WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.480 --> 00:00:01.480 Hey, it's Neil Savedre. 2 00:00:01.639 --> 00:00:04.599 You're listening to kfi EM six forty the four Report 3 00:00:04.719 --> 00:00:06.799 on demand on the iHeartRadio app. 4 00:00:07.120 --> 00:00:10.199 How do you do, boyd? We got a lot going on. 5 00:00:10.359 --> 00:00:15.080 You've got May the fourth be with you tomorrow, and 6 00:00:15.119 --> 00:00:19.120 then you've got Sinco de Mayo, a lot to celebrate 7 00:00:19.199 --> 00:00:22.000 both that focus, you know, a lot on food and beverages, 8 00:00:22.600 --> 00:00:26.039 and so I'm excited for both. I mean, let's be honest, 9 00:00:26.079 --> 00:00:29.559 the Sinco de Mayo is not a big, big holiday 10 00:00:29.719 --> 00:00:34.759 in Mexico, and so it's more of a you know, 11 00:00:35.880 --> 00:00:38.560 drinking party that people do here in the States. But 12 00:00:38.759 --> 00:00:41.799 still good food and good drinks. I'm always for that. 13 00:00:42.119 --> 00:00:46.200 And of course, being a huge Star Wars fan, anything 14 00:00:46.240 --> 00:00:49.560 dealing with Star Wars. You know, buddy of mine just 15 00:00:49.640 --> 00:00:54.320 hit me up moments before going on and he's like, hey, 16 00:00:55.399 --> 00:00:58.799 do you need another bucket, which is another another term 17 00:00:58.840 --> 00:01:02.240 for like helmets. This one was a Stormtrooper helmet, and 18 00:01:02.280 --> 00:01:04.719 I'm like yeah, He's like, they're on sale right now. 19 00:01:04.760 --> 00:01:08.040 I'm on, bro, I'm on it, and I'm an adult, 20 00:01:08.359 --> 00:01:11.799 so go figure. But I still love the Star Wars 21 00:01:12.480 --> 00:01:15.760 and so around this time, anytime to celebrate the film, 22 00:01:15.840 --> 00:01:16.799 and you know all the. 23 00:01:16.719 --> 00:01:17.519 Fun that goes with it. 24 00:01:17.599 --> 00:01:20.640 I'm down, So I thought for technique of the week, 25 00:01:21.120 --> 00:01:25.200 let's do a couple of beverages that surround Star Wars. 26 00:01:25.239 --> 00:01:30.799 These are beverages that people have concocted for celebrating me 27 00:01:31.040 --> 00:01:33.560 the fourth. For those of you who don't get the 28 00:01:33.599 --> 00:01:36.760 obviously obvious pun, there may the fourth. 29 00:01:36.560 --> 00:01:40.079 Be with you? Yeah, yeah, okay? 30 00:01:41.560 --> 00:01:45.519 And then what is it? What's the next one? What's 31 00:01:45.519 --> 00:01:48.159 the one? Anybody else know? I know there's the Revenge 32 00:01:48.200 --> 00:01:53.120 of the sixth on the sixth, but what's the fifth? 33 00:01:55.400 --> 00:01:58.719 It'll come to me AnyWho. One of the things that 34 00:01:58.879 --> 00:02:02.959 I enjoy the most is the and have the memory 35 00:02:03.079 --> 00:02:08.639 of growing up and watching Star Wars. The original Star Wars, 36 00:02:08.719 --> 00:02:15.560 which is a new hope, was the blue milk? You 37 00:02:15.599 --> 00:02:19.520 remember that Luke's drinking it and it turns out that 38 00:02:19.599 --> 00:02:24.759 it's Bonta milk. Bantas are those big elephant looking, mammoth 39 00:02:24.840 --> 00:02:29.039 looking creatures with the big horns and the like that 40 00:02:29.080 --> 00:02:32.840 we have become to know and love. But there is 41 00:02:33.039 --> 00:02:36.360 a recipe. I saw this on Baking Mischief dot com 42 00:02:36.400 --> 00:02:41.000 Baking Mischief dot com, and it's called the Frosty Bantha milk. 43 00:02:41.759 --> 00:02:45.360 So this is something if you got kids, grandkids, or 44 00:02:45.439 --> 00:02:46.360 you yourself are. 45 00:02:46.240 --> 00:02:48.599 A fan and are going to be spending some time. 46 00:02:48.599 --> 00:02:53.400 Celebrating Star Wars tomorrow, which I most definitely am, to 47 00:02:53.439 --> 00:02:57.120 the chagrin of my wife. Probably this is a great 48 00:02:57.719 --> 00:03:01.479 drink for you, and it's sweet, and you can control 49 00:03:01.520 --> 00:03:03.639 the sweetness on this, and I will tell you how. 50 00:03:03.719 --> 00:03:06.960 But the concoction is put together with very few ingredients, 51 00:03:06.960 --> 00:03:07.400 so it's. 52 00:03:07.280 --> 00:03:08.439 Not very complicated. 