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    A Fork On The Road

    Travel Guru Mark DeCarlo joins forces with delicious cohosts Yeni Alvarez and Jennifer English.

    Traveling Diva Yeni Alvarez, and James Beard Award winning Foodie host Jennifer English, join Emmy Award winning comedian Mark DeCarlo for a weekly deep dive into Travel * Food * Funny. 

    Yeni, Jennifer & Mark will interview people who travel for a living: musicians, actors, celebrities, chefs and the occasional weird foodie to get a true flavor of America’s palate for food and funny.


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    Episodes (100)

    10 Reasons to Move to... PORTUGAL!

    10 Reasons to Move to... PORTUGAL!

    In episode #99 Yeni and Mark welcome Lisbon Liz, a fresh Portugal Ex-Pat, to share everything she’s learned over 20 years of researching her move.

    Liz dishes on Visas, getting citizenship, healthcare, language, drinking & dating foreign men. Mark & Yeni share video of their trips to Lisbon, Sintra and a crazy scooter ride over cobblestone streets. Episode #99 has everything you need to know to plan an insider’s visit or complete move to Portugal to start your new life as an Ex-Pat to get a five-star experience on a 3-star budget.

    10 Reasons to Visit… Rome

    10 Reasons to Visit… Rome

    Yeni and Mark welcome Rome’s #1 Tour Guide to explore the TOP 10 REASONS TO VISIT ROME. They explore the best momma and poppa restaurants in Rome, great bespoke hotels to book at the best price, the least expensive days to buy your airfare and fly, the best guided food tours and the fastest way to get into the Vatican museum for a tour of a lifetime. Episode #98 has everything you need to plan an insider’s visit to Roma, the Eternal City and get a five star experience for a three star cost.

    SUMMER NOW in EUROPE!

    SUMMER NOW in EUROPE!

    SUMMER NOW in EUROPE! Over the Pond is a BARGAIN so its time to go. Mark and Jennifer spend the show with the CEO of 

    EatingEurope.com, Kenny. They talk meats from Bologna to Parma, and Coasts from Greek Isles to the Dalmation Coast of Croatia.

    Kenny knows the guy behind the guy… in every city you want to visit. He’s living his passion for travel and food one byte at a time.

    Cambodian Comedy & Culinary Secrets with Tim Scott and Lawrence Longo from Off the Menu Club

    Cambodian Comedy & Culinary Secrets with Tim Scott and Lawrence Longo from Off the Menu Club

    Mark and Jennifer welcome Comedian Tim Scott to talk about his new comedy dinner theater & restaurant… in CAMBODIA.

    Then, CEO of Off The Menu Club Lawrence Longo joins to talk about the best asian cuisine in hidden, out of the way locations here in the US.

    Its a comedic tour through the mysteries of Far East… and fried chicken on A Fork on the Road.


    Secret New Orleans Food and a Flight to the POLES with the ZEN Pilot

    Secret New Orleans Food and a Flight to the POLES with the ZEN Pilot

    This week Mark and Jennifer literally cover the globe. First up, Lawrence Longo shares all his mouth watering secret recipes and restaurants in New Orleans, America’s most

    diverse foodie city. Next, Zen Pilot Robert DeLaurentis shares the hair raising details of his upcoming circumnavigation flights to BOTH the North and South Poles. Two tasty adventures 

    to enjoy for all our traveling foodies. 

    Mark and Jennifer welcome Suzy Nakamura and John Thomas Griffith!

    Mark and Jennifer welcome Suzy Nakamura and John Thomas Griffith!

    This week, Mark & Jennifer welcome two celebrity world traveler foodies; 


    First up, Dr. Ken’s Suzy Nakamura calls in from London to talk about her new HBO show with Hugh Laurie called AVENUE 5, a comedy in SPACE. Suzy shares her impressions of London, food and the essence of comedy. After we digest Suzy’s hilarious visit, the lead guitar/singer from New Orleans’ own Cowboy Mouth, John Thomas Griffith calls in from San Francisco. JTG has traveled the world with Cowboy Mouth for 29 years and knows all the most delicious cities and spots in America.. and shares a few of his favorites with us. We talk southern comfort foods, red eye gravy and the band's upcoming gig at the 50th Anniversary of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival opening for an obscure British band called THE ROLLING STONES.


