Nothing screams summer more than BBQ! How about barbecue from a Michelin-trained chef? Now that’s even better.

I loved catching up with Chef D’Andre Carter and Heather Bublick, co-owners of Soul & Smoke. These two really cook and work from the soul—elevated barbecue, but also from all they do for their community to keep bellies full. It’s like getting the perfect home-cooked meal at your favorite new hot spot. You won’t want to miss the incredible flagship location opening in Evanston, IL soon!

Heather and D’Andre met when they both started interning at the famed Moto in Chicago, one of the first restaurants to focus on eccentric, trompe l’oeil platings by the late Chef Homaro Cantu. They built a catering business from there, combining their fine dining backgrounds with food that equally fed the soul. Now, they’re building an empire across Chicagoland—and don’t count out nationwide one day!

You can visit Soul & Smoke’s outposts throughout Chicagoland in Evanston; the Avondale neighborhood; Accenture Tower; and at Soldier Field.

To learn more about Soul & Smoke or to purchase their sauces and rubs, head to www.soulandsmoke.com or www.hereheremarket.com.

You can follow Soul & Smoke on Instagram @soulandsmoke, along with Heather at @heatherbublick and D’Andre at @chefdandrecarter.

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Calling all wine lovers!

This is our first episode with a winemaker extraordinaire. I was so happy to catch up with Janie Brooks Heuck, Managing Director of Brooks Wine, to talk about how she entered the winemaking business, the importance of biodynamic farming (keeping people and our planet healthy!), and balancing a B. Corp certification with the tough realities of the wine industry. The winery’s incredible product is why Brooks has been named one of the Top 50 Wineries in the WORLD!

I loved learning more about how special Brooks Wine is being made in the Willamette Valley in Oregon and that Riesling doesn’t have to mean too sweet to drink! Janie’s helping to spread the word about farming and making wine sustainably and responsibly—she’s even got a new wine club called Wine Atlas Collective working only with sustainable wineries around the country! Now that’s something to raise a glass to.

Her story is one of legacy, heart, and determination—she’s as dynamic and giving as they come.

You can visit Brooks Wine in Amity, Oregon. To learn more about Brooks Wine, and to sign up for their wine club and the nationwide Wine Atlas Collective, head to www.brookswine.com.

You can follow Brooks Wine on Instagram @brookswinery and Janie @janiebrooksheuck.

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