Lick the Plate

Lick the Plate With 2000+ guests LTP is the original culinary, culture and music radio/podcast feature in San Diego, Detroit and Northern Michigan.

Also a weekly column in The Coast News in Encinitas, CA. Lick the Plate can be heard on 101.5 KGB in San Diego, 93.9 The River in Detroit/Windsor and Q100 in Northern Michigan. It is also a weekly feature in The Coast News in San Diego. It's a food and music feature featuring guests from the culinary, culture and music scenes. The interviews give the listening audience an opportunity to really get

to know each guests through their tastes in food and music. LTP gives you a behind-the-scenes look at how our guest's careers began, their love for food, what music moves them, along with where they eat and drink around town. Ok, enough about plate licking. Let me start by detailing how I developed my passion for all things culinary. Growing up in suburban Detroit, there was a great variety of ethnic food, from the Polish restaurants to the Jewish Delis and of course the ever-present Coney Islands. Add a smattering of world-class eateries in the ritzier suburbs and my lowbrow and highbrow exposure to food was taking shape, more so on the lowbrow end of things. That is until I scored the ultimate summer job as First Mate on a corporate yacht in the Grosse Point Yacht Club. Guest chefs imported from exotic locations every summer catered our day trips with the best gourmet food available. This was combined with a month long trip around the Great Lakes with a yacht full of Detroit socialite foodies whose mantra was to pack light to save room for the Dom Perignon and Stags Leap. I could have easily become quite the food snob after 3 summers of this culinary hedonism, but all that gourmet food on a daily basis actually made me crave White Castles and stacked corned beef sandwiches even more. My evolving food passion was fueled by a stint as a personal assistant/chef in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, years of business travel that took me around the country and world, good friends immersed in the culinary world as chefs and educators, and working as the restaurant writer for the Surf City Times and now Coast News and Edible San Diego. This all lead to the formation of my marketing firm eight years ago which I named Artichoke Creative that always counts culinary clients among our favorites and my weekly writing gig with the Coast News. My passion for food is a reflection of my eclectic tastes in everything and my job as a marketer and storyteller. Since I am just at home in a dive bar serving killer burgers as I am in the latest hotspot dishing up some hot new culinary trend, expect variety. And remember, it’s ok to Lick the Plate!

Pinball, bowling + a retro lounge with killer bands...that’s our kind of place and in Royal Oak has it all. Managing pa...
04/12/2026

Pinball, bowling + a retro lounge with killer bands...that’s our kind of place and in Royal Oak has it all. Managing partner and co-owner Kelly Elliott (with Dean Elliot and ) joins me this week on LTP on to talk food, music and the transformation of Bowlero. Listen at the link in our profile.

Lick the Plate is in Palm Coast, Florida this week with Captain Mark Mihelich from the stellar Dolphin River Private Boa...
04/01/2026

Lick the Plate is in Palm Coast, Florida this week with Captain Mark Mihelich from the stellar Dolphin River Private Boat Charters. Captain Mark has amazing intercoastal fishing, sunset and historic tours to St. Augustine for locals and tourists who want to get out on the water. We also had the pleasure of local Chris Herrera serving up some of the best BBQ around at Captains BBQ. Fishing, cruising and BBQ made for a stellar LTP Florida adventure. Click "Book Now" to reserve your memorable day on Dolphin River Charters.

Enjoy intimate private boat charters along Florida's Intracoastal Waterway, perfect for families and small groups up to six.

This week on LTP Michigan I’m catching up with at his latest venture, the fabulous Lola’s Taco Bar in Grosse Pointe Wo...
03/21/2026

This week on LTP Michigan I’m catching up with at his latest venture, the fabulous Lola’s Taco Bar in Grosse Pointe Woods. As a bit of a taco/burrito snob (thanks Encinitas!) Lola’s is doing it right on every level. Pictured is the Al Pastor taco that has pork trompo topped with smoky adobo sauce, sweet pineapple, white onion, and cilantro for a perfect balance of savory, smoky, and sweet. Cerveza and Margaritas make Lola’s even more appealing. I’d get there now. https://www.lolastacobar.com Listen on or at the link in our profile.

Coming soon to a fun road trip show for some stellar southern bbq at Stay tuned! ☀️🌴
03/07/2026

Coming soon to a fun road trip show for some stellar southern bbq at Stay tuned! ☀️🌴

So many things to love about ! Especially fond of the sour cream squeeze bottle.
03/02/2026

So many things to love about ! Especially fond of the sour cream squeeze bottle.

