Join your host (me!) Kala Elkinton, as I travel to Hannibal Missouri to chat with Arif Dagin and Chef Christopher Bobek at LaBinnah Bistro! (https://instagram.com/labinnahbistro) about Arif's secret family recipes like Shrimp Istanbul and the perfect baklava, the annual Titanic party, and of course, a few ghost stories. I'm dedicating this episode to my late father-in-law Don Elkinton, who encouraged me to get this podcast off the ground and would've absolutely LOVED LaBinnah Bistro and its proprietors.

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Here are some of the great places we chatted about in this episode:

LaBinnah Bistro: labinnahbistro.square.site

Mark Twain Lake: mostateparks.com/park/mark-twain-state-park

Rockcliffe Mansion: www.rockcliffemansion.com

Hannibal Ghost Tours: hauntedhannibalghosttours.com

Haunted Hannibal: hauntedhannibal.com

Hannibal Arts Council: hannibalarts.com

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