Name: Owner David Richter & Executive Chef Colin Campbell from Alpino in Corktown, Detroit by Lick the Plate Detroit-Traverse City-San Diego
Duration: 39 min 29 s
Description: This week Lick the Plate Michigan host David Boylan is stoked to be joined by 2024 Detroit Free Press Restaurant of the Year owner David Richter and Executive Chef Colin Campbell from the fabulous Alpino in Corktown, Detroit. David and Colin share their stories including their roads to this amazing new venture plus plenty of food and music favorites. It's a great listen and the food is amazing!

This week LTP host David Boylan is hanging at his new favorite healthy restaurant in metro Detroit, Cacao Tree Cafe with owner Amber Poupore. This organic, vegan, raw and gluten free oasis of healthy eating will surprise you with its flavorful and substantial offerings. Amber has a fascinating story that includes a lot of music, travel and culinary stories that are worth a listen.

Amber Poupore - Owner/operator of the fabulous Cacao Tree Cafe in Royal Oak

If there were ever a LTP guest that could play equally well in TC and Detroit, it would have to be Kaleidoscope restaurant in Lake, MI. It is almost equidistant to both, just off the 10 and a perfect pit stop for folks heading to the NW corner of MI. I’m joined by co-owner Sarah Ebaugh who runs it with her husband Ken Ebaugh who just happens to sing opera on the side. Their menu is really good and a Sarah has a fun story to share.

Sarah Ebaugh - Co-owner of Kaleidoscope Restaurant in Lake, MI

This week LTP host David Boylan is with the co-authors of the fabulous new children's book "Showdown at Firefly Island" Eli Clark and Gerry Boylan. This is the second collaboration for Eli and his grandfather Gerry and it's been getting rave reviews. Eli and Gerry discuss the book, their collaborative process + food, music, theatre and sports in a fun interview. Eli is also the youngest guest to appear on Lick the Plate!

Eli Clark & Gerry Boylan - Co-authors of Showdown at Firefly Island

This week LTP host David Boylan is hanging in Oak Park, Michigan with the mother and daughter co-owners of Metro Frame Pat McGough and Sophy Wujcik. Metro Frame has become the go-to frame shop for metro 
Detroit folks looking for the best in framing. They share their story plus tales of food and music, including Pat's time as a bartender at Gusoline Alley.

Pat McGough & Sophy Wujcik - Co-owners of Metro Frame in Oak Park, Michigan

This week LTP host David Boylan is joined by Vittoria Katanski, former executive director of Hatch Detroit and director at Tour de Troit that organizes the super fun Paczki Day 5k in Hamtramck plus Michigan’s largest organized bike ride the Tour de Troit along with the Tour d’ Eastside. Vittoria grew up in SW Detroit and has great food and music stories to share along with the backstory on Tour de Troit.

Vittoria Katanski - Director at Tour de Troit

This week LTP host David Boylan is road tripping to Traverse City, hanging at Discovery Center Pier aboard the Discovery tour and events boat with co-owners Tawny Hammond, Caroline Oosterhouse(Bonobo Winery) and Jennifer Szunko. The all take their turn on the mic talking about putting their personal touches on this fabulous tour boat. Plus telling their stories through food and music of course.

Tawny Hammond, Caroline Osterhouse, Jennifer Szunko - Discovery Tour & Events Boat in Traverse City

This week LTP host David Boylan is hanging with Scott Graham Executive Director of the Michigan Brewers Guild who is promoting their upcoming Summer Beer Festival happening July 21 and 22 in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Plus talking food and music of course.

Scott Graham - Executive Director, MI Brewers Guild Summer Beer Festival July 21+22 in Ypsilanti

This week LTP host David Boylan is hanging in beautiful Northport, Michigan with Amy Spitznagel co owner of Idyll Farms, makers of farmstead goat cheese along with cheesemaker and farm manager Melissa Hiles.  Idlyll Farms sits on 500 acres and produces some of the best goat cheese in the world. Talk of goats, cheese, restaurants and music is had on the farm with Amy and Melissa.

Amy Spitznagel - Co-owner of Idyll Farms Goat Cheese in Northport + Cheesemaker Melissa Hiles

Lick the Plate host David Boylan is joined this week by Nina Ignaczak,  Founder + Editor of the award-winning Planet Detroit, the independent nonprofit local news organization designed to inform and educate on the environment and public health in Detroit and Michigan. Nina and David discuss Planet Detroit + food and music of course.

Nina Ignaczak - Founder + Editor of the award winning Planet Detroit

This week Lick the Plate Michigan on Ferndale Radio host David Boylan is  road trippin to Traverse City to Glendale Burgers for one of the best burgers in the state and to talk with the husband and wife team of  Brittney and Bray McCabe. These Saginaw natives have made their culinary mark on NW Michigan and their crispy smash burgers are drawing huge crowds. Plus they have great taste in music. Food, music and their story this week on LTP.

Brittney & Bray McCabe - Co-owner/operators of Glendale Burger Shop in Traverse City

This week Lick the Plate Michigan host David Boylan is stoked to be joined by 2024 Detroit Free Press Restaurant of the Year owner David Richter and Executive Chef Colin Campbell from the fabulous Alpino in Corktown, Detroit. David and Colin share their stories including their roads to this amazing new venture plus plenty of food and music favorites. It's a great listen and the food is amazing!

Owner David Richter & Executive Chef Colin Campbell from Alpino in Corktown, Detroit

Lick the Plate features a different culinary personality weekly from Detroit, Windsor, Northern Michigan and San Diego. “Lick the Plate tells the unique stories of the  talented, eclectic mix of culinary personalities in these markets and beyond. And those folks tend to have some entertaining stories." ~David Boylan, Producer & Host

Owner David Richter & Executive Chef Colin Campbell from Alpino in Corktown, Detroit

Lick the Plate Detroit-Traverse City-San Diego

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