Sexy Meat Talks

Hey everybody, Mark and I have our Lunar New Year Holiday Year 1 In Review episode all set and ready for a listen. In this ep, we saunter through each and every of the 12 episodes we put out last year and mention our highlights from each one while also hinting at some of our plans for the future. We're trying some new angles moving forward. We think they're going to be quite entertaining but we'll let you all be the judge. Give it a listen and we hope you enjoy! Episodes:1. Sexy Meat Talks - Episode #001 - The Sexy Chef2. Sexy Meat Talks - Episode #002 - Winston’s BBQ3. Episode #003 - The Beer Jesus4. Episode #004 - Chef Jamie5. Episode #005 - Brewin' Beer with Dave Byrn6. Episode #006 - Seven Million Bikes; a Saigon Podcast w/ Niall Mackay7. Episode #007 - Tim Scott co-founder of Ut Ut and Bia Craft8. Jake Catlett: A 20-Year Veteran of Vietnam Food and Bev Scene9. You've never seen this side of Sonny! Behind the scenes of the Ostrich10. Thanh Charles The Man of Meatworks!11. From Mexico City: Adrian of Paracaidista Brewing!12. Chef Michael and Jane of Jane's Bistro!Thanks so much, everybody.

Hey everyone, welcome to another episode of SMT where we talk with husband and wife duo, Chef Michael Rose and Jane, of Jane's Bistro. Michael tells us about how big crab boils, and shrimp 'n grits affected his pathway to becoming a Chef in District 7 of Saigon. And, a little later in the interview Jane joins us to fill us in on what it's like dealing with staffing issues and so much more. Join us for this great episode and check out Jane's Bistro in Phu My Hung! (They have a lot of great media on their Facebook page....)Find them in the Phu My Hung ward of District 7:96 Lê Văn Thiêm, Phú Mỹ Hưng, District 7Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 70000 

Hey everyone, we had the pleasure of speaking with Paracaidista founder, Adrian, during his trip around Southeast Asia to spread the word about his fantastic beer all the way from Mexico City. We got to hang with Adrian the night before at a table of great beer heads and greater beer guts from the robust Saigon scene and get to know him before the interview. So, we can safely say that he's a great guy and his love for refining the process of making craft beer is admirable!A big thanks to Adrian and Paracaidista! We hope you guys enjoy this great interview.(Also, Paracaidista translated into English from Spanish means "parachutist")Episode #011 

Hey everyone, for this episode we sat down with Thanh Charles of Meatworks Butchery here in Thao Dien, Saigon. He was nice enough to take time away from his business and tell us how he got into the business and what his life has been like in Vietnam. It's safe to say we'll be hearing more about him in the future!We hope you all enjoy, we certainly did! For the Archive:Episode #010Facebook - Meatworks Butchery 

Hey everybody we're back with a little trailer of an upcoming Ep with Meatworks Butchery founder, Thanh Charles. From abattoirs to Australia and cuts of meat to Operation Babylift, we had a helluva great time and we can't wait to get this episode out! Soon to come....

Hey everybody, welcome back to Sexy Meat Talks, the show that gives you an inside look at food and bev in and around Vietnam and Southeast Asia. On this week's episode we talked to the legend himself, Sonny of Best Ever Food Review Show about how he, Mark and Chef Jamie tackled the conundrum of cooking a full 110kg ostrich. We also spoke about how he does things for his show, how he first started, and some stories from his adventures in making his super popular series. We know you'll enjoy it! You can find the ostrich episode linked below:Best Ever Food Review Show - YouTubeBest Ever Food Review Show - facebook This is Sexy Meat Talks - Episode #009

Hey everyone, we got to sit down and talk with a real insider who was rockin’ around Vietnam as an expat long before most who live here now. Find out what was going on in the early 2000s when families blasted children’s music CDs, why so many Vietnamese dishes are served as small separated dishes, and going to the hospital after eating crab is kinda normal — and, how truly good Vietnamese food pleases all five senses!  

Hey everyone, thanks for checking into the podcast. Today we have our 4th episode with chef Jamie Celeya. Hope you enjoy!

Welcome to the 7th installment of Sexy Meat Talks!This time on the podcast we have Tim Scott, co-founder of Quan Ut Ut and Bia Craft right here in Saigon. Knowing that we’d be interviewing Tim, Mark prepared for consumption what the Nisqually Native Americans call a geoduck (Pronounced: gooeyduck), which means “genitals”  in their language. Google it to find out why! It was a fun and informative episode that gets into Tim’s trajectory in Vietnam that led to the collaborative creation of Ut Ut, and would serve anyone well to listen to if they are thinking about doing business in Vietnam or Southeast Asia in general. For me, I learned early on that bears and deers go together like hops and malt, and that when I think just a little bit before I speak I can actually ask good questions. We liked this quote from Tim about his experiences working on grills:“Coming through the rush period and getting the last steak off the grill… it was kind of this euphoria that is hard to describe but it was so, so good.”Find out just what he means and check out more on our seventh episode! 