53 00:03:09.039 --> 00:03:14.319 Two cups of vanilla ice cream and you're gonna have 54 00:03:14.400 --> 00:03:17.319 a couple scoops aside too, plus three scoops you're gonna 55 00:03:17.319 --> 00:03:20.599 put aside one and a half cups milk. Now, you 56 00:03:20.639 --> 00:03:24.879 can use any percentage of milk you want, and you 57 00:03:24.919 --> 00:03:29.280 could probably use an oat milk or something like that. 58 00:03:29.360 --> 00:03:32.599 But at that point, if you're not drinking milk, you know, 59 00:03:32.680 --> 00:03:34.639 because it's dairy, you can have a problem with the 60 00:03:34.680 --> 00:03:38.800 ice cream part. Sweet and blue drink mix. So that 61 00:03:38.960 --> 00:03:44.000 means your kool Aids, you know, powder drink, they have 62 00:03:44.919 --> 00:03:47.919 blueberry or raspberry or anything. 63 00:03:48.479 --> 00:03:49.039 Some of them. 64 00:03:49.319 --> 00:03:52.680 There is a blueberry raspberry lemonade or something if I 65 00:03:52.759 --> 00:03:56.280 remember correctly. When it comes to kool Aid, there's a 66 00:03:56.280 --> 00:04:00.800 couple flavors. There's also one that is just blue raspberry. 67 00:04:01.280 --> 00:04:04.280 But any one of those that is blue you can 68 00:04:04.400 --> 00:04:07.520 use on this drink and it works out quite nicely. 69 00:04:08.199 --> 00:04:13.120 So you want enough for two cups. That's sixteen ounces 70 00:04:13.159 --> 00:04:17.079 of liquid. There ten to twelve drops of blue food coloring. Now, 71 00:04:17.160 --> 00:04:19.800 if you're not crazy about food coloring, you can maybe 72 00:04:19.839 --> 00:04:22.240 leave that out. It just won't be as blue. But 73 00:04:22.279 --> 00:04:24.240 you put it all in a blender, You combine all 74 00:04:24.279 --> 00:04:28.240 the ingredients, you blend it until it is smooth. You 75 00:04:28.360 --> 00:04:31.199 divide it between three eight ounce glasses, and you top 76 00:04:31.240 --> 00:04:34.360 with a scoop of vanilla ice cream serve and people 77 00:04:34.439 --> 00:04:37.160 enjoy it. If it's too sweet for you and you're 78 00:04:37.199 --> 00:04:39.199 not into very sweet things, you just start with about 79 00:04:39.240 --> 00:04:43.279 half the amount of the drink. Mix, blend taste, and 80 00:04:43.839 --> 00:04:48.519 modify as you see fit. You know, blueberries might be 81 00:04:48.560 --> 00:04:52.759 a nice addition. You could put them in a blender 82 00:04:52.839 --> 00:04:55.480 or smash them up and then sive them out if 83 00:04:55.480 --> 00:04:57.680 you don't want the chunks in there. But it's just 84 00:04:57.720 --> 00:05:00.240 this light kind of blue hue, if you remember from 85 00:05:00.279 --> 00:05:03.839 the film, and it is tasty. I got a couple 86 00:05:03.879 --> 00:05:05.920 more for you. One more fun, one for the kids, 87 00:05:05.959 --> 00:05:08.160 and then one for the adults. You know what I'm saying, 88 00:05:08.399 --> 00:05:13.279 little something, little you know for you when we return, 89 00:05:13.360 --> 00:05:15.560 So go know where. 90 00:05:15.560 --> 00:05:18.560 You're listening to The Fork Report with Nil Sevedra on 91 00:05:18.680 --> 00:05:21.120 demand from KFI AM six forty. 92 00:05:22.319 --> 00:05:25.839 Just a place that we celebrate food and the culture 93 00:05:25.920 --> 00:05:28.120 around it, the people that make it, you know. 94 00:05:28.160 --> 00:05:31.839 Cooking at home, going out to eat, grilling. 95 00:05:32.439 --> 00:05:35.040 I had a conversation with Handle this morning after he 96 00:05:35.120 --> 00:05:39.680 got off the air, and he that guy is aggressive. 