Join your host (me!) Kala Elkinton, as I travel to Cape Girardeau to chat with Chef DeWayne Schaaf (https://instagram.com/dschaafcelebrations) about free happys, hugs, handshakes, the evolution of Celebrations Restaurant, "Cape", growth, great food and unique beer. I learned and we laughed, and a good time was had by all.  Cape Girardeau is a riverfront town in Southeastern Missouri on the verge of a renaissance - complete with homegrown chefs, access to rural farmers with great produce and historic flair.   Support Us to Keep Us Going  If you like what you hear, please take a moment to rate and review us on your favorite podcast app - and don't forget to tell your friends and family to start planning your next road trip. And, if you're feeling generous and you want to stay close as we continue creating (and eating!) our way through the rural US, support us financially (and emotionally!) through our Patreon: patreon.com/smalltowneats - YOU ROCK. Thanks!   Here are some of the great places we chatted about in this episode:  

Celebrations Restaurant & Bar; capegirardeaurestaurant.com  City of Cape Girardeau; cityofcapegirardeau.org  Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds; rareseeds.com  Wild Boar Farms; wildboarfarms.com  Ebb & Flow Fermentations; ebbandflowfermentations.com  36 Restaurant & Bar; 36restaurantcape.com  Spanish Street Farmacy; spanishstreetfarmacy.com  The Glenn; facebook.com/theglenn.restaurant  Side Project Brewing; sideprojectbrewing.com  Mary Jane's bourbon + smokehouse; mjbsmokehouse.com  Annie Laurie's Antiques; facebook.com/annielauriesantiques 

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