What Happens When a Community Just Shows Up | Bethania Lutheran Food Distribution
Sometimes helping people isn’t complicated.You see a need.You show up.You get to work.In this episode, we’re at Bethania Lutheran Church in the Santa Ynez Valley for their food distribution, spending time with the…
Episode 47 🍔🔥⛷️ Kevin Malone — The Local Kid Behind the Grill at Mattie’s Tavern
This week on Chopping It Up with Keith Saarloos, Keith sits down with one of the most interesting guys quietly shaping the Santa Ynez Valley food scene… Executive Chef Kevin Malone of Mattei's Tavern. But this episode…
🎙️🥣 Episode 21 — Eric Steinkamp | Feral Future & Eating Like You Actually Live Here 🌿🔥
This week on Chopping It Up, Keith sits down with Eric Steinkamp, the mind (and hands) behind Feral Future / Feral Foods, to talk about what really happens when you stop eating like a lab rat and start eating like you…
🛒 Episode 15 — Alfred Holtzhoy | 🥩☕️🌶️🥪 The History of El Rancho Market
From a shuttered “Buy Wise” in 1966 to the beating heart of the Santa Ynez Valley, this one has it all. Alfred Holtzhoy takes us inside his family’s immigrant-to-owner story—dad a German-trained master butcher who…
Episode 10 🥐🏍️ Thomas Birkholm | Baking Tradition & Riding Fast
In this episode of Chopping It Up, Keith sits down with Thomas Birkholm, third-generation owner of the iconic Birkholm’s Bakery in Solvang. For over 70 years, the Birkholm family has been serving up Danish pastries,…
Episode 6 🍓 Parker Jones | The Strawberry King of California
Organic strawberry farmer Parker Jones doesn’t just grow fruit—he grows the biggest crop in Santa Barbara County, by hand, under a system stacked against him. We talk about picking 80,000 boxes a week, why the “cold…
Episode 4 📚 Jamie Baker | The Novel You Can Eat (Almost)
Playwright, foster care advocate, VR arcade owner… and now novelist. Jamie Baker’s debut novel You Ate It is more than a story—it’s an interactive experience that pulls you through QR codes, secret calls, and even the…
Episode 3 🍔 Kris Parker | Burgers, Beer, and the Third Window Dream
From fox-trot ranch roads to the hot steel of a 200-square-foot kitchen, Kris Parker’s story is a Santa Ynez original served with a pint. Grandson of Fess Parker, Kris grew up in the long shadow of a Hollywood legend,…
Episode 1 🍞 Clark Staub | From Dough to Soul - Full of Life Flatbread
For the inaugural episode of Chopping It Up on Krazy Country 105.9, I sat down with someone I’ve admired for decades — Clark Staub, the founder of Full of Life Flatbread in Los Alamos, California.Clark isn’t just a…