97 00:05:39.680 --> 00:05:42.160 So he's got a he got a big green egg. 98 00:05:42.680 --> 00:05:45.040 He's like, you know, and you know, so there's a 99 00:05:45.079 --> 00:05:47.839 learning curve he's never used one before and all of that. 100 00:05:48.240 --> 00:05:50.120 It's like, I want to do a brisket. And I'm like, so, 101 00:05:50.240 --> 00:05:52.600 let me get this straight. You want to do a 102 00:05:52.680 --> 00:05:55.879 competitive you want to smoke a competitive piece of meat 103 00:05:56.720 --> 00:06:01.279 that is used in like barbecue competitions. But I love 104 00:06:01.319 --> 00:06:03.240 the fact that he's so excited. It's like his new 105 00:06:03.279 --> 00:06:08.079 hobby and he's really giddy about it and we get 106 00:06:08.120 --> 00:06:10.639 to talk about food all time and techniques. 107 00:06:11.160 --> 00:06:12.079 But he's going to get it. 108 00:06:12.160 --> 00:06:16.000 I guarantee he's going to nail a brisket and it's 109 00:06:16.040 --> 00:06:20.079 gonna be killer, but we all just need time and practice, 110 00:06:20.120 --> 00:06:21.079 but he's going to get there. 111 00:06:21.079 --> 00:06:22.079 I'm excited for him. 112 00:06:22.360 --> 00:06:25.439 All right, we're doing Technique of the Week obviously Tomorrow. 113 00:06:25.720 --> 00:06:29.319 Tomorrow is May the fourth Be with You and the 114 00:06:29.439 --> 00:06:33.639 unofficial Star Wars holiday that's kind of become official. 115 00:06:34.360 --> 00:06:35.560 Been around for a long time. 116 00:06:35.600 --> 00:06:38.879 Actually, back in seventy seven when the film came out, 117 00:06:39.720 --> 00:06:43.680 it was kind of an inside joke, and it was 118 00:06:43.800 --> 00:06:47.360 referenced again in seventy nine, and you know, kind of 119 00:06:47.600 --> 00:06:51.879 it was the Star Wars geeks things that we used 120 00:06:51.920 --> 00:06:54.920 to love to do. But after about gosh, what was 121 00:06:54.959 --> 00:06:59.120 the twenty eleven, twenty twelve whatever, when Disney picked up 122 00:06:59.160 --> 00:07:02.959 the property, you know, they said, let's focus on this, 123 00:07:03.079 --> 00:07:04.680 let's make it a part of things. So they have 124 00:07:05.279 --> 00:07:07.560 Season of the Force going on right now, which is 125 00:07:07.560 --> 00:07:08.560 always fun there. 126 00:07:08.360 --> 00:07:08.920 At the park. 127 00:07:09.720 --> 00:07:14.000 And then you know, they have the Star Wars Nights, 128 00:07:14.040 --> 00:07:16.759 the special Star Wars Nights. I think there's still some 129 00:07:16.800 --> 00:07:19.120 tickets if you're into that. It's a lot of fun. 130 00:07:19.639 --> 00:07:21.279 I loved it. I think it's a lot of fun. 131 00:07:21.319 --> 00:07:23.079 They have new foods, They have a lot of the 132 00:07:23.639 --> 00:07:27.040 live characters walking around, which I think is super cool. 133 00:07:27.399 --> 00:07:30.040 They're doing more and more of that at the parks too. 134 00:07:30.160 --> 00:07:33.399 I saw a soka the other day walking around. I 135 00:07:33.439 --> 00:07:38.759 saw the young Luke Skywalker walking around from a Return 136 00:07:38.800 --> 00:07:44.639 of the Jedi, and pretty cool, pretty pretty cool indeed. 137 00:07:45.160 --> 00:07:47.720 All right, So talking about that a little bit. For 138 00:07:47.839 --> 00:07:51.720 our technique of the week, I gave a bonta milk 139 00:07:52.360 --> 00:07:57.160 recipe now on to a website called high Cookery each 140 00:07:57.240 --> 00:08:01.800 e Cookery, and this one is yodas soda and it's 141 00:08:02.199 --> 00:08:05.120 really easy ingredients, but it reminds me of something that 142 00:08:05.160 --> 00:08:09.120 my mom would make and still does but make as kids, 143 00:08:09.759 --> 00:08:15.680 and it was using Sherbert and seven up or sprite 144 00:08:15.759 --> 00:08:18.319 or something like that. So this just made me think 145 00:08:18.360 --> 00:08:21.560 of my mom, who's alive. She's not dead. I mean 146 00:08:21.600 --> 00:08:24.000 that made it sound like she's dead. She's alive and 147 00:08:24.120 --> 00:08:28.399 kicking stronger than most of us. But it made me 148 00:08:28.480 --> 00:08:30.720 think of her and how fond I am of the 149 00:08:31.000 --> 00:08:32.720 You know, she would do it with like an orange 150 00:08:32.720 --> 00:08:35.200 s Sherbert or something like that, but this is lime srbert, 151 00:08:35.240 --> 00:08:38.879 that good greenness, lemon lime soda like seven up or sprite, 152 00:08:39.480 --> 00:08:41.960 and then you can you mix them together and you 153 00:08:42.039 --> 00:08:47.519 use lime wedges if you want as part of the garnish. 