Matt’s segments for “Connoisseur’s Corner” usually air on WBZ (1030 AM) Saturdays at 7:25, 8:25, 9:25, and 11:55 AM and Sundays at 7:25, 8:25, 9:25 AM.

Recent samples can be found at Recent samples can be found at https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1002-Connoisseurs-Corner-28654273/.

If you have ideas for future segments, please send them to Matt@Matts-Meals.com.

Also, please follow me on Twitter @MattsMeals73.

Thanks for listening and thanks for supporting our friends and neighbors in the food-service industry!

Matt’s segments for “Connoisseur’s Corner” usually air on WBZ (1030 AM) Saturdays at 7:25, 8:25, 9:25, and 11:55 AM and Sundays at 7:25, 8:25, 9:25 AM.

Recent samples can be found at Recent samples can be found at https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1002-Connoisseurs-Corner-28654273/.

If you have ideas for future segments, please send them to Matt@Matts-Meals.com.

Also, please follow me on Twitter @MattsMeals73.

Thanks for listening and thanks for supporting our friends and neighbors in the food-service industry!

Matt’s segments for “Connoisseur’s Corner” usually air on WBZ (1030 AM) Saturdays at 7:25, 8:25, 9:25, and 11:55 AM and Sundays at 7:25, 8:25, 9:25 AM.

Recent samples can be found at Recent samples can be found at https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1002-Connoisseurs-Corner-28654273/.

If you have ideas for future segments, please send them to Matt@Matts-Meals.com.

Also, please follow me on Twitter @MattsMeals73.

Thanks for listening and thanks for supporting our friends and neighbors in the food-service industry!

Matt’s segments for “Connoisseur’s Corner” usually air on WBZ (1030 AM) Saturdays at 7:25, 8:25, 9:25, and 11:55 AM and Sundays at 7:25, 8:25, 9:25 AM.

Recent samples can be found at Recent samples can be found at https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1002-Connoisseurs-Corner-28654273/.

If you have ideas for future segments, please send them to Matt@Matts-Meals.com.

Also, please follow me on Twitter @MattsMeals73.

Thanks for listening and thanks for supporting our friends and neighbors in the food-service industry!

Matt’s segments for “Connoisseur’s Corner” usually air on WBZ (1030 AM) Saturdays at 7:25, 8:25, 9:25, and 11:55 AM and Sundays at 7:25, 8:25, 9:25 AM.

Recent samples can be found at Recent samples can be found at https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1002-Connoisseurs-Corner-28654273/.

If you have ideas for future segments, please send them to Matt@Matts-Meals.com.

Also, please follow me on Twitter @MattsMeals73.

Thanks for listening and thanks for supporting our friends and neighbors in the food-service industry!

Matt’s segments for “Connoisseur’s Corner” usually air on WBZ (1030 AM) Saturdays at 7:25, 8:25, 9:25, and 11:55 AM and Sundays at 7:25, 8:25, 9:25 AM.

Recent samples can be found at Recent samples can be found at https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1002-Connoisseurs-Corner-28654273/.

If you have ideas for future segments, please send them to Matt@Matts-Meals.com.

Also, please follow me on Twitter @MattsMeals73.

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I am recording TODAY so please be listening to @wbznewsradioSaturdays at 7:25, 8:25, 9:25, and 11:55 AM and Sundays at 7:25, 8:25, 9:25 AM.

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Bon appétit!

In recent months, Matt’s Meals has been promoting many of the food makers who have been helping others get through the pandemic and deal with other challenges. And while many keep their fellow humans (in mind first and foremost, there are others who are taking an even braoder view.

Among these is our friend Gabe DiSaverio of The Spicy Shark.

As Matt’s Meals fans know, I LOVE hot sauces and the wide menu of hot honeys, sauces, and syrups from The Spicy Shark provide me with plenty of great go-to’s.

While I could easily go on and on about the many mouth- and eye-watering options they offer, I also wanted to talk about how the Shark is not just a name. In fact, Gabe and his team are among the most prominent shark savers in New England and they are calling on their fans to help save the shark and support the ocean habitat.

If you go to www.thespicyshark.com/save-the-sharks, you can connect to The Spicy Shark’s many sea-saving partners. If you go to their blog (www.thespicyshark.com/blog), you can get ideas that will help you preserve your own health and those of our sea-faring friends. Among these are educating yourself and others by wacthing shark-related films (including the Netflix documentary “Seaspiracy”), volunteering with one of the many sea- and wildlife-preserving organizations (including Sharks4Kids.com), asking if your favorite seafood restaurant serves shark (in which case, they shoud become your ex-favorite), and going to events like Shark-Con (yes, it is a thing!). There is even a link to suggested gifts for fellow fin fans!

So while The Spicy Shark is a great place to bring the heat to our fellow humans, we all need to remember that, in order to keep the ocean and the entire earth cool, it is a good idea to bring the heat!

Matt’s segments for “Connoisseur’s Corner” usually air on WBZ (1030 AM) Saturdays at 7:25, 8:25, 9:25, and 11:55 AM and Sundays at 7:25, 8:25, 9:25 AM.

