74:38


    BUTTER! aka Andrew Soto, owner of Butter's Barbecue in Mathis TX joined us for a meal and an interview in Houston. He's the man and I think it comes across in this interview - I LOVED listening to it again.

    007 First Stahhjj

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2021 25:40


    Reason for the whole trip: L.R. and Andy work for 48 hours in unassuming 'cue joint Butter's

    006 Barbecue Redemption

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 25:23


    2M Smokehouse in San Antonio served us food that was a reminder of just how good barbecue can be

    005 DON’T Believe the Hype

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 17:46


    003 // So we went to this place…

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 10:27


    Listen to us stumble around trying to describe a perfectly okay experience.

    002 // Mad Jack’s in Cloudcroft NM

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 24:02


    Who knew? Our first stop (in New Mexico, not necessarily synonymous with the word barbecue) is a brisket knockout punch.

    001 // First Episode! • Aprons • Leaving CO • TX bound!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 30:13


    In this first episode we leave behind snowy Colorado for a month-long road trip through the spiritual center of American barbecue — Texas, obviously. Also, a discussion about aprons.

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