Matt regularly appears with Jordan Rich on “Connoisseur’s Corner” which airs on WBZ Saturdays and Sundays at 9:25 AM and 3:25 PM.
Recent samples can be found at https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1002-Connoisseurs-Corner-28654273/.
The following is a “script” for one of Matt’s segments:
While I love the seasons, the Sox, and Smoke Shop, I recently escaped to Tampa to see what they had to say by the Bay.
And while there was not much to say about the weather (75 and sunny- boring!) or the Rays (except how ugly Tropicana Field is), there was a buzz about the BBQ scene, thanks to the man they call Dr. BBQ.
As a star of Food Network and the World Food Championships, Ray Lampe is well known in the ‘cue world. A few years ago, he flew south from Chicago and ended up across the street from the Trop, quickly becoming a better and far more satisfying attraction than the be-deviled baseball team.
Lampe’s Texas-tall menu features his famous smoked turkey, burnt ends, Angus pastrami and “ginormous” beef rib, as well as tacos, salads (including the charred Bromaine”), and ample portions of Kimchi fries, tallow-sauteed Brussels sprouts, amazing Tai Pei street corn, a grilled pineapple that works just as well as an app as it does as a dessert, and hominy-based “Mac-a-phoni” topped with Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. And while the 36-oz. tomahawk ribeye is a standout even amidst the blue ribbon ‘cue, Lampe has also made a name for himself as a pioneer in vegetarian fare with his trio of vegan and gluten-free hand-bottled sauces (which may soon be available everywhere), BBQ spaghetti, and a mushroom-based BBQ “rib” that sticks to yours as well as any other.
To wash it all down, the Good Dr. offers homemade sweet tea, shelves of whiskeys, grill’d sangria, a Beam-sicle, and Tito’s cherry limeade on tap, as well as beers from near and far.
So even if the Dali Museum and the Rays are not enough to tempt you to Tampa, an appointment with Dr. BBQ is surely one worth making!