    All of that fun and foodie mayhem packed into one, easily digestible show, cooked up just for our friends at the Food & Beverage Podcast network.

    Ancient Italian Frescos & Time Travel

    Ancient Italian Frescos & Time Travel

    In this week’s episode, Mark and Jennifer spotlight an immersive Italian vacation, where tourists spend a week

    restoring Italian Frescos in Puglia, Italy from the 10th Century with Tonio Creanza from Messors, then Time Traveler Jerry Wills tells an explosive story about meeting a visitor from the Plaideis star system on a trip to Machu Pichu, and how beings from all over the universe visit and live on Earth among us. Travel don’t get any bigger than that!

    WINTER FESTIVALS

    WINTER FESTIVALS

    This week, Mark and Jennifer focus on Winter festivals. They talk to Forbes Magazine 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur Patrick Mateer, the chef who’s bringing local Farm to Table food… to your FREEZER with Seal the Seasons. To celebrate Tucson’s Dillinger Days, they resurrect John Dillinger himself and learn about this odd festival. Next up, genuine dude Vlad Resnikov from Tanque Verde Ranch cooks up the details for Boots n Brews, a weekend Cowboy (unlimited) Beer festival. Lastly, chef Kim Canteenwalla from iconic Las Vegas restaurant Honey Salt talks about cooking for celebrities at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and designing the menu at the exclusive McCarran Airport American Express Centurion restaurant.

    Ray the Psychic & Gus the Crystal Cowboy

    Ray the Psychic & Gus the  Crystal Cowboy

    Mark and Jennifer welcome wacky "Gemologists to the Stars" Ray the Psychic & Gus the Crystal Cowboy, to talk about the Tucson Gem & Mineral show… and the powers of crystals to heal what ails ya. But first, we welcome Dave Razowsky of #RazEatsFood. Raz travels the world doing comedy, teaching comedy and taking photos of things he eats.

    Luckily, Raz is hilarious and has a discerning tongue, and he shares his top travel tips for planning your next getaway to make sure its as tasty and fun as possible.

    The Cat Art Show and African Safari

    The Cat Art Show and African Safari

    It’s winter but that doesn’t mean there’s no reason to travel. Mark and Yeni talk about their favorite warm weather event- the Cat Art Show, and all the strange cat people it attracts. Then, author/artist and safari leader Fred Krakowiak shares his decades of leading travelers all over Africa to meet Gorillas face to face. This week’s episode is funny, amazing... and doesn’t require thermal underwear. 

    Spring Training, Derek Trucks & Celebrity Chef Susan Feniger

    Spring Training, Derek Trucks & Celebrity Chef Susan Feniger

    Pitchers and Catchers report for Spring Training in one month. Fifteen teams strap it in South Florida and 15 teams stretch in Arizona. Mark & Yeni bring in one expert per coast Graham Knight and Nick Gandy, to explain how to do Spring Trainging right: Where to stay, how to get the best tickets for less, and what to do when you're baseballed-out. 

    Next, Mark goes back stage with, perhaps, Earth's most celebrated guitar player: Derek Trucks. Derek toured the world with the Allman Brothers Band through their triumphant retirement, and now storms that very same world as the co-leader of the Grammy Winning Tedeschi Band with his wife Susan Tedeschi. Derek reveals his musical influences, favorite players and the best places to eat everywhere they go. 


    Speaking of food, this episode wouldn't be complete without our chat with celebrity chef Susan Feniger. The high priestess of street food, and founder of Border grille, Susan shares stories of her travels collecting recipes from Europe and South Central America.