154 00:08:48.240 --> 00:08:53.519 Another fun garnish and I had this actually at Disneyland 155 00:08:53.600 --> 00:09:00.080 the other day, is they have they had a new 156 00:09:00.120 --> 00:09:05.840 beverage that is like a fifty to fifty bar. You know, 157 00:09:06.159 --> 00:09:08.279 it kind of tastes like an orange julius the way 158 00:09:08.279 --> 00:09:10.440 it comes together. But at the bottom there was one 159 00:09:10.440 --> 00:09:14.799 of those candied wedges, like a gummy candy with sugar 160 00:09:14.879 --> 00:09:17.519 on it, like the wedge of an orange at the bottom. 161 00:09:17.840 --> 00:09:20.440 So you can get them in lime flavor as well. 162 00:09:20.440 --> 00:09:23.480 That might be fun in here as well. So as 163 00:09:23.480 --> 00:09:26.519 far as your ratios go, it's not super complicated. You 164 00:09:26.559 --> 00:09:30.799 just mix them per your desire of how much you 165 00:09:30.879 --> 00:09:36.320 want of that lime Srbert. But you know, sometimes you 166 00:09:36.360 --> 00:09:40.200 just put very simple. You put two scoops of the 167 00:09:40.240 --> 00:09:45.159 lime Srbert pour a cup of lemon lime soda and 168 00:09:45.200 --> 00:09:48.360 it creates that kind of swampy like fizz to it 169 00:09:48.919 --> 00:09:51.639 and green color and it's playful. 170 00:09:51.679 --> 00:09:51.960 Okay. 171 00:09:52.000 --> 00:09:55.200 Now for the adults in the room who want to 172 00:09:55.240 --> 00:10:05.600 have something a little more I don't know, libaceous, maybe, yeah, 173 00:10:06.159 --> 00:10:09.799 we'll go with that, is this cute little Yoda drink. 174 00:10:09.840 --> 00:10:12.799 It's the same as the Baby Yoga Yoda cocktail that 175 00:10:12.960 --> 00:10:15.840 was going on after Mandalorian first came out and everybody 176 00:10:15.840 --> 00:10:18.960 freaked out because there was the grogu Baby Yoda, and 177 00:10:19.000 --> 00:10:21.600 everybody thought it was the cutest thing in the world. 178 00:10:21.639 --> 00:10:26.399 Because it's the cutest thing in the world. So this cocktail, 179 00:10:26.759 --> 00:10:30.159 the specs for this one is one point five ounces 180 00:10:30.240 --> 00:10:35.200 of gin, half ounce of fresh lime juice, half ounce 181 00:10:35.519 --> 00:10:40.639 of fresh lemon juice, a quarter ounce of Saint Germain 182 00:10:41.200 --> 00:10:43.360 Saint Germaine. You can get it smaller bottles if you 183 00:10:43.360 --> 00:10:45.840 don't use it. Otherwise you get this big bottle of it. 184 00:10:45.840 --> 00:10:50.120 It's very delicious and it's kind of you know, years 185 00:10:50.120 --> 00:10:54.679 and years ago, it was the competitive kick that a 186 00:10:54.720 --> 00:10:59.639 lot of bartenders and mixologists would use when competing. It's 187 00:10:59.679 --> 00:11:04.639 just a lovely little something extra that really sets the 188 00:11:04.720 --> 00:11:06.919 drink apart and make gives it a little bit of sophistication. 189 00:11:07.679 --> 00:11:11.399 Quarter ounce simple syrup, which is you can buy it 190 00:11:11.440 --> 00:11:14.960 at store. You can make it by boiling off one 191 00:11:15.000 --> 00:11:20.000 part water, one part sugar until it's liquefied and then 192 00:11:20.039 --> 00:11:21.879 let it cool down. You can use that and then 193 00:11:21.919 --> 00:11:26.240 two ounces of green apple soda. Now, green apple soda 194 00:11:26.440 --> 00:11:30.639 might not always be easy to come by, so any 195 00:11:30.679 --> 00:11:32.919 green soda can be used, but you can go to 196 00:11:32.960 --> 00:11:34.759 I think Galco's still around. 