Axel is live this week at Butcher's Ball with an expert panel of guests including:

Daniel Vaughn - BBQ Editor at Texas Monthly

Ara Malekian - Harlem Road Texas BBQ, Richmond

Erin Smith Feges - Feges BBQ, Houston

Ben Sassani - Photographer

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Host: Axel Brave

Producer: Myrriah Gossett

Audio/Video Engineer: Jake Wallace

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This week Packing Taste host Axel Brave is sitting down with Mason Ayer, CEO of Kerbey Lane Cafe. Mason and Axel get into the history of Kerbey Lane, the evolution of the restaurant over the last 40 years and spill some fun late night stories.

Learn more about Kerbey Lane Cafe https://kerbeylanecafe.com/

Learn more about High Note: https://highnoteatx.com/

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Guest: Mason Ayer

Host: Axel Brave

Producer: Myrriah Gossett

Audio/Video Engineer: Jake Wallace

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"Too Cool" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

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This week Packing Taste host Axel Brave is sitting down with Ali Cayne of Haven’s Kitchen. Haven's Kitchen is a cooking school, café, venue, creative agency, and social hub in New York City. They also have a line of sauces as well, all of it revolving around one goal: Empower people through innovative food experiences.

Learn more about Ali: https://havenskitchen.com/about-havens

Learn more about Haven's Kitchen Sauces: https://havenskitchen.com/sauces.html

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Guest: Ali Cayne

Host: Axel Brave

Producer: Myrriah Gossett

Audio/Video Engineer: Jake Wallace

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Packing Taste host Axel Brave this week is chatting with an Austin original, Scott Jensen. Known for being one of the founders of Stubb's BBQ Sauce and accompanying music venue, Scott is now at the helm of Rhythm Superfoods. He and Axel talk about how Scott got his started in CPG and how he continues to navigate the industry.

Learn more about Scott: https://rhythmsuperfoods.com/interview-with-rhythm-ceo-scott-jensen/

Learn more about Rhythm Super Foods: https://rhythmsuperfoods.com/

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Guest: Scott Jensen

Host: Axel Brave

Producer: Myrriah Gossett

Audio/Video Engineer: Jake Wallace

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"Too Cool" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

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This week Axel is sitting down with co-founder and advisor of Cavu Venture Partners, Clayton Christopher. Clayton is the founder and former CEO of Sweet Leaf Tea company as well as former founder and CEO of Deep Eddy Vodka. He also went on to become the co-founder of Rhythm Super Foods and in 2006 he was awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the year for Central Texas.

Learn more about Clayton: https://www.cavuventures.com/

Learn more about Rhythm Super Foods: https://rhythmsuperfoods.com/

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Guest: Clayton Christopher

Host: Axel Brave

Producer: Myrriah Gossett

Audio/Video Engineer: Jake Wallace

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This week Axel sits down with Instagram marketers and influencers Chelsea Bancroft and Rachel Holtin. The two share some of their strategies for working with brands, and what helps create an authentic relationship with an online audience.

Learn more about Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/austinfoodstagram

Learn more about Chelsea: https://www.instagram.com/onechelofanadventure

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Guest: Rachel Holtin & Chelsea Bancroft

Host: Axel Brave

Producer: Myrriah Gossett

Audio/Video Engineer: Jake Wallace

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This week Axel sits down with Farrah Moussallati and Cecilia Panichelli. Farrah is the co-founder of Afia Foods, a better-for-you Mediterranean food brand; and Cecilia is the co-founder of Cocina54, a on-the-go healthy empanada company. The two of them are bringing their diverse cultural flavors to Texas consumers in the frozen food aisles. They also were two of the founders chosen to participate in the Chobani Incubator program.

Learn more about Farrah and Afia Foods: https://www.afiafoods.com/

Learn more about Cecilia and Cocina54: https://www.cocina-54.com/

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Guest: Farrah Moussallati & Cecilia Panichelli

Host: Axel Brave

Producer: Myrriah Gossett

Audio/Video Engineer: Jake Wallace

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This week Axel sits down with his fellow Houstonian and friend, David Cordua .A chef and restaurateur David was raised around food in the family business. David and Axel discuss how travel and education moved David back home to work with his family’s restaurant group, and using it as a launching pad for new projects and ideas like the creation of his new company, Michael + David Cordúa Hospitality. The two also dug into the origins and importance of Texas BBQ and why other grilling techniques are becoming so popular in Texas.

Follow David on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidcordua/

Learn more about David's Catering company: https://www.dmcordua.com/

Watch David explore and share Houston Food Culture: https://www.pbs.org/show/houston-cookbook/

Guest: David Cordua

Host: Axel Brave

Producer: Myrriah Gossett

Audio/Video Engineer: Jake Wallace

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