Hey Everyone, welcome to our 6th episode of Sexy Meat Talks! This is Part 2 of a special cross-over event between Seven Million Bikes and Sexy Meat Talks. As previously teased, Niall Mackay reached out to us and we ended up recording one episode on each podcast. This one features us drinking some beer, geeking out about podcasts, discussing Mark's hairiness, Niall's love for meats wrapped in blankets, Josh's lack of an ability to focus, a monsoon of an interruption, and so much more! We really hope you enjoy and can't say thank you enough to Niall for being an awesome fella. Thanks, Niall! Bio: Niall Mackay, originally from Glasgow, Scotland, has lived in Saigon since 2016 with his wife, Adrie, and now their adorable French Bulldog, Biscuit. Starting in Saigon as an English teacher, Niall now manages a charity, is an amateur stand-up comic, avid football fan (both American and otherwise) and now hosts his podcast, Seven Million Bikes; A Saigon Podcast.Photo Credit: KooNight Saigon Facebook: Seven Million Bikes; A Saigon Podcast iTunes: Seven Million Bikes; A Saigon PodcastBuzzSprout: Seven Million Bikes; A Saigon Podcast Google Podcasts: Seven Million Bikes; A Saigon PodcastSeven Million Bikes: https://bit.ly/2K2pOZewww.SevenMillionBikes.com

Dave Byrn, Brewmaster and Beardman joins us this week for our fifth episode to talk about how he got started in beer and why all beer good and bad is an infection. For all you beer nerds out there, this one's for you! Dave's Bio: Like many that tire of fizzy lager, Dave was bitten by the homebrewing bug in 1999.  A wound from which he would never recover.  After nearly a decade in the automotive industry Dave left a successful but unfulfilling career with Jaguar/Land Rover in 2008, to take an 80% pay cut in order to clean kegs, fill bottles, and be genuinely happy again. After seven years of brewing up through the ranks of craft breweries such as Cigar City, Motorworks, and Highland Brewing Company, he was faced with a choice. Join in, and become one of the almost 6000 breweries in the US or move literally halfway around the world to be one of the first ones in Vietnam. Dave loaded his family and Basset Hound into a plane bound for Saigon in 2015 and has yet to look back.  He served as Brewmaster for Pasteur Street Brewing Company for nearly four years, leaving in May of 2019.  Mr. Byrn is currently pursuing new and exciting opportunities throughout South East Asia and abroad as the Managing Director of Crafted Beverage Consulting and, of course, starting another brewery as time allows.

Hey everybody, over here at SMT we are always learning new ways doing this here podcast stuff, and turns out there's this whole thing called "online videos". So, we decided: let's do it, why the hell not?This is a video version of last week's episode with Stone Brewing co-founder, Greg Koch. Special thanks to Patrick Durkin for shooting the video, and thanks so much everyone for tuning in. Here’s the podcast!

Hey everybody, way back in December of 2018 we talked with Greg Koch, known as the beer Jesus and the co-founder of Stone Brewing.Greg was gracious enough to take time away from an Arrogant Bastard beer and burger event that day, and we are certainly grateful. This was one of our fist interviews we did, so we were still finding our footing on our venture to look inside the Food and Bev industry. On top of that, all of this was happening during a very big football match between Vietnam and Malaysia, so you’re going to hear quite a lot of background noise. We think it adds a lot of flavor to the recording, but we also hope it does not annoy you.Thanks so much for tuning in and here’s the podcast!

Hey everyone, we know we've set a precedent for bi-weekly releases of our podcast, but we just couldn't wait. So, we have a mini ep for you all! Our first mini ep features a talk Mark and I had a ways back about Mark's start in BBQ and how he met Tim Scott, his friend and business partner at Quan Ut Ut in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. So, tune in and learn a little about Mark's past, and we'll have more to come on Mark, Tim, and sexy meat in the future.Hope you all enjoy and thanks so much for the support!

Hey everyone, here's our second episode straight from Phu Quoc Island where we traveled to meet Winston and talk about his meaty creations at Winston's Burger and Beer. The interview took place in the patio area at his fine establishment, which happened to be located next to a motorcycle repair shop - apologies for some minor interference on that. We had some great conversations and really took to that laid-back island vibe. Hope you all enjoy. We certainly did! And definitely check out Winston's Burger and Beer!Address: 121 Tran Hung Dao | Phu QuocLook 'em up! 

Hi everyone, welcome to our first episode of Sexy Meat Talks - a podcast that gives you a unique inside look at the food and bev industry in and around Vietnam. Our first Episode features The Sexy Chef, Willy Trullas Moreno, who is a veteran chef and innovative restaurant entrepreneur of Southeast Asia. Check it out and share it if you like it! This is our soft opening. A new episode will be coming every 2 weeks... so stay tuned!