197 00:11:34.519 --> 00:11:38.679 It, Galco. I think it's Galco Galcos Galco. How come 198 00:11:38.679 --> 00:11:39.559 that sounds wrong to me? 199 00:11:44.559 --> 00:11:49.159 In an Eagle Rock area? And why does that sound 200 00:11:49.200 --> 00:11:55.399 wrong to me? Huntington Park or Highland Park rather there? 201 00:11:55.480 --> 00:11:58.240 I think it's on York. Very cool. They have every 202 00:11:58.440 --> 00:12:01.080 like all these old sodas and regional shows that are 203 00:12:01.120 --> 00:12:07.240 hard to get. Very cool. Yalco, Right, elkos al all right, so. 204 00:12:07.799 --> 00:12:08.480 We'll be back. 205 00:12:08.840 --> 00:12:11.320 I want to introduce you to some folks as a 206 00:12:11.399 --> 00:12:15.360 personal request of Andrew, So go nowhere. 207 00:12:15.720 --> 00:12:18.679 You're listening to the Fork Report with Nil Sevadra on 208 00:12:18.799 --> 00:12:21.279 demand from KFI AM six forty. 209 00:12:21.600 --> 00:12:22.240 How do you do? 210 00:12:22.360 --> 00:12:25.120 Thanks for hanging out this Saturday. A little hazy today, 211 00:12:25.159 --> 00:12:28.240 but still a beautiful day. I'll take it. Every day 212 00:12:28.519 --> 00:12:31.519 that I wake up breathing is a good day, Thank 213 00:12:31.600 --> 00:12:34.320 the heavens. There a lot going on this weekend. I 214 00:12:34.360 --> 00:12:36.399 know we were supposed to be out at the Beach 215 00:12:36.440 --> 00:12:40.000 Life Festival today. Unfortunately there were some tech issues or 216 00:12:40.039 --> 00:12:44.080 something like that. We couldn't put that together, so we 217 00:12:44.120 --> 00:12:47.039 are not out there. But what an event. Southern California's 218 00:12:47.039 --> 00:12:50.879 premiere live music, arts and culinary event. It's back again, 219 00:12:51.039 --> 00:12:54.080 sixth year, taken over Redondo Beach. If you haven't been there, 220 00:12:54.600 --> 00:12:58.000 it's amazing. It goes on through the fourth that's tomorrow, 221 00:12:58.559 --> 00:13:00.960 and I think you might even be able to get 222 00:13:00.960 --> 00:13:04.600 tickets at Beachlife Festival dot com. But what a lineup 223 00:13:05.080 --> 00:13:07.720 they have. You know, they have indie bands, rock bands, 224 00:13:07.799 --> 00:13:11.480 pop jam, reggae and it was it was you remember 225 00:13:11.559 --> 00:13:13.919 last year, Kayla, it was just such a vibe and 226 00:13:14.879 --> 00:13:15.639 bands were great. 227 00:13:15.679 --> 00:13:18.600 This year you got Sublime, you got Alanis. 228 00:13:18.159 --> 00:13:23.600 More set, Pretenders, Cake is out there, and Lenny Kravitz, 229 00:13:23.720 --> 00:13:29.039 I mean, just the Beach Boys with John Stamos is 230 00:13:29.080 --> 00:13:31.480 going to be out there as well. So big doings 231 00:13:31.559 --> 00:13:37.519 out there. Our buddy Andrew Caravella is flying away from 232 00:13:37.600 --> 00:13:38.600 us today. 233 00:13:38.639 --> 00:13:41.720 Your last day, Andrew, No, it's going to be tomorrow. 234 00:13:45.440 --> 00:13:47.600 Chris Merrill gets to Happy. 235 00:13:49.200 --> 00:13:50.039 Have a field day tomorrow. 236 00:13:50.279 --> 00:13:52.440 Yeah, that came that came out weird. 237 00:13:52.480 --> 00:13:55.879 Well, it's we're all family. 238 00:13:56.120 --> 00:13:58.519 It's okay, not a problem. Uh. 239 00:13:58.559 --> 00:14:02.279 So Andrew's leaving us. Bat uh he picked someone that 240 00:14:02.320 --> 00:14:04.279 he wanted to come on the show. D and Will 241 00:14:04.360 --> 00:14:09.480 Johnson from Veganberg in out there in Hissparia and we 242 00:14:09.440 --> 00:14:10.559 welcomed them to the show. 243 00:14:10.639 --> 00:14:13.720 Hey folks, Hey, how how the going. 