Recent samples can be found at https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1002-Connoisseurs-Corner-28654273/.

If you have ideas for future segments, please send them to Matt@Matts-Meals.com.

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Even as people continue to get their shots, many still need a shot in the arm to help them get through another day of pantsless meetings.

Fortunately, the folks at Odd Fellows Ice Cream Co. have enhanced their already-raved about ice cream happy hours by combining the best of their own creamy offerings with recipes from some of the top bars around to offer a set of sweet treats that will surely help you get through (or sleep through) another day.

Known as the Boozy Capsules program, these new offerings not only make those who enjoy them feel better but also support those who created them with partial proceeds going to bartenders who have been cleaning glasses for the past year.

Crafted by OddFellows’ resident James Beard-nominee and Co-Founder Sam Mason, the Capsules include meldings ofcoconut sorbet with Dorothy Parker Gin and Kalani Coconut Liqueur, cranberry-lime sorbet with Absolut Citron and Cointreau, coffee ice cream with Oloroso Sherry and Manuka honey , and awhiskey ice cream made with Dewar’s.

With locations in Chestnut Hill, MA, and around New York (including their latest in Domino Park), a visit to Odd Fellows may involve crossing state lines. And while we do not condone such behavior, amazing ice cream combined with fine booze is surely a good reason to, in the words of the late Shock-G, doowutchyalike.

oddfellowsnyc.com

Matt’s segments for “Connoisseur’s Corner” usually air on WBZ (1030 AM) Saturdays at 7:25, 8:25, 9:25, and 11:55 AM and Sundays at 7:25, 8:25, 9:25 AM.

Recent samples can be found at https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1002-Connoisseurs-Corner-28654273/.

If you have ideas for future segments, please send them to Matt@Matts-Meals.com.

Also, please follow me on Twitter @MattsMeals73.

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As Matt’s Meals fans know, food trends come and go. And while bacon apparently will still not go away (Argh!), a pair that seems to be hanging around lately is the dynamic duo of buzz-enhanced seltzers and cannabis-infused items.

Leave it to Bay State women to figure out how to offer the best of both worlds!

Based in Georgetown, MA, LEVIA was first in Massachusetts to release a cannabis-infused seltzer. In addition to 5mg of locally-sourced THC per 12 oz can, LEVIA drinks also have zero calories and sugar and are now available at over 70 cannabis retailers from Boston to the Berkshires. 

While all three flavors are delicious, each kind offers a different feeling:Achieve combines vibrant raspberry-lime sparkling water with LEVIA’s own sativa blend. 

Celebrate keeps the smiles coming with a lemon-lime mix. And Dream offers an indica blend in a jamberry base that offers tasty serenity and calm. All three offer a consistent experience and consistently-delicious taste (which, by the way, is the only part that lingers).  

Whether you want to get things done a bit faster, enjoy good times a bit more, or find new levels of mellow, LEVIA has the stuff you need to amp up, rave on, or chill out.

https://LEVIA.buzz

Matt’s segments for “Connoisseur’s Corner” usually air on WBZ (1030 AM) Saturdays at 7:25, 8:25, 9:25, and 11:55 AM and Sundays at 7:25, 8:25, 9:25 AM.

Recent samples can be found at https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1002-Connoisseurs-Corner-28654273/.

If you have ideas for future segments, please send them to Matt@Matts-Meals.com.

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Living in Needham, I am blessed with many great restaurants that are all right nearby. From Hearth, the Farmhouse, and Latina (and, of course, Abbott’s custard!) in Needham Center to Farm Grille, Walnut Grill, and Pressed right over the border in Newton, there is a bounty of local flavor that brings people from far beyond our borders.

Chef Marisa Iocco has long been a local legend thanks to the amazingly authentic Italian food she creates at Spiga in Needham. With her new ghost kitchen and delivery source Polpettiamo (which means ‘love of meatballs’ in Italian), she is bringing some of her most popular dishes to RI, making the already amazing Providence food scene even better! What is more is that Chef Ioccoo has plans to bring the new concept back to Boston later this year

The trip-worthy ‘polpettes’ (meatballs) come in such fantastic flavors as sausage and peppers, veal marsala, lamb cacciatore, salmon, and both chicken and eggplant parmigiana balls. All are are hand made with in-house grated cheeses, local meats and herbs and topped with a variety of delicious sauces (including a house-made béchamel). The menu also includes meatball burgers, fresh pasta, arancini balls, as well ashandcrafted meat and vegetarian lasagna, and many sides and dessert options as well.

Delivery is available via Uber Eats, Grubhub, DoorDash, and Seamless Tuesday to Saturday from 11 am to 10 pm.

So even if you are still afraid of crossing state lines (or even driving to Needham), Chef Iocco is doing all she can to make sure that more people in more places wil be able to find out what makes her balls (and other offerings) so famous.

Be sure to check out www.polpettiamo.com and www.spigaristorante.com to find out what is new in her kitchen and mangia!