This weeks guest Melody Malosh has a pulse on the Detroit food and music scene as restaurant critic and reporter with th...
02/28/2026

This weeks guest Melody Malosh has a pulse on the Detroit food and music scene as restaurant critic and reporter with the Detroit News. Her background as a musician, music writer, then covering bars and restaurants is what Lick the Plate is all about and makes for some great stories...and recording at Gusoline Alley was a hoot. Listen on Ferndale Radio or click on the image.

Lick the Plate is the original culinary, culture and music show hosted by David Boylan in Detroit, Northern Michigan, San Diego and weekly column in the Coast News in Encinitas.  LTP has shared the stories of over 3000 chefs, restaurateurs, growers, brewers and other culinary, music and arts person...

Best lunch in a long time today at and love the Berkley location of Look for on an upcoming show.
02/20/2026

Best lunch in a long time today at and love the Berkley location of Look for on an upcoming show.

Summer is fast approaching and the glorious Leelanau Peninsula is a fabulous place to enjoy the season to its fullest. V...
02/20/2026

Summer is fast approaching and the glorious Leelanau Peninsula is a fabulous place to enjoy the season to its fullest. Vineyards, amazing beaches, world-class dining, Sleeping Bear Dunes...all a quick drive from this splendid Suttons Bay home with glorious views of the West Bay. It fills up quick so book your stay today and let Lick the Plate help curate your adventure. Click learn more to reserve your spot.

Spectacular bay views on Leelanau Peninsula - 4BR

Marissa Callie, founder of the fabulous Great Lakes Tinned Fish joins host David Boylan this week on LTP Michigan. GLTP ...
02/08/2026

Marissa Callie, founder of the fabulous Great Lakes Tinned Fish joins host David Boylan this week on LTP Michigan. GLTP is found in 180 stores in 30 states (see distribution below). Melissa shares her story about taking this killer brand from concept to reality...plus food and music of course. Click "Learn More" to listen. Find it in Metro Detroit at Westborn Market, Mongers' Provisions, Marrow and Farm Club, Gilchrist Farm Winery, The Mill Glen Arbor, Carlson's Fishery, Mari Vineyards, Lake District Wine Co.Burritt's Fresh Market and more in the TC area.

Lick the Plate is the original culinary, culture and music show hosted by David Boylan in Detroit, Northern Michigan, San Diego and weekly column in the Coast News in Encinitas.  LTP has shared the stories of over 3000 chefs, restaurateurs, growers, brewers and other culinary, music and arts person...

How about a scenic coastal LTP Amtrak adventure that takes you from Solana Beach to San Juan Capistrano for a fabulous t...
01/31/2026

How about a scenic coastal LTP Amtrak adventure that takes you from Solana Beach to San Juan Capistrano for a fabulous trackside meal at the Ramos House Café and back by noon? It's so doable. Click "Learn More" for the full story in this week's LTP Coast News feature.

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Artist Tracy Sabin approached Lick the Plate recently to repurpose my 2011 Lick the Plate Coast News column on Calypso C...
11/07/2025

Artist Tracy Sabin approached Lick the Plate recently to repurpose my 2011 Lick the Plate Coast News column on Calypso Cafe as the introduction to his very cool new book "Tuesday Nights at the Calypso: A Decade of Inspired Entertainment by Jack Tempchin and the Rocket Science Band". Hearing Jack sing "Peaceful Easy Feeling" at Calypso (that he wrote for The Eagles) - was a musical highlight of my life. Click "Learn More" to read the column and order the book.

A new book featuring sketches and memories from Calypso Café celebrates songwriter Jack Tempchin’s run of Tuesday night shows in Leucadia.

This week's Lick the Plate Coast News feature and podcast profiling Everingham Bros Bait Co has to rank among our favori...
08/16/2025

This week's Lick the Plate Coast News feature and podcast profiling Everingham Bros Bait Co has to rank among our favorites. LTP host David Boylan spent an afternoon aboard their Mission Bay bait barge getting fed by and interviewing crew members Jonas Chavira, Hirohito Fainza, Kenny Dean Jr. and Captain Mark Mihelich from Boundless Boat Charters. They are the largest live bait operation in the world, supplying the commercial and private fishing fleets in San Diego and Dana Point for 74 years! Click "Learn More" to read the story and the link in our profile for the interview.

Lick the Plate is the original culinary, culture and music show hosted by David Boylan in Detroit, Northern Michigan, San Diego and weekly column in the Coast News in Encinitas.  LTP has shared the stories of over 3000 chefs, restaurateurs, growers, brewers and other culinary, music and arts person...

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