Beyond the Shaker’s founders, Chris and Tyler, were tipped off (by the BTS FedEx delivery person! Thanks FedEx!) to an incredible radio program airing on WJR 760 AM Radio in Detroit Michigan. The show is titled “Come to the Table” and over an hour of interview time, it highlights some of the great happenings in food in Michigan and the surrounding region.

The show featuring Beyond the Shaker aired at 3pm ET on October 18, 2009 and can be heard here (seriously, it is pretty fun, but don’t take our word for it…listen for yourself): click on this link to find a streaming copy of the audio (scroll down to the October 18th show in the middle of the page). You can also directly download the audio file here to play on iTunes or as a pdocast (remember to have your speakers on and be patient as it takes some time to load).

As soon as we got word of the show, Tyler sent an introductory email to its host, Steve Stewart (a ridiculously great guy…and “ridiculously” is reserved for some seriously great folks), along with a FedEx (of course) of several of our Beyond the Shaker salt samples and a set of our distinctive jars containing a few of our all natural blends. Steve got back to us in no time, and we scheduled an interview with him in the downtown Detroit, Michigan studio of WJR radio. At Steve’s suggestion, Chris decided to fly into Detroit from Chicago (an ordeal unto itself as Chris arrived only minutes before the show was to tape) so the show could be recorded live rather than over the phone. This made all the difference in the world, as being together certainly improved an already lively dialogue between an expert interviewer (Steve) and the founders of Beyond the Shaker (Ty and Chris). Steve and his colleagues were incredibly cordial and we had a remarkable time together discussing salt and the vision of Beyond the Shaker.

We are huge fans of Come to the Table and hope you will be too. As an interesting side note (maybe only to me, but whatever), our family listened to the radio show live over the Internet from a vacation in Dublin, Ireland (6 hours difference, CT). Still incredibly fun and we celebrated with Bushmills 18 Year Irish Whiskey, which certainly is none too shabby. Thanks again everyone for the support and well wishes!

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