244 00:14:13.919 --> 00:14:14.720 Hey, I got it. 245 00:14:14.639 --> 00:14:16.480 Going very well. 246 00:14:16.679 --> 00:14:16.799 So. 247 00:14:17.600 --> 00:14:21.799 Uh it takes, as you know, doing what you do. 248 00:14:22.039 --> 00:14:27.200 It's hard to do what you do and uh, you know, 249 00:14:27.480 --> 00:14:30.960 with YELP and all these things. And to look at 250 00:14:30.960 --> 00:14:34.639 the fact that you guys are so beloved online and 251 00:14:34.759 --> 00:14:37.639 off must be a great point of pride for you. 252 00:14:39.919 --> 00:14:42.519 Yes, that is very true. First and foremost, thank you 253 00:14:42.559 --> 00:14:48.159 Andrew for giving us the opportunity you know, for this interview. Uh. Yeah, 254 00:14:48.320 --> 00:14:51.639 the love is shown very much so through the A, Yelp, 255 00:14:51.759 --> 00:14:57.399 the a Google, our personal customers, family support obviously. Uh, 256 00:14:58.039 --> 00:15:01.120 you know, Andrew, thank you for the you know, for 257 00:15:01.200 --> 00:15:04.320 this interview. I had no idea that you even felt 258 00:15:04.600 --> 00:15:09.279 so so highly favored of us. So we just thank 259 00:15:09.320 --> 00:15:10.360 you guys so much. 260 00:15:11.120 --> 00:15:14.120 Well, just so everybody knows. Before Neil continues the interview, 261 00:15:14.159 --> 00:15:17.559 this I never I rarely put an endorsement behind places 262 00:15:18.000 --> 00:15:21.120 and for for southern California, people that go between Vegas 263 00:15:21.159 --> 00:15:24.399 and LA that are clean and healthy eaters. This is 264 00:15:24.519 --> 00:15:26.919 this is a place that people stop to to they 265 00:15:27.000 --> 00:15:29.440 they have to stop here to eat because this is 266 00:15:29.480 --> 00:15:32.240 this is probably one of the best non meat places 267 00:15:32.279 --> 00:15:35.120 I've ever been in my life to eat that. They're 268 00:15:35.200 --> 00:15:37.679 they're in the high desert. So I'll let Neil continue 269 00:15:37.720 --> 00:15:38.159 the interview. 270 00:15:38.799 --> 00:15:41.600 No, you jump in any time, Andrew, I think, and 271 00:15:41.799 --> 00:15:44.840 it's he's being honest. He you know, he's had access 272 00:15:44.879 --> 00:15:46.679 to me for a long time and it's not like 273 00:15:47.440 --> 00:15:49.519 he comes in every day saying how about these people, 274 00:15:49.559 --> 00:15:52.240 how about these people? How about these people? So a 275 00:15:52.279 --> 00:15:54.879 special act for him to say this place. 276 00:15:54.679 --> 00:15:56.639 Is specially I've not been. 277 00:15:56.919 --> 00:15:58.840 But I'm looking through the menu and doing a little 278 00:15:58.919 --> 00:16:01.799 mind tasting right now now as we often do on 279 00:16:01.840 --> 00:16:07.320 the program, and these are spectacular combinations of flavors and 280 00:16:07.360 --> 00:16:11.960 textures just by the ingredient list. Now the fact that 281 00:16:11.960 --> 00:16:15.840 they're plant based as well makes it, you know, even 282 00:16:15.879 --> 00:16:16.840 more spectacular. 283 00:16:16.960 --> 00:16:20.639 So explain how long you've been around what you know? 284 00:16:20.679 --> 00:16:24.759 The mission statement is your focus is of Veganberg. 285 00:16:26.840 --> 00:16:28.559 So we have been in business. 286 00:16:28.960 --> 00:16:33.399 We just celebrated our one year anniversary April fifteenth. We 287 00:16:33.600 --> 00:16:39.720 are the first franchise owners of Veganberg. The original one 288 00:16:39.759 --> 00:16:44.720 originates in Singapore, so we decided that we wanted to 289 00:16:44.799 --> 00:16:47.799 move forth with this chain because, like you mentioned the 290 00:16:47.879 --> 00:16:52.559 fresh ingredients. We did have to localize, of course, just 291 00:16:52.600 --> 00:16:57.080 because of the different countries, but I wanted to give 292 00:16:57.120 --> 00:17:00.159 back to our community because I've seen that by us 293 00:17:00.200 --> 00:17:03.360 going to plant based this worked for my husband. So 294 00:17:03.879 --> 00:17:07.960 I wanted to, you know, not just have you know, vegetarians, 295 00:17:07.960 --> 00:17:11.039 not just to have vegans here. I wanted flexitarians to 296 00:17:11.119 --> 00:17:14.160 also enjoy the meals that we do have prepared because 297 00:17:14.480 --> 00:17:17.720 I feel that it's for everyone. 298 00:17:17.960 --> 00:17:24.799 So did either of you taste the vegan Berg in 299 00:17:24.920 --> 00:17:27.000 Singapore or how did you hear about that? 300 00:17:27.160 --> 00:17:28.119 Yeah? 301 00:17:28.240 --> 00:17:28.960 Yeah, we did. 302 00:17:29.160 --> 00:17:32.920 So I wanted to open up a restaurant, and I'm 303 00:17:32.920 --> 00:17:36.880 not my history is not from the restaurant industry, but 304 00:17:37.119 --> 00:17:40.000 I do cook very often. So as I was trying 305 00:17:40.000 --> 00:17:42.279 to get established with opening up a restaurant, I did 306 00:17:42.319 --> 00:17:46.920 come across Veganberg and per my research, there was a 307 00:17:47.039 --> 00:17:52.400 location out in San Francisco, and we decided to drive 308 00:17:52.480 --> 00:17:55.480 up to San Francisco, US and the family and my 309 00:17:55.559 --> 00:17:58.359 kids are meat eaters, and so I said, you know, 310 00:17:59.079 --> 00:18:01.640 let's get them to try the food and we're not 311 00:18:01.680 --> 00:18:03.720 going to tell him, of course that it's vegan, and 312 00:18:04.200 --> 00:18:07.119 they fell in love with the food. So we decided 313 00:18:07.160 --> 00:18:09.920 to reach out to the franchise and we wanted to 314 00:18:10.119 --> 00:18:14.160 open up here. But before we did get started, my 315 00:18:14.279 --> 00:18:17.160 husband Will and I we did fly out to Singapore 316 00:18:17.759 --> 00:18:21.000 and just a wonderful man, Alexander Tan He is the 317 00:18:21.039 --> 00:18:23.960 founder of Bienberg. What an amazing man, and he just 318 00:18:24.039 --> 00:18:27.279 made us feel that much more stronger to decide to 319 00:18:27.319 --> 00:18:28.880 bring this back to the US. 320 00:18:29.279 --> 00:18:30.119 That's amazing. 321 00:18:30.160 --> 00:18:33.039 When we come back, we're gonna get some news here, 322 00:18:33.480 --> 00:18:35.640 but I want to talk more with Dee and Will 323 00:18:35.759 --> 00:18:39.640 Johnson about their adventures with vegan Berg there in Hesperia. 324 00:18:39.680 --> 00:18:40.720 I mean, what a great. 325 00:18:40.519 --> 00:18:43.519 Location in the sense that off the fifteen there you 326 00:18:43.759 --> 00:18:48.640 have so many you know, truckers and long haul drivers 327 00:18:48.680 --> 00:18:52.759 and all of these things. Yes, and people, as Andrew said, 328 00:18:52.839 --> 00:18:57.440 going to Vegas or you know, going to Arizona or 329 00:18:57.440 --> 00:18:58.359 whatever it may be. 330 00:18:59.240 --> 00:18:59.920 San Diego. 331 00:19:00.039 --> 00:19:03.680 Oh yeah, So I love that. So we'll talk more. 332 00:19:03.799 --> 00:19:07.599 We come back and talk more about vegan Berg Hysperia. 333 00:19:07.720 --> 00:19:12.279 So go know where you've been listening to the Fork Report. 334 00:19:12.480 --> 00:19:14.880 You can always hear us live on KFI AM six 335 00:19:14.960 --> 00:19:18.480 forty two to five pm on Saturday and anytime on 336 00:19:18.559 --> 00:19:22.160 demand on the iHeartRadio app. Thanks for hanging out today. 337 00:19:22.559 --> 00:19:26.279 You got gosh, May the fourth tomorrow, you got Sinko 338 00:19:26.359 --> 00:19:29.920 da Mile coming up to food holidays here in the States. 339 00:19:30.000 --> 00:19:33.200 At least, let's face it, sink of their miles not 340 00:19:33.240 --> 00:19:35.359 a big holiday in Mexico. I'm gonna lay it down 341 00:19:35.400 --> 00:19:39.599 for you. Just not that big of a deal. They 342 00:19:39.759 --> 00:19:45.119 beat the French. It's not their Independence Day or anything 343 00:19:45.160 --> 00:19:48.119 like that. A lot of people misconcern that's and God 344 00:19:48.160 --> 00:19:50.920 bless the French. But you know, beating them not that 345 00:19:51.000 --> 00:19:56.799 big of a deal. I can't kid AnyWho a lot 346 00:19:57.079 --> 00:20:00.640 of reason to eat and drink and be merry. So 347 00:20:00.839 --> 00:20:03.440 we are hanging out today doing that very thing. Right now, 348 00:20:03.440 --> 00:20:06.279 we're talking to d and Will Johnson from vegan Berg 349 00:20:06.440 --> 00:20:10.920 there in Hysperia. What a cool thing to be able 350 00:20:10.960 --> 00:20:15.599 to bring something to the States. This only exists, vegan 351 00:20:15.640 --> 00:20:21.160 Berg only exists in Singapore until you bring it here. 352 00:20:21.440 --> 00:20:24.920 Was it franchised at all even in Singapore? 