Apple Brandy Beef and Amalfi's of Wilkesboro

Max and Matt continue their tour through Wilkes County, NC. Here's what they discovered: Apple Brandy Beef is a 100+ year old cattle farm that dry ages the entire carcass.  What are best practices for marbling beef and why that's important. Did you know that Wilkes is the largest corn producing county in the state? BTW, the cows love it! Amalfi's of Wilkesboro- taught us how to balance what a chef wants to cook (fresh seafood/Napoli cuisine) vs what the guests want/ expect (central Italian cuisine) The best way to cook Octopus Why an Italian immigrant who happens to be a talented chef, ended up in Wilkes County.     Support our Sponsors: Proof Alcohol Ice Cream Triangle Wine Company Use promo code 'NCFB' at checkout! And listen to your Boss... Drink BOSS Coffee and don't forget to use the promo code: "ncfbpodcast" for 10% off your purchase on Amazon.com The NC F&B Podcast is Produced and Engineered by Max Trujillo of Trujillo Media For booking or questions about the show, contact: [email protected] or [email protected]