353 00:20:27.079 --> 00:20:29.759 Yes, well they do have at the moment, they have 354 00:20:29.880 --> 00:20:32.839 one location in Singapore and then they open up one 355 00:20:32.880 --> 00:20:35.200 location in San Francisco. 356 00:20:36.119 --> 00:20:38.920 Oh wow, So that's pretty exciting to be on the 357 00:20:38.960 --> 00:20:43.960 crest of a wave like this. And you folks from Hysperia. 358 00:20:46.000 --> 00:20:48.160 Yes we are, Yes, by the way of Los Angeles. 359 00:20:48.240 --> 00:20:51.240 We moved out of Los Angeles to Hissperia in around 360 00:20:51.279 --> 00:20:54.039 two thousand and five and we've been made up of 361 00:20:54.119 --> 00:20:55.200 the high desert since then. 362 00:20:56.200 --> 00:20:59.279 Wow, you're smart people moving. 363 00:20:59.039 --> 00:21:02.279 Out of LA I mean it really is. 364 00:21:02.799 --> 00:21:04.200 It really is lovely there. 365 00:21:04.279 --> 00:21:07.920 It's like you can feel you can feel the weight 366 00:21:09.039 --> 00:21:11.119 of Los Angeles off your shoulders. 367 00:21:11.200 --> 00:21:12.079 My wife and I have. 368 00:21:12.119 --> 00:21:16.160 A place in in Big Bear and we will uh 369 00:21:16.400 --> 00:21:19.319 sometimes go via the via what we refer to as 370 00:21:19.359 --> 00:21:21.559 the back way because it is. 371 00:21:23.279 --> 00:21:23.839 What's that. 372 00:21:24.039 --> 00:21:26.599 Yeah, we love the We love Big Bear. 373 00:21:27.480 --> 00:21:30.200 Oh yeah, it's a stone's throw for you. 374 00:21:31.720 --> 00:21:33.599 Yeah. 375 00:21:33.880 --> 00:21:35.119 Do you guys ever use. 376 00:21:36.839 --> 00:21:40.160 Yeah, you guys ever use the term that's hysterical. 377 00:21:46.079 --> 00:21:51.720 My wife hates that joke. I say that, I love it. 378 00:21:52.359 --> 00:21:54.759 I have to put that in the to put that 379 00:21:54.839 --> 00:21:55.599 up in the restaurant. 380 00:21:56.519 --> 00:22:01.359 Use that on the side. So tell us it. 381 00:22:01.359 --> 00:22:06.359 It's spectacular that this uh barbecue looks fantastic. 382 00:22:06.519 --> 00:22:10.359 That is one of our cop sellers. Yep, your name 383 00:22:10.400 --> 00:22:13.240 is the ones that that sells them most. So our 384 00:22:13.279 --> 00:22:16.720 smoky barbecue first, first and foremost. Our patty is our housemade. 385 00:22:16.799 --> 00:22:19.279 So we have two house made patties, which one is 386 00:22:19.279 --> 00:22:22.759 a crispy patty. It's a soy protein patty. We do 387 00:22:22.799 --> 00:22:25.279 the crumb mix in house, and then our grilled patty 388 00:22:25.480 --> 00:22:29.039 is made out of chataki, mushrooms, kel carrots, onion, cellar 389 00:22:29.039 --> 00:22:33.279 and seasoning, so our customers do have the options between 390 00:22:33.319 --> 00:22:36.079 a grilled and a crispy patty. And then some of 391 00:22:36.119 --> 00:22:40.119 our top favorites are our smoky barbecue which have that 392 00:22:40.200 --> 00:22:45.720 grilled patty with some caramelized onions, vegan cheese, vegan bacon, 393 00:22:45.839 --> 00:22:50.000 red onions, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and our vegan male. We 394 00:22:50.039 --> 00:22:54.200 do make all of our sauces in house. Our shroomsburg 395 00:22:54.519 --> 00:22:57.759 as a mushroom sauce that we do prepare fresh with 396 00:22:57.839 --> 00:23:00.640 some caramelized onions, lettuce, that's our patty. 397 00:23:01.720 --> 00:23:03.119 Those are like our main two. 398 00:23:03.640 --> 00:23:07.480 One of my personal favorites is the abval beats, very fresh, 399 00:23:07.640 --> 00:23:12.599 very clean and includes our grill patty with lettuce, tomatoes, 400 00:23:12.640 --> 00:23:17.359 red onions, beets, sprouts, avocado. It's really it pairs really good. 401 00:23:17.359 --